Water Quality Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-234)
Author : John T. Barnhill
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Environmental law
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Author : John T. Barnhill
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Environmental law
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Author : Texas
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Page : 548 pages
File Size : 30,46 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Water
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Author : United States. Congress. House Public Works
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Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,61 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2008-02-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309177812
The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Water
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Considers H.R. 3988 and numerous related bills, to expand national water pollution control and abatement provisions, establish the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, authorize a program of research and development, expand the number eligible grant recipients and require establishment of Federal clean water standards.
Author : Nelson L. Nemerow
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Onondaga Lake (N.Y.)
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 35,74 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309125391
The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Public Works
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Page : 414 pages
File Size : 25,17 MB
Release : 1965
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Page : 190 pages
File Size : 30,50 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Metals
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Author : David J. Hiltebrand
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Page : 672 pages
File Size : 20,52 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Law
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This manual suggests design operating and performance criteria for specific surface water quality conditions to provide the optimum protection from microbiological contaminants.