DAMS, WHARFS, ETC., PROHIBITED WITHOUT APPROVAL
Act of May 28, 1907, P.L. 299, No. 226
AN ACT
To provide that no dam, wall, wing-wall, wharf, pier,
embankment, abutment, projection, or other obstruction, nor
any addition thereto, shall be constructed, erected, or built
in or along any public or navigable river, or stream
heretofore declared a public highway, within this
Commonwealth; nor shall the course, current, or cross-section
thereof be changed or diminished, without the approval of the
Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania; and to require maps,
plans, profiles, specifications, information, and data
relating thereto to be submitted to said Commission.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the
passage of this act, no person or persons, corporation, county,
city, borough, or township shall construct, erect, or build, in
or along any public or navigable river, or stream heretofore
declared a public highway, within this Commonwealth, any dam,
wall, wing-wall, wharf, pier, embankment, abutment, projection,
or other obstruction of such river or stream, nor make any
addition to any existing dam, wall, wing-wall, wharf, pier,
embankment, abutment, projection, or other obstruction of any
such river or stream, nor in any manner change or diminish the
course, current, or cross-section of any such river or stream,
unless and until the said person or persons, corporation,
county, city, borough, or township shall have submitted to the
Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania complete maps, plans,
profiles, and specifications of, and such other information and
data as the said Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania may
deem necessary relating to, the proposed dam, wall, wing-wall,
wharf, pier, embankment, abutment, projection, or other
obstruction, or addition thereto, and a majority of the members
of the said Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania shall have
approved the same: Provided, however, That the provisions of
this act shall not prohibit the making of necessary temporary
repairs to existing dams, walls, wing-walls, wharves, piers,
abutments, or projections.
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