§22-15A-12. Remediation; Liability for Remediation and Court Costs
(a) Any person who has, prior or subsequent to the effective date of this act, illegally disposed of waste tires or has waste tires illegally disposed on his or her property shall be liable for: (1) All costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the department;
§22-15A-13. Injunctive Relief; Additional Remedy
In addition to all other remedies provided in this article, the Attorney General of this state, the Department, the prosecuting attorney of any county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs, or any citizen, resident or taxpayer of the county where any violation of any provision of this article occurs, may apply […]
§22-15A-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
(a) The Legislature finds that litter is a public nuisance and distracts from the beauty of the state and its natural resources. It is therefore necessary to establish and implement a litter control program to coordinate public and private litter control efforts; to establish penalties for littering; to provide for litter pickup programs; to create […]
§22-15A-2. Definitions
Unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning or defined elsewhere in this chapter, as used in this article: (1) "Beneficial use" means the use or reuse of whole waste tires or tire derived material which are reused in constructing retaining walls, rebuilding highway shoulders and subbase, building highway crash attenuation barriers and other civil […]
§22-15A-3. West Virginia Litter Control and Recycling Programs; Transfer of Programs and Employees; Additional Duties of Secretary; Grants to Counties and Municipalities; and Rules Relating Thereto
(a) After July 1, 2005, the litter control and recycling programs heretofore operated and managed by the Division of Natural Resources shall transfer to the Department of Environmental Protection. With the transfer of the West Virginia Litter Control and Recycling Programs from the jurisdiction of the Division of Natural Resources to the jurisdiction of the […]
§22-15A-3a. Creation of Adopt-a-Stream Program Required
(a) The Adopt-A-Highway Program was established in the late 1980s to improve the quality of the states environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of highway litter. That program is cosponsored by the Division of Highways and the Department of Environmental Protection, Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan. Its objective is to save taxpayer money by […]
§22-15A-4. Unlawful Disposal of Litter; Civil and Criminal Penalty; Litter Control Fund; Evidence; Notice Violations; Litter Receptacle Placement; Penalty; Duty to Enforce Violations
(a) (1) A person may not place, deposit, dump, throw, or cause to be placed, deposited, dumped, or thrown any litter as defined in 22-15A-2 of this code, in or upon any public or private highway, road, street, or alley; any private property; any public property; or the waters of the state or within 100 […]
§22-15A-5. Litter Pickup and Removal; Education; Government Recycling Responsibilities; Monitoring and Evaluation; Study Commission; Repeal; Report to Legislature
(a) Litter pickup and removal. — (1) Each county commission and the Regional Jail Authority may establish a jail or prison inmate program including a regular litter pickup work regimen under proper supervision pursuant to section four, article fifteen, chapter seventeen of this code. Funding for these programs shall be from the Litter Control Fund. […]
§22-15A-6. Assistance to Solid Waste Authorities
The Secretary may expend funds from the Litter Control Fund established pursuant to section four of this article to assist county and regional solid waste authorities in the formulation of their comprehensive litter and solid waste control plans pursuant to section eight, article four, chapter twenty-two-c of this code and in the construction and maintenance […]
§22-15A-7. Pollution Prevention and Open Dumps
(a) The Secretary shall establish the Pollution Prevention and Open Dump (PPOD) Program to encourage the proper disposal of commercial and residential solid waste and to undertake all reclamation, clean up and remedial actions necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the environment, natural resources, public water supplies, water resources and the public health, safety […]