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It is the purpose of this chapter to provide:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-5-117- Person: means an individual, trust, firm, estate, company, corporation, partnership, association, state, state or federal agency or entity, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state. See Utah Code 19-1-103
- Pollution: means a man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of waters of the state, unless the alteration is necessary for the public health and safety. See Utah Code 19-5-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control the pollution of the waters of the state; and |
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sufficient authority to allow the state to meet federal requirements for the state’s assumption of primacy under the federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. |
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Nothing in this chapter:
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abridges or alters rights of action or remedies in equity or under common or statutory law, criminal or civil; or |
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estops the state or any municipality or person, as riparian owners or otherwise, in the exercise of their rights in equity or under common or statutory law to suppress nuisances or to abate pollution. |
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Amended by Chapter 79, 1996 General Session
