§ 101-12. Prohibited activities.  


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  • A. 
    Certain activities which may have a high potential to impact water supply are prohibited anywhere within the Watershed District, as specified here:
    (1) 
    Landfill of domestic, industrial, construction and demolition, or hazardous materials.
    (2) 
    Land spreading of sludge or ash, including domestic wastewater or waste industrial process material, except for ash from individual residential heating equipment.
    (3) 
    The creation or manufacturing of any hazardous materials.
    (4) 
    New dry wells directly connected to any floor drain, garage drain, wash basin or sink.
    (5) 
    New fuel storage facilities in any amount greater than 660 gallons.
    (6) 
    Commercial trash containers and dumpsters which are not under a roof or which are located so that leachate from the receptacle could escape unfiltered and untreated.
    (7) 
    Any mining activities including consolidated and solution mining activities.
    (8) 
    Point source discharges, other than discharges authorized by permits issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
    B. 
    The following activities are not allowed within 25 feet of any watercourse within the Watershed Overlay District or within a wellhead buffer:
    (1) 
    New impervious surfaces except for construction of a bridge or crossing for a driveway or access road, and related approaches.
    (2) 
    Land spreading of agricultural animal waste and fertilizer.
    (3) 
    Trash containers and dumpsters which are not under a roof or which are located so that leachate from the receptacle could escape unfiltered and untreated.
    (4) 
    Fuel storage in any amount.
    C. 
    No new vehicular parking area shall be allowed within a wellhead buffer.