NY Env Conserv L § 27-1201 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 12 - Mitigation and Remediation of Certain Solid Waste Sites and Drinking Water Contamination 27-1201 - Definitions.

§ 27-1201. Definitions.When used in this title:1.  "Contaminant"  means  emerging  contaminants  pursuant  to section   eleven hundred twelve of the public health law,  and,  for  solid  waste   sites, shall include parameters identified in regulations required to be   tested by landfills to ensure the protection of groundwater quality.2.   "Contamination"   or  "contaminated"  means  the  presence  of  a   contaminant in any environmental media, including soil,  surface  water,   or  groundwater,  sufficient  to cause or substantially contribute to an   exceedance of standards, criteria, and guidance  values  established  by   the   department   or   drinking   water  standards,  including  maximum   contaminant levels, notification levels, maximum  residual  disinfectant   levels or action levels established by the department of health.3.  "Drinking water contamination site" means any area or site that is   causing or substantially contributing to the  contamination  of  one  or   more public drinking water supplies.4.  "Mitigation"  means  the  investigation,  sampling, management, or   treatment of a solid waste site or  drinking  water  contamination  site   required  to  ensure  the availability of safe drinking water, including   public  water  systems  and  individual  onsite  water  supply   systems   necessary  to  meet standards, criteria, and guidance values established   by  the  department  or  drinking  water  standards,  including  maximum   contaminant  levels,  notification levels, maximum residual disinfectant   levels, or action levels established by the department  of  health  that   can  be  successfully  carried  out  with  available,  implementable and   cost-effective technology. "Mitigation" activities include but  are  not   limited  to  the  installation  of drinking water treatment systems, the   provision of alternative water supplies, or repair of  a  landfill  cap.   "Mitigation" does not mean remediation.5.  "Solid  waste  site"  means  a site where (a) the department has a   reasonable basis to suspect that the illegal  disposal  of  solid  waste   occurred  or,  (b) a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that   an illegal disposal of solid waste occurred, or (c) the department knows   or has a reasonable basis  to  suspect  that  an  inactive  solid  waste   management  facility which does not have a current monitoring program is   impacting or contaminating one or more drinking  water  supplies.  Solid   waste  site  shall  not  include  a  site  which is currently subject to   investigation or remediation pursuant to title thirteen or  fourteen  of   this  article  or  any site which completed such programs and was either   delisted by or received a certificate of completion from the department.6. "Solid waste management facility" means any facility  employed  for   solid  waste  collection,  processing  and disposal including processing   systems, including resource recovery facilities or other facilities  for   reducing  solid  waste  volume, sanitary landfills, regulated facilities   for the disposal of construction and demolition debris, regulated plants   and facilities for  compacting,  composting  or  pyrolization  of  solid   wastes,  regulated  mulch  facilities,  landspreading  and soil amending   operations, and incinerators.