Clay, NY Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Chapter 186, Storm Sewers, adopted 1-23-2008 by Local Law No. 1-2008, exists so the Town of Clay can comply with its SPDES General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, GP-02-02, under § 186-1. Section 186-6A prohibits discharging any material other than stormwater into the MS4, with listed exceptions such as water line flushing, lawn watering, groundwater infiltration, footing drains, air-conditioning condensate and dechlorinated pool discharges; § 186-6B separately bans illicit connections, including any line carrying sewage into the MS4. The town's Stormwater Management Officer (SMO) administers and enforces the chapter under § 186-4 and can suspend a discharger's MS4 access in an emergency under § 186-9.

Anyone who discovers a spill of hazardous material must notify emergency dispatch immediately, and a nonhazardous release must be reported to the town by the next business day, confirmed in writing within three days, with records kept three years, under § 186-12. A violation triggers a written notice of violation under § 186-13A, appealable to the Town Board within 15 days under § 186-14. Penalties under § 186-13B run from a fine up to $350 or six months in jail for a first offense, $350 to $700 for a second offense within five years, and $700 to $1,000 for a third or later offense within five years, with each week of continued violation counted as a separate offense; violations are also deemed a public nuisance under § 186-18.