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Terms in this set (51)
Priority Pollutants Nutrients
Pathogens
Heavy Metals
Toxics
Sediment
Salts
Detergents
Hydro-Carbons
Oxygen Absorbing Substances
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Later became the Clean Water Act (CWA)
(1948)
, Clean Water Act (1972) Was enacted with the intent of restoring and
maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the waters of the US.
CWA Section 401 - Water Quality Requires that any applicant for a federal permit to
Certification conduct any activity, including the construction or
operation of a facility that may result in the discharge
of any pollutant, must obtain certification of those
activities from the state in which the discharge
originates.
CWA Section 402 - NPDES Regulations Established the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to
control discharges of pollutants from point sources.
National Urban Runoff Program One purpose of the program was to identify the
(NURP) characteristics of stormwater discharged through
municipal, separate storm systems (MS4's).
National Urban Runoff Program Data showed that stormwater contained many of the
(NURP) Results same conventional and toxic pollutants regulated
from process outfalls and publicly owned treatment
works (POTW's), sometimes in very high quantities.
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Terms in this set (51)
Priority Pollutants Nutrients
Pathogens
Heavy Metals
Toxics
Sediment
Salts
Detergents
Hydro-Carbons
Oxygen Absorbing Substances
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Later became the Clean Water Act (CWA)
(1948)
, Clean Water Act (1972) Was enacted with the intent of restoring and
maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the waters of the US.
CWA Section 401 - Water Quality Requires that any applicant for a federal permit to
Certification conduct any activity, including the construction or
operation of a facility that may result in the discharge
of any pollutant, must obtain certification of those
activities from the state in which the discharge
originates.
CWA Section 402 - NPDES Regulations Established the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to
control discharges of pollutants from point sources.
National Urban Runoff Program One purpose of the program was to identify the
(NURP) characteristics of stormwater discharged through
municipal, separate storm systems (MS4's).
National Urban Runoff Program Data showed that stormwater contained many of the
(NURP) Results same conventional and toxic pollutants regulated
from process outfalls and publicly owned treatment
works (POTW's), sometimes in very high quantities.
