No person shall, directly or indirectly, throw, drain, run or otherwise discharge into any of the waters of the Commonwealth, or cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, drained, run or otherwise discharged into such waters any pollutant, or any substance that shall cause or contribute to the pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth in contravention of the standards adopted by the cabinet or in contravention of any of the rules, regulations, permits, or orders of the cabinet or in contravention of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Effective: June 17, 1978

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 224.70-110

  • Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • Pollutant: means and includes dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, sewage sludge, garbage, chemical, biological or radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, soil, industrial, municipal or agricultural waste, and any substance resulting from the development, processing, or recovery of any natural resource which may be discharged into water. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
  • waters of the Commonwealth: means and includes any and all rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, marshes, and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial, situated wholly or partly within or bordering upon the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010

History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 355, sec. 4. — Amended 1972 (1st Extra Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec.
10. — Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 7.
Formerly codified as KRS § 224.060, and also previously codified as KRS § 220.630.

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