2006 New York Code - Municipal And Industrial Stormwater Discharges.

 
  § 17-0808. Municipal and industrial stormwater discharges.
    1.  Prior  to  October  first,  nineteen hundred ninety-two, no permit
  shall be required for discharges composed entirely of stormwater, except
  as provided in subdivision two of this section.
    2. Subdivision one of this section shall not apply with respect to the
  following stormwater discharges:
    a. A discharge with respect to which a permit has  been  issued  under
  this title prior to the effective date of this section;
    b.  A discharge associated with industrial activities directly related
  to manufacturing, processing, or  raw  materials  storage  areas  at  an
  industrial plant;
    c.  A discharge from a municipal separate storm sewer system serving a
  population of one hundred thousand or more; or
    d. A discharge which the  commissioner  determines  contributes  to  a
  violation of water quality standards adopted pursuant to section 17-0301
  of  this  article  or  is a significant contributor of pollutants to the
  waters of the state.
    3. Permits for discharges from municipal storm sewers:
    a. May be issued on a system or jurisdiction-wide basis,  pursuant  to
  paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section 70-0117 of this chapter;
    b.   Shall   include  a  requirement  which  regulates  non-stormwater
  discharges into the storm sewers; and
    c. Shall require controls to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the
  maximum extent  practicable,  including  management  practices,  control
  techniques  and  system  design  and engineering methods, and such other
  provisions as the commissioner determines appropriate for the control of
  such pollutants.
    4. The commissioner shall promulgate  regulations  setting  forth  the
  requirements  for  permit applications for stormwater discharges and the
  deadlines for the receipt of applications.