Title 10 — Health and Safety

This Act shall be known as the “Water Pollution Control Act.”

Whereas, a pollution of the waters of Guam may be detrimental to public health and welfare, and may adversely affect livestock, wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and may progressively obstruct agricultural, industrial, recreational and other beneficial uses of water, it is hereby …

For the purpose of this Act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (a) “Sewage” means the water-carried waste products from the residences, public buildings, institutions or other buildings, including the excrementitious or othe…

The Agency is herewith authorized and directed: (a) To study, investigate, or cause to be studied and investigated and, from time to time, determine ways and means of eliminating from all ground and surface waters of Guam, so far as practical, all substances and materials which p…

The Administrator shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties: (a) To consider actions of this agency as set forth in § 47104, provided that the Administrator may modify such actions of the Agency only insofar as is necessary to protect human health; (b) To accept…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause the pollution, as defined herein, of any waters of Guam. COL 2026-06-10 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install or operate a new sewage conveyance system, disposal systems, or treatment works, extensions, modi…

The Administrator or his duly authorized representative shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to pollution of any waters of Guam. 2026 NOTE: Reference to the “terri…

(a) In order to effectuate a comprehensive program for the prevention, abatement and control of pollution in the waters of Guam, the Agency is authorized to group such waters into classes in accordance with their present and future most beneficial uses; such classification or sta…

(a) In order to implement measures to protect and preserve the integrity of underground water resources, the Agency shall prepare a groundwater protection zone map which defines those land areas which overlie existing and future groundwater development sites or provide recharge w…

(a) Whenever the agency has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of this Act, or rule or regulation pursuant thereto, has occurred, it may cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator or violators. The notice shall specify the provision of this Act o…

(a) Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Administrator finds that a generalized condition of pollution exists, and that it creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the intended uses of the water as designated in the Standards of Wa…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this Act, or any rule or regulation in force pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and subject on account thereof to a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate…

The services and facilities of departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the government of Guam may be made available to the Agency in the exercise of its functions to the extent allowed by law.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the mining, extraction, and removal of minerals from the seabed shall be prohibited in territorial marine waters. Territorial marine waters under this section is defined as all waters, seabed, and subsoil within three (3) nautical m…