Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCAA) Of 1972
Elizaveta Shmakova
PSC 216 (Final Exam)
Dr. Gambino
The Effectivness of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCAA) of 1972
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) strengthened regulatory framework to respond to an oil spills and to establish requirements for the prevention of pollution. The purpose of the law is the prohibition of discharge of oil and hazardous substances in the areas of the navigable waterways of the United States in dangerous quantities (p.10). The law clearly prescribed credentials of the federal government, established a national program to respond to an emergency and organized special teams to support the actions of the federal coordinator. The law was designed to complete the cleaning of water, where …show more content…
Indeed, in many areas pollutants emanating from nonpoint sources comprise the major contribution to water quality degradation. This is especially true for rural and agricultural lands.
If even the best of the existing methods are not able to protect waters against ingress of dangerous contaminants, there must be more stringent restrictions (such as a total ban on discharges). Among other things, it opened the federal border, pushing them to 200 miles from the coast and thereby creating two hundred mile coastal protected zone. Also, more distinct criteria for determining infringements of the law were proposed. Rosenbaum points out that water quality in the US today is still not …show more content…
Surprisingly, very little information is known about the water quality in the United States, which quality according to scientists is almost unchanged from the 1980th (p.220). In order to have a good statistical data, EPA assessment should cover all US surface-water area instead of only existing one third. The state monitoring, is very problematic; because some of the used data is 5 years old and can't reflect the current situation. Furthermore, it is very important to evaluate wetlands for water quality, because they provide habitat and food sources for hundreds of plant and animal species. Also, drained wetlands are among the most productive agricultural and forest
PSC 216 (Final Exam)
Dr. Gambino
The Effectivness of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCAA) of 1972
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) strengthened regulatory framework to respond to an oil spills and to establish requirements for the prevention of pollution. The purpose of the law is the prohibition of discharge of oil and hazardous substances in the areas of the navigable waterways of the United States in dangerous quantities (p.10). The law clearly prescribed credentials of the federal government, established a national program to respond to an emergency and organized special teams to support the actions of the federal coordinator. The law was designed to complete the cleaning of water, where …show more content…
Indeed, in many areas pollutants emanating from nonpoint sources comprise the major contribution to water quality degradation. This is especially true for rural and agricultural lands.
If even the best of the existing methods are not able to protect waters against ingress of dangerous contaminants, there must be more stringent restrictions (such as a total ban on discharges). Among other things, it opened the federal border, pushing them to 200 miles from the coast and thereby creating two hundred mile coastal protected zone. Also, more distinct criteria for determining infringements of the law were proposed. Rosenbaum points out that water quality in the US today is still not …show more content…
Surprisingly, very little information is known about the water quality in the United States, which quality according to scientists is almost unchanged from the 1980th (p.220). In order to have a good statistical data, EPA assessment should cover all US surface-water area instead of only existing one third. The state monitoring, is very problematic; because some of the used data is 5 years old and can't reflect the current situation. Furthermore, it is very important to evaluate wetlands for water quality, because they provide habitat and food sources for hundreds of plant and animal species. Also, drained wetlands are among the most productive agricultural and forest