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 663 - FRESHWATER WETLANDS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Section 663.10 - Enforcement
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Sanctions. No person shall violate the terms or conditions of either a permit or a letter of permission. Civil and criminal sanctions for violation of the act or of this Part are set out in title 23 of article 71 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
(b) Abatement of pollution. Where any freshwater wetlands have been damaged or endangered by pollution or are subject to pollution, the commissioner may take all appropriate action to abate the pollution, including instituting summary abatement proceedings as set forth in section 71-0301(1) of article 71 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The commissioner may restrict or order cessation of solid waste disposal, deep well disposal, or liquid waste disposal, where such is polluting a freshwater wetland.
