ECL 17-1715 · Title 17. Discharge of Sewage Into Waters
Discharge of sewage and other offensive matter into Oneida Lake prohibited
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* § 17-1715. Discharge of sewage and other offensive matter into Oneida Lake prohibited.
1. No person or corporation shall cause or permit the fall, flow or discharge into Oneida lake or any of its 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 such lake where any such fall, flow or discharge shall occur.
2. It shall be the duty of the board of health of any municipality where any such fall, flow or discharge shall occur to cause the same to be abated; provided that any person aggrieved by any such fall, flow or discharge may also cause such abatement, by injunction or other appropriate action or proceeding.
3. The prohibition of the discharge of sewage effluent 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 effiuent into Oneida 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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