New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter XVIII - Delaware River Basin Commission
Subchapter B - Water Quality Regulations
Part 860 - Water Quality Standards For The Delaware River Basin (article 3)
Ground Water-Basinwide
Section 860.36 - Ground water quality control
Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 860.36
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Controls. The processing, handling, transportation, disposal, storage, excavation or removal of any solid, liquid, or gaseous material on or beneath the ground surface of the basin shall be conducted in such manner and with such facilities, in accordance with such regulations and requirements as the commission may prescribe, as to prevent any of the criteria or requirements of this section from being violated.
(b) Limitations.
(1) No substances or properties which are in
harmful or toxic concentrations or that produce color, taste or odor of the
water shall be permitted or induced by the activities of man to become ground
water.
(2) Heat discharges which
may adversely affect ground water shall be regulated by the
commission.
(3) Notwithstanding any
other criteria or requirements of this section, the commission may establish
requirements, conditions, or prohibitions which, in its judgment, are necessary
to protect ground water quality.
(4) Certain activities otherwise prohibited
by subdivision (a) of this section, such as approved solid or liquid waste
disposal systems or fertilizer applications for farming practices, may be
permitted subject to such requirements as may be prescribed.
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