BESC EXAMPREP VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE LEARNING
PACKAGE
●● Federal Pollution Control Act prior to 1972
Answer: Prior to 1972, states had "water quality standards" that sought
to regulate the amount of pollutants that were discharged into surface
waters. This proved ultimately to be both inefficient and ineffective due
to the lack of accurate and appropriate monitoring technologies available
at the time. The act resultantly did very little to combat the growing
problem of surface water pollution because of these technological
restrictions.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1972 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: Amendments in 1972 led to the establishment of the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program,
which effectively limited the amount of point source pollution
discharged into the waters of the U.S. by regulating pollutants at the
source.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1977 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
, Answer: 1977 amendments addressed long-term funding for wastewater
treatment facilities, toxic pollutants, sludge management, and wetland
protection.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1987 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: 1987 amendments added stormwater permitting, nonpoint
source pollution control, and Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay
protection programs.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 2000 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: 2000 amendments, otherwise known as the Beaches
Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, supported
updated water quality standards and pathogen monitoring for
recreational waters
●● Water Quality Standards (WQS)
Answer: provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law
approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a water body and
the means by which that condition will be protected or achieved. Water
bodies can be used for purposes such as recreation (e.g. swimming and
boating), scenic enjoyment, and fishing, and are the home to many
aquatic organisms. To protect human health and aquatic life in these
waters, states, territories and authorized tribes establish WQS. WQS
form a legal basis for controlling pollutants entering the waters of the
United States.
AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE LEARNING
PACKAGE
●● Federal Pollution Control Act prior to 1972
Answer: Prior to 1972, states had "water quality standards" that sought
to regulate the amount of pollutants that were discharged into surface
waters. This proved ultimately to be both inefficient and ineffective due
to the lack of accurate and appropriate monitoring technologies available
at the time. The act resultantly did very little to combat the growing
problem of surface water pollution because of these technological
restrictions.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1972 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: Amendments in 1972 led to the establishment of the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program,
which effectively limited the amount of point source pollution
discharged into the waters of the U.S. by regulating pollutants at the
source.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1977 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
, Answer: 1977 amendments addressed long-term funding for wastewater
treatment facilities, toxic pollutants, sludge management, and wetland
protection.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 1987 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: 1987 amendments added stormwater permitting, nonpoint
source pollution control, and Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay
protection programs.
●● Federal Pollution Control Act 2000 Amendments aka Clean Water
Act
Answer: 2000 amendments, otherwise known as the Beaches
Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, supported
updated water quality standards and pathogen monitoring for
recreational waters
●● Water Quality Standards (WQS)
Answer: provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law
approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a water body and
the means by which that condition will be protected or achieved. Water
bodies can be used for purposes such as recreation (e.g. swimming and
boating), scenic enjoyment, and fishing, and are the home to many
aquatic organisms. To protect human health and aquatic life in these
waters, states, territories and authorized tribes establish WQS. WQS
form a legal basis for controlling pollutants entering the waters of the
United States.
