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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 43-B
Environmental Conservation
ARTICLE 17
Water Pollution Control
TITLE 1
General Provisions and Public Policy
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SECTION 17-0103
Statement of purpose
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SECTION 17-0101
Declaration of policy
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 17, TITLE 1
§ 17-0101. Declaration of policy.

It is declared to be the public policy of the state of New York to
maintain reasonable standards of purity of the waters of the state
consistent with public health and public enjoyment thereof, the
propagation and protection of fish and wild life, including birds,
mammals and other terrestrial and acquatic life, and the industrial
development of the state, and to that end require the use of all known
available and reasonable methods to prevent and control the pollution of
the waters of the state of New York.