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 656 - Sewage Effluent Standards For Marine Toilets In Watercraft Plying Waters Of The State
Section 656.1 - Standards
Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 656.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Sewage passing through a marine toilet equipped with a chlorinator or chemical treatment facility from a watercraft underway in waters of the State shall be deemed treated if the undiluted effluent meets the following standards:
| Items | Specifications | |
| 1. | Floating solids; settleable solids | Removal of substantially all floating and settleable solids which are readily visible and attributable to sewage. |
| 2. | Suspended solids | Not more than 50 parts per million. |
| 3. | 5-day biochemical and chemical oxygen demand. | Not more than 50 parts per million. |
| 4. | Organisms of the coliform group | The median MPN value in any series of samples shall not be in excess of 50 per 100 milliliters. |
All other sewage or sewage effluent discharged from watercraft shall be deemed untreated.
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