1.    No person shall construct, install, modify, use, or operate a public water system without prior approval from the department or in violation of the terms of, conditions imposed upon, or order of the department concerning such approval.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-28.1-04

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The department shall provide for the issuance, suspension, revocation, modification, and renewal of any approval required pursuant to this section.

3.    Approval by the department shall not relieve any person of the responsibility to comply with any requirements of law or any rule or regulation.

4.    The department may provide for the collection of reasonable fees for the approval required pursuant to this section. Such fees shall be deposited in the department operating fund in the state treasury and shall be spent subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly.