Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
577.155. Construction or use of a waste disposal well — definitions — penalty. — 1. A person, firm, corporation or political subdivision commits the offense of construction or use of a waste disposal well if such person, firm, corporation, or political subdivision knowingly constructs or uses a waste disposal well.
2. As used in this section, "waste disposal well" means any subsurface void porous formation or cavity, natural or artificial, used for the disposal of liquid or semi-aqueous waste except as excluded in subsection 3 of this section.
3. "Waste disposal well" shall not include:
(1) Sanitary landfills or surface mining pits used for the disposal of nonputrescible solid wastes as defined in section 64.460;
(2) Cesspools used solely for disposal of waste from private residences; or
(3) Septic tanks used solely for disposal of waste.
4. It shall not be a violation of this section to:
(1) Inject or return fluids into subsurface formations in connection with oil or gas operations regulated by the state oil and gas council pursuant to chapter 259;
(2) Inject or return water into subsurface formations pursuant to chapter 644 and section 192.020 in connection with the following instances:
(a) Any groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal well that is limited to a single family residence;
(b) Any groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal well that is limited to eight or less single family residences as long as the combined injection/withdrawal rate is less than six hundred thousand British Thermal Units per hour;
(c) All other uses of groundwater heat pump injection/withdrawal wells shall be subject to a permitting procedure as established and regulated by the clean water commission; or
(3) Backfill cavities as an integral part of the mining operation with aggregate or other material obtained from that operation to either reduce accumulation of waste on the surface or to provide additional ground support in the mined-out areas or to inundate such cavities with water devoid of toxic liquid wastes, but the person, firm, or corporation who so backfills may not do so without the consent of the owner of the property to be backfilled.
5. The offense of construction or use of a waste disposal well is a class A misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 189 §§ 1 to 5, A.L. 1976 S.B. 851, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1614, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses
Section 577.001 - Chapter definitions.
Section 577.010 - Driving while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.012 - Driving with excessive blood alcohol content — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.013 - Boating while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.015 - Operating an aircraft while intoxicated — penalties.
Section 577.016 - Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties.
Section 577.017 - Consumption of alcoholic beverages while driving — penalty.
Section 577.019 - Citation of law.
Section 577.021 - Chemical testing authorized — reasonable efforts to test required — admissibility.
Section 577.024 - Unlawful use of water skis and surfboards — penalty.
Section 577.025 - Negligent operation of a vessel — penalty.
Section 577.031 - Persons administering tests not liable, when.
Section 577.033 - Inability of person to be tested to refuse, effect.
Section 577.037 - Chemical tests, results admitted into evidence, when, effect of.
Section 577.060 - Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties.
Section 577.068 - Failure to report a shooting — penalties.
Section 577.070 - Littering — penalties.
Section 577.073 - Damaging state park property — penalties.
Section 577.075 - Anhydrous ammonia, unlawful release — penalty.
Section 577.076 - Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty.
Section 577.078 - Water contamination — penalty.
Section 577.100 - Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers — penalty.
Section 577.150 - Tampering with a water supply — penalty.
Section 577.155 - Construction or use of a waste disposal well — definitions — penalty.
Section 577.161 - Prohibiting the use of a life jacket — definitions — penalty.
Section 577.599 - Failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements — penalty.
Section 577.605 - Failure to notify another of ignition interlock requirements — penalty.
Section 577.612 - Tampering with or circumventing the operation of an interlock device — penalty.
Section 577.675 - Transportation of an illegal alien — penalty.
Section 577.685 - Illegal reentry, offense of, penalty.
Section 577.700 - Definitions.
Section 577.706 - Planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal — penalties.
Section 577.718 - Removal of baggage or cargo without owner's permission — penalty.