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CHAPTER 26 - WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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1251. Congressional declaration of goals and policy.
 | (a) Restoration and maintenance of chemical, physical and biological
integrity of Nation's waters; national goals for achievement of
objective.
| (b) Congressional recognition, preservation, and protection of primary
responsibilities and rights of States.
| (c) Congressional policy toward Presidential activities with foreign
countries.
| (d) Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency to administer
chapter.
| (e) Public participation in development, revision, and enforcement of
any regulation, etc.
| (f) Procedures utilized for implementing chapter.
| (g) Authority of States over water. |
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1252. Comprehensive programs for water pollution control.
| (a) Preparation and development.
| (b) Planning for reservoirs; storage for regulation of streamflow.
| (c) Basins; grants to State agencies. |
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1252a. Reservoir projects, water storage; modification; storage for
other than for water quality, opinion of Federal agency, committee
resolutions of approval; provisions inapplicable to projects with certain
prescribed water quality benefits in relation to total project benefits.
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1253. Interstate cooperation and uniform laws.
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1254. Research, investigations, training, and information.
| (a) Establishment of national programs; cooperation; investigations;
water quality surveillance system; reports.
| (b) Authorized activities of Administrator.
| (c) Research and studies on harmful effects of pollutants; cooperation
with Secretary of Health and Human Services.
| (d) Sewage treatment; identification and measurement of effects of
pollutants; augmented streamflow.
| (e) Field laboratory and research facilities.
| (f) Great Lakes water quality research.
| (g) Treatment works pilot training programs; employment needs
forecasting; training projects and grants; research fellowships;
technical training; report to the President and transmittal to Congress.
| (h) Lake pollution.
| (i) Oil pollution control studies.
| (j) Solid waste disposal equipment for vessels.
| (k) Land acquisition.
| (l) Collection and dissemination of scientific knowledge on effects
and control of pesticides in water.
| (m) Waste oil disposal study.
| (n) Comprehensive studies of effects of pollution on estuaries and
estuarine zones; reports.
| (o) Methods of reducing total flow of sewage and unnecessary water
consumption; reports.
| (p) Agricultural pollution.
| (q) Sewage in rural areas; national clearinghouse for alternative
treatment information; clearinghouse on small flows.
| (r) Research grants to colleges and universities.
| (s) River Study Centers.
| (t) Thermal discharges.
| (u) Authorization of appropriations. |
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1254a. Research on effects of pollutants.
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1255. Grants for research and development.
| (a) Demonstration projects covering storm waters, advanced waste
treatment and water purification methods, and joint treatment systems
for municipal and industrial wastes.
| (b) Demonstration projects for advanced treatment and environmental
enhancement techniques to control pollution in river basins.
| (c) Research and demonstration projects for prevention of water
pollution by industry.
| (d) Accelerated and priority development of waste management and waste
treatment methods and identification and measurement methods.
| (e) Research and demonstration projects covering agricultural
pollution and pollution from sewage in rural areas; dissemination of
information.
| (f) Limitations.
| (g) Maximum grants.
| (h) Authorization of appropriations.
| (i) Assistance for research and demonstration projects.
| (j) Assistance for recycle, reuse, and land treatment projects. |
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1256. Grants for pollution control programs.
| (a) Authorization of appropriations for State and interstate programs.
| (b) Allotments.
| (c) Maximum annual payments.
| (d) Limitations.
| (e) Grants prohibited to States not establishing water quality
monitoring procedures or adequate emergency and contingency plans.
| (f) Conditions.
| (g) Reallotment of unpaid allotments. |
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1257. Mine water pollution control demonstrations.
| (a) Comprehensive approaches to elimination or control of mine water
pollution.
| (b) Consistency of projects with objectives of Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965.
| (c) Watershed selection.
| (d) Conditions upon Federal participation.
| (e) Authorization of appropriations. |
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1257a. State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for
use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriations.
