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(a) Regulations.--In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore granted, power and authority is hereby conferred upon the department to make, adopt, promulgate and enforce orders and regulations for the protection of any source of water for present or future supply to the public or other legitimate use, prohibiting the pollution of any such source of water which would render the same inimical or injurious to the public health or objectionable for the purposes served by the water supply and for the replacement of any water supply affected, polluted, diminished or threatened by a release from a storage tank. For purposes of this section, water supply to the public shall include a water supply serving one or more persons.
(b) Affected or diminished supply.--Any owner or operator of a storage tank who affects or diminishes a water supply as a result of a release shall restore or replace the affected supply with an alternate source of water adequate in quantity and quality for the purposes served by the supply, at no cost to the owner of the affected water supply.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 6021.1303. Protection of water supplies - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-35-ps-health-and-safety/pa-st-sect-35-6021-1303/
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