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Water Resources Protection Act (West Virginia Code: Chapter 22 - Environmental Resources; Article 26)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
West Virginia
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Gestion des resources en eau douce Zone de conservation des eaux Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Utilisation durable Préservation de l'écosystème
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This chapter of the West Virginia Code adopts the Water Resources Protection and Management Act. It declares that it is the public policy of the State of West Virginia to protect and conserve the water resources for the state and to provide for the public welfare. The state's water resources are vital natural resources of the state that are essential to maintain, preserve and promote quality of life and economic vitality of the state. It is also the public policy of the state that the water resources of the state be available for the benefit of the citizens of West Virginia, consistent with and preserving all other existing rights and remedies recognized in common law or by statute, while also preserving the resources within its sovereign powers for the common good.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
code.wvlegislature.gov