Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948

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United States federal statute environmental law water pollution control law

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the United States’ first major federal law aimed at reducing water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Federal Water Pollution Control Act	2
An Act to provide for comprehensive programs for preventing, abating, and controlling water pollution	1
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956	1
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ environmental law ⓘ water pollution control law ⓘ
administrativeAgency	Public Health Service ⓘ surface form: United States Public Health Service
amendedBy	Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 ⓘ Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956 Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961 Water Quality Act of 1965 ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1965 Clean Water Act ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 Water Quality Act of 1965 ⓘ
areaOfLaw	environmental protection ⓘ public health law ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdProgramType	federal water pollution control program ⓘ
enactedIn	80th United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementMechanism	federal abatement proceedings in limited circumstances ⓘ reliance on state and local enforcement ⓘ
focus	surface water quality ⓘ water pollution abatement programs ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first major federal law to address water pollution in the United States ⓘ foundation for later amendments that created the modern Clean Water Act ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
laterKnownAs	Clean Water Act ⓘ
legalStatus	amended and superseded in large part by the 1972 amendments ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
longTitle	Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act to provide for comprehensive programs for preventing, abating, and controlling water pollution
majorRevision	Clean Water Act ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
motivatedBy	growing concern over industrial water pollution ⓘ public health risks from contaminated surface waters ⓘ
policyApproach	cooperative federalism ⓘ federal–state cooperation ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
primaryGoal	protect the nation’s surface waters ⓘ reduce water pollution in the United States ⓘ
provided	limited federal financial assistance for water pollution control ⓘ technical assistance to states ⓘ
regulates	discharges of pollutants into interstate waters under limited conditions ⓘ
scope	interstate waters ⓘ navigable waters ⓘ
shortTitle	Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act
signedBy	President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
subjectMatter	grants for sewage treatment works ⓘ pollution abatement planning ⓘ research on water pollution ⓘ water quality standards ⓘ
yearEnacted	1948 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → amendedBy → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → amendedBy → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961

Clean Water Act → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ

Public Law 92-500 → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ

Water Quality Act of 1965 → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ

Water Quality Act of 1965 → follows → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → longTitle → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to provide for comprehensive programs for preventing, abating, and controlling water pollution

Water Quality Act of 1965 → relatedTo → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → shortTitle → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federal Water Pollution Control Act