New York S 2415: Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas

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Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas from high-volume hydraulic fracturing; provides exceptions.

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

02/25/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2415

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT relating to wastewater treatment

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, no publicly
 2 owned treatment works shall accept wastewater associated with the explo-
 3 ration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas where
 4 high-volume hydraulic fracturing is utilized.
 5 § 2. A publicly owned treatment works may appeal to the department of
 6 environmental conservation division of water for an exemption from
 7 section one of this act if it can meet a standard of performance that
 8 shall permit no discharge of pollutants, or if not feasible, shall
 9 reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction achievable through
 10 application of the best available demonstrated control technology, proc-
 11 esses, operating methods, or other alternatives.
 12 § 3. For purposes of this act, "High-volume hydraulic fracturing" or
 13 "(HVHF)" means hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction using
 14 greater than 300,000 gallons of water regardless of whether the well is
 15 vertical, directional or horizontal.
 16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03219-01-5

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