Every owner, agent, manager, operator or other person having charge of any waterworks furnishing water for public or private use, who shall knowingly permit any act or omit any duty or precaution by reason whereof the purity or healthfulness of the water supplied shall become impaired, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
RCW 70.54.020
Furnishing impure water—Penalty.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 45 Wash. 2d 616 - Kaul v. City of Chehalis (1954)
Most recently applied in 45 Wash. 2d 616 - Kaul v. City of Chehalis (December 1954)
1909 c 249 s 291; RRS s 2543.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.