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5 - Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2022

John C. Morris
John C. Morris
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Auburn University
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This chapter introduces the major components of the Water Quality Act of 1987. The chapter guides the reader through the six major titles included in the Water Quality Act, and describes the various programs and functions. The chapter also provides in-depth discussion of the elements of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program, including the use of leveraging, the reporting and accountability elements of the program, and mechanisms such as the Letter of Credit and the importance of state primacy.

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Water Quality ActClean Water Actleveragingprimacywater qualityclean waterenforcement
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Clean Water Policy and State Choice
Promise and Performance in the Water Quality Act
 , pp. 96 - 119
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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