Title 10 — Health and Safety

There is hereby created within the government of Guam a special fund, to be known as the "Water Research and Development Fund" (the "Fund"). The Fund shall be available to fund the conduct of water resource research which will contribute (i) to the effective planning and manageme…

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…

(a) “Cesspool” means an excavation which receives or is intended to receive untreated sewage and from which liquid seeps or leaches into the surrounding porous soil. (b) “Privy” means a structure and excavation for the disposal of human excreta by non-water carriage methods and i…

No building shall be occupied or used as a dwelling, school, public building, commercial building, industrial building or place of assembly without toilet and sewage facilities of a type required by this Chapter for the disposition of human excreta and other domestic wastes. SOUR…

Toilet and sewage facilities shall be maintained at all times in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition. The owner of a property is primarily responsible for the structural integrity, good repair and maintenance of toilet and sewage facilities in conformity with the pr…

(a) The following types of toilet facilities are permitted under the terms and conditions as hereinafter provided: Type 1: Toilets flushed with water and connected to a public sewer. Type 2: Toilets flushed with water and connected to a private sewage disposal system, not includi…

(a) No toilet or sewage facilities or single-family residences, subdivisions, apartments, motels, hotels or other multihousing facilities may be constructed without the approval of the Administrator, or put into operation without his inspection and approval. The Administrator may…

(a) No septic tank, soil absorption system, or privy be located within a horizontal distance of three hundred (300) feet of any river, creek, pond, reservoir, stream, well, spring, or body of fresh water, or within a horizontal distance of five (5) feet of the boundary line of an…

Every privy shall have a substantial and water tight curbing around the top thereof to retain the earth without, and to prevent the seepage of the contents thereof to the surface of the earth. Every [sic] and septic tank shall be provided with a manhole not less than twelve (12) …

[No text enacted by P.L. 17-087.] SOURCE: GC § 57067. Amended by P.L.17-087:3 (Jan. 18, 1985); however, no text was enacted.

No cover shall be placed over any septic tank or privy until diameter, depth and other dimensions of such septic tank, or privy have been inspected and approved by the Administrator, where such inspection and approval are required by this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 57068. Amended by P…

Every privy shall be fly-proof and rat-proof, adequately vented, and provided with a suitable shelter. Seats shall have a close-fitting cover. Pits shall be of sufficient depth so that when filled the contents may COL 2024-12-05 be covered with a minimum of two (2) feet of earth.…

Septic tanks shall be emptied and cleaned when necessary, or when ordered by the Administrator in the interests of public health, and the contents disposed of in such place and manner as shall be authorized by the Administrator. SOURCE: GC § 57070. Amended by P.L.17-087:3 (Jan. 1…

Untreated or improperly treated human excreta shall not be deposited into any river, creek, pond, reservoir, stream, well, or spring, or any collection of fresh water, on the surface of the ground, into or upon any public or private sidewalk, path, driveway, alley, street, highwa…

(a) Any toilet or sewage facilities, sewage disposal system, septic tank, soil absorption system, or privy which fails to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, or which has become dangerous to human life or health, shall be replaced, removed, repaired, altered, cleaned, or …

(a) Any person who receives an order from the Administrator, as authorized by this Chapter, and any person whose permit application is disapproved or denied by the Administrator, may within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of the order or disapproval, file a notice of int…

The Chief Officer of the Guam Waterworks Authority shall connect or cause to be connected without charge, the island-wide sewer system to the residences of all persons for families certified by the Agency to be “underprivileged” within the guideline established by the Director of…

As used in §§ 48114 through 48123 inclusive: (a) “Agency” shall mean the Guam Waterworks Authority; (b) “Fund” shall mean the Guam Waterworks Authority Wastewater Fund; (c) “Homeowners” shall mean persons owning private single family residences in which they reside; (d) “Adjacent…

(a) The Guam Waterworks Authority is hereby authorized to install or cause to be installed connection lines to public sewers from the residences of adjacent homeowners and subject to the provisions of this Chapter to charge thereof on an installation basis. (b) Any such adjacent …

(a) The Guam Waterworks Authority is hereby authorized to install or cause to be installed for homeowners Type 2 toilet facilities and to charge therefor on an installment basis subject to the provisions of this Chapter. (b) Any homeowner who, pursuant to the 10 GCA § 48104 is re…

(a) The Chief Officer of the Agency or his authorized representative shall inform, by written notice, all adjacent homeowners that said homeowner may make application for installation of connecting lines and payment of the cost thereof on an installment basis as provided in this …

The adjacent homeowners desiring to have connecting sewer lines installed by the Guam Waterworks Authority and to pay therefor on the installment basis shall, within thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice specified in § 48117 file application for connection and installment p…

(a) The Agency shall install or cause to be installed connections from the residence of each such adjacent homeowner to the public sewer and shall commence such installations as soon as possible in order to comply with the time provisions of § 48104 of this Chapter. This work may…

After the homeowner obtains a permit from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency shall install or cause to be installed and connected Type 2 toilet facilities as soon as possible after execution of the installment contract provided for by § 48123 of this Chapter. Th…

(a) There is hereby established a fund to be known as the “Guam Waterworks Authority Wastewater Fund”, which fund shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, and independent records shall be maintained in connection therewith. (b) All mo…

The cost of the installation of connection lines to the public sewer and of Type 2 toilet facilities shall be borne by each individual homeowners and the cost thereof shall be repaid to the Fund on an installment basis, in equal installments over a period not to exceed four (4) y…

(a) The signature of the homeowner, and acceptance by the Guam Waterworks Authority of the application form provided for in § 48118 shall constitute a contract between the homeowner and the government of Guam. The contract shall provide for the monthly amount of installment payme…

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency shall have the power, duty and responsibility for the operation, administration and enforcement of this Chapter. Such power shall include the authority to make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions contained herein, a…

(a) Interim Permitting Authority. (1) GEPA has the authority to grant construction and operating permits for Type 4 facilities and holding tanks prior to the issuance of regulations for such systems, pursuant to the requirements under this Section. (2) This authority, through GEP…

(a) Connection of Service Utilities. No person shall make connections from a water or sewer system to any building or system that is regulated by this Chapter for which a permit is required until authorized in writing by the Administrator. (b) Temporary Connection. The Administra…

(a) Unlawful Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, repair, remove, demolish or use any toilet facility, or cause same to be done, in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter. (b) Notice of Violation. The Administrator…

(a) Authority. Where the Administrator finds that any work regulated by this Code is being performed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this Chapter or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, the Administrator is authorized to issue a stop work order. (b) Service and Effect. The …

(a) There is established a non-lapsing fund, hereafter referred to as the “Sewage Disposal Assistance and the NGLA Study Fund” (Fund), which shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, are not subject to the transfer authority of I Maga’…

(a) All tests of drinking water sources (ground water and surface water) for nitrates shall be posted on the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) website and shall be maintained for a period of not less than ten (10) years. The test …

This Chapter shall be known as the Air Pollution Control Act.

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this Territory and the purpose of this Chapter to achieve and maintain the levels of air quality that will protect human health and safety, and to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and propert…

As used in this Chapter: (a) Administrator means the Administrator of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, or the Administrator's designee. (b) Agency means the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. (c) Air Pollutant means any air pollution agent or combination of such agent…