| Main Title |
Water pollution : differences among the states in issuing permits limiting the discharge of pollutants : report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate / |
| CORP Author |
United States. General Accounting Office. |
| Publisher |
The Office ; The Office [distributor, |
| Year Published |
1996 |
| Report Number |
GAO/RCED-96-42; B-270462 |
| Stock Number |
156099 |
| OCLC Number |
34159498 |
| Subjects |
Water--Pollution--United States--States
|
| Additional Subjects |
United States--Environmental Protection Agency--Management
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TD420.U59 W2 1996 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/2015 |
| EMAD |
GAO/RCED-96-42 |
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Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX |
06/16/2009 |
| ERAD |
TD420.A12 |
c.1-2 |
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
10/10/2014 |
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| Collation |
34 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
Cover title. "January 1996." Includes bibliographical references. "GAO/RCED-96-42." "B-270462"--P. 1. |
| Contents Notes |
GAO found that: (1) controls over the discharge of pollutants in surface waters vary by state; (2) differences in state water pollutant controls are a concern to neighboring states that share water bodies; (3) differences in state controls exist because surface waters differ greatly throughout the country and EPA regulations allow for flexibility in the way states assess and control water pollution; (4) EPA has limited oversight of state water quality standards, since it does not maintain sufficient information on state implementation policies or assess the impact of variations among states and it reviews relatively few permits; and (5) EPA plans to enhance its reviews of state implementation policies and increase its emphasis on controlling pollution within watersheds. |
