West Virginia Code 22-14-12 – Dam owner not relieved of legal responsibilities by any provision of article
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Nothing in this article relieves the owner of a dam of the legal duties, obligations or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of a dam.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-14-12
- Dam: means an artificial barrier or obstruction, including any works appurtenant to it and any reservoir created by it, which is or will be placed, constructed, enlarged, altered or repaired so that it does or will impound or divert water and:
(A) Is or will be twenty-five feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the barrier and which does or can impound fifteen acre-feet or more of water. See West Virginia Code 22-14-3
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Owner: means any person who:
(1) Holds legal possession, ownership or partial ownership of an interest in a dam, its appurtenant works or the real property the dam is situated upon. See West Virginia Code 22-14-3