Title 21. Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts
Chapter 3. Sanitation Districts Law of 1938 -- Tidal Waters
Article 8. Prohibitions and Penalties.
§ 21-218. Discharge into tidal waters of matter causing pollution.No county, city, town or other public body, or person shall discharge, or suffer to be discharged, directly or indirectly into any tidal waters of the district any sewage, industrial wastes or other refuse which may or will cause or contribute to pollution of any tidal waters of the district, provided, that this provision shall be applicable only to such part or parts of the tidal waters of a district as shall be bounded and described in a notice, published in a newspaper or newspapers having, in the aggregate, general circulation in all of the counties and cities within which or bordering upon which such part or parts of the tidal waters of the district are located, to the effect that the commission has provided facilities reasonably sufficient in its opinion for the disposal of sewage, which by discharge from public sewer systems might cause or contribute to pollution of the bounded and described part or parts of such tidal waters, and that pollution of the same is forbidden by law. Such a notice shall constitute prima facie evidence of the existence of facilities sufficient for the disposal of such sewage. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the disposal of sewage and industrial wastes in the manner in which the same is now being disposed of, or in any other reasonable manner, by any county, city or town, no part of which constitutes a part of any district, or by any person in any such county, city or town, no part of which constitutes a part of any district.
1938, p. 527; Michie Code 1942, § 1560ccc.
§ 21-219. Discharge of matter injurious to system.No county, city, town or other public body, or person shall discharge, or suffer to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sewage disposal system or any other facilities of or provided by a commission, any matter or thing which is or may be injurious or deleterious to such sewage disposal system or other facilities.
1938, p. 528; Michie Code 1942, § 1560ccc.
§ 21-220. Remedies to prevent violation.Any county, city, town or other public body, or person may be restrained, enjoined or otherwise prevented from violating or continuing the violation of any provision of §§ 21-218 and 21-219 by injunction, mandamus or any other appropriate remedy at law or in equity, by any court of competent jurisdiction, upon action, bill, suit or other proceeding instituted by the commission or by any attorney for the Commonwealth.
1938, p. 528; Michie Code 1942, § 1560ccc.
§ 21-221. Jurisdiction.Jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article and to grant any remedy or relief authorized by § 21-220 shall be in the circuit court of any county and in the corporation court of any city in whole or in part embraced within the district, or within which are located any tidal waters of the district. The remedies, relief and jurisdiction authorized by this section and § 21-220 shall be concurrent and cumulative.
1938, p. 528; Michie Code 1942, § 1560ccc.
§ 21-222. Discharge of sewage from vessel while afloat, etc.No violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed to occur by reason of the discharge of sewage from any boat or vessel while afloat or on a marine railway or in dry dock.
1938, p. 528; Michie Code 1942, § 1560ccc.
§ 21-223. Punishment of violations.Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.
1938, c. 530; Michie Code 1942, § 1560iii.
