ECL 17-1727 · Title 17. Discharge of Sewage Into Waters
Permission to discharge refuse or waste matter from industrial establishments
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 17-1727. Permission to discharge refuse or waste matter from industrial establishments.
1. Upon application duly made to the commissioner by the proprietor, lessee or tenant of any shop, factory, mill or industrial establishment from which the discharge of refuse or waste matter into any of the waters of the state is otherwise prohibited by section 17-1701, the commissioner shall have power to consider the case of the said shop, factory, mill or industrial establishment, and whenever the public health and purity of the waters shall warrant it, he shall issue a permit for the discharge of refuse or waste matter from such shop, factory, mill or industrial establishment into any of the waters of the state, and may stipulate in the permit such modification, regulations and conditions as the public health may require.
2. Such permit before being operative shall be recorded in the county clerk's office of the county where such shop, factory, mill or industrial establishment is located and a copy of such permit shall be transmitted by the commissioner to the board of health of the municipality wherein the outlet discharging refuse or waste matter from such shop, factory, mill or industrial establishment shall be located.
* NB Expired September 1, 1973
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