Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 8.28 Muddying Streams

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, between July 1st and November 30th, both dates inclusive, of each year, to muddy or roil, or do any act which, independently, or which taken in conjunction with the act or acts of others, muddies or roils the waters of the Trinity River or of any tributary thereto, so as to affect the clarity thereof. The clarity of the waters of the Trinity River shall be deemed to be affected when the water at a point one mile or more downstream from any mining or other operation shall have a turbidity greater than twenty parts per million. The clarity of the waters of any tributary of the Trinity River shall be deemed to be affected when the water at a point three miles or more downstream from any mining or other operation shall have a turbidity greater than twenty parts per million.

(Ord. 186 §1, 1947)

Any structure or contrivance which causes or contributes, in whole or in part, to the conditions prohibited by this chapter, is a public nuisance, and any persons, firm or corporation maintaining or permitting the same shall be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance.

(Ord. 186 §2, 1947)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 186 §3, 1947)