Alpine County Municipal Code Art. II Discharges from Facilities Serving More than Three Thousand Inhabitants

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, district or other public agency operating a sewer system or facility serving more than three thousand inhabitants to discharge any sewage or industrial waste or effluent or any treated sewage or industrial waste, directly or indirectly, by means of percolation from surface reservoirs, sewage wells, or otherwise into the public waters of the unincorporated areas of the county described as follows:

A. The west fork of the Carson River and all tributaries thereof upstream from one-half mile below the county highway bridge located on Alpine County Road No. 3 and crossing said west fork of the Carson River in Alpine County, California.

B. Markleeville Creek and all tributaries thereof upstream from the highway bridge located on State Sign Routes 4 and 89 and crossing said Markleeville Creek at Markleeville, Alpine County, California.

C. The east fork of the Carson River and all tributaries thereof upstream from that bridge commonly known as Hangman’s Bridge located on State Sign Routes 4 and 89 and crossing the east fork of the Carson River in Alpine County, California. (Ord. 256 § 1, 1965)

The discharge of any sewage or industrial waste or effluent of treated sewage or industrial waste, contrary to the provisions of this article, shall be and the same is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and the district attorney shall, upon order of the board of supervisors, commence proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law. (Ord. 256 § 3, 1965)

Any person, firm, corporation, district or other public agency, whether as principal agent, employee or otherwise, violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such person, firm, corporation, district or public agency shall be deemed to be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of this article is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, corporation, district or other public agency. (Ord. 256 § 2, 1965)

All remedies provided for in this article shall be cumulative and not exclusive. (Ord. 256 § 4, 1965)