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1258. Pollution control in the Great Lakes.
| (a) Demonstration projects.
| (b) Conditions of Federal participation.
| (c) Authorization of appropriations.
| (d) Lake Erie demonstration program.
| (e) Authorization of appropriations for Lake Erie demonstration
program. |
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1259. Training grants and contracts.
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1260. Applications; allocation.
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1261. Scholarships.
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1262. Definitions and authorizations.
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1263. Alaska village demonstration projects.
| (a) Central community facilities for safe water; elimination or
control of pollution.
| (b) Utilization of personnel and facilities of Department of Health
and Human Services.
| (c) Omitted.
| (d) Authorization of appropriations.
| (e) Study to develop comprehensive program for achieving sanitation
services; report to Congress.
| (f) Technical, financial, and management assistance.
| (g) ''Village'' and ''sanitation services'' defined. |
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1263a. Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native
villages.
| (a) In general.
| (b) Federal share.
| (c) Administrative expenses.
| (d) Consultation with State of Alaska.
| (e) Authorization of appropriations. |
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1264. Omitted.
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1265. In-place toxic pollutants.
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1266. Hudson River reclamation demonstration project.
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1267. Chesapeake Bay.
| (a) Office.
| (b) Interstate development plan grants.
| (c) Reports.
| (d) Authorization of appropriations. |
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1268. Great Lakes.
| (a) Findings, purpose, and definitions.
| (b) Great Lakes National Program Office.
| (c) Great Lakes management.
| (d) Great Lakes research.
| (e) Research and management coordination.
| (f) Interagency cooperation.
| (g) Relationship to existing Federal and State laws and international
treaties.
| (h) Authorizations of Great Lakes appropriations. |
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1269. Long Island Sound.
| (a) Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study.
| (b) Administration and staffing of Office.
| (c) Duties of Office.
| (d) Grants.
| (e) Authorizations. |
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1270. Lake Champlain Management Conference.
| (a) Establishment.
| (b) Membership.
| (c) Technical Advisory Committee.
| (d) Research program.
| (e) Pollution prevention, control, and restoration plan.
| (f) Grant assistance.
| (g) ''Lake Champlain drainage basin'' defined.
| (h) Statutory interpretation.
| (i) Authorization. |
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1271. Sediment survey and monitoring.
| (a) Survey.
| (b) Monitoring. |
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1272. Environmental dredging.
| (a) Operation and maintenance of navigation projects.
| (b) Nonproject specific.
| (c) Joint plan requirement.
| (d) Disposal costs.
| (e) Limitation on statutory construction.
| (f) Priority work. |
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SUBCHAPTER II - GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS
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1281. Congressional declaration of purpose.
| (a) Development and implementation of waste treatment management plans
and practices.
| (b) Application of technology: confined disposal of pollutants;
consideration of advanced techniques.
| (c) Waste treatment management area and scope.
| (d) Waste treatment management construction of revenue producing
facilities.
| (e) Waste treatment management integration of facilities.
| (f) Waste treatment management ''open space'' and recreational
considerations.
| (g) Grants to construct publicly owned treatment works.
| (h) Grants to construct privately owned treatment works.
| (i) Waste treatment management methods, processes, and techniques to
reduce energy requirements.
| (j) Grants for treatment works utilizing processes and techniques of
guidelines under section |
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1314(d)(3) of this title.
| (k) Limitation on use of grants for publicly owned treatment works.
| (l) Grants for facility plans, or plans, specifications, and estimates
for proposed project for construction of treatment works; limitations,
allotments, advances, etc.
| (m) Grants for State of California projects.
| (n) Water quality problems; funds, scope, etc.
| (o) Capital financing plan.
| (p) Time limit on resolving certain disputes. |
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1281a. Total treatment system funding.
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1281b. Availability of Farmers Home Administration funds for non-Federal
share.
