Public Law 92-500

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United States federal statute environmental law water pollution control law

Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.

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Pub.L. 92-500	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ environmental law ⓘ water pollution control law ⓘ
abbreviation	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ⓘ surface form: NPDES POTW construction grants ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
amends	Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
appliesTo	waters of the United States ⓘ
authorizes	federal financial assistance for municipal wastewater treatment construction ⓘ technology-based effluent limitations ⓘ water quality–based effluent limitations ⓘ
citation	86 Stat. 816 ⓘ
codifiedIn	33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsProgram	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ⓘ construction grants program for publicly owned treatment works ⓘ
defines	point source ⓘ
enactedBy	92nd United States Congress ⓘ
enactmentDate	1972-10-18 ⓘ
enactmentYear	1972 ⓘ
establishes	interim goal of fishable and swimmable waters ⓘ modern Clean Water Act framework ⓘ national goals for eliminating pollutant discharges ⓘ
goalYear	1983 fishable and swimmable waters goal ⓘ 1985 elimination of pollutant discharges goal ⓘ
includes	Section 208 areawide waste treatment management planning ⓘ Section 301 effluent limitations ⓘ Section 303 water quality standards and TMDLs ⓘ Section 304 effluent guidelines ⓘ Section 305(b) water quality reporting ⓘ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ⓘ surface form: Section 402 NPDES permit program Section 402 permit requirements for industrial dischargers ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
officialName	Clean Water Act ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
policyStatement	recognizes primary responsibilities and rights of states to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution ⓘ
preempts	some less stringent state water pollution controls ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment	Richard Nixon ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters ⓘ
protects	surface waters of the United States ⓘ
provides	citizen suit enforcement provisions ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 92-500 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pub.L. 92-500
regulates	discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States ⓘ
requires	permits for point source discharges of pollutants ⓘ state water quality planning ⓘ states to adopt water quality standards ⓘ
shortName	Clean Water Act ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
strengthens	federal enforcement authority over water pollution ⓘ
subjectMatter	surface water quality ⓘ water pollution control ⓘ

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