Entities capable of withdrawing more than 100,000 gallons per day must report well use date to Dec
New Water Resources Law effective February 15, 2012
On August 15, 2011, Governor Cuomo signed a new law that will further protect New York's waters, including the Great Lakes, by requiring a DEC permit for entities having the capacity to withdraw 100,000 gallons or more per day of surface or groundwater.
The law also requires statewide registration of existing agricultural withdrawals that are greater than 100,000 gpd (30 day average) and major basin water diversions of greater than 1,000,000 gpd.
This law becomes effective February 15, 2012, but no applications for non-public water supplies will be required until implementing regulations have been enacted. For more information go to: www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/55632.html.
Water use must be reported by completing the Water Withdrawal Reporting Form. Please submit via email; alternatively you may fill out, print, and mail the form. If you have difficulty submitting the form via email and reading the Instruction Page please consider downloading a newer version of Adobe Reader.
Any person or entity having the capability to withdraw more than 100,000 gallons per day of surface or groundwater must file an annual report with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).
Each annual report shall be submitted to NYSDEC by February 1st of the following year
Annual reports must include twelve months of data
A reporting fee of $50.00 payable to NYSDEC must be submitted with each annual report except:
No fee is required for withdrawals for agricultural and public water supply purposes
Each report shall include:
* the water source, its location, and capacity * the amount of water withdrawn, including the daily average for each month and the peak (maximum) day amount for each month * a description of the use for which the water is withdrawn * estimated amounts of water to be returned to the environment or wastewater system, and the location and methods of return
Withdrawals which are exempt from reporting are:
* those where annual withdrawal amounts are already reported directly to the Region 1 (Long Island) DEC office * those for fire suppression or other emergencies * those for non-extractive geothermal heating/cooling systems ("closed loop") * reclaimed wastewater withdrawn for reuse
Taken from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website at: www.dec.ny.gov/lands/55509.html. For more information refer to this site.