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In recent years, most states have used CWA section 401 water quality certification programs in addition to or in lieu of specific regulatory statutes. Section 401 requires that before a federal permit or license is issued, states must certify that the project complies with water quality standards.
The license for that activity is conditioned on a certification from the State in which the discharge may originate that it will not violate certain water quality standards, including those set by the State's own laws. That requirement was subsequently included in section 401 of the Clean Water Act. [2]
The 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. No mechanism for federal enforcement was established.
But EPA’s last national water quality report was released seven years ago, in 2017, according to the notice," the notice stated. Additionally, a national coalition of more than 50 clean water ...
The standard becomes the minimum regulatory requirement in a permit. If the national standard is not sufficiently protective at a particular location, then water quality standards may be employed, and the permit authority (state or EPA) will include water quality-based effluent limitations in the permit. [21]: 1–3
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the US EPA to set standards for drinking water quality in public water systems (entities that provide water for human consumption to at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year). [3] Enforcement of the standards is mostly carried out by state health agencies. [4]
The U.S. EPA has determined that Florida’s antiquated water quality standards do not go far enough in protecting citizens from toxic pollutants. EPA: Florida must change water quality standards ...
The EPA says they will train water utilities that need help for free. Larger utilities usually have more resources and the expertise to defend against attacks. ... New findings show IRAs, 401(k)s ...