ML093280550
| ML093280550 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Bell Bend |
| Issue date: | 11/09/2009 |
| From: | PPL Bell Bend |
| To: | Office of New Reactors |
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| BNP-2009-356 | |
| Download: ML093280550 (2) | |
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FEDERAL WATER FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROLCONTROL ACT ACT (33 U.S.C.
(33 1251 et U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)
seq.)
AN ACT To AN ACT To provide provide forfor water water pollution pollution control control activities activities in in the the Public Public Health Health Serv-Serv Ice of Ice of the the Federal Federal Security Security Agency Agency and and In In the the Federal Federal Works Works Agency, Agency, andand for for other purposes.
other purposes.
Be it Be it enacted enacted by by the the Senate Senate and and House House of of Representatives Representatives of of the the United States United States of of America America in in Congress Congress assembled, assembled, TITLE I-RESEARCH TITLE I-RESEARCH AND AND RELATED RELATED PROGRAMS PROGRAMS DECLARATION OF DECLARATION OF GOALS GOALS AND AND POLICY POLICY SEC. 101.
SEC. 101. (a) (a) The The objective objective of of this this ActAct is is to restore and to restore and main-main tain tain thethe chemical, chemical, physical, physical, and and biological biological integrity integrity of of the the Nation's Nation's waters. In waters. In order order to to achieve achieve this this objective objective it is hereby it is hereby declared declared that,that, consistent with consistent with thethe provisions provisions of of this this Act-Act-(1) it (1) it is is the the national national goalgoal that that thethe discharge discharge of of pollutants pollutants into the into the navigable navigable waters waters be be eliminated eliminated by by 1985; 1985; (2) it (2) is the it is the national national goal goal that that wherever wherever attainable, attainable, an an in-in terim goal terim goal of of water water quality quality which which provides provides for the protection for the protection and propagation and propagation of of fish, fish, shellfish, shellfish, andand wildlife wildlife and and provides provides for for recreation in recreation in and and on on the the water water be be achieved achieved by July 1, by July 1, 1983; 1983; (3) it (3) is the it is the national national policy policy that that thethe discharge discharge of of toxic toxic pol-pol lutants in lutants in toxic toxic amounts amounts be be prohibited; prohibited; (4) it (4) it isis the the national national policy policy that that Federal Federal financial financial assist-assist ance be ance be provided provided to construct publicly to construct publicly ownedowned wastewaste treatment treatment works; works; (5) it (5) it is is the the national national policy policy that that areawide areawide treatment treatment man- man agement planning agement planning processes processes be be developed developed and and implemented implemented to to assure adequate assure adequate control control of of sources sources of of pollutants pollutants in in each each State; State; (6) it (6) it is is the the national national policy policy that that aa major major research research and and dem-dem onstration effort onstration effort be be made made to to develop develop technology technology necessary necessary to to eliminate the eliminate the discharge discharge of pollutants into of pollutants into the the navigable navigable waters, waters, waters of waters of the the contiguous contiguous zone and the zone and the oceans; oceans; and and (7) it (7) it isis the the national national policy policy that that programs programs for for thethe control control of nonpoint of nonpoint sources sources of of pollution pollution be be developed developed and and implemented implemented in an in an expeditious expeditious manner manner so so as as toto enable enable the the goals goals of this Act of this Act to be to be metmet through through the the control control of both point of both point and and nonpoint nonpoint sources sources of pollution.
of pollution.
(b) It (b) It is is the the policy policy of the Congress of the Congress to to recognize, recognize, preserve, preserve, and and protect the protect the primary primary responsibilities responsibilities and and rights rights of of States States to to prevent, prevent,
- reduce, reduce, and and eliminate eliminate pollUtion, pollUtion, to to plan plan the the development development and and useuse (including (including restoration, restoration, preservation, preservation, and and enhancement) enhancement) of of land land and and water resources, water resources, and and to to consult consult with with thethe Administrator Administrator in in the the exer-exer cise of cise his authority of his authority under under thisthis Act.
