N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 39-0103: Definitions

§ 39-0103. Definitions.

The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this article,

shall have the following meanings:

1. "Sewage system cleaner" means (a) any solid or liquid material

intended or used primarily for the purpose of cleaning, treating, or

unclogging any part of a sewage system or (b) any solid or liquid

material intended or used primarily for the purpose of continuously or

automatically deodorizing or disinfecting any part of a sewage system

including but not limited to solid cakes or devices placed in plumbing

fixtures. Excluded from the definition are products intended or used

primarily in the manual surface cleaning, scouring, treating,

deodorizing or disinfecting of common plumbing fixtures.

2. "Sewage system" means any part of a wastewater disposal system,

including but not limited to all toilets, urinals, piping, drains,

sewers, septic tanks, distribution boxes, absorption fields, seepage

pits, cesspools, and dry wells.

3. "Hydrocarbon chemical" means any compound composed of carbon and

hydrogen.

4. "Restricted chemical material" means (a) any halogenated

hydrocarbon chemical (aliphatic or aromatic) including but not limited

to trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, methylene chloride, halogenated

benzenes, carbon tetrachloride, or (b) any aromatic hydrocarbon chemical

including but not limited to benzene, toluene, naphthalene, or (c) any

halogenated phenol derivative in which a hydroxide group and two or more

halogen atoms are substituted onto the aromatic carbons of a benzene

ring including but not limited to trichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, or

(d) acrolein, acrylonitrile, or benzidine.

5. "Restricted geographic areas" means Nassau and Suffolk counties.