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SECTION C – WASTE DESCRIPTIONS PERMIT NO.
NON-INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL WASTES:
“Residential septage” means the contents of a septic tank, cesspool or other individual sewage treatment facility that receives
domestic sewage wastes. It does not include contents of portable toilets.
“Residential raw sewage or portable toilet waste” means any untreated sanitary waste from residential sources or portable
toilets.
INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL WASTES:
“Non-Residential raw sewage or sewage contaminated waste” means any untreated sanitary waste from an industrial/commercial
source.
“Sewage sludge” or “Biosolids” means the accumulated semi-solids or solids resulting from treatment of waste waters from publicly or
privately owned or operated sewage treatment plants.
“Water treatment plant residuals” means the solids resulting from the treatment of raw water at municipal or private water treatment
plants.
“Grease trap waste (brown grease)” means fats, oils, grease and food residues generated from a food establishment that are
captured in a device meant to prevent these materials from entering the sewer or septic system.
“Yellow grease” means vegetable or animal-based oil generated from cooking or frying foods and is a solid at room temperature (68
degrees Fahrenheit). It may contain food particles and water.
“Waste oil” means used engine lubricating oil and any other oil, including but not limited to, fuel oil, motor oil, gear oil, cutting oil,
transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, dielectric fluid, oil storage tank residue, animal oil, and vegetable oil, which has been contaminated
by physical or chemical impurities, through use or accident, and has not subsequently been re-refined.
“Petroleum contaminated soil” means soil impacted by gasoline, diesel and used oil, but tests below hazardous waste levels.
“Waste tires” means waste tires transported for a fee for the purpose of reuse, recycling, or disposal, except those tires collected and
transported incidental to the collection and transportation of solid waste.
“Friable asbestos-containing waste” means any waste containing greater than one percent asbestos that can be crumbled,
pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry; and any asbestos-containing waste that is collected in a pollution control
device designed to remove asbestos.
“Low-level radioactive waste” or “LLRW” means radioactive material that is not high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent
nuclear fuel, or the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily
for its source material content; and any waste the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission classifies as low-level radioactive
waste.
“Hazardous waste” means solid waste that is a RCRA or NYS hazardous waste as defined in Part 371 of this Title.
“Universal waste” means any of the following hazardous wastes that are subject to the universal waste requirement of 40 CFR
273.2 through 273.5: batteries (§273.2); pesticides (§273.3); mercury-containing equipment (§273.4); and lamps (§273.5).
“Industrial-commercial waste” means a waste which originates at, is generated by, or occurs as a result of any industrial or
commercial activity (e.g., including but not limited to pharmaceutical waste, rendering waste, waste from household hazardous waste
collection events, treated medical waste).
“Oil and Gas Well Drilling Cuttings” means wastes from processes utilizing oil-based/polymer-based mud containing mineral oil
lubricant.
“Oil and Gas Well Completion or Production Wastes” means flowback water, production brine, treatment residues, etc.
“Regulated medical waste” means waste generated in diagnosis, treatment or immunization of humans, or animals, in research
pertaining thereto, or in production and testing of biologicals; provided, however, that regulated medical waste must not include
hazardous waste and household medical waste.
“Infectious substance” or “infectious waste” means a Category A or B material known or reasonably expected to contain a
pathogen (see 6 NYCRR 360.2(b)(146) for more details).
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that transport of regulated waste not identified on your permit, in a vehicle not listed on your
permit, and/or disposal of regulated waste at an unauthorized facility, or at an authorized facility not listed on your permit is a
violation of the provisions of Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) §27-0305 and regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto. ECL §71-2703 provides that any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who fails to perform any duty
imposed by title 3 of article 27 of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, or any term or condition
of any certificate of permit issued pursuant thereto, or any final determination or order of the commissioner made pursuant to
this title shall be liable for civil and/or criminal penalties.