The Clean Water Act handbook /
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago, Ill. : Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, American Bar Association, c2003. |
| Description: | xxvi, 308 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5173400 |
Table of Contents:
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1. Overview of the Clean Water Act
- I.. The Permit Program and Enforcement
- II.. Water Quality- and Technology-Based Controls
- III.. Spills of Hazardous or Toxic Substances
- A.. Enforcement and Judicial Review
- B.. Historical Background
- Chapter 2. Water Pollution Control Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- I.. Applicability and Scope
- A.. Definitions
- B.. Exclusions from the NPDES Program
- C.. Discharges to Groundwater and Wells
- II.. Conditions Applicable to All NPDES Permits
- A.. Technology-Based Limitations
- B.. Water Quality-Based Limitations
- C.. Monitoring
- D.. Standard Conditions
- E.. Special Conditions
- III.. Technology-Based Limitations
- A.. Levels of Control
- B.. Developing Technology-Based Limits
- C.. Variances
- IV.. Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations
- A.. Elements of a Water Quality Standard
- B.. Standards Review and Approval Process
- C.. Supplemental Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations: Section 302
- D.. Total Maximum Daily Loads: Section 303(d)
- E.. Individual Control Strategies: Section 304(1)
- F.. Implementation
- Chapter 3. NPDES Permit Application and Issuance Procedures
- I.. Applicability and Scope
- II.. Types of NPDES Permits
- A.. Individual Permits
- B.. General Permits
- III.. Application Requirements
- A.. Who Must Apply?
- B.. Timing of Application
- C.. Content of Application
- D.. Signature Requirements
- IV.. Permit Issuance Process
- A.. Review for Completeness
- B.. Effective Date of Application
- C.. Tentative Permit Decision, Issuance of a Draft Permit, and Public Notice
- D.. Public Comment/Hearing
- E.. Final Permit Decision
- V.. State Certification of EPA-Issued Permits and EPA Review of State-Issued Permits
- A.. State Certification
- B.. EPA Review
- VI.. Effect of Permit Issuance--Permit Shield
- VII.. Permit Term, Expiration, and APA Extension
- VIII.. Special NPDES Program Requirements for New Sources
- IX.. Permit Appeals
- A.. EAB Hearing Process
- B.. Judicial Review of Final Agency Permit Action
- C.. Effect of Appeal on the Issued Permit
- D.. Appeal of General Permits
- X.. Permit Modification, Revocation, Termination, and Transfer
- A.. Permit Modification or Revocation and Reissuance
- B.. Permit Termination
- C.. Permit Transfers
- D.. Procedures for Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination of Permits
- E.. Antibacksliding Prohibitions
- Chapter 4. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
- I.. Applicability and Scope
- II.. Effluent Limitations Applicable to POTWs
- A.. Technology-Based Limitations
- B.. Water Quality--Based Limitations
- III.. POTW NPDES Permit Requirements
- IV.. POTW Pretreatment Programs
- A.. Applicability
- B.. Pretreatment Standards
- C.. Substantive POTW Pretreatment Program Requirements
- D.. Pretreatment Program Submission and Approval Procedures
- E.. POTW Pretreatment Program Modifications
- V.. Sewage Sludge Use and Disposal
- A.. Round One Sludge Regulations
- B.. Round Two Regulations
- VI.. Sewer Overflows
- A.. Combined Sewer Overflows
- B.. Sanitary Sewer Overflows
- Chapter 5. Pretreatment and Indirect Dischargers
- I.. Overview
- A.. Objectives
- B.. Definitions
- C.. Applicability
- II.. The General Pretreatment Requirements
- III.. Categorical Pretreatment Standards
- A.. Applicability of and Basis for the Standards
- B.. The Combined Wastestream Formula
- C.. Deadlines
- D.. Innovative Technology Deadline Extensions
- IV.. Modifications of and Variances from Categorical Pretreatment Standards
- A.. Removal Credits
- B.. Fundamentally Different Factors Variances
- V.. Reporting, Monitoring, and Record Maintenance Obligations
- A.. Industrial Users Subject to Categorical Standards
- B.. Industrial Users Not Subject to Categorical Standards
- C.. Reporting Obligations Applicable to All Industrial Users
- D.. Records Maintenance
- VI.. Enforcement of Pretreatment Standards
- Chapter 6. Wetlands: Section 404
- I.. Introduction and Scope
- II.. The Scope of Jurisdiction under Section 404
- A.. The Definition of Wetlands
- B.. Adjacent Wetlands
- C.. Isolated Wetlands and the Migratory Bird Rule
- D.. Wetlands Delineation Manuals
- E.. Longevity of Wetlands Delineations
- III.. State Authority in Light of SWANCC
- IV.. The Section 404 Permit Program
- A.. Activities Covered
- B.. Types of Permits
- C.. The Individual Permit Process
- D.. Mitigation Policy and Banking
- V.. Enforcement: Potential Liabilities for Violating Section 404
- A.. Agency Roles and Administrative Enforcement
- B.. Civil Enforcement
- VI.. The Takings Issue
- VII.. State Authority to Implement a Section 404 Permit Program
- VIII.. "No Net Loss" Policy
