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Ohio River Sanitation Compact (Ohio Revised Code: Title 61 Water Supply, Sanitation, And Ditches; Chapter 6113)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
Ohio
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Accord sous-national Lutte contre la pollution Pollution des eaux douces Normes de qualité de l'eau Eaux superficielles Eaux continentales Bassin/captage/bassin versant Eau à usage industriel
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Chapter of the Ohio Revised Code adopts the Ohio River Sanitation Compact entered into among the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. It provides the each of the signatory states pledges to each of the other signatory states faithful cooperation in the control of future pollution in and abatement of existing pollution from the rivers, streams and waters in the Ohio river basin which flow through, into or border upon any of such signatory states, and in order to effect such object, agrees to enact any necessary legislation to enable each such state to place and maintain the waters of said basin in a satisfactory sanitary condition, available for safe and satisfactory use as public and industrial water supplies after reasonable treatment, suitable for recreational usage, capable of maintaining fish and other aquatic life, free from unsightly or malodorous nuisances due to floating solids or sludge deposits, and adaptable to such other uses as may be legitimate.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
codes.ohio.gov