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1282. Federal share.
| (a) Amount of grants for treatment works.
| (b) Amount of grants for construction of treatment works not commenced
prior to July 1, 1971.
| (c) Availability of sums allotted to Puerto Rico. |
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1283. Plans, specifications, estimates, and payments.
| (a) Submission; contractual nature of approval by Administrator;
agreement on eligible costs; single grant.
| (b) Periodic payments.
| (c) Final payments.
| (d) Projects eligible.
| (e) Technical and legal assistance in administration and enforcement
of contracts; intervention in civil actions.
| (f) Design/build projects. |
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1284. Limitations and conditions.
| (a) Determinations by Administrator.
| (b) Additional determinations; issuance of guidelines; approval by
Administrator; system of charges.
| (c) Applicability of reserve capacity restrictions to primary,
secondary, or advanced waste treatment facilities or related
interceptors.
| (d) Engineering requirements; certification by owner and operator;
contractual assurances, etc. |
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1285. Allotment of grant funds.
| (a) Funds for fiscal years during period June 30, |
1972, and September 30, 1977; determination of amount.
| (b) Availability and use of funds allotted for fiscal years during
period June 30, 1972, and September 30, 1977; reallotment.
| (c) Funds for fiscal years during period October 1, |
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1977, and September 30, 1981; funds for fiscal years 1982 to 1990;
determination of amount.
| (d) Availability and use of funds; reallotment.
| (e) Minimum allotment; additional appropriations; ratio of amount
available.
| (f) Omitted.
| (g) Reservation of funds; State management assistance.
| (h) Alternate systems for small communities.
| (i) Set-aside for innovative and alternative projects.
| (j) Water quality management plan; reservation of funds for nonpoint
source management.
| (k) New York City Convention Center.
| (l) Marine estuary reservation.
| (m) Discretionary deposits into State water pollution control
revolving funds. |
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1286. Reimbursement and advanced construction.
| (a) Publicly owned treatment works construction initiated after June
30, 1966, but before July |
1, 1973; reimbursement formula.
| (b) Publicly owned treatment works construction initiated between June
30, 1956, and June 30, |
1966; reimbursement formula.
| (c) Application for reimbursement.
| (d) Allocation of funds.
| (e) Authorization of appropriations.
| (f) Additional funds. |
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1287. Authorization of appropriations.
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1288. Areawide waste treatment management.
| (a) Identification and designation of areas having substantial water
quality control problems.
| (b) Planning process.
| (c) Regional operating agencies.
| (d) Conformity of works with area plan.
| (e) Permits not to conflict with approved plans.
| (f) Grants.
| (g) Technical assistance by Administrator.
| (h) Technical assistance by Secretary of the Army.
| (i) State best management practices program.
| (j) Agricultural cost sharing. |
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1289. Basin planning.
| (a) Preparation of Level B plans.
| (b) Reporting requirements.
| (c) Authorization of appropriations. |
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1290. Annual survey.
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1291. Sewage collection systems.
| (a) Existing and new systems.
| (b) Use of population density as test.
| (c) Pollutant discharges from separate storm sewer systems. |
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1292. Definitions.
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1293. Loan guarantees.
| (a) State or local obligations issued exclusively to Federal Financing
Bank for publicly owned treatment works; determination of eligibility of
project by Administrator.
| (b) Conditions for issuance.
| (c) Fees for application investigation and issuance of commitment
guarantee.
| (d) Commitment for repayment. |
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1293a. Contained spoil disposal facilities.
| (a) Construction, operation, and maintenance; period; conditions;
requirements.
| (b) Time for establishment; consideration of area needs; requirements.
| (c) Written agreement requirement; terms of agreement.
| (d) Waiver of construction costs contribution from non-Federal
interests; findings of participation in waste treatment facilities for
general geographical area and compliance with water quality standards;
waiver of payments in event of written agreement before occurrence of
findings.
| (e) Federal payment of costs for disposal of dredged spoil from
project.
| (f) Title to lands, easements, and rights-of-way; retention by
non-Federal interests; conveyance of facilities; agreement of
transferee.
| (g) Federal licenses or permits; charges; remission of charge.
| (h) Provisions applicable to Great Lakes and their connecting
channels.
| (i) Research, study, and experimentation program relating to dredged
spoil extended to navigable waters, etc.; cooperative program; scope of
program; utilization of facilities and personnel of Federal agency.
| (j) Period for depositing dredged materials.
| (k) Study and monitoring program. |
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1294. Public information and education on recycling and reuse of
wastewater, use of land treatment, and reduction of wastewater volume.
