§22-11-16. Compliance With Orders of Director
Any person upon whom any order of the director or any order of the board in accordance with the provisions of section fifteen of this article, or article one, chapter twenty-two-b of this code has been served shall fully comply therewith. When such person is ordered to take remedial action and does not elect to […]
§22-11-17. Power of Eminent Domain; Procedures; Legislative Finding
(a) When any person who is owner of an establishment is ordered by the director to stop or prevent pollution or the violation of the rules of the board or director or to take corrective or remedial action, compliance with which order will require the acquisition, construction or installation of a new treatment works or […]
§22-11-18. Duty to Proceed With Remedial Action Promptly Upon Receipt of Permit; Progress Reports Required; Finances and Funds
When any person is ordered to take remedial action and does not elect to cease operation of the establishment deemed to be the source of such pollution or when ceasing does not stop the pollution, such person shall immediately upon issuance of the permit required under section sixteen of this article take or begin appropriate […]
§22-11-19. Emergency Orders
Whenever the director finds that any discharge, release, escape, deposit or disposition of treated or untreated sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into any waters within this state, when considered alone or in conjunction with other discharges, releases, escapes, deposits or dispositions, constitutes a clear, present and immediate danger to the health of the public, […]
§22-11-20. Control by State as to Pollution; Continuing Jurisdiction
No right to violate the rules of the board or director or to continue existing pollution of any of the waters of the state exists nor may such right be acquired by virtue of past or future pollution by any person. The right and control of the state in and over the quality of all […]
§22-11-21. Appeal to Environmental Quality Board
Any person adversely affected by an order made and entered by the director in accordance with the provisions of this article, or aggrieved by failure or refusal of the chief to act within the specified time as provided in subsection (e) of section eleven of this article on an application for a permit or aggrieved […]
§22-11-22. Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief; Administrative Penalties
(a) Any person who violates any provision of any permit issued under or subject to the provisions of this article or article eleven-a of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day of such violation and any person who violates any provision of this article or of any rule […]
§22-11-7b. Water Quality Standards; Implementation of Antidegradation Procedures; Procedure to Determine Comp1iance With the Biologic Component of the Narrative Water Quality Standard
NOTE: During the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature, this section was amended by House Bill 2506 and Senate Bill 687 and there has been no judicial ruling to determine which, if either, amendments prevail. Both versions are provided here. As amended by House Bill 2506: (a) All authority to propose rules for legislative approval […]
§22-11-8. Prohibitions; Permits Required
(a) The secretary may, after public notice and opportunity for public hearing, issue a permit for the discharge or disposition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants into waters of this state upon condition that the discharge or disposition meets or will meet all applicable state and federal water quality standards and effluent limitations and […]
§22-11-9. Form of Application for Permit; Information Required
The chief shall prescribe a form of application for all permits for any activity specified in section eight of this article and, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no other discharge permit or discharge authorization from any other state department, agency, commission, board or officer is required for such activity except that […]