Oean Pollution

By katlinisaacs

  • Public Health Service Act.

    Public Health Service Act of 1912. Expanded the mission of the United States Public Health Service to study problems of sanitation, sewage and pollution.

  • Oil Pollution Act

    Oil Pollution Act of 1924. Prohibited the intentional discharge of fuel oil into tidal waters,[50] authorizing USACE to apprehend violators. This was repealed by the 1972 CWA, reducing the Corps' role in pollution control to the discharge of dredged or fill material.

  • Federal Water Pollution Control Act

    Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948. Created a comprehensive set of water quality programs that also provided some financing for state and local governments. Enforcement was limited to interstate waters. The Public Health Service provided financial and technical assistance.

  • Water Quality Act

    Water Quality Act of 1965. Required states to issue water quality standards for interstate waters, and authorized the newly created Federal Water Pollution Control Administration to set standards where states failed to do so.

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

    The 1972 act introduced the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), which is a permit system for regulating point sources of pollution.

  • Water Quality Act

    Water Quality Act of 1987 (1987 WQA) Congress responded to the stormwater problem by requiring that industrial stormwater dischargers and municipal separate storm sewer systems (often called "MS4") obtain NPDES permits, by specific deadlines.

  • Dumping of industrial waste terminated.

    In 1989, the dumping of industrial waste was terminated in all countries in North-Western Europe, apart from the UK. Dumping was terminated in the UK in 1993.

  • Clean Water Restoration Act

    "Clean Water Restoration Act," on April 2, 2009, to amend the CWA and clarify the jurisdiction of "waters of the United States." The intent of the bill is to restore protections for rivers, streams and wetlands that may be subject to question due to the recent Supreme Court rulings in SWANCC and Rapanos.

  • Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act

    December 3, 2009, Representative Donna Edwards introduced H.R. 4202, the "Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009." The bill would create "Centers of Excellence" for green infrastructure (GI) research, establish a GI program at EPA and authorize issuance of grants for GI projects. GI projects are designed to improve water quality through better management of stormwater runoff.

  • America's Commitment to Clean Water Act,

    Representative James Oberstar introduced H.R. 5088, "America's Commitment to Clean Water Act," on April 21, 2010. The bill would restore the definition of "waters of the United States" to that in place before the SWANCC and Rapanos court decisions.