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Upper Mattaponi Tribal Code of Law.

105 Clean Up and Abatement

Any person that discharges any pollutant into the Tribal waters shall immediately, but in any case, not less than twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the discharge, notify the Tribal Environmental and Cultural Protection Office of said discharge and shall fully disclose to the Office any and all information regarding the discharge, including but not limited to the type of pollutant discharged and any other information required by the Office. Any person who discharges any pollutant into Tribal water shall be liable for, in addition to the fines provided for in Section 504, any and all costs associated with or necessary to clean up, abate, or remove any pollutants from the Tribal waters and restore the quality of the Tribal waters to their condition as they existed immediately prior to the discharge, and for any damages resulting from said discharge.