| Description: | This report discusses the total maximum daily load (TMDL) program which regulates pollutants to ensure that water quality standards can be attained; section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after application of pollution controls. The report focuses on new challenges facing the TMDL program, including more complex TMDLs, larger scale impairments, and nonpoint sources. |
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| Creator(s): | Copeland, Claudia |
| Location(s): | United States |
| Creation Date: | September 21, 2012 |
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Copeland, Claudia
Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy |
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Publisher Name: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
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| Original Creation Date: | September 21, 2012 | |
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| Description: | This report discusses the total maximum daily load (TMDL) program which regulates pollutants to ensure that water quality standards can be attained; section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after application of pollution controls. The report focuses on new challenges facing the TMDL program, including more complex TMDLs, larger scale impairments, and nonpoint sources. |
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