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Assembly Bill A9420A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the sewage pollution right to know act

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2011-A9420 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-0826-a, En Con L

2011-A9420 - Summary

Enacts the "sewage pollution right to know act"; requires publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage.

2011-A9420 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9420

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG, COLTON, LIFTON,
  LUPARDO, SCHIMEL, ZEBROWSKI, CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  MAGNARELLI,
  MILLMAN, BENEDETTO, CASTRO, COOK, KELLNER, LAVINE, LINARES, M. MILLER,
  P. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA, ROBERTS, ROSENTHAL, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, GABRYSZAK, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  McENENY,  NOLAN,
  PAULIN, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  creating the sewage pollution right to know act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "sewage
pollution right to know act".
  S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 17-0826-a to read as follows:
S 17-0826-A. MANDATORY  SEWAGE  RELEASE  REPORTING  AND  NOTIFICATION BY
               PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.
  1. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS SHALL IMMEDIATELY, BUT  IN  NO  CASE
LATER THAN TWO HOURS, REPORT DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED OR PARTIALLY TREAT-
ED  SEWAGE  THAT  WOULD  AFFECT BATHING AREAS DURING THE BATHING SEASON,
SHELLFISHING, OR PUBLIC DRINKING WATER INTAKES, TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND
THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SUCH REPORT SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE:
  (A) THE VOLUME AND TREATED STATE OF THE DISCHARGE;
  (B) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE DISCHARGE;
  (C)  THE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE DISCHARGE TO THE EXTENT IT IS KNOWA-
BLE;
  (D) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF  THE  STEPS  BEING  TAKEN  TO  CONTAIN  THE
DISCHARGE; AND
  (E) THE LOCATION OF THE DISCHARGE, WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF SPECIFIC-
ITY POSSIBLE.
  2.  IN  ADDITION TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AS SOON AS POSSI-
BLE, BUT NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS  AFTER  THE  DISCHARGE,  THE  PUBLICLY
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS SHALL NOTIFY THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE DISCHARGE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2011-A9420A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-0826-a, En Con L

2011-A9420A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "sewage pollution right to know act"; requires publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage.

2011-A9420A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9420--A
                                                        Cal. No. 398

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG, COLTON, LIFTON,
  LUPARDO, SCHIMEL, ZEBROWSKI, CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  MAGNARELLI,
  MILLMAN, BENEDETTO, CASTRO, COOK, KELLNER, LAVINE, LINARES, M. MILLER,
  P. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA,  ROBERTS,  ROSENTHAL, SALADINO, RAMOS -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABINANTI, BRENNAN, GABRYSZAK,  GLICK,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  McENENY,  NOLAN,  PAULIN,  ROBINSON,  THIELE  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conservation  --  reported
  from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading, amended and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  creating the sewage pollution right to know act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "sewage
pollution right to know act".
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 17-0826-a to read as follows:
S 17-0826-A. MANDATORY SEWAGE  RELEASE  REPORTING  AND  NOTIFICATION  BY
               PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.
  1.  PUBLICLY  OWNED  TREATMENT WORKS SHALL IMMEDIATELY, BUT IN NO CASE
LATER THAN TWO HOURS, REPORT DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED OR PARTIALLY TREAT-
ED SEWAGE, INCLUDING COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS, TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SUCH REPORT SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE:
  (A) THE VOLUME AND TREATED STATE OF THE DISCHARGE;
  (B) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE DISCHARGE;
  (C) THE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE DISCHARGE TO THE EXTENT IT IS  KNOWA-
BLE;
  (D)  A  BRIEF  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  STEPS  BEING TAKEN TO CONTAIN THE
DISCHARGE; AND
  (E) THE LOCATION OF THE DISCHARGE, WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF SPECIFIC-
ITY POSSIBLE.
  2. IN ADDITION TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AS SOON  AS  POSSI-
BLE,  BUT  NO  LATER  THAN  FOUR HOURS AFTER THE DISCHARGE, THE PUBLICLY
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS SHALL NOTIFY THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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