Stan- Article-Environmental
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
Section 9-101
(g) Pollutant--"Pollutant" means:
(1) Any waste or wastewater that is discharged from:
(i) A publicly owned treatment works; or
(ii) An industrial source; or
(2) Any other liquid , gaseous, solid , or other substance that will pollute any waters of this State.
(h) Pollution-- "Pollution" means any contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any waters of this state, including a change in temperature , taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters or the discharge or deposit of any organic matter, harmful organism, or liquid, gaseous , solid, radioactive , or other substance into any waters of this state, that will render the waters harmful or detrimental to:
(1) Public health, safety, or welfare;
(2) Domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses;
(3) Livestock, wild animals or birds; or
(4) Fish or other aquatic life.
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Captain Norman Walter Bartlett