(a) The department reservoir releases manager shall be responsible for monitoring all actions taken pursuant to this Part on a continuous basis in order to determine whether any significant adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to fishkill incidents, occur as a result of the operation of the Shandaken tunnel by the city pursuant to this Part. The department reservoir releases manager shall promptly investigate any such incidents which may occur and report the results of such incidents to the city reservoir releases manager.

(b) The department reservoir releases manager shall be responsible for conducting studies in order to:

(c) The department shall have authority, upon reasonable notice, to enter and inspect any property or premises for the purpose of investigating either actual, suspected or potential environmental degradation caused by actions which do or do not comply with the provisions of this Part, for the purpose of ascertaining whether certain actions do or do not comply with the provisions of this Part, or for the purpose of monitoring any actions which do or do not comply with the purposes of this Part.