Article​​​​​​​ 117. Protection of water and water objects from pollution and contamination

Legal entities and individuals are prohibited from:

discharging untreated sewage, waste, and refuse of industrial, domestic, and other types into water objects;

polluting and contaminating water and water objects as a result of spills of oils, timber, chemical, petroleum products, and other products;

contaminating and polluting the areas where water accumulates, the ice cover, and the surface of water basins with industrial waste, domestic and other waste, refuse, and discarded waste, as well as with petroleum and chemical products, the runoff of which leads to a worsening of the quality of surface and underground waters;

contaminating waters with fertilizers, toxic chemicals, and other harmful substances;

violating the regime of water protection and sanitary protection zones of water objects.

The discharge of sewage and collector-drainage water into water objects is allowed only in compliance with the requirements provided for in Articles 110 and 111 of this Code.