I. Water Quality.ppt

I. Water Quality E. Federal and state regulations affecting water quality Objectives: Principle of water regulation. List and describe federal and state regulations concerning water quality. Distinguish between technology-based and water-quality-based standards. Principle of Regulation “non-degradation” principle - no waters should be degraded more than what they currently are. Pollution - anything put in stream can cause deterioration of water and affect the final use of the stream. Criteria vs. Standards Criteria - quality based on scientific determination. Identification - analytical methodology Standards - definition of acceptable quality related to unique local situation involving political, economic and social factors. Long-term monitoring. Effluent Standards-technology based standards Conventional pollutants vs. non-conventional pollutants BAT (Best Available Technology) vs. BCT (Best Conventional Technology) Enforcement - National Pollution Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES), section 402 of Clean Water Act 72. Stream standards-water quality based standards Degradation of water quality occurs even when effluents with technology based standards are still going to exceed the assimilative capacity of receiving water. Water quality based standards - Total Maximum Daily Load (enforcement via. NPDES) Federal and state regulations: Water Quality Act of ‘65. National Environmental Policy Act (‘69). Water Pollution Control Act (‘48 - ‘72). ‘72 Clean Water Act. Safe Drinking Water Act (‘74, ‘86). Water Quality Act (‘87). IL Groundwater Protection Act (‘87). Water Quality Act of 1965: This established water quality standards for interstate waters. This as well as other prior legislation was based primarily on issues of commerce (interstate, international trade). National Environmental Policy Act (1969): The 1969 National Environmental Policy Act established the National Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The creation of the EPA increased the separation of wa