This chapter shall not be construed to abridge or alter causes of action or remedies under the common law or statutory law, criminal or civil, nor shall any provision of this chapter, or any act done by virtue of this chapter, be construed so as to estop any person, this state or any political subdivision of this state, or owners of land having groundwater or surface water rights or otherwise, from exercising their rights or, under the common law or statutory law, from suppressing nuisances or preventing injury due to discharges.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-206

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Person: means an individual, employee, officer, managing body, trust, firm, joint stock company, consortium, public or private corporation, including a government corporation, partnership, association or state, a political subdivision of this state, a commission, the United States government or any federal facility, interstate body or other entity. See Arizona Laws 49-201
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