2010 New York Code
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 55 - (55-0101 - 55-0119) SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER PROTECTION
55-0107 - Definitions.

§ 55-0107. Definitions.
    Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section
  shall  govern  the  construction  of the following terms as used in this
  article:
    1. "Plan" shall mean the  comprehensive  management  plan  established
  pursuant to section 55-0115 of this article.
    2.  "Recharge"  shall mean the downward movement of water to the water
  table through the soil overlying an aquifer.
    3. "Special groundwater protection area" shall mean recharge watershed
  area within a designated sole  source  area  contained  within  counties
  having  a  population  of  one  million  or  more  which is particularly
  important  for  the  maintenance  of  large  volumes  of  high   quality
  groundwater for long periods of time.
    4.  "Watershed"  shall mean an area where water drains into a specific
  basin or reservoir,  or,  for  groundwater,  a  region  where  water  is
  abundantly recharged to the subsurface groundwater reservoir.