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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations


Section 5-1.21 - Siting requirements

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5-1.21 Siting requirements. Before a person shall enter a financial commitment for or initiate construction of a public water system, such person shall notify the State and to the extent practicable, avoid locating part or all of the public water system at a site which:

(a) is subject to a significant risk from earthquake, floods, fires or other disasters; or

(b) except for intake structures, is within the floodplain of a 100-year flood or is lower than any recorded high tide.