§ 35-11-301 — Prohibited acts

(a) No person, except when authorized by a permit issued
pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall:
(i) Cause, threaten or allow the discharge of any
pollution or wastes into the waters of the state;
(ii) Alter the physical, chemical, radiological,
biological or bacteriological properties of any waters of the
state;
(iii) Construct, install, modify or operate any
sewerage system, treatment works, disposal system or other
facility, excluding uranium mill tailing facilities, capable of
causing or contributing to pollution, except that no permit to
operate shall be required for any publicly owned or controlled
sewerage system, treatment works or disposal system;
(iv) Increase the quantity or strength of any
discharge;
(v) Construct, install, modify or operate any public
water supply or construct any subdivision water supply, except
that no permit to operate shall be required for any publicly
owned or controlled public water supply and a permit under this
section shall not be required for subdivision water supplies
consisting of individual wells serving individual lots of a
subdivision.