Section 99. Regulation of open wells, cesspools, basins or sumps

The
  governing board of any city, town or village may by local law, ordinance
  or resolution regulate the construction,  maintenance  or  use  of  open
  wells,  cesspools,  cisterns,  re-charging basins, catch basins or sumps
  and  may  require  that  such  installations  be  suitably  covered   or
  surrounded  with  protective  fencing.  Provision  shall be made in such
  local laws, ordinances  or  resolutions  for  punishment  of  violations
  thereof.
    Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the state water
  power  and  control commission of any jurisdiction which that commission
  may now or hereafter have pursuant to the provisions of the conservation
  law.