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Title of Listing: | | Water Quality Laws/Regulations Overview |
Category: | | Federal/National - Laws and Regulations |
Subcategory: | | Rules/Regulations, Laws/Statutes, All Listings |
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Web Site: | | http://water.usgs.gov/public/eap/env_guide/h2o_quality.html |
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Abstract: | |
This site contains an overview of water quality laws and regulations (only those regulations considered key for understanding the selected laws are referenced). The following overviews are included:
-Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended (purpose, major provisions by section, and pertinent regulations)
-Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (purpose, major provisions by section, pertinent regulations, definitions, applicable actions, and summary of implementation procedures)
This site is updated only periodically, and therefore may serve best as a reference or subject-based regulatory overview.
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Topics
Drinking Water, Laws/Statutes, Rules/Regulations, Wastewater Treatment/CWA, Water Resources/Supply/SDWA
Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Water Quality, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Wastewater, Effluent, Toxic Pollutants, MCLs, Aquifers, Wetlands
Organization: | | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Environmental Affairs Program |
Address: | | 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
| Phone: | Description | Number |
City: | | Reston | | Environmental Affairs Program | (703) 648-6826 |
State/Province/Territory: | | VA | 2. | USGS General | (703) 648-4000 |
Zip/Postal Code: | | 20192 | 3. | | |
Country: | | United States | 4. | Fax: | |
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