N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 750-1.4 : DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION — DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES — GENERAL — STATE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM — STATE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (SPDES) PERMITS —1 - OBTAINING A SPDES PERMIT AND POSS REGISTRATION —1.4 - Requirement to obtain a permit

(a) Except as provided in section 750-1.5(a) of this Subpart, no person shall discharge or cause a discharge of any pollutant without a SPDES permit having been issued to such person pursuant to this Part and ECL article 17, title 7 or 8, with respect to such discharge; and no person shall discharge or cause a discharge of any pollutant in a manner other than as prescribed by such permit.
(b) For discharges of storm water that are not to groundwater, permits shall be required in accordance with 40 CFR 122.26 except as provided in section 1069 of the Federal Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(c) All permits for discharges into navigable waters issued by the Federal government pursuant to the act shall be deemed to be permits issued under this article, and shall continue in force and effect for their term unless revoked, modified or suspended in accordance with the provisions of this Title.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 750-1.4

Amended New York State Register November 9, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 45, eff.11/9/2016