§ 49-206 — Preservation of rights

This chapter shall not be construed to abridge or alter causes of action or remedies under the common law or statutory law, criminal or civil, nor shall any provision of this chapter, or any act done by virtue of this chapter, be construed so as to estop any person, this state or any political subdivision of this state, or owners of land having groundwater or surface water rights or otherwise, from exercising their rights or, under the common law or statutory law, from suppressing nuisances or preventing injury due to discharges.