Clean Water Act Section 401 : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Licenses.

Federal government.

State governments.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (9 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Explains dispute over section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which requires that applicants for Federal licenses or permits provide certification that any discharges from their facility will comply with CWA water quality standards. Reviews stakeholder concerns and related court rulings, concerns regarding State authority over land runoff, and legislative activity to address the issue.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Clean Water Act Section 401

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.