Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and InfrastructurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intergovernmental cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Clean Water Act After 37 Years
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and InfrastructurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intergovernmental cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Clean Water Act 20 Years Later
Author: Robert W. AdlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This volume explores the issues associated with the complex subject of water quality protection in an assessment of the successes and failures of the Clean Water Act over the past twenty years. In addition to examining traditional indicators of water quality, the authors consider how health concerns of the public have been addressed, and present a detailed examination of the ecological health of our waters. Taken together, these measures present a far more complete and balanced picture than raw water quality data alone. As well as reviewing past effectiveness, the book includes specific recommendations for the reauthorization of the Act, which is to be considered by Congress in 1995. This balanced and insightful account will surely shape the debate among legislative and policy experts and citizen activists at all levels who are concerned with issues of water quality.
Clean Water Act Thirty-year Retrospective
Author: Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution ControlPublisher: Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
25 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Author: Barry LeonardPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756710712
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chapters: drinking water prior to 1974; overview of the SDWA & the National Drinking Water Program; the Original SDWA; the 1986 & 1996 SDWA Amendments; improving public access to info. & increasing opportunities for public participation; history of drinking water treatment; protecting drinking water sources; compliance trends for community water systems; waterborne disease outbreaks; cost of safe drinking water; issues facing small systems; success & challenges ahead; contaminants regulated under the 1962 PHS Standards; commonly used drinking water treatment technologies; legislation related to the SDWA; & types of underground injection wells.
Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309177812
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Research and demonstration
Author: Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074320
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Recognizing the importance of wetland protection, the Bush administration in 1988 endorsed the goal of "no net loss" of wetlands. Specifically, it directed that filling of wetlands should be avoided, and minimized when it cannot be avoided. When filling is permitted, compensatory mitigation must be undertaken; that is, wetlands must be restored, created, enhanced, and, in exceptional cases, preserved, to replace the permitted loss of wetland area and function, such as water quality improvement within the watershed. After more than a dozen years, the national commitment to "no net loss" of wetlands has been evaluated. This new book explores the adequacy of science and technology for replacing wetland function and the effectiveness of the federal program of compensatory mitigation in accomplishing the nation's goal of clean water. It examines the regulatory framework for permitting wetland filling and requiring mitigation, compares the mitigation institutions that are in use, and addresses the problems that agencies face in ensuring sustainability of mitigated wetlands over the long term. Gleaning lessons from the mixed results of mitigation efforts to date, the book offers 10 practical guidelines for establishing and monitoring mitigated wetlands. It also recommends that federal, state, and local agencies undertake specific institutional reforms. This book will be important to anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of the "no net loss" issue: policy makers, regulators, environmental scientists, educators, and wetland advocates.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Congressional Record, Daily Digest of the ... Congress
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
The Clean Water Act and the Constitution
Author: Robin Kundis CraigPublisher: Environmental Law Institute
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In this second edition of a landmark book, author Robin Craig explores the structural implications for water quality regulation when the primary federal statute for regulating water quality--the Clean Water Act--operates in a context complicated by a variety of constitutional requirements and dictates.This new edition thoroughly updates the first edition, particularly in areas where the Supreme Court has issued significant new decisions. For example, it includes discussions of the Court's 2006 decision in Rapanos v. United States plus the important recent developments in Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Other noteworthy additions include Clean Water Act takings jurisprudence, new discussions of "increased risk" as a basis for citizen suit standing, and the issue of state citizen suit standing after Massachusetts v. EPA.