N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1046

§ 1046. New York city water board. For the benefit of the city of New\nYork and the inhabitants thereof, a water board, to be known as the New\nYork city water board, is hereby established for the accomplishment of\nany or all of the purposes specified in this title. It shall have the\npowers and duties now or hereafter conferred by this title upon a water\nboard. It shall be organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to\nthe provisions of this title. The board, its members, officers and\nemployees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be\ngoverned by the provisions of this title.\n