N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 17-0803: SPDES permits; application

§ 17-0803. SPDES permits; application.

Except as provided by subdivision five of section 17-0701 of this

article, it shall be unlawful to discharge pollutants to the waters of

the state from any outlet or point source without a SPDES permit issued

pursuant hereto or in a manner other than as prescribed by such permit.

The department shall, by rule and regulation, require that every

applicant for a permit to discharge pollutants into the waters of the

state shall file such information at such times and in such form as the

department may reasonably require to execute the provisions of this

article. Rules and regulations adopted hereunder may provide that in

lieu of issuance of such permit the department may accept as compliance

herewith a permit duly issued by the federal government or an agency

thereof pursuant to the provisions of the Act.