New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IX - Independent Agencies Within The Department › Subchapter A - Lake George Park Commission › Part 646 - Substantive Regulations › Subpart 646-8 - Orders of the Lake George Park Commission › Section 646-8.1 - Statement of findings and purpose

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commission hereby declares that Lake George and its
						surrounding environs are a treasured resource to the people of the State of New
						York; that, consistent with article 43 of the ECL, this unique resource must be
						protected and preserved through optimum conservation, protection and
						preservation measures to protect the Lake George Park and, in particular, the
						water quality of Lake George; that in recent years the Lake George Park has
						experienced rapid growth and development; that the subdivision and development
						of land are commercial enterprises which are leading to adverse impacts to
						water quality; that recent testing of water quality in Lake George by the
						commission, other State agencies, and local municipalities and the Lake George
						Association Fund has demonstrated alarming levels of contamination in Lake
						George from both existing and new development and the wastewater and stormwater
						discharges associated with those activities; that, if proper safeguards are not
						implemented promptly, irreversible harm may be done to this treasured resource
						through further contamination of the waters of Lake George, the acceleration of
						the eutrophication process, the proliferation of exotic weed species, all of
						which will adversely impact Lake George as a natural, scenic and economic
						resource; that, pursuant to chapter 617 of the Laws of 1987, the commission was
						granted authority to regulate wastewater discharges and to promulgate
						regulations for the preparation of stormwater plans within the Lake George
						Park; that the implementation of that authority is imperative to address the
						serious water quality problems at Lake George; that the implementation of that
						authority will take approximately one year or longer through the development of
						comprehensive parkwide wastewater and stormwater management regulations and the
						regulatory and environmental reviews associated with that process; that,
						pending promulgation of such programs, interim stop gap measures are necessary
						to protect the water quality at Lake George from further degradation from
						further development in the Lake George Park without the benefit of the optimum
						conservation measures that will be incorporated in those programs; that,
						pursuant to ECL, sections 43-0107(24), (32) and 43-0111, the commission is
						authorized to prohibit, restrict or control commercial development in the Lake
						George Park; and that it is necessary for the commission to implement its
						authority regarding commercial uses to establish a permanent zone and to
						temporarily prohibit commercial development within that zone pending the
						implementation of comprehensive wastewater and stormwater regulations, and then
						to limit commercial development consistent with such
						regulations.