- IX.. Practical Suggestions for Addressing Section 404
- Chapter 7. Oil and Hazardous Substances Spills: Section 311
- I.. Introduction and Scope
- A.. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- B.. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
- C.. Definitions
- D.. The General Discharge Prohibition in CWA Section 311
- E.. Exemptions From the General Discharge Prohibition of Section 311
- F.. Spill Notification Requirement
- II.. Spill Prevention
- A.. SPCC Plans: Nontransportation-Related Facilities
- B.. Marine Facilities and Vessels
- III.. Removal and Response Authority
- A.. Authority to Act
- B.. Substantial Threats to Public Health or Welfare
- C.. Federal Response Units
- D.. Responder Immunity
- IV.. Response Planning
- A.. Federal Response Contingency Plans
- B.. Facility and Vessel Response Plans
- V.. Liability for Response Costs and Damages
- A.. Liability for Oil Discharges Under the OPA
- B.. OPA Limits of Liability for Response Costs and Damages
- C.. Defenses and Exclusions to Liability Under the OPA
- D.. Financial Responsibility Requirements Under the OPA
- E.. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF)
- VI.. Enforcement of Penalties
- A.. Enforcement Provisions
- B.. Civil Penalties
- C.. Criminal Sanctions
- Chapter 8. "Wet Weather" Regulations
- I.. Stormwater
- A.. Phase I Stormwater Discharges
- B.. Phase II Stormwater Discharges
- II.. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
- A.. Definition of CAFO
- B.. CWA Requirements Applicable to CAFOs
- C.. Proposed Revisions to the CAFO Regulations
- III.. Other "Wet Weather" Discharges
- A.. Silviculture
- B.. Aquatic Animal Production or Aquaculture
- C.. Combined Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer Overflows
- Chapter 9. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
- I.. Introduction
- II.. The Definition of Nonpoint Source Pollution
- III.. Original Control Provisions in the Clean Water Act of 1972
- A.. Clean Water Act Section 208
- B.. Clean Water Act Section 303(e)
- C.. Development of Water Quality Management Plans Under Sections 208 and 303(e)
- IV.. Enactment of Section 319 in the Water Quality Act of 1987
- A.. State Assessment Reports Under Clean Water Act Section 319(a)
- B.. State Management Programs Under Clean Water Act Section 319(b)
- C.. Federal Grants for State Management Program Implementation Under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act
- V.. Selected Milestones in the Section 319 Program21
- A.. 1987: EPA Issues Nonpoint Source Guidance
- B.. 1991: Creation of Section 319 National Monitoring Program
- C.. 1992: EPA Issues Final Report to Congress on Section 319 Activities
- D.. 1996: New Focus for Section 319 Program Guidance
- E.. 1998: Clean Water Action Plan
- F.. 2002 and Beyond: Supplement Guidelines for the Award of Section 319 Grants Issued
- VI.. Related Programs for the Control of Nonpoint Source Pollution
- A.. Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
- B.. Unified Federal Policy for Watershed Management on Federal Lands
- C.. Enforceable State Mechanisms
- D.. Effluent Trading Programs
- VII.. Looking Towards the Future of Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
- Chapter 10. TMDLs: Section 303(d)
- I.. Introduction
- II.. TMDL Basics
- A.. Components of a TMDL
- B.. The TMDL Process
- C.. Trading
- D.. Multistate Issues
- III.. TMDL Litigation
- A.. Judicial Review
- B.. The Constructive Submission Theory
- C.. Challenges to the Substance of TMDLs
- D.. EPA's Expanded Authority
- IV.. Sources Subject to TMDL Limitations
- A.. Sources of Heat
- B.. Sources of Pollution
- V.. Implementation of TMDLs
- A.. Point Sources
- B.. Nonpoint Sources
- C.. Sources Requiring Section 401 Certification
- VI.. TMDLs and the Endangered Species Act
- VII.. The July 2000 TMDL Rule: Future Issues
- Chapter 11. Enforcement: Section 309
- I.. Civil Judicial Enforcement
- A.. Statutory Authority
- B.. Enforcement Trends
- C.. EPA's Enforcement Jurisdiction
- D.. Venue and Statutes of Limitations
- E.. Standards of Liability
- F.. Elements of Proof
- G.. Trial Considerations
- 1.. The Right to a Jury
- H.. Defenses
- I.. Remedies
- II.. Civil Administrative Enforcement
- A.. Administrative Compliance Orders
- B.. Information Requests
- C.. Administrative Penalties
- D.. Effect of Administrative Proceedings on Other Enforcement Actions
- III.. Criminal Enforcement
- A.. Introduction and Overview
- B.. The Mental State Requirement
- C.. Common Criminal Offenses
- D.. Related Water Pollution Statutes
- IV.. Citizen Suits
- A.. Statutory Authority
- B.. Legislative Intent and Authority
- C.. Types of CWA Citizen Suits
- D.. Statutory Requirements for Citizen Suits
- E.. Standing
- F.. Defenses
- G.. Intervention
- H.. Remedies
- Chapter 12. Judicial Review: Section 509
- I.. Jurisdiction
- A.. Federal Court of Appeals
- B.. District Court Jurisdiction
- II.. Justiciability: Ripeness and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
- A.. Ripeness
- B.. Exhaustion of Remedies
- Table of Cases
- Index
