Section 15-0801. Statement of legislative findings and policy

1. In addition to the statements of policy and legislative findings as
  herein  otherwise provided in this article, the legislature hereby finds
  that the volume and abrupt changes in the volume of  releases  of  water
  from  impounding  reservoirs of water having a capacity of more than one
  billion gallons and located in the counties of Delaware, Greene, Putnam,
  Schoharie,  Sullivan,  Ulster   and   Westchester   have   damaged   the
  recreational  uses,  such  as  trout  fishing  and  canoeing,  of waters
  affected by such releases, that such waters are a recreational  resource
  for  residents  from  all  parts of the state of New York and elsewhere,
  that such recreational resource benefits the economy and welfare of this
  state and that the volume and rate of change of volume of such  releases
  can  be  regulated to protect and enhance the recreational use of waters
  affected by such  releases  while  ensuring  and  without  impairing  an
  adequate  supply  of  water for power production or for any municipality
  which uses water from such reservoirs for drinking and other purposes.
    2. It is hereby declared to be the  policy  of  this  state  that  the
  volume  and  rate  of  change  of  volume of releases of water from such
  reservoirs should be regulated to protect and enhance  the  recreational
  use  of  waters  affected  by  such  releases while ensuring and without
  impairing an adequate supply of water for power production  or  for  any
  municipality  which  uses  water  from  such reservoirs for drinking and
  other purposes.