N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 17-0821: Fees

§ 17-0821. Fees.

The department is hereby authorized to establish a schedule of

reasonable fees, such schedule taking into consideration the volume of

the discharge and treatment costs, for application for issuance of SPDES

permits to compensate the department for its expenses hereunder, giving

due recognition to the amount of federal assistance available; provided,

however, that the department shall not charge a publicly owned drinking

water treatment plant the rates charged industrial facilities, but shall

consider such plants to be municipal facilities for the purposes of the

imposition of fees pursuant to section 72-0602 of this chapter.