WATER POLLUTION related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution

Amendments

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4620, H4624, H4640, H4644, H4645, H4646, H4649, H4653, H4654, H4671, H4672 [9MY], H4711, H4716, H4751, H4778, H4781, H4796 [10MY], H4803, H4818, H4822, H4825, H4827, H4831, H4835, H4839, H4842, H4845, H4850, H4851, H4857, H4859, H4860, H4874 [11MY], H4875, H4876, H4882, H4886, H4888, H4891 [12MY], H4934, H4958 [15MY], H4987, H4988, H4993, H4994, H4995, H4996, H4998, H5000, H5001, H5005 [16MY]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S16618, S16630 [2NO], H9750 [10OC]

Analyses

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act (S. 936), S8557 [16JN]

Environmental Assistance to Non-Federal Interests in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Area (S. 934), S8558 [16JN]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office Reauthorization (S. 937), S8558 [16JN]

Articles and editorials

Ban on Federal Mandates May Even Hurt Great Lakes, H925 [31JA]

Brief Clause in Bill Would Curb U.S. Power To Protect Wetlands, S18650 [14DE]

Clean Water Bill Is Solid Legislation, E1175 [8JN]

Decommissioned Nuclear Submarines Said To Pose Danger, H15207 [19DE]

Dirty Fight, Clean Water, H5684 [7JN]

End the Nightmare—Boxer Should Support Bilbray's Sewage Bill, H4812 [11MY]

Experts Seek Global Treaty on Toxic Ocean Pollutants, S17199 [16NO]

Pass the Sewage Bill—Filner, Boxer Should Not Bow to Pressure, H4812 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions

Acid rain: repeal certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 474), H229 [11JA]

Alton, IL: construction of a hydroelectric project (see S. 1393), S16657 [3NO]

Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679), H691 [25JA]

Chesapeake Bay: environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in watershed area (see S. 934), S8550 [16JN]

———restoration (see S. 936), S8550 [16JN]

Clean Water Act: treatment of fines levied against businesses (see S. 1390), S16657 [3NO]

———treatment of fines levied against local governments (see S. 1391), S16657 [3NO]

Coal: control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines (see S. 1479), S18662 [14DE]

Drainage systems: improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252), H3276 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132), H2651 [3MR]

———establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620), H4873 [11MY]

———financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002), H537 [23JA], H1967 [21FE]

———funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]

———protection of border region with Mexico (see S. 196), S789 [11JA]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621), H4873 [11MY]

EPA: exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring requirements (see H.R. 1696), H5571 [24MY]

Executive departments: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H173 [9JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

———amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140), H4617 [9MY]

Government regulations: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]

———standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H11686 [1NO]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (see S. 541; H.R. 1209), S3803 [10MR], H3049 [10MR]

———determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (see S. 540; H.R. 1206), S3803 [10MR], H3048 [10MR]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]

National clean water trust fund: establish (see H.R. 1152), H2811 [7MR]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H15574 [21DE]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office (see S. 937), S8550 [16JN]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H179 [9JA]

Petroleum: clarify financial responsibility requirements of offshore facilities relative to pollution (see S. 33), S48 [4JA]

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: amend (see H.R. 2738), H14238 [7DE]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see S. 1497), S19110 [21DE]

Rio Puerco watershed: improve water quality and management practices (see S. 363), S2268 [7FE]

Rivers: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455), H179 [9JA]

Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 1337), H3879 [28MR]

———grants to colonias for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 908), H1688 [13FE]

Sewage disposal: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338), H3879 [28MR]

Ships and vessels: discharge standards (see S. 1033), S9997 [14JY]

States: capitalization grants (see H.R. 1102), H2486 [1MR]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 2380), H9452 [21SE]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see S. 365), S2268 [7FE]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943), H1156 [2FE], H6481 [28JN]

———treatment of privately owned public treatment works (see S. 1436), S17776 [29NO]

Water pollution: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455), H179 [9JA]

Waterways: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]

———reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879), H1555 [9FE]

———restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see S. 626; H.R. 1331), S4657 [27MR], H3878 [28MR]

Wetlands: reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S7497 [25MY]

Documents

Historical Review of San Diego's Efforts To Meet Clean Water Act Requirements, H4812-H4815 [11MY]

Explanations

Proposed Environmental Laws Relative to Government Activities and Congressional Committee Jurisdiction, H7950-H7952 [28JY]

Letters

Conservation and protection of water supply: Delilah Gonzales, H484 [23JA]

Excessive civil penalties on local governments relative to compliance with the Clean Water Act: Senator Pressler, S9653 [11JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, H4736 [10MY]

———Jane Campbell, National Conference of State Legislatures, H4748 [10MY]

———National Governors' Association, H4759 [10MY]

———several agricultural organizations, H4736 [10MY]

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Representative Archer, H4583 [9MY]

