[PDF] Focus On Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Npdes Permits eBook

Author : Mark Ryan
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781590312179

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Provides a clearly presented overview of the law's provisions and pertient regulation and enforcement issues.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 2008-02-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309177812

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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 : US EPA
Publisher : CRC-Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 1993-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :

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This guide shows you how to develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan specifically designed for your construction site. It should answer any questions you have regarding the NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities that are classified as "Associated with Industrial Activity" (referred to as EPA's Baseline Construction General Permit). Step-by-step guidelines and checklists walk you through the process of setting up your plan, which makes the book invaluable for consultants, regulators, and construction managers and engineers.