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1295. Requirements for American materials.
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1296. Determination of priority of projects.
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1297. Guidelines for cost-effectiveness analysis.
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1298. Cost effectiveness.
| (a) Congressional statement of policy.
| (b) Determination by Administrator as prerequisite to approval of
grant.
| (c) Value engineering review.
| (d) Projects affected. |
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1299. State certification of projects. |
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SUBCHAPTER III - STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT
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1311. Effluent limitations.
| (a) Illegality of pollutant discharges except in compliance with law.
| (b) Timetable for achievement of objectives.
| (c) Modification of timetable.
| (d) Review and revision of effluent limitations.
| (e) All point discharge source application of effluent limitations.
| (f) Illegality of discharge of radiological, chemical, or biological
warfare agents, high-level radioactive waste, or medical waste.
| (g) Modifications for certain nonconventional pollutants.
| (h) Modification of secondary treatment requirements.
| (i) Municipal time extensions.
| (j) Modification procedures.
| (k) Innovative technology.
| (l) Toxic pollutants.
| (m) Modification of effluent limitation requirements for point
sources.
| (n) Fundamentally different factors.
| (o) Application fees.
| (p) Modified permit for coal remining operations. |
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1312. Water quality related effluent limitations.
| (a) Establishment.
| (b) Modifications of effluent limitations.
| (c) Delay in application of other limitations. |
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1313. Water quality standards and implementation plans.
| (a) Existing water quality standards.
| (b) Proposed regulations.
| (c) Review; revised standards; publication.
| (d) Identification of areas with insufficient controls; maximum daily
load; certain effluent limitations revision.
| (e) Continuing planning process.
| (f) Earlier compliance.
| (g) Heat standards.
| (h) Thermal water quality standards. |
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1313a. Revised water quality standards.
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1314. Information and guidelines
| (a) Criteria development and publication.
| (b) Effluent limitation guidelines.
| (c) Pollution discharge elimination procedures.
| (d) Secondary treatment information; alternative waste treatment
management techniques; innovative and alternative wastewater treatment
processes; facilities deemed equivalent of secondary treatment.
| (e) Best management practices for industry.
| (f) Identification and evaluation of nonpoint sources of pollution;
processes, procedures, and methods to control pollution.
| (g) Guidelines for pretreatment of pollutants.
| (h) Test procedures guidelines.
| (i) Guidelines for monitoring, reporting, enforcement, funding,
personnel, and manpower.
| (j) Lake restoration guidance manual.
| (k) Agreements with Secretaries of Agriculture, Army, and the Interior
to provide maximum utilization of programs to achieve and maintain water
quality; transfer of funds; authorization of appropriations.
| (l) Individual control strategies for toxic pollutants.
| (m) Schedule for review of guidelines. |
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1315. State reports on water quality; transmittal to Congress.
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1316. National standards of performance.
| (a) Definitions.
| (b) Categories of sources; Federal standards of performance for new
sources.
| (c) State enforcement of standards of performance.
| (d) Protection from more stringent standards.
| (e) Illegality of operation of new sources in violation of applicable
standards of performance. |
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1317. Toxic and pretreatment effluent standards.
| (a) Toxic pollutant list; revision; hearing; promulgation of
standards; effective date; consultation.
| (b) Pretreatment standards; hearing; promulgation; compliance period;
revision; application to State and local laws.
| (c) New sources of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works.
| (d) Operation in violation of standards unlawful.
| (e) Compliance date extension for innovative pretreatment systems. |
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1318. Records and reports; inspections.
| (a) Maintenance; monitoring equipment; entry; access to information.