———Representative Shuster, H4583 [9MY]

Regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment: James M. Strock, California Environmental Protection Agency, H7563, H7572 [25JY]

———Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H7564 [25JY]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H7563 [25JY]

State nonpoint source water pollution management in coastal zones: H. Wayne Beam, Coastal States Organization, H4784 [10MY]

State water quality standards: several State officials, H5008 [16MY]

Water infrastructure grants: Jane T. Nishida, Maryland Dept. of the Environment, S7414 [25MY]

Water pollution revolving fund capitalization program: Bruce Baker, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, H4883 [12MY]

Water quality research: Glenn Reinhardt, Water Environment Research Foundation, H4758 [10MY]

Water treatment requirements for certain municipal facilities: Arthur L. Coe, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, H4812 [11MY]

———James M. Strock, California Environmental Protection Agency, H4811 [11MY]

———Susan Golding, H4815 [11MY]

Lists

Organizations supporting animal fat/vegetable oil amendment, S16618 [2NO]

Regulatory Negotiation Committee members, S9786 [12JY]

Memorandums

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Clean Water Task Force, H4696 [10MY]

Motions

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5011 [16MY]

Papers

Activities on Superfund Sites in Colorado: EPA, H7947-H7949 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies: anniversary, E2122 [7NO]

Bay City (MI) Times: tribute to award winning ``Cleaning Our Troubled Waters'' series, E2425 [20DE]

Beaches: establish water quality monitoring guidelines, H4823-H4825 [11MY]

Bridgewater, MA: EPA award recipient for outstanding operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants, E2003 [24OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4803 [11MY]

Clean Water Act: reauthorization, H4041 [3AP], H14144 [6DE]

Coastal zones: State nonpoint source management, H4696, H4781-H4788 [10MY], H4842-H4845 [11MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): clean water and mine safety legislation, H4417 [7AP]

Corps of Engineers: wetlands standards and procedures, H4996 [16MY]

Courts: mandatory minimum penalties for statute violations, H4848-H4850 [11MY]

Drainage systems: improve stormwater management (H.R. 1252), E613 [16MR]

Ecology and environment: clean water standards, H2356 [28FE]

———establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (H.R. 1132), E510 [3MR]

———funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (H.R. 1438), H4700, H4709 [10MY], E844 [7AP]

———industrial discharge standards, H4778-H4781 [10MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H14146-H14148 [6DE]

———regulation reform, H14141, H14142 [6DE], H14373 [13DE]

———standards for environmental cleanup activities, H2366-H2369 [28FE], H2636, H2637 [3MR]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7933-H7955, H7957-H7963 [28JY], H8015, H8045, H8046, H8048, H8050, H8051, H8061 [31JY], H11692-H11704 [2NO], E1566 [31JY], E2163 [10NO]

———funding, H13665 [28NO], H13733, H13735 [29NO], H15070 [18DE], H15101 [19DE]

———reform controls, H4839-H4842 [11MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4482 [2MY], H4599 [9MY], H4677, H4678, H4679, H4690-H4788 [10MY], H4800, H4801, H4802-H4868 [11MY], H4875-H4900 [12MY], H4939-H4956 [15MY], H4964, H4977-H5013, H5053 [16MY], H5684 [7JN], E364, E380 [16FE], E977, E981, E982 [9MY], E1025 [12MY], E1046 [16MY], E1056 [17MY], E1071 [18MY], E1083, E1087 [19MY], E1091 [22MY], E1100 [23MY], E1129 [25MY], E1175 [8JN]

———amend (H.R. 961), consideration (H. Res. 140), H4681-H4690 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H499-H509 [23JA]

———exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H422-H435 [20JA], H857-H859 [30JA]

Fundraising: maintenance of ethical standards in fundraising letters, H9861 [11OC]

Government regulations: enforcement and compliance with regulations (H.R. 1262), H3324 [16MR]

———licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4859-H4864 [11MY]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (H.R. 1209), E598 [14MR]

———determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (H.R. 1206), E598 [14MR]

———State development of water quality regulatory procedures, H924, H925, H927 [31JA]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2112 [23FE]

Illinois: funding for the treatment and reduction of atrazine in Lake Springfield, H7331 [20JY]

Local government: stormwater drainage permits, H4781 [10MY], H4821 [11MY]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (H.R. 2279), H14142 [6DE]

National Clean Water Trust Fund: establish, H4851-H4853 [11MY]

National clean water trust fund: establish (H.R. 1152), E538 [7MR]

Navy: exempt facilities from water quality standards, H4835-H4838 [11MY]

New River: clean up, H7890 [27JY]

Nuclear energy: cleanup costs for Hanford nuclear facility, H2220-H2222 [24FE]

Oceans: dumping and navigational dredging permits, H4994 [16MY]

———prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (H.R. 1154), E541 [7MR]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), H9749-H9759 [10OC], H11807, H11808 [7NO], E57 [9JA]

———require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), corrections in enrollment, H9759 [10OC]

Sewage disposal: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border, H5653 [7JN]

———construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1338), E711 [29MR]

———funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4876-H4882, H4891 [12MY]

States: capitalization grants (H.R. 1102), E472 [1MR]

Summitville, CO: cleanup of the Alamoosa Creek, H2400, H2475 [1MR]

Water: funding for water treatment plants, H7690 [25JY]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7562-H7576 [25JY], E1518 [26JY]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 794), H1147 [2FE], E285 [7FE]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4859-H4864 [11MY]

Waterways: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (H.R. 1400), E773 [4AP]

Wetlands: compensation for property value losses, H4998-H5000 [16MY]

———restoration and conservation programs, H4939-H4956 [15MY], H4978-H4994 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alton, IL: construction of a hydroelectric project (S. 1393), S16665 [3NO]

Chesapeake Bay: environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in watershed area (S. 934), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

———restoration (S. 936), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

Clean Water Act: treatment of fines levied against businesses (S. 1390), S16662 [3NO]

———treatment of fines levied against local governments (S. 1391), S16663 [3NO]

Coal: control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines (S. 1479), S18663 [14DE]

Coast Guard: eliminate disposal of plastic products in U.S. waters, S17392 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: discharge standards for vessels of the Armed Forces, S11307, S11308 [3AU]

Ecology and environment: clean water standards, S3771 [10MR]

———protection of border region with Mexico (S. 196), S795 [11JA]

EPA: funding, S14377-S14379 [27SE], S18601, S18648, S18649-S18651, S18654, S18656 [14DE]

———reform, S14224 [26SE], S14390 [27SE]

Government regulations: civil penalties on local governments in violation of the Clean Water Act, S10393 [20JY]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (S. 541), S3812 [10MR]

———determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (S. 540), S3812 [10MR]

Kalamazoo, MI: pretreatment requirements for a pharmaceutical plant, S14364, S14365 [27SE]

New York, NY: improve watershed quality and management practices, S17765 [29NO]

NOAA: deep ocean isolation study, S18178 [7DE]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office (S. 937), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

Oceans: Law of the Sea Convention, S17198 [16NO]

Oceans Day: observance, S8046 [8JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S15055 [11OC], S16617-S16620 [2NO]

Petroleum: clarify financial responsibility requirements of offshore facilities relative to pollution (S. 33), S226-S228 [4JA]

———cleanup costs of offshore drilling facilities, S17395, S17396 [17NO]

Power resources: suspension on off-shore oil and natural gas drilling, S9234 [28JN]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (S. 1497), S19119 [21DE]

Rio Puerco watershed: improve water quality and management practices (S. 363), S2270 [7FE]

Solid waste: treatment of ground water protection requirements relative to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, S6597 [12MY]

Stewardship Incentives Program: funding, S12026 [9AU]

Water: regulations ensuring safe drinking water, S9783-S9791 [12JY]

———restore funding for water infrastructure grants, S7414-S7416 [25MY]

———treatment of privately owned public treatment works (S. 1436), S17780 [29NO]

Waterways: establish escort procedures through the Straits of Juan de Fuca, S6737 [16MY]

———restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (S. 626), S4657 [27MR]

Wetlands: reform regulatory program (S. 851), S7498-S7500 [25MY]

Reports

Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the Equivalent of Secondary Treatment, H7573 [25JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 104-114), H4617 [9MY]

Discharge Standards for Vessels To Control Water Pollution: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1033) (S. Rept. 104-113), S9905 [13JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 104-112), H4544 [3MY]

Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192), H7178 [18JY]

Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]

Rio Puerco Watershed Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 363) (S. Rept. 104-37), S5546 [7AP]

Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-433), H15574 [21DE]

Statements

Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act: OMB, H9756 [10OC]

Summaries

Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 436), H9755 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 140, consideration of H.R. 961, amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4681 [10MY]

H.R. 436, require under the Oil Pollution Act that Federal agencies differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils, H9750 [10OC]

H.R. 1400, Chlorine Zero Discharge Act, E773 [4AP]

H.R. 1943, regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment, H7562 [25JY]

S. 196, U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Protection Act, S796-S798 [11JA]

S. 363, Rio Puerco Watershed Act, S2270 [7FE]

S. 626, Waterways Restoration Act, S4657-S4660 [27MR]

S. 934, environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Chesapeake Bay watershed area, S8552 [16JN]

S. 936, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, S8553-S8555 [16JN]

S. 937, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office reauthorization, S8556 [16JN]

S. 1393, construction of a hydroelectric project in Alton, IL, S16665 [3NO]

S. 1436, Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Private Investment Act, S17781 [29NO]

S. 1479, Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act, S18663 [14DE]