Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-37-115
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Pollution of municipal water supply unlawful
Official statutory text
No person, firm, partnership, or corporation, or any of the
partners, officers, managers, or employees thereof, shall pollute or
permit the pollution of the water supply of a municipality, or any
stream, pond, spring, lake, or other water reservoir or groundwater
aquifer, which is used or which is being held for use as a water
supply by a municipality. A municipality may bring an action in the
district court to enjoin any activity that will cause pollution of
the water supply of a municipality whether or not such activity is
regulated, licensed, or inspected. For the purposes of this
section, the term pollution means contamination or other alteration
of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any natural
waters of the state, or such discharge of any liquid, gaseous, or
solid substance into any waters of the state as will or is likely to
create a nuisance or render such waters harmful or detrimental or
injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public,
or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational,
or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals,
birds, or fish or other aquatic life.
partners, officers, managers, or employees thereof, shall pollute or
permit the pollution of the water supply of a municipality, or any
stream, pond, spring, lake, or other water reservoir or groundwater
aquifer, which is used or which is being held for use as a water
supply by a municipality. A municipality may bring an action in the
district court to enjoin any activity that will cause pollution of
the water supply of a municipality whether or not such activity is
regulated, licensed, or inspected. For the purposes of this
section, the term pollution means contamination or other alteration
of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any natural
waters of the state, or such discharge of any liquid, gaseous, or
solid substance into any waters of the state as will or is likely to
create a nuisance or render such waters harmful or detrimental or
injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the general public,
or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational,
or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals,
birds, or fish or other aquatic life.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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