Sec. 860.36. Ground water quality control

(a) Controls.

The processing, handling, transportation, disposal, storage, excavation or removal of any solid, liquid, or gaseous material on or beneath the ground surface of the basin shall be conducted in such manner and with such facilities, in accordance with such regulations and requirements as the commission may prescribe, as to prevent any of the criteria or requirements of this section from being violated.

(b) Limitations.

(1) No substances or properties which are in harmful or toxic concentrations or that produce color, taste or odor of the water shall be permitted or induced by the activities of man to become ground water.

(2) Heat discharges which may adversely affect ground water shall be regulated by the commission.

(3) Notwithstanding any other criteria or requirements of this section, the commission may establish requirements, conditions, or prohibitions which, in its judgment, are necessary to protect ground water quality.

(4) Certain activities otherwise prohibited by subdivision (a) of this section, such as approved solid or liquid waste disposal systems or fertilizer applications for farming practices, may be permitted subject to such requirements as may be prescribed.