Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants
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This report discusses the section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, which requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after application of pollution controls. For those waters,
states must establish a total maximum daily load (TMDL) of pollutants to ensure that water quality standards can be attained. Implementation was dormant until states and EPA were prodded by lawsuits. The TMDL program has become controversial, in part because of requirements and costs now facing s…
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Date:
April 6, 2007
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
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