Drinking Water Protection Program
Information about drinking water supply
- Drinking Water Program Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions and Definitions
- Public Water Systems in New York: Facts and Figures
Providing Information for Consumers
Promotes the public's "right to know" about the quality of their drinking water.
- Annual Water Quality Report
- Annual Compliance Reports: Public Water Systems with Violations
- Boiling Water/Disinfection
- Bromate in Drinking Water
- Coliform Bacteria in Drinking Water Supplies
- Concerns About Surface Water as a Drinking Water Source
- Flood Recovery
- Fluoridation in New York State: What are the benefits
- Gasoline Oxygenates in Drinking Water - Fact Sheet
- Lead in Drinking Water
- Public Notification Requirements
- Sources of Information for Consumers
Water System Level Improvements
Addresses financial, managerial and technical capabilities, certification of water system operators, and training.
- Operator Certification Program
- Capacity Development Program
- Capacity Development Program Information Sheet
- Capacity Development Program Strategy Report
- Report to the Governor: An Assessment of the Capacity Development Program
- Cross-Connection Control Program
Financing Mechanisms
Helps water systems to make infrastructure or management improvements.
Preventing Drinking Water Contamination
Includes source water delineations, assessments, and protection.
Additional Public Health Related Water Protection Programs
State initiatives to further protect public health related to drinking water
Regulatory Framework
- General Authority
- Part 5, Subpart 5-1 Public Water Systems
- Part 5, Subpart 5-6: Bottled and Bulk Water Facilities
- Realty Subdivision Laws: Article 11, Title II Public Health Law and Article 17, Title 15 Environmental Conservation Law
- Individual Residential Wastewater Treatment Systems - Design Handbook