Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§1414c Prohibition on Disposal of Sewage Sludge at Landfills on Staten Island
Title 33 › Chapter 27— OCEAN DUMPING › Subchapter I— REGULATION › § 1414c
Summary
No one may dump sewage sludge in any Staten Island landfill. Violators face no penalty under this Act, but a court may order the dumping to stop under section 1415; “sewage sludge” is defined in section 1414b.
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Title 33, §1414c
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(a)No person shall dispose of sewage sludge at any landfill located on Staten Island, New York.
(b)(1)Subject to paragraph (2), a person who violates this section shall not be subject to any penalty under this Act.
(2)Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit the bringing of an action for, or the granting of, an injunction under section 1415 of this title with respect to a violation of this section.
(c)For purposes of this section, the term “sewage sludge” has the meaning such term has in section 1414b of this title.
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This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), means Pub. L. 92–532, which is classified generally to this chapter, chapter 41 (§ 2801 et seq.) of this title, and chapters 32 (§ 1431 et seq.) and 32A (§ 1447 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation.
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33 U.S.C. § 1414c
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60