{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.03.080","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.03.080","heading":"Quality and purity standards.","body":"After study and public hearings held upon due notice, the department may establish standards of quality and purity or group the designated waters of the state into classes as to minimum quality and purity, or both. The department shall classify waters in accordance with considerations of best usage in the interest of the public. The department may alter and modify classifications after hearing.","path":["Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.","Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation.","Article 3. Water Pollution Control and Waste Disposal."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#46.03.080","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"addd6bed1a993491175f2a19c2b9c5086fb74a98f9846f67213ff27bf68c3fc6","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.03.070","next":"us-ak/as-46.03.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}