Book contents
- Clean Water Policy and State Choice
- Clean Water Policy and State Choice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Setting the Stage
- 2 Reagan Federalism, States’ Rights, and the Revolving Loan Fund Model
- 3 The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States
- 4 Expansion and Contraction in the Federal Role in Water Quality Policy
- 5 Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987
- 6 A Model of State Implementation of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
- 7 Initial State Implementation of the Revolving Loan Fund Model
- 8 Implementation “On the Ground”
- 9 The Distributional Impacts of the CWSRF
- 10 Promise and Performance
- Book part
- About the Author
- Notes
- References
- Index
3 - The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2022
Book contents
- Clean Water Policy and State Choice
- Clean Water Policy and State Choice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Setting the Stage
- 2 Reagan Federalism, States’ Rights, and the Revolving Loan Fund Model
- 3 The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States
- 4 Expansion and Contraction in the Federal Role in Water Quality Policy
- 5 Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987
- 6 A Model of State Implementation of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
- 7 Initial State Implementation of the Revolving Loan Fund Model
- 8 Implementation “On the Ground”
- 9 The Distributional Impacts of the CWSRF
- 10 Promise and Performance
- Book part
- About the Author
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The history of water quality policy in the US is characterized by incremental changes in policy instruments over time. This chapter traces the origins of water quality policy in the US through the lens of a policy streams model. Beginning with the Refuse Act of 1899, the chapter traces the antecedents of the landmark Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948, and discusses the development of the expanding federal role in water pollution policy through the 1950s and 1960. The chapter discusses both the political forces that drove policy development, as well as the larger social and economic context that created a growing demand for national policy.
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- Clean Water Policy and State ChoicePromise and Performance in the Water Quality Act, pp. 50 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022