| (b) Availability to public; trade secrets exception; penalty for
disclosure of confidential information.
| (c) Application of State law.
| (d) Access by Congress. |
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1319. Enforcement.
| (a) State enforcement; compliance orders.
| (b) Civil actions.
| (c) Criminal penalties.
| (d) Civil penalties; factors considered in determining amount.
| (e) State liability for judgments and expenses.
| (f) Wrongful introduction of pollutant into treatment works.
| (g) Administrative penalties. |
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1320. International pollution abatement.
| (a) Hearing; participation by foreign nations.
| (b) Functions and responsibilities of Administrator not affected.
| (c) Hearing board; composition; findings of fact; recommendations;
implementation of board's decision.
| (d) Report by alleged polluter.
| (e) Compensation of board members.
| (f) Enforcement proceedings. |
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1321. Oil and hazardous substance liability.
| (a) Definitions.
| (b) Congressional declaration of policy against discharges of oil or
hazardous substances; designation of hazardous substances; study of
higher standard of care incentives and report to Congress; liability;
penalties; civil actions: penalty limitations, separate offenses,
jurisdiction, mitigation of damages and costs, recovery of removal
costs, alternative remedies, and withholding clearance of vessels.
| (c) Federal removal authority.
| (d) National Contingency Plan.
| (e) Civil enforcement.
| (f) Liability for actual costs of removal.
| (g) Third party liability.
| (h) Rights against third parties who caused or contributed to
discharge.
| (i) Recovery of removal costs.
| (j) National Response System.
| (k) Repealed.
| (l) Administration.
| (m) Administrative provisions.
| (n) Jurisdiction.
| (o) Obligation for damages unaffected; local authority not preempted;
existing Federal authority not modified or affected.
| (p) Repealed.
| (q) Establishment of maximum limit of liability with respect to
onshore or offshore facilities.
| (r) Liability limitations not to limit liability under other
legislation.
| (s) Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. |
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1322. Marine sanitation devices.
| (a) Definitions.
| (b) Federal standards of performance.
| (c) Initial standards; effective dates; revision; waiver.
| (d) Vessels owned and operated by the United States.
| (e) Pre-promulgation consultation.
| (f) Regulation by States or political subdivisions thereof; complete
prohibition upon discharge of sewage.
| (g) Sales limited to certified devices; certification of test device;
recordkeeping; reports.
| (h) Sale and resale of properly equipped vessels; operability of
certified marine sanitation devices.
| (i) Jurisdiction to restrain violations; contempts.
| (j) Penalties.
| (k) Enforcement authority.
| (l) Boarding and inspection of vessels; execution of warrants and
other process.
| (m) Enforcement in United States possessions.
| (n) Uniform national discharge standards for vessels of Armed Forces. |
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1323. Federal facilities pollution control.
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1324. Clean lakes.
| (a) Establishment and scope of program.
| (b) Financial assistance to States.
| (c) Maximum amount of grant; authorization of appropriations.
| (d) Demonstration program. |
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1325. National Study Commission.
| (a) Establishment.
| (b) Membership; chairman.
| (c) Contract authority.
| (d) Cooperation of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of
executive branch.
| (e) Report to Congress.
| (f) Compensation and allowances.
| (g) Appointment of personnel.
| (h) Authorization of appropriation. |
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1326. Thermal discharges.
| (a) Effluent limitations that will assure protection and propagation
of balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife.
| (b) Cooling water intake structures.
| (c) Period of protection from more stringent effluent limitations
following discharge point source modification commenced after October
18, 1972. |
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1327. Omitted.
