2006 New York Code - Deposit Of Refuse In Navigable Waters.

 
    §  81.  Deposit of refuse in navigable waters. It shall be unlawful to
  throw from or otherwise deposit, either from or out of any float or from
  the shore, wharf, manufacturing  establishment  or  mill  of  any  kind,
  refuse or other matter of any description, into any of the waters of the
  canal  system  or into any waters dredged at public expense and used for
  canal purposes. Every person that shall violate the provisions  of  this
  section shall be subject to damages to the amount as will compensate the
  corporation  for  the  expenses involved in restoring such waters to its
  useful condition to meet the needs of canal navigation. It shall also be
  unlawful for any person to obstruct the navigation of  a  canal  by  the
  improper  mooring,  management  or conduct of a float, or by placing any
  obstruction on the banks thereof.