Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 644

Water Pollution

←644.006

Section 644.011.1

644.016→

August 28, 2015

Statement of policy.

644.011. Whereas the pollution of the waters of this state

constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, creates a public

nuisance, is harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life and impairs

domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other legitimate uses

of water, and whereas the problem of water pollution in this state is

closely related to the problem of water pollution in adjoining states, and

whereas this state must possess the authority required of states in the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, if it is to retain control

of its water pollution control programs, it is hereby declared to be the

public policy of this state to conserve the waters of the state and to

protect, maintain, and improve the quality thereof for public water

supplies and for domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other

legitimate beneficial uses and for the propagation of wildlife, fish and

aquatic life; to provide that no waste be discharged into any waters of the

state without first receiving the necessary treatment or other corrective

action to protect the legitimate beneficial uses of such waters and meet

the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; to

provide for the prevention, abatement and control of new or existing water

pollution; and to cooperate with other agencies of the state, agencies of

other states, the federal government and any other persons in carrying out

these objectives. It is also the policy of this state to strive to meet

these objectives while maintaining maximum employment and full industrial

development of the state. The commission shall seek the accomplishment of

these objectives through the prevention, abatement, and control of water

pollution by all practical and economically feasible methods.



(L. 1972 S.B. 424, A.L. 1973 S.B. 259, S.B. 321, A.L. 2015 H.B. 92)



*Transferred 1986; formerly 204.011





1991



1991



644.011. Whereas the pollution of the waters of this state constitutes a

menace to public health and welfare, creates a public nuisance, is harmful to

wildlife, fish and aquatic life and impairs domestic, agricultural,

industrial, recreational and other legitimate uses of water, and whereas the

problem of water pollution in this state is closely related to the problem of

water pollution in adjoining states, and whereas this state must possess the

authority required of states in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as

amended if it is to retain control of its water pollution control programs,

it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to conserve the

waters of the state and to protect, maintain, and improve the quality thereof

for public water supplies and for domestic, agricultural, industrial,

recreational and other legitimate beneficial uses and for the propagation of

wildlife, fish and aquatic life; to provide that no waste be discharged into

any waters of the state without first receiving the necessary treatment or

other corrective action to protect the legitimate beneficial uses of such

waters and meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

as amended; to provide for the prevention, abatement and control of new or

existing water pollution; and to cooperate with other agencies of the state,

agencies of other states, the federal government and any other persons in

carrying out these objectives.



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