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1328. Aquaculture.
| (a) Authority to permit discharge of specific pollutants.
| (b) Procedures and guidelines.
| (c) State administration. |
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1329. Nonpoint source management programs.
| (a) State assessment reports.
| (b) State management programs.
| (c) Administrative provisions.
| (d) Approval or disapproval of reports and management programs.
| (e) Local management programs; technical assistance.
| (f) Technical assistance for States.
| (g) Interstate management conference.
| (h) Grant program.
| (i) Grants for protecting groundwater quality.
| (j) Authorization of appropriations.
| (k) Consistency of other programs and projects with management
programs.
| (l) Collection of information.
| (m) Reports of Administrator.
| (n) Set aside for administrative personnel. |
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1330. National estuary program.
| (a) Management conference.
| (b) Purposes of conference.
| (c) Members of conference.
| (d) Utilization of existing data.
| (e) Period of conference.
| (f) Approval and implementation of plans.
| (g) Grants.
| (h) Grant reporting.
| (i) Authorization of appropriations.
| (j) Research.
| (k) Definitions. |
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SUBCHAPTER IV - PERMITS AND LICENSES
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1341. Certification.
| (a) Compliance with applicable requirements; application; procedures;
license suspension.
| (b) Compliance with other provisions of law setting applicable water
quality requirements.
| (c) Authority of Secretary of the Army to permit use of spoil disposal
areas by Federal licensees or permittees.
| (d) Limitations and monitoring requirements of certification. |
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1342. National pollutant discharge elimination system.
| (a) Permits for discharge of pollutants.
| (b) State permit programs.
| (c) Suspension of Federal program upon submission of State program;
withdrawal of approval of State program; return of State program to
Administrator.
| (d) Notification of Administrator.
| (e) Waiver of notification requirement.
| (f) Point source categories.
| (g) Other regulations for safe transportation, handling, carriage,
storage, and stowage of pollutants.
| (h) Violation of permit conditions; restriction or prohibition upon
introduction of pollutant by source not previously utilizing treatment
works.
| (i) Federal enforcement not limited.
| (j) Public information.
| (k) Compliance with permits.
| (l) Limitation on permit requirement.
| (m) Additional pretreatment of conventional pollutants not required.
| (n) Partial permit program.
| (o) Anti-backsliding.
| (p) Municipal and industrial stormwater discharges. |
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1343. Ocean discharge criteria.
| (a) Issuance of permits.
| (b) Waiver.
| (c) Guidelines for determining degradation of waters. |
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1344. Permits for dredged or fill material.
| (a) Discharge into navigable waters at specified disposal sites.
| (b) Specification for disposal sites.
| (c) Denial or restriction of use of defined areas as disposal sites.
| (d) ''Secretary'' defined.
| (e) General permits on State, regional, or nationwide basis.
| (f) Non-prohibited discharge of dredged or fill material.
| (g) State administration.
| (h) Determination of State's authority to issue permits under State
program; approval; notification; transfers to State program.
| (i) Withdrawal of approval.
| (j) Copies of applications for State permits and proposed general
permits to be transmitted to Administrator.
| (k) Waiver.
| (l) Categories of discharges not subject to requirements.
| (m) Comments on permit applications or proposed general permits by
Secretary of the Interior acting through Director of United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.
| (n) Enforcement authority not limited.
| (o) Public availability of permits and permit applications.
| (p) Compliance.
| (q) Minimization of duplication, needless paperwork, and delays in
issuance; agreements.
| (r) Federal projects specifically authorized by Congress.
| (s) Violation of permits.
| (t) Navigable waters within State jurisdiction. |
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1345. Disposal or use of sewage sludge.
| (a) Permit.
| (b) Issuance of permit; regulations.
| (c) State permit program.
| (d) Regulations.
| (e) Manner of sludge disposal.
| (f) Implementation of regulations.
| (g) Studies and projects. |
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SUBCHAPTER V - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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1361. Administration.
| (a) Authority of Administrator to prescribe regulations.
| (b) Utilization of other agency officers and employees.
| (c) Recordkeeping.
| (d) Audit.
| (e) Awards for outstanding technological achievement or innovative
processes, methods, or devices in waste treatment and pollution
abatement programs.
| (f) Detail of Environmental Protection Agency personnel to State water
pollution control agencies. |
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1362. Definitions.
