MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1041

RELATE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED, TO BACTERIAL, VIRAL,
CHEMICAL, RADIOACTIVE, ORGANIC, THERMAL, GASEOUS,
LIQUID, SOLIDS OR SOILS POLLUTION OR ENRICHMENT OF THE
WATERS OF THE BASIN FROM TREATED OR UNTREATED DOMESTIC
AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES, OR FROM AERIAL CONTAMINANTS OR
AGRICULTURAL, CONSTRUCTION AND NAVIGATIONAL
ACTIVITIES, OR FROM THE EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL
RESOURCES OR THE DEPOSIT OF SOLID WASTES, REFUSE OR
MATERIALS OF ANY KIND IN OR NEAR THE WATERS, OP. FROM
THE FAILURE TO PREVENT OR CONTROL THE DISCHARGE, OR
ENTRY BY OTHER MEANS, OF OILS, CHEMICALS OR OTHER
MATERIALS WHICH MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE QUALITY OR
THE USES OF THE WATERS OF THE BASIN AS SET BY THE
VARIOUS STANDARDS AND PLANS REFERRED TO HEREIN.

5.04.      COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT.— (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL ENCOURAGE
COOPERATIVE AND UNIFORM IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES BY THE WATER QUALITY CONTROL
AGENCIES OF THE SIGNATORIES TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH
THE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(E) EVERY OFFICER AND AGENCY OF EACH SIGNATORY
HAVING ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO
WATER RESOURCES SHALL ENFORCE THE COMMISSION'S
STANDARDS AND ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATIVE
THERETO.

(C) THE COMMISSION AS COMPLAINANT MAY ENFORCE
AGAINST ANY POLLUTER ITS OWN STANDARDS TO CONTROL
FUTURE POLLUTION AND ABATE EXISTING POLLUTION IN ANY
WATERS OF THE BASIN.

5.05.    PROJECTS AND FACILITIES.—THE COMMISSION
MAY ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN PROJECTS
AND FACILITIES AND SUCH RELATED STRUCTURES,
APPURTENANCES AND EQUIPMENT AS IT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE
FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE QUALITY OF ANY
WATERS IN THE BASIN.

5.06.   POLLUTION DAMAGE.--___(A) ANY PERSON OR

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGE IN, OR
FOR THE ENTRY OF ANY POLLUTANT INTO, ANY WATERS OF THE
BASIN TO SUCH EXTENT OR IN SUCH QUANTITIES, ALONE OR
IN COMBINATION WITH CHANGES OR POLLUTANTS FROM OTHER
SOURCES, AS TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEGRADATION
OF THE QUALITY OF ANY WATERS OF THE BASIN BELOW THE
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY ADOPTED THEREFOR BY THE
COMMISSION SHALL BE CIVILLY LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
SUFFERED BY THE COMMISSION OR BY ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BY REASON OF SUCH DEGRADATION,