Drainage basin subject files 1904-1977 1950-1975

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Drainage basin subject files 1904-1977 1950-1975

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The series consists of subject files documenting several decades of cooperative stateand federal government efforts to monitor and control pollution and water resources development in New York Statedrainage basins. Each river basin's file contains information pertinent to locations (of towns or rivers) withinthat basin according to various subject areas. Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, classificationfiles, water resources and development studies, pollution abatement and hearing files, and other subject files.There are also some related plans, maps, profiles, sections, photographs, and a few dictation belts and discs usedin transcription.

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New York (State). Dept. of Health.

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Chapter 795 of Laws of 1965 grants the commissioner of health "The central, comprehensive responsibility for the development and administration of the state's policy with respect to hospital and related servicesƯ" The law prohibits any health care facility construction projects without prior approval of the commissioner (and the State Hospital Review and Planning Council and the appropriate Regional Hospital Planning Council); gives the commissioner the right to "inquire into the operation of ho...

New York (State). Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Division of Water.

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Interstate basin commissions were formed to formulate policies and programs for development of watershed resources; to promote the orderly and integrated development and conservation of water resources; to prevent, abate, and control water pollution; and to regulate the disposal of wastes in interstate river drainage basins. A drainage basin is the entire tract of land drained by a river and its tributaries, commonly called a watershed. When drainage basins extend beyond state boundaries control...

New York (State) Conservation Dept.

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The State Legislature has enacted the laws that have shaped the general policies of the Conservation Department and its successor agency, the Department of Environmental Conservation. However, in most instances it has allowed the department to draft and enforce the detailed regulations needed to implement the broad policies outlined in legislation. Regulations issued by the department acquire the force of law when the Department of State publishes them in the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules...

New York (État). Dept. of Environmental Conservation

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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for protecting and enhancing the State's natural resources. It carries out this responsibility by planning for and regulating disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, remediating hazardous-waste disposal sites, coordinating responses to hazardous-substance spill emergencies, and encouraging recycling of solid wastes; reducing air contamination and regulating emissions; controlling and managing ...