Pennsylvania Act 1913-375 — WATER POLLUTION, PREVENTION

Act text

WATER POLLUTION, PREVENTION
                 Act of Jun. 27, 1913, P.L. 640, No. 375              Cl. 52
                                  AN ACT

     To preserve the purity of the waters of the State, for the
        protection of the public health and property.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the
     passage of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person,
     partnership, or corporation to place or discharge, or permit to
     be placed or discharged, in or into any of the running streams
     of this State, any anthracite coal, anthracite culm, or refuse
     from anthracite coal-mine; or to deposit any such coal, or culm,
     or refuse upon the banks of such stream, where the same would be
     likely to slide into or be washed into such stream: Provided
     however, That this act shall not apply to waters pumped or
     flowing from coal-mines where the coal or culm, or refuse have
     been removed therefrom; or shall not prevent the discharge of
     sewerage from any public sewer-system, owned or maintained by
     any municipality in this Commonwealth.
        Section 2.  Any person, firm, or corporation violating the
     provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
     and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of one hundred
     dollars for each offense, and a further fine of fifty dollars
     per day for each day the offense is maintained, or be imprisoned
     not exceeding one month, or both, at the discretion of the
     court.