Clean Water Act Handbook, Fourth Edition

Now updated, this handbook provides a definitive practical resource to the provisions and complexities of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and how it continues to evolve. Written by some of the country's most knowledgeable experts on the CWA, this practical guide is a compilation of their experience in understanding this complex statute, its implementing regulations and guidelines, and the impact of recent developments. Beginning with an overview of the law's provisions and pertinent regulation and enforcement issues, subsequent chapters address specific issues, such as:NPDