N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 600.6 – Descriptive.

(a) They shall set forth a clear and comprehensive description of the applicant's project, for which purpose detailed maps, plans or drawings, drawn to scale, and specifications of the “project”, as that term is defined by section 613 of the Conservation Law, in sufficient detail to enable the commission to fully comprehend the nature and extent thereof, including the extent of the land proposed to be flooded by such project works, and the location and boundaries of the project area with respect to the boundaries of all cities, counties, towns and villages which lie in whole or in part within the same, shall accompany the application. The “project area” is considered to be the land area, the possession or ownership of which will be required for the construction, maintenance or operation of the project.
(b) They shall also include as a part thereof detailed estimates of the cost of consummating the project and a statement as to the time within which, after the granting of the license, the licensee will begin construction work, and the time within which he will put into operation the project works or each defined part or portion thereof.
1. (1) They shall set forth the applicant's information or estimate with respect to the flow, from time to time, of the stream which he proposes to develop, together with his information or estimate with respect to the flow thereof which will or may be utilized from time to time in his project plant for the development of power, and his information or estimate with respect to the head under which the flow of the stream can, from time to time, be utilized for power purposes in his project plant. The stream flow and elevation records, or other data from which such estimates of usable flow and head are deduced, should, if available, accompany the application. It is permissible, however, to refer to published gaging records kept by the State or federal governments, without providing copies of the same. If the stream flow or head at the power site is derived from data other than published stream gaging and water surface elevation records, or from modifications of such records, then the data, methods and factors used in making up such estimates of stream yield and head shall accompany the application.
2. (2) They shall also set forth the working head under which it will operate and the rated capacity of the hydraulic and electrical apparatus to be installed in the project plant.
3. (3) They shall also disclose the effect, if any, of the construction and operation of the project works upon any waters, whether within or without the State, which are susceptible of use for navigation purposes and also upon any canal or canal feeder lands, waters or structures.
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(d) They shall set forth by reference to a map, drawn to scale, to accompany the application, the location and boundaries of the lands, the ownership or use of which is deemed necessary to the consummation of the project, and, so far as known, the names of the owners of the several parcels of land comprising the said area; also, so far as known, the names of the owners, other than the State and the applicant, of water rights and privileges, title to which must be acquired in order to enable the applicant, if he becomes a licensee of the State under the Conservation Law, to consummate his project, and a statement of the nature and extent of their several rights; also a statement of what part or portion of such lands, and water rights, and structures, are possessed by the State and the applicant respectively.