EPA's Vessel General Permit : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Federal government.

Licenses.

Marine pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (21 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-2142c in the 2014 issue.

Provides background on regulations under the Clean Water Act that prohibit discharge of pollutants from a point source into navigable U.S. waters without a permit. Examines 2013 draft vessel general permits proposed by EPA to regulate certain types of discharges from vessels into U.S. waters. Considers issues related to inclusion of numeric performance standards to limit ballast water discharges from vessels, and controversies about State role in regulating vessel discharges.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 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. EPA's Vessel General Permit

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