Int. No. 709
By Council Members Borelli, Gennaro, Krishnan, Farías, Riley and Ariola
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to conducting beach water quality monitoring on a daily basis
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-126 to read as follows:
§ 17-126 Beach water quality monitoring. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Bathing. The term “bathing” means recreational activities where any part of the human body may come in direct contact with water to the point of complete body submergence. Bathing includes but is not limited to, swimming, diving and wading.
Bathing Beach. The term “bathing beach” means any waterfront area of the city where bathing is permitted.
Operational season. The term “operational season” means the period when bathing beaches are open to the public.
b. The department shall test water quality levels of all bathing beaches within its jurisdiction on a daily basis during the operational season.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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