Withdrawals from the Genesee River Basin and from the SenecaOneida-Oswego River Basin, which
both empty into Lake Ontario, are regulated under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. The Finger Lakes are part of this Compact. A 2011 law requires DEC to approve water withdrawals of over 100,000 gallons
in areas, like the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin, that do not fall under a multi-state river basin commission