ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The draft Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan was released recently to "enhance the understanding of the County's aquifer system and its relationship to the County's surface waters, to assess the relationships between water quality and land use, to identify groundwater, drinking water supply and surface water issues facing Suffolk County in the near term and the long term, and to present the framework for a program to guide future resource protection efforts and management decisions." The purpose of this hearing is to solicit input on this report and other issues related to the protection of water resources in Suffolk County.
Oral testimony will be accepted by invitation only. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements. Oral testimony will be limited to ten minutes' duration.
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.
Robert K. Sweeney
Member of Assembly
Chairman
Committee on Environmental Conservation