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Alaska Stat. § 46.03.080 (2026)

Quality and purity standards

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Sec. 46.03.080. Quality and purity standards.
After study and public hearings held upon due notice, the department may establish standards of quality and purity or group the designated waters of the state into classes as to minimum quality and purity, or both. The department shall classify waters in accordance with considerations of best usage in the interest of the public. The department may alter and modify classifications after hearing.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Kelso v. Rybachek, 912 P.2d 536 (Alaska 1996).
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Kelso v. Rybachek, 912 P.2d 536 (Alaska 1996). “AS 46.03.080. The language of these statutory provisions grants the Department discretion to undertake a wide range of actions related to water quality including promulgating procedural regulations, determining the acceptable levels of pollution allowed in the state’s water…”
Orutsararmiut Native Council, Chevak Native Vill., Native Vill. of Eek, Native Vill. of Kwigillingok, & Cook Inletkeeper v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp., Orutsararmiut Native Council & Native Vill. of Eek v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Alaska Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp. (Alaska 2025). “50 In light of these other statutory schemes, which more directly regulate the pit lake and its environmental impacts, we are persuaded that the Department was not required to consider the environmental impacts of the pit lake that will form after the 47 AS 46.03.080. In…”
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