Federal Water Pollution Control Act FWPCA

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) was passed. This act and its various amendments are often referred to as tne Clean Water Act (CWA). It provided loans for treatment plant construction and temporary authority for federal control of interstate water pollution. The enforcement powers were so heavily dependent on the states as... 

The Oil Pollution Act of 1924 was the first federal statute prohibiting pollution of waters strictly by oil. As indicated earlier, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) of 1972 provided a comprehensive plan for the cleanup of waters polluted by oil spills and intentional or accidental release of oil into the water. The subsequent laws, including the Clean Water Act of 1977 and with its later amendments, provide for regulation of pollution of waters by oil spills and other forms of discharges. These legislations also incorporate certain provisions of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which was intended to prevent any obstruction to the use of navigable waters for interstate commerce. 

Most of the analytical methods discussed here for total petroleum hydrocarbons have been developed within the framework of federal and state regulatory initiatives. The initial implementation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) focused on controlling conventional pollutants such as oil and... 

The U.S. Congress enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) in 1972. The act was significantly amended in 1977 and has since become known as the CWA. It was again amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987. The CWA applies to aU industries that generate wastewater discharges. Some of its provisions are particularly applicable to the pesticide industry. 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act In 1948, the original Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) was passed. This act and its various amendments are often referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA). It provided loans for treatment plant construction and temporary authority for federal control of interstate water pollution. The enforcement powers were so heavily dependent on the states as to make the act almost unworkable. In 1956, several amendments to the FWPCA were passed that made federal enforcement procedures less cumbersome. The provision for state consent was removed by amendments passed in 1961, which also extended federal authority to include navigable waters in the United States. 

TSCA is not unique in having a whistleblower protection. At least seven other environmental statutes, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (ERA) , the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA) ° have similar provisions. ... 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) 33 use 1251 etseq. Improvement and protection of water quality ... 

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