The purpose of this chapter is to exercise comprehensive Tribal regulatory authority over all surface and ground water matters, and to protect fundamental Tribal cultural, ceremonial, religious, fisheries, subsistence, seasonal residential, economic, public health and safety, welfare and water quality issues by ensuring adequate drinking water, protecting beneficial uses, prohibiting all point source discharges and restricting nonpoint source discharges of pollutants into Yurok Waters. [Ord. 73 § 4003, amended, 5/21/2020.]