It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to throw, discharge, pour or dump, or permit to be thrown, discharged, poured or dumped into the waters, any organic or inorganic matter capable of polluting or of leading to the pollution of said waters in such manner as to place them out of the minimum standards of purity that the Secretary of Health may establish under § 599 of this title.
History —May 1, 1950, No. 142, p. 378, § 5.