ECL 17-0103 · Title 1. General Provisions and Public Policy
Statement of purpose
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§ 17-0103. Statement of purpose.
It is the purpose of this article to safeguard the waters of the state from pollution by preventing any new pollution and abating pollution existing when the predecessor of this chapter was enacted, under a program consistent with the declaration of policy stated in section 17-0101.
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