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Control, Prevention, and Abatement of Pollution of Surface Waters (North Dakota Century Code: Title 61 Waters; Chapter 61-28)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
North Dakota
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Pollution control Surface water Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Water supply
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the North Dakota Century Code concerns control, prevention, and abatement of pollution of surface waters. It declares to be the policy of the state of North Dakota to act in the public interest to protect, maintain, and improve the quality of the waters in the state for continued use as public and private water supplies, propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and for domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate beneficial uses, to require necessary and reasonable treatment of sewage, industrial, or other wastes and to cooperate with other agencies in the state, agencies of other states, and the federal government in carrying out these objectives.

Full text
English
Website
www.legis.nd.gov