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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 224.70-110 (2026)

General prohibition against water pollution

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No person shall, directly or indirectly, throw, drain, run or otherwise discharge into any of the waters of the Commonwealth, or cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, drained, run or otherwise discharged into such waters any pollutant, or any substance that shall cause or contribute to the pollution of the waters of the Commonwealth in contravention of the standards adopted by the cabinet or in contravention of any of the rules, regulations, permits, or orders of the cabinet or in contravention of any of the provisions of this chapter. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 355, sec. 4. -- Amended 1972 (1st Extra Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec.

10. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 7. Formerly codified as KRS 224.060, and also previously codified as KRS 220.630.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Ky. Waterways All. v. Kentucky Util. Co., 905 F.3d 925 (6th Cir. 2018).
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Ky. Waterways All. v. Kentucky Util. Co., 905 F.3d 925 (6th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “Since Kentucky was regulating the challenged conduct under Kentucky law (albeit administratively), see Ky. Rev. Stat. § 224.70-110, the federal district court felt it was inappropriate to intervene.”
Coppage Constr. Co. v. Sanitation Dist. No. 1, 459 S.W.3d 855 (Ky. 2015). “KRS 224.70-110. Certainly, sanitation districts have no special role that distinguishes them in any way from a metropolitan sewer district, which is equally charged with maintaining effective sewage disposal systems conducive to a clean water supply.”
Morgan v. Nat. Resources & Env't Prot. Cabinet, 6 S.W.3d 833 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “The complaint not only alleged violations of 401 KAR 5:055 § 1, but further alleged that Morgan had also violated KRS 224.70-110, 401 KAR 5:065, and 401 KAR 5:090 for: (1) discharging a pollutant in excess of permit standards promulgated by the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge…”
Gary Gatchel v. Terry Opell (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 5× “070 and KRS 224.70-110 Gatchel also sought to amend his complaint to assert a statutory claim under KRS6 446.”
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