N.Y. GMU Law § 451

§ 451. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nmean and include:\n 1. "Sewer rents." A scale of annual charges established and imposed in\na city or village or in a sewer or wastewater disposal district in a\ncounty or town pursuant to this article for the use of a sewer system or\nany part or parts thereof. Such charges may be based on either (a) the\nconsumption of water on the premises connected with and served by the\nsewer system or such part or parts thereof, (b) the number and kind of\nplumbing fixtures on the premises connected with and served by the sewer\nsystem or such part or parts thereof, (c) the number of persons served\non the premises connected with and served by the sewer system or such\npart or parts thereof, (d) the volume and character of sewage,\nindustrial waste and other wastes discharged into the sewer system or\nsuch part or parts thereof, or (e) upon any other equitable basis\ndetermined by the local legislative body, including but not limited to\nany combination of the foregoing.\n 2. "Sewer System." All sewer pipes and other appurtenances which are\nused or useful in whole or in part in connection with the collection,\ntreatment or disposal of sewage, industrial waste and other wastes and\nwhich are owned, operated or maintained by a city or village or a sewer\ndistrict in a county or town, including sewage pumping stations and\nsewage treatment and disposal works and private on-site wastewater\ndisposal systems, if any.\n 3. "Part." As used in relation to the term "sewer system": all\nlateral sewers, or all branch sewers, or all interceptor sewers, or all\ntrunk sewers, and any sewage treatment and disposal works, and private\non-site wastewater disposal systems, each part with necessary\nappurtenances including sewage pumping stations.\n 4. "Sewage." The water-carried human or animal wastes from residences,\nbuildings, industrial establishments, or other places, together with\nsuch ground water infiltration and surface water as may be present. The\nadmixture with sewage as above defined of industrial waste or other\nwastes as hereafter defined, also shall be considered "sewage" within\nthe meaning of this article.\n 5. "Industrial waste." Any liquid, gaseous, solid or other waste\nsubstance or a combination thereof resulting from any process of\nindustry, manufacturing, trade or business or from the development or\nrecovery of any natural resources.\n 6. "Other wastes." Garbage, refuse, decayed wood, sawdust, shavings,\nbark, sand, lime, cinders, ashes, offal, oil, tar, dye stuffs, acids,\nchemicals, and all other discarded matter not sewage or industrial\nwaste.\n 7. "Local legislative body." In cities and villages, the body\nauthorized to adopt local laws pursuant to the municipal home rule law;\nin counties, the board of supervisors and in towns, the town board.\n