New York Environmental Conservation Law Title 5 - PROHIBITIONS

• 17-0501 - General Prohibition Against Pollution.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to throw, drain, run or otherwise discharge into such waters organic or inorganic matter...
• 17-0503 - Prohibition Against Pollution of Waters of Marine District.
  1. Sewage, industrial waste or other wastes, or any substance injurious to edible fish and shellfish, or the culture or propagation thereof, or which shall...
• 17-0505 - Prohibition Against Certain Acts Without Permit.
  The making or use of an outlet or point source discharging into the waters of the state, and the operation or construction of disposal systems,...
• 17-0507 - Prohibition Against Modification of Wastes Discharged Through Existing Outlet or Point Source Without Permit.
  Increasing or altering the content of the wastes discharged through an outlet or a point source into the waters of the state by a change...
• 17-0509 - Minimum Treatment Required.
  1. As used in this section, the term "effective secondary treatment" shall mean the removal of substantially all floating and settleable solids and the removal...
• 17-0511 - Restrictions on Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Waste or Other Wastes.
  The use of existing or new outlets or point sources, which discharge sewage, industrial waste or other wastes into waters of this state is prohibited...

Last modified: February 3, 2019