Section 33-0714. Water quality monitoring for pesticides

The  department,  in  coordination  with  the United States Geological
  Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program,  the  New  York  State
  Water  Resources  Institute,  and  other  parties, shall conduct a water
  quality monitoring program to provide an adequate understanding  of  the
  health  and  environmental  impacts  of  pesticide use in the state. The
  department shall utilize this program, as it deems necessary, in: making
  pesticide   registration   decisions;    reviewing    suspensions    and
  cancellations of pesticide registrations in the state; and assessing the
  status,  trends,  and  health  impacts of any pesticide contamination of
  ground and surface waters on Long Island and throughout the state.