§ 151-e. Coordination with the state pollutant discharge elimination
system (SPDES) permit program. Nothing in this article shall limit the
application of title seven or eight of article seventeen of the
environmental conservation law relating to point source discharges of
pollution to farm owners or operators participating in the AEM program.
The department shall work with the department of environmental
conservation to coordinate the administration of the AEM program with
the SPDES permit program to minimize the regulatory burden on the farm
community while protecting the quality of the waters of the state.