N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0301 – Intent and purpose
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§ 27-0301. Intent and purpose.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0301
- Disposal: means the abandonment, discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any substance so that such substance or any related constituent thereof may enter the environment. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0303
- Environment: means any water, water vapor, any land including land surface or subsurface, air, fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural resources. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0303
- Storage: means the holding of waste for a temporary period, at the end of which the waste is processed, recovered, disposed of, or stored elsewhere. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-0303
It is declared to be the intent and purpose of this title to protect the environment from mishandling and mismanagement of all regulated wastes transported from the site of generation to the site of ultimate treatment, storage or disposal and to prevent a discharge of wastes into the environment, whether accidental or intentional, except at a site approved for the treatment, storage or disposal of such wastes.