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

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Subdivisión territorial
West Virginia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2018
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Agua, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Desarrollo sostenible Control de la contaminación Normas sobre calidad del agua Contaminación de las aguas dulces Normas Salud pública Manejo de recursos hídricos Uso sostenible Protección del hábitat
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

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.

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Página web
code.wvlegislature.gov