Water Quality Act of 1965
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The Water Quality Act of 1965 was a U.S. federal law that strengthened national efforts to control water pollution by requiring states to establish and enforce water quality standards for interstate waters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1965 | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ |
| amends | Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | interstate waters ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcementMechanism | state implementation subject to federal oversight ⓘ |
| field |
environmental protection
ⓘ
water resource management ⓘ |
| follows | Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of enforceable water quality standards for interstate waters
ⓘ
expansion of state responsibilities for water pollution control ⓘ increased federal oversight of state water quality programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalStatus | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch | United States federal environmental legislation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
water pollution control
ⓘ
water quality standards ⓘ |
| partOf | United States water pollution control framework ⓘ |
| policyType | command-and-control environmental regulation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to require states to enforce water quality standards for interstate waters
ⓘ
to require states to establish water quality standards for interstate waters ⓘ to strengthen national efforts to control water pollution ⓘ |
| regulates | discharges affecting interstate waters ⓘ |
| regulatoryFocus |
pollution abatement
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water quality ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clean Water Act
ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
|
| requires |
state enforcement of water quality standards
ⓘ
state establishment of water quality standards ⓘ |
| scope | interstate surface waters ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s United States environmental policy ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1965