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The following laws, guidance documents, regulations or technical material have been incorporated by reference in this 15 RCNY Chapter 18. These references are available online at the web pages listed below and for physical inspection and copying at the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply, Div

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§ 18-17 References.

RCNY § 18-17

The following laws, guidance documents, regulations or technical material have been incorporated by reference in this 15 RCNY Chapter 18. These references are available online at the web pages listed below and for physical inspection and copying at the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply, Division of Water Quality, 465 Columbus Avenue, Valhalla, New York, 10595, and at the New York State Department of Health, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Tower Building, Room 2415, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, or can be directly obtained from the sources listed for the given reference.

(1)Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, 40 C.F.R. Part 403, 1992, Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-N/part-403.

(2)USDA Soil Conservation Service Soil Type Boundaries, USDA SCS, Room 771, Federal Building, 100 South Clinton Street, P.O. Box 7248, Syracuse, New York 13261-7248, available at https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/.

(3)National Engineering Handbook, Part 630, Chapter 7, Hydrologic Soil Groups, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service, 2009, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., Washington, D.C. 20250, available at https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/FL/FL7-3a-b.pdf.

(4)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.1.1, Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations (October 22, 1993, Reissue Date June 1998, as modified and supplemented by the January 1999 Errata Sheet and the April 2000 and June 2004 Addenda), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/togs111.pdf.

(5)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.3.1, Total Maximum Daily Loads and Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (July 8, 1996, Revised February 1998), including Amendments A through E (July 8, 1996), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233.

(6)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.3.1B, Total Maximum Daily Loads and Water Quality-Based Effluent Limits, Amendments-Low and Intermittent Stream Standards (July 8, 1996), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/togsb96.pdf.

(7)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity, Permit No. GP-0-15-002, Effective January 29, 2015, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/regulations.page.

(8)New York State Design Standards for Intermediate Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems, 2014, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/2014designstd.pdf.

(9)New York State Stormwater Design Manual, 2015, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/docs/pdf/stormwaterdesignmanual2015.pdf.

(10)Model Sewer Use Law, 1994, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233, available at available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/modelseweruselaw.pdf.

(11)Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities, Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, 2014, Health Education Services, Health Education Services Division, P.O. Box 7126, Albany, New York 12224, available at https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/fs/projects/spdes/TenStateStrdsWastewater.pdf.

(12)Maps delineating New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulated wetlands in the watershed on or before December 31, 2024, available at https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/regulations.page. (Amended City Record 10/30/2019, eff. 11/29/2019; Amended City Record 1/29/2025, eff. 2/28/2025)

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