Ley sobre violaciones a normativas de calidad del agua en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si alguien contamina el agua o no sigue las reglas sobre su manejo, puede ir a la cárcel o pagar multas grandes. Es importante cuidar el agua porque todos la necesitamos para vivir.

Es como cuando alguien ensucia el agua de una fuente que todos usan. Si no se cuida, nadie podrá beber de ella y eso puede causar problemas de salud.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una fábrica y decide tirar desechos tóxicos en un río cercano. Si las autoridades lo descubren, Juan podría enfrentar hasta tres años en prisión y multas de hasta $50,000 por cada día que continúe contaminando.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden resultar en hasta tres años de prisión y multas de hasta $50,000 por día de violación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

d treatment works a hazardous substance that causes the treatment works to violate an effluent limitation or condition of the treatment works' national pollutant discharge elimination system permit. (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), "hazardous substance" means a substance on the list established under United States Code, title 33, section 1321(b). (c) A person convicted under paragraph (a) may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or both. (d) A person is guilty of a crime who knowingly: (1) violates any effluent standard or limitation, or any water quality standard adopted by the agency; (2) violates any material term or condition of a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit or state disposal system permit; (3) fails to carry out any recording, reporting, monitoring, sampling, or information gathering requirement provided for under chapter 115 or 116; or (4) fails to file a discharge monitoring report or other document required for compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal system permit. (e) A person convicted under paragraph (d) may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days, or to payment of a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $25,000 per day of violation, or both. A person convicted for a second or subsequent offense may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000 per day of violation, or both. (a) A person is guilty of a felony who knowingly: (1) makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in; omits material information from; or alters, conceals, or fails to file or maintain a notice, applicatio