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Section 48-1-10. Short title; definitions. - This chapter may be cited as the "Pollution Control Act"...
Section 48-1-20. Declaration of public policy. - It is declared to be the public policy of the...
Section 48-1-30. Promulgation of regulations; approval of alternatives. - The Department shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter to...
Section 48-1-40. Adoption of standards for water and air. - The Department, after public hearing as herein provided, shall adopt...
Section 48-1-50. Powers of department. - The Department may: (1) Hold public hearings, compel attendance of...
Section 48-1-55. Use of local personnel to monitor water quality in county where oyster factory located. - On any navigable river in this State where an oyster...
Section 48-1-60. Classification and standards of quality and purity of the environment authorized after notice and hearing. - It is recognized that, due to variable factors, no single...
Section 48-1-70. Matters which standards for water may prescribe. - The standards for water adopted pursuant to this chapter may...
Section 48-1-80. Considerations in formulating classification and standards for water. - In adopting the classification of waters and the standards of...
Section 48-1-83. Dissolved oxygen concentration depression; procedures to obtain site-specific effluent limit. - (A) The department shall not allow a depression in dissolved...
Section 48-1-85. Requirements for houseboats with marine toilets. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to operate or...
Section 48-1-87. Aquatic Life Protection Act. - (A) In order to provide for the survival and propagation...
Section 48-1-90. Causing or permitting pollution of environment prohibited; remedies. - (A)(1) It is unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly,...
Section 48-1-95. Wastewater utilities; procedures for significant spills. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Action plan" or...
Section 48-1-100. Permits for discharge of wastes or air contaminants; jurisdiction of department. - (A) A person affected by the provisions of this chapter...
Section 48-1-110. Permits required for construction or alteration of disposal systems; classification; unlawful operations or discharges. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, until plans...
Section 48-1-115. Public notice of sludge storage facility construction permit. - The department shall provide public notice before issuing a construction...
Section 48-1-120. Determination and correction of undesirable level. - If the Department shall determine that an undesirable level exists,...
Section 48-1-130. Order for discontinuance of discharge of wastes or air contaminants. - A person discharging sewage, industrial waste, or other waste or...
Section 48-1-140. Revision or modification of national pollutant discharge elimination system or final compliance date for stationary source or class or sources of air pollution. - (a) The Department may, after notice and opportunity for a...
Section 48-1-150. Situations in which public hearing is required or authorized. - Public hearings shall be conducted by the Department prior to...
Section 48-1-160. Conduct of hearing; decision of department. - The hearings herein provided for may be conducted by the...
Section 48-1-170. Records of hearings and decisions. - In any hearing held by the Department in which a...
Section 48-1-180. Oaths; examination of witnesses; subpoenas. - In any such hearing, any member of the Department, the...
Section 48-1-190. Refusal to obey notice of hearing or subpoena. - In case of refusal to obey a notice of hearing...
Section 48-1-200. Appeals. - Any person may appeal from any order of the Department...
Section 48-1-210. Duties of Attorney General and solicitors. - The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the...
Section 48-1-220. Institution of prosecutions. - Prosecutions for the violation of a final determination or order...
Section 48-1-230. Disposition of funds. - Any funds appropriated to or received by the Department shall...
Section 48-1-240. Chapter remedies are cumulative; estoppel. - It is the purpose of this chapter to provide additional...
Section 48-1-250. No private cause of action created. - No private cause of action is created by or exists...
Section 48-1-260. Conditions within industrial plants and employer-employee relations not affected. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to grant...
Section 48-1-270. Availability of records, reports, and information to the public; confidentiality of trade secrets. - Any records, reports or information obtained under any provision of...
Section 48-1-280. Health laws not affected. - Nothing herein contained shall be construed to postpone, stay or...
Section 48-1-290. Emergency orders. - Whenever the Department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate...
Section 48-1-300. Certain violations excused. - The civil and criminal liabilities herein imposed upon persons violating...
Section 48-1-310. Local air pollution control programs. - The governing body of any county is hereby authorized to...
Section 48-1-320. Penalties for violation of Pollution Control Act. - A person who wilfully or with gross negligence or recklessness...
Section 48-1-330. Civil penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter,...
Section 48-1-340. False statements, representations or certifications; falsifying, tampering with, or rendering inaccurate monitoring devices or methods. - Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or...
Section 48-1-350. Penalties constitute debts to State; liens; disposition of moneys collected. - All penalties assessed under this chapter are held as a...