Federal water pollution control act
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
SEC. 101. (a) The objective of this Act is to restore and main tain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters.
Summary of the Clean Water Act | US EPA
The Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters, and controls pollution ... EPA History: Federal Water Pollution Control ...
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act)
Section 404 (m) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) authorizes the Service to comment on permit applications submitted to the U.S. ...
Clean Water Act (CWA) | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (33 U.S.C. ...
Clean Water Act Anniversary - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
In October 1972 – fifty years ago this month – the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) was passed into law as a rewrite of the 1948 legislation. The ...
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. ... The Clean Water Act was one of the United States' first ...
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) of 1948
Originally this Act authorized the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, in cooperation with other Federal, state and local entities, ...
The Clean Water Act 101 - NRDC
The CWA, as we know it today, refers to the 1972 amendments made to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The FWPCA was originally ...
Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law
The principal law governing pollution of the nation's surface waters is the Federal Water. Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act. Originally enacted in ...
33 USC Ch. 26: WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Federal agencies shall co-operate with State and local agencies to develop comprehensive solutions to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution in concert with ...
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) - Whistleblowers.gov
33 USC §1367 §1367. Employee protection. (a) Discrimination against persons filing, instituting, or testifying in proceedings under this chapter prohibited.
History of the Clean Water Act
Fifty years ago, Congress held a series of votes on a piece of legislation called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, which would later ...
Laws & Amendments - Clean Water Act (CWA) - GW Law Library
Original Public Law & Amendments ... The act of 1948 established the first federal water pollution control program. ... This law put into place the ...
H.R.961 - 104th Congress (1995-1996): Clean Water Amendments ...
Clean Water Amendments of 1995 - Title I: Research and Related Programs - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act or CWA) to add ...
Related Legislation | U.S. Department of the Interior
The basis of the CWA was enacted in 1948 and was called the federal Water Pollution Control Act, but the Act was significantly reorganized and expanded in 1972.
Filing Whistleblower Complaints under the Federal Water Pollution ...
Covered Employees. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for engaging in protected ...
Clean Water Act - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Water Act (CWA) is a federal legislation that established the basic structure for regulating pollutants ...
The CleaN Water Act - U.S. Capitol - Visitor Center
... Federal Water Pollution Control Act of. 1972 PL 92-500. • Vocabulary list. • Diagram of how the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 became ...
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act). | FAOLEX
It establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface ...
H.R.1 - 100th Congress (1987-1988): Water Quality Act of 1987
Authorizes a State to use Federal grant funds to set up a Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund upon request. Directs the Administrator to report to the ...