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1363. Water Pollution Control Advisory Board.
| (a) Establishment; composition; terms of office.
| (b) Functions.
| (c) Clerical and technical assistance. |
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1364. Emergency powers.
| (a) Emergency powers.
| (b) Repealed. |
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1365. Citizen suits.
| (a) Authorization; jurisdiction.
| (b) Notice.
| (c) Venue; intervention by Administrator; United States interests
protected.
| (d) Litigation costs.
| (e) Statutory or common law rights not restricted.
| (f) Effluent standard or limitation.
| (g) ''Citizen'' defined.
| (h) Civil action by State Governors. |
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1366. Appearance.
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1367. Employee protection.
| (a) Discrimination against persons filing, instituting, or testifying
in proceedings under this chapter prohibited.
| (b) Application for review; investigation; hearing; review.
| (c) Costs and expenses.
| (d) Deliberate violations by employee acting without direction from
his employer or his agent.
| (e) Investigations of employment reductions. |
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1368. Federal procurement.
| (a) Contracts with violators prohibited.
| (b) Notification of agencies.
| (c) Omitted.
| (d) Exemptions.
| (e) Annual report to Congress.
| (f) Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of
commercial items. |
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1369. Administrative procedure and judicial review.
| (a) Subpenas.
| (b) Review of Administrator's actions; selection of court; fees.
| (c) Additional evidence. |
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1370. State authority.
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1371. Authority under other laws and regulations.
| (a) Impairment of authority or functions of officials and agencies;
treaty provisions.
| (b) Discharges of pollutants into navigable waters.
| (c) Action of the Administrator deemed major Federal action;
construction of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
| (d) Consideration of international water pollution control agreements. |
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1372. Labor standards.
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1373. Public health agency coordination.
| §
1374. Effluent Standards and Water Quality Information Advisory
Committee.
| (a) Establishment; membership; term.
| (b) Action on proposed regulations.
| (c) Secretary; legal counsel; compensation.
| (d) Quorum; special panel.
| (e) Rules. |
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| §
1375. Reports to Congress.
| (a) Implementation of chapter objectives; status and progress of
programs.
| (b) Detailed estimates and comprehensive study on costs; State
estimates, survey form.
| (c) Status of combined sewer overflows in municipal treatment works
operations.
| (d) Legislative recommendations on program requiring coordination
between water supply and wastewater control plans as condition for
construction grants; public hearing.
| (e) State revolving fund report. |
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1376. Authorization of appropriations.
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1377. Indian tribes.
| (a) Policy.
| (b) Assessment of sewage treatment needs; report.
| (c) Reservation of funds.
| (d) Cooperative agreements.
| (e) Treatment as States.
| (f) Grants for nonpoint source programs.
| (g) Alaska native organizations.
| (h) Definitions. |
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SUBCHAPTER VI - STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS
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1381. Grants to States for establishment of revolving funds.
| (a) General authority.
| (b) Schedule of grant payments. |
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| §
1382. Capitalization grant agreements.
| (a) General rule.
| (b) Specific requirements. |
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| §
1383. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
| (a) Requirements for obligation of grant funds.
| (b) Administration.
| (c) Projects eligible for assistance.
| (d) Types of assistance.
| (e) Limitation to prevent double benefits.
| (f) Consistency with planning requirements.
| (g) Priority list requirement.
| (h) Eligibility of non-Federal share of construction grant projects. |
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| §
1384. Allotment of funds.
| (a) Formula.
| (b) Reservation of funds for planning.
| (c) Allotment period. |
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| §
1385. Corrective action.
| (a) Notification of noncompliance.
| (b) Withholding of payments.
| (c) Reallotment of withheld payments. |
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| §
1386. Audits, reports, and fiscal controls; intended use plan.
| (a) Fiscal control and auditing procedures.
| (b) Annual Federal audits.
| (c) Intended use plan.
| (d) Annual report.
| (e) Annual Federal oversight review.
| (f) Applicability of subchapter II provisions. |
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1387. Authorization of appropriations. |
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