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ECL 17-1713 · Title 17. Discharge of Sewage Into Waters

Discharge of sewage and other offensive matter into Brant Lake, Loon Lake, Friends Lake and Schroon Lake prohibited

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* § 17-1713. Discharge of sewage and other offensive matter into Brant Lake, Loon Lake, Friends Lake and Schroon Lake prohibited.

1. No person or corporation shall cause or permit the fall, flow or discharge into Brant lake, Loon lake or Friends lake in the county of Warren or Schroon lake located partly in the county of Essex and partly in the county of Warren or any of their tributaries, of any sewage matter, or other foul, noxious or deleterious, solid or liquid matter, or effluent from any sewage disposal plant, or any matter that may be declared such by the board of health of any municipality adjacent to any such lake where any such fall, flow or discharge shall occur.

2. The board of health of any such municipality shall examine into any alleged offense against this section within its jurisdiction and cause the same to be abated, by injunction or otherwise, if found to exist.

3. The prohibition of the discharge of sewage effluent into Schroon lake as hereinbefore in this section provided shall not apply to the treated effluent from a sewage or waste treatment plant which has been, or may be constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with plans approved and a permit issued by the former Water Pollution Control Board. Such permit shall prohibit the discharge of sewage effluent into Schroon lake or any of its tributaries in any quantities which will adversely affect said waters or which will render said waters unsuitable for any purpose recognized under the classification of said waters by the former Water Pollution Control Board.

* NB Expired September 1, 1973

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