Act. ItIt is is the the policy policy of Congress that of Congress that the States the States manage manage the the construction construction grantgrant program program under under this this Act Act and implement and implement the the permit permit programs programs under under sections sections 402 402 and and 404 404 of of 33
Sec. 102 Sec. 102 FEDERAL WATER FEDERAL POLLUTION CONTROL WATER POUUTION CONTROL ACTACT 44 this Act.
this Act. It It is is further further the the policy policy ofof the the Congress Congress to to support support and and aidaid research relating to research relating to thethe prevention.
prevention. reduction.
reduction. and and elimination elimination of of pollution. and pollution. and to to provide provide Federal Federal technical technical services services and and financial financial aid to aid to State State andand interstate interstate agencies agencies and and municipalities municipalities in in connec-connec with the tion with tion the prevention.
prevention. reduction.
reduction. and and elimination elimination of of pollution.
pollution.
(c) It (c) It is is further further the the policy policy ofof Congress Congress that that thethe President.
President. act- act ing through ing through the the Secretary Secretary of of State State and and such such national national and and inter-inter national organizations national organizations as as he he determines determines appropriate.
appropriate. shall shall take take such action such action as as may may be be necessary necessary to to insure insure thatthat to to thethe fullest fullest extent extent possible all possible all foreign foreign countries countries shallshall take take meaningful meaningful action action for for the the prevention. reduction.
prevention. reduction. and and elimination elimination of of pollution pollution in in their their waters waters and in and in international international waters waters andand forfor thethe achievement achievement of of goals goals re- re garding the garding the elimination elimination of of discharge discharge of of pollutants pollutants and and thethe improve-improve ment of ment of water water quality quality to to at at least least thethe same same extent extent as as thethe United United States does States does under under its its laws.
laws.
(d) Except (d) Except as as otherwise otherwise expressly expressly provided provided in in this this Act.
Act. the the Ad-Ad ministrator of ministrator of the the Environmental Environmental Protection Protection AgencyAgency (hereinafter (hereinafter in in this Act this Act called called "Administrator")
"Administrator") shall shall administer administer this this Act.
Act.
(e) Public (e) Public participation participation in in the the development.
development. revision.revision. and and en- en forcement of forcement of any any regulation.
regulation. standard.
standard. effluent effluent limitation.
limitation. plan. plan. or or program established program established by by the the Administrator Administrator or or any any StateState under under thisthis Act shall Act shall be be provided provided for. for. encouraged.
encouraged. and and assisted assisted by by the the Adminis-Adminis trator and trator and thethe States.
States. The The Administrator.
Administrator. in in cooperation cooperation with with the the States. shall States, shall develop develop and and publish publish regulations regulations specifying specifying minimum minimum guidelines for guidelines for public public participation participation in in such such processes.
processes.
(f) It (t) It is is the the national national policy policy that that to to the the maximum maximum extent extent pos- pos the procedures sible the sible procedures utilizedutilized forfor implementing implementing this this ActAct shall shall en-en courage the courage the drastic drastic minimization minimization of of paperwork paperwork and and interagency interagency de- de cision procedures, cision procedures. and and the the best best useuse of of available available manpower manpower and and funds. so funds, so as as to to prevent prevent needless needless duplication duplication and and unnecessary unnecessary delays at delays at all all levels levels of of government.
government.
(g) It (g) It is is the the policy policy of of Congress Congress that that thethe authority authority of of each each State State to allocate to allocate quantities quantities of of water water within within its its jurisdiction jurisdiction shall shall notnot be be superseded. abrogated superseded, abrogated or or otherwise otherwise impaired impaired by by this this Act.
Act. It It is is the the further policy further policy of of Congress Congress that that nothing nothing in in this this ActAct shall shall be be con-con strued to strued to supersede supersede or or abrogate abrogate rights rights to to quantities quantities of of water water which which have been have been established established by by any any State.
State. Federal Federal agencies agencies shall shall co-oper-co-oper ate with ate with StateState and and local local agencies agencies to to develop develop comprehensive comprehensive solu- solu tions to tions to prevent, prevent. reducereduce and and eliminate eliminate pollution pollution in in concert concert with with programs for programs for managing managing water water resources.
resources.
(33 U.S.C.
(33 U.S.C. 1251) 1251)