New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Subchapter A - GENERAL
Article 2 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY
Part 700 - Definitions, Samples And Tests
Section 700.2 - Collection of samples

Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 700.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) The determination of compliance or noncompliance of sewage, industrial waste or other waste discharges with the requirements of Parts 700 through 705 of this Title shall be made through analytical methods or tests of groundwater, surface water or effluent samples collected in such manner as approved by the department.

(b) In selecting or approving the locations at which such samples are collected, the department shall consider all relevant factors, including but not limited to subdivisions (c) through (e) of this section.

(c) For groundwater samples:

(1) the mobility of pollutants in unsaturated zones, which, among other things, is affected by the rate of movement of percolating water; and

(2) attenuation of pollutants that may occur in passage through unsaturated and saturated zones.

(d) For surface water samples:

(1) there must be prompt mixing of the discharge with the receiving waters;

(2) mixing shall not interfere with biological communities to a degree that is damaging to the ecosystem;

(3) the zone of mixing shall not include intakes for potable water supplies; and

(4) mixing shall not diminish other beneficial uses disproportionately.

(e) The location at which effluent samples are collected shall be at a point where the effluent emerges from a treatment works, disposal system, outlet or point source, and prior to being discharged to surface water or the ground, unless specified otherwise by a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit issued pursuant to Part 750 of this Title.

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