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Water Pollution Control Act (West Virginia Code: Chapter 22 - Environmental Resources; Article 11)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
West Virginia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Agricultural development Sustainable development Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Standards Public health Freshwater resources management Sustainable use Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the West Virginia Code adopts the Water Pollution Control Act. It is declared to be the public policy of the State of West Virginia to maintain reasonable standards of purity and quality of the water of the state consistent with: (1) Public health and public enjoyment thereof; (2) the propagation and protection of animal, bird, fish, aquatic and plant life; and (3) the expansion of employment opportunities, maintenance and expansion of agriculture and the provision of a permanent foundation for healthy industrial development. It is also the public policy of the State of West Virginia that the water resources of this state with respect to the quantity thereof be available for reasonable use by all of the citizens of this state.

Full text
English
Website
code.wvlegislature.gov