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§22-11-1. Short Title - This article may be known and cited as the Water...
§22-11-2. Declaration of Policy - (a) It is declared to be the public policy of...
§22-11-3. Definitions - Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different...
§22-11-4. General Powers and Duties of Director With Respect to Pollution - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties the...
§22-11-5. Water Areas Beautification; Investigations; Law Enforcement - The division shall maintain a program and practices in the...
§22-11-6. Requirement to Comply With Standards of Water Quality and Effluent Limitations - (a) All persons affected by rules establishing water quality standards...
§22-11-7. Cooperation With Other Governments and Agencies - The office of water resources is hereby designated as the...
§22-11-7a. Certification Agreements; Required Provisions - (a) Any applicant for the water quality certification that seeks...
§22-11-7b. Water Quality Standards; Implementation of Antidegradation Procedures; Procedure to Determine Comp1iance With the Biologic Component of the Narrative Water Quality Standard - NOTE: During the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature, this...
§22-11-8. Prohibitions; Permits Required - (a) The secretary may, after public notice and opportunity for...
§22-11-9. Form of Application for Permit; Information Required - The chief shall prescribe a form of application for all...
§22-11-10. Water Quality Management Fund Established; Permit Application Fees; Annual Permit Fees; Dedication of Proceeds; Rules - (a) The special revenue fund designated the Water Quality Management...
§22-11-11. Procedure Concerning Permits Required Under Article; Transfer of Permits; Prior Permits - (a) The chief or his or her duly authorized representatives...
§22-11-12. Inspections; Orders to Compel Compliance With Permits; Service of Orders - After issuance of the division's permit for any activity the...
§22-11-13. Voluntary Water Quality Monitors; Appointment; Duties; Compensation - The director is hereby authorized to appoint voluntary water quality...
§22-11-14. Information to Be Filed by Certain Persons With Division; Tests - Any and all persons directly or indirectly discharging or depositing...
§22-11-15. Orders of Director to Stop or Prevent Discharges or Deposits or Take Remedial Action; Service of Orders - If the director, on the basis of investigations, inspections and...
§22-11-16. Compliance With Orders of Director - Any person upon whom any order of the director or...
§22-11-17. Power of Eminent Domain; Procedures; Legislative Finding - (a) When any person who is owner of an establishment...
§22-11-18. Duty to Proceed With Remedial Action Promptly Upon Receipt of Permit; Progress Reports Required; Finances and Funds - When any person is ordered to take remedial action and...
§22-11-19. Emergency Orders - Whenever the director finds that any discharge, release, escape, deposit...
§22-11-20. Control by State as to Pollution; Continuing Jurisdiction - No right to violate the rules of the board or...
§22-11-21. Appeal to Environmental Quality Board - Any person adversely affected by an order made and entered...
§22-11-22. Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief; Administrative Penalties - (a) Any person who violates any provision of any permit...
§22-11-22a. Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief; Civil Administrative Penalties for Coal Mining Operations - (a) Any person who holds a permit to operate a...
§22-11-23. Priority of Actions - All applications under section twenty-two of this article and all...
§22-11-24. Violations; Criminal Penalties - (a) Any person who causes pollution or who fails or...
§22-11-25. Civil Liability; Natural Resources Game Fish and Aquatic Life Fund; Use of Funds - If any loss of game fish or aquatic life results...
§22-11-26. Exceptions as to Criminal Liabilities - The criminal liabilities may not be imposed pursuant to section...
§22-11-27. Existing Rights and Remedies Preserved; Article for Benefit of State Only - It is the purpose of this article to provide additional...
§22-11-28. Functions, Services and Reports of Director of the Division; Obtaining Information From Others - The director shall make surveys and investigations of the water...
§22-11-29. Reimbursement of Response Costs - (a) The secretary may recover through civil action or cooperative...
§22-11-30. Chesapeake Bay Restoration Initiative - (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The Chesapeake...