{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-15-0605","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-0605","heading":"Standards for reuse and disposal of reclaimed wastewater","body":"§ 15-0605. Standards for reuse and disposal of reclaimed wastewater.\n  The commissioner, in consultation with the department of health, shall\nestablish rules, regulations and standards for the reuse and disposal of\nreclaimed wastewater and/or greywater. The department of health shall\nadvise the department on water quality and pathogens monitoring\nrequirements.\n  1. Such rules, regulations and standards shall specify:\n  a. the permitted uses of reclaimed wastewater and greywater with\nrequired levels of water quality and treatment for each permitted use;\npermitted uses shall include, but not be limited to: industrial cooling;\ncommercial and industrial landscaping; park and golf course irrigation;\ngroundwater recharge; surface water supply augmentation; wetland\ncreation and augmentation, and non-food agricultural crop and lawn\nirrigation.\n  b. operational requirements including, but not limited to, treatment\nfacility reliability; storage requirements, if necessary; system\nlabeling and color-coding requirements; and pipe location and placement.\n  2. Such rules, regulations and standards shall be promulgated within\nthirty months of the effective date of this section.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 15. Water Resources","Title 6. Water Efficiency and Reuse"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/15-0605","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b842508eb402f65b9ba38e19333a2dd78d5faeddabec19d5873c0a0e0ada1e48","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-15-0603","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-15-0607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}