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.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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