New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Subchapter A - GENERAL
Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Part 655 - Industrial Waste Treatment Facilities: Certification For Tax Purposes
Section 655.1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) The terms department, commissioner, and waters of the State shall have the meanings ascribed to them in section 17-0105 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
(b) The term industrial waste shall have the meaning ascribed in section 17-0105 of the Environmental Conservation Law, and shall be interpreted for purposes of the tax incentive program only to include also incidental amounts of sewage or other wastes generated in association with wastewater from the manufacturing processes for which the treatment facility is constructed, further provided that there shall be no interference with treatment process operations, that effective treatment is provided and maintained, and that such inclusions shall have been part of the basis of approval of the constructed facilities.
(c) The term industrial waste treatment facilities means facilities for the treatment, neutralization or stabilization of industrial waste from a point immediately preceding the point of such treatment, neutralization or stabilization to the point of disposal, including the necessary pumping and transmitting facilities, but excluding such facilities installed for the primary purpose of salvaging materials which are usable in the manufacturing process or are marketable.
(d) The term certificate of compliance or certificate means a certificate issued by the commissioner, or his designated representative, indicating that an industrial waste treatment facility is in compliance with applicable provisions of the Environmental Conservation Law, the State Sanitary Code and regulations, permits or orders issued by the commissioner pursuant to law.
(e) The term regional office means the office of the regional director for the area in which the industrial waste treatment facility is located.
(f) The term pretreatment device means an industrial waste treatment facility installed and used prior to discharge into a municipal sewer system.
(g) The term sewer use ordinance includes local laws, codes, rules and regulations pertaining to the use of a municipal sewer system, adopted by a governmental subdivision of the State.
