Any county or city which elects to construct and operate therein a separate sewage disposal system in accordance with the foregoing provisions of § 21-203 shall, within the period hereinafter limited for the construction of such sewage disposal system, construct and provide and have in operation in such county or city a sewage disposal system sufficient in the opinion of the State Health Commissioner to prevent the pollution of any and all tidal waters of the district, and any and all tidal waters within the county or city, from industrial wastes and sewage arising in or discharged from the county or city; and the commission is authorized and empowered to proceed by appropriate court action to require the county or city and the governing body thereof to provide therein such required sewage disposal system. From and after the expiration of such period, no such county or city nor any public body or person therein shall discharge or suffer to be discharged directly or indirectly into any tidal waters of the district, or tidal waters in such county or city, any sewage, industrial wastes or other refuse which may or will cause or contribute to pollution of any such tidal waters; this provision shall be enforceable in the manner provided for by § 21-220. The period for the construction of such sewage disposal system, as hereinabove referred to, shall be three years from the creation of the district and such further period of time, not exceeding an additional two years, as the commission, upon application of the governing body of the county or city and after public hearing which shall be held by the commission upon such public notice as the commission may determine to be reasonable, may find to be necessary for completion of such construction by reason of causes which shall not be or have been within the control of such county or city or the governing body thereof.
1940, p. 621; 1942, p. 603; Michie Code 1942, § 1560kk1.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 21 - Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts
Chapter 3 - Sanitation Districts Law of 1938 -- Tidal Waters
§ 21-143. Ordering and conduct of elections
§ 21-145. Territory which may be embraced in district
§ 21-146. Notice of hearing on petition for creation
§ 21-147. Contents of petition
§ 21-148. Signatures on petition
§ 21-149. Hearing and determination; ordering election
§ 21-150. Order when election favors establishment
§ 21-151. Exclusion from district of county, city or town voting against establishment
§ 21-152. Approval of State Health Commissioner
§ 21-153. Governing bodies may adopt resolutions
§ 21-154. Incorporation of district; name and style
§ 21-155. Powers of commission
§ 21-156. Exemption of bonds from taxation
§ 21-157. Creation of board or commission to control corporation
§ 21-158. Officers of board or commission
§ 21-159. Compensation and expenses of commission members
§ 21-160. Meetings of commission
§ 21-162. Suspension or removal of members of commission
§ 21-163. Oath and bond of members of commission
§ 21-165. Manner of letting contracts
§ 21-166. How power of eminent domain exercised
§ 21-167. County, city or town not liable for act of commission
§ 21-168. Enumeration of powers of commission
§ 21-169. Relief from pollution to be purpose of commission
§ 21-170. Acquisition and use of pipes, sewers, plants, stations, etc.
§ 21-171. Collection from public sewage systems
§ 21-172. Use of public sewer and disposal facilities
§ 21-173. Use of public places
§ 21-174. Special contracts for disposal of sewage and other wastes
§ 21-175. Approval of disposal methods
§ 21-176. Prohibition of sale or encumbrance of system
§ 21-177. Agents and employees of commission
§ 21-179. Accounts and records
§ 21-181. Uniformity and basis
§ 21-183. Time and place of payment
§ 21-184. Effect of failure to pay
§ 21-186. Appeal from action fixing fees, etc.
§ 21-187. Actions for collection
§ 21-188. Contracts for collection
§ 21-189. Outstanding bonds not to exceed ten million dollars
§ 21-190. Election prior to issuance
§ 21-191. Other matters determined by resolution
§ 21-194. Resolutions may be part of contract with bondholders
§ 21-196. Liability of Commonwealth, county, city or town
§ 21-197. No personal liability
§ 21-198. Purchase by commission
§ 21-199. Bonds constitute legal investments
§ 21-200. Special remedies of bondholders
§ 21-200.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
§ 21-201. Interim certificates
§ 21-202. Inviolability of rights and remedies
§ 21-203. Notice of intention to withdraw
§ 21-204. Right to withdraw and set up separate district
§ 21-205. Proof that steps for withdrawal have been taken
§ 21-206. Power of county or city electing to set up separate district
§ 21-207. Withdrawal must be within one year
§ 21-208. Additional rights conferred on city or county withdrawing
§ 21-209. No election on issuance of bonds within six months
§ 21-210. Disposal system to be erected by separate district
§ 21-211. City withdrawing to provide for disposal of sewage of county or town
§ 21-212. Effect of nonappointment of members of commission on withdrawal
§ 21-213. Member of commission becoming nonresident because of removal or withdrawal
§ 21-214. Plans, maps, etc., to be available to commission
§ 21-215. Payments by county, city or town
§ 21-216. Contracts with counties, cities and towns outside of district
§ 21-217. Powers conferred on counties, cities and towns in addition to other powers
§ 21-218. Discharge into tidal waters of matter causing pollution
§ 21-219. Discharge of matter injurious to system
§ 21-220. Remedies to prevent violation
§ 21-222. Discharge of sewage from vessel while afloat, etc.