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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to prohibiting the acceptance of wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction activities at wastewater treatment facilities and landfills
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor David Buchwald
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Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to banning the acceptance of wastewater from oil or natural gas extraction activities at wastewater treatment facilities and landfills
Purpose
To regulate the sale, application, and disposal of waste associated with natural gas exploration and extraction activities
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the section 23-0101 of the environmental conservation law to expand the definition of waste to include waste that is generated as a result of oil or natural gas extraction.
Section 2 amends section 23-0101 to add a new subdivision to define natural gas extraction activities. Natural gas extraction activities is defined as all geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration for or the extraction of natural gas.
Section 3 amends section 23-0305 of the environmental conservation law to add a new subdivision to prohibit the application of waste from oil or natural gas extraction activities on any state-owned property.
Section 4 amends section 17-1905 of the environmental conservation law to add a new paragraph f to prohibit waste from oil or natural gas activities from being introduced in or processed by any waste water treatment facility in the state of New York.
Section 5 amends section 27-0703 of the environmental conservation law to add a new subdivision to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt regulations prohibiting waste from oil or natural gas extraction activities from being deposited in a solid waste management facility.
Section 6 amends section 71-1307 of the environmental conservation law to create a penalty for each violation of subdivision fifteen of section 230305. The penalty is set forth as a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per violation and/or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year of section.
Section 7 amends section 71-1933 of the environmental conservation law to add a new subdivision that sets forth a penalty for violating the new paragraph f subdivision four of section 17-1905. The penalty is set forth as a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per violation and/or thirty days imprisonment.
Section 8 amends section 71-2703 of the environmental conservation law to add a new paragraph d that sets forth the penalty for violating the rules and regulations to be promulgated pursuant to subdivision seven of section 27-0703. The penalty is set forth as a fine not to exceed twenrty-five thousand dollars per violation and/or thirty days imprisonment.
Justification
Waste from hydraulic fracturing, including flowback fluid, brine, solid wastes, and leachate from solid wastes, contain toxic and radioactive substances that, if placed in our water and waste disposal systems, can cause significant public health and environmental risks. Currently, waste from hydraulic fracturing is approved and possibly could be placed for treatment in waste water treatment facilities and disposed of in landfills. However, treatment facilities are not currently equipped to handle these chemicals, contaminants, and radioactive materials, and dumping this waste in landfills poses the possibility of it spreading into our environment, threatening our environment, waterways and public health By prohibiting the sale of hydraulic fracturing wastes from disposal in landfills, as well as in treatment facilities, we can avert any unnecessary health risks to our wildlife and ourselves.
Legislative history
S.5412 of 2013-2014 (Gipson): Died in Environmental Conservation A.7497 of 2013-2014 (Buchwald): Died in Environmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This bill shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall become law.
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