§2559. Rules and regulations

In order to accomplish the purposes of the district, to protect the works, improvements and property of the district, both real and personal; to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, and to prevent damage to the district by the misuse of any works, improvements or properties or by the pollution or misuse of the waters of the district or any water course therein, the board of commissioners may make and enforce such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable.

(1) To protect and preserve the works, improvements and properties owned or controlled by the district, prescribe the manner of their use by public corporations and persons, and preserve order within and adjacent thereto;

(2) To prescribe the manner of building bridges, roads, or fences or other works in, along or across any channel, reservoir or other construction of the district;

(3) To prescribe the manner in which ditches, sewers, pipelines or other works shall be adjusted to or connected with the works of the district or any water course therein and the manner in which the water courses of the district may be used for sewer outlets or for disposal of waste;

(4) To prescribe the permissible uses of the water supply, provided by the impoundment constructed as hereinafter set forth and to collect therefor and the manner of its distribution and to prevent the pollution or unnecessary waste of such water supply;

(5) To prohibit or regulate the discharge into sewers of the district of any liquid or solid waste deemed detrimental to the works and improvements of the district;

(6) To coordinate and cooperate with the state department of public works, and be guided by the plans and program of the said department, in the construction by the latter of a necessary and adequate dam and impoundment on Bayou D'Arbonne at or near Section 23, Township 20 North, Range 1 East, Union Parish, Louisiana;

(7) REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 830, §2.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 9, §9; Acts 1993, No. 830, §2.