Water pollution policies and the American states : runaway bureaucracies or congressional control? / John A. Hoornbeek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoornbeek, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Pollution--Government policy--United States--States.

Water.

Pollution--Government policy--United States--States.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York (SUNY) Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fresh perspective on American water pollution policy.

Contents:

Intro

Water Pollution Policies and the American States

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Part I. Introduction

1. Lawmaking and Water Pollution Policy: Can Congress Clean the Water?

2. Water Pollution in the United States

Part II. Runaway Bureaucracies?A Historical Analysis

3. A Historical Overview

4. The Era of Supportive Federalism,1948-1971

5. The Era of Directive Federalism,1972-1986

6. The Era of Experimental Federalism,1987-Present

7. Congressional Direction and Policy Implementation: A Summary Analysis

Part III. Congressional Control?Contemporary Water Pollution Policies and State Programs

8. Congress's Will and Clean Water: The Design of Federal Law on the Protection of Surface Waters

9. State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Programs

10. State Point Source Permitting Programs

11. The Stringency of State Water Pollution Permits

Part IV. Summary and Conclusions

12. Findings and Implications: A Summary Analysis

13. Federal Water Pollution Policy: Where to Go from Here?

Appendix A. Results of Probabilistic Surveys ofAmerican Water Resources,by Water Body Type, Released by USEPA as of September 2010

Appendix B. Major State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Expenditures

Appendix C. Strength of State Enforceable Authorities for Non-Point Source Water Pollution Contro

Appendix D. Point Source Water Pollution Data Sources and Coding

Appendix E. Summary Explanation of Independent Variables

References

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index.

ISBN:

9781438435435

1438435436

9781441696793

1441696792

OCLC:

733047767