The purpose of this Part is to regulate the use of the water resources of the State pursuant to article 15, title 15 of the Environmental Conservation Law by implementing a water withdrawal permitting, registration and reporting program for water withdrawals equaling or exceeding a threshold volume. This Part also implements New York’s obligation under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact to create a regulatory program for water withdrawals in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin pursuant to article 21, title 10 of the Environmental Conservation Law.