Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-6-102
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Declaration of policy
Official statutory text
Whereas the pollution of the waters of this state constitutes a
menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, is
harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impairs domestic,
agricultural, industrial, recreational and other legitimate
beneficial uses of water, and whereas the problem of water pollution
of this state is closely related to the problem of water pollution
in adjoining states, it is hereby declared to be the public policy
of this state to conserve the waters of the state and to protect,
maintain and improve the quality thereof for public water supplies,
for the propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life and for
domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other
legitimate beneficial uses; to provide that no waste or pollutant be
discharged into any waters of the state or otherwise placed in a
location likely to affect such waters without first being given the
degree of treatment or taking such other measures as necessary to
protect the legitimate beneficial uses of such waters; to provide
for the prevention, abatement and control of new or existing water
pollution; and to cooperate with other agencies of this state,
agencies of other states and the federal government in carrying out
these objectives.
menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, is
harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impairs domestic,
agricultural, industrial, recreational and other legitimate
beneficial uses of water, and whereas the problem of water pollution
of this state is closely related to the problem of water pollution
in adjoining states, it is hereby declared to be the public policy
of this state to conserve the waters of the state and to protect,
maintain and improve the quality thereof for public water supplies,
for the propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life and for
domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other
legitimate beneficial uses; to provide that no waste or pollutant be
discharged into any waters of the state or otherwise placed in a
location likely to affect such waters without first being given the
degree of treatment or taking such other measures as necessary to
protect the legitimate beneficial uses of such waters; to provide
for the prevention, abatement and control of new or existing water
pollution; and to cooperate with other agencies of this state,
agencies of other states and the federal government in carrying out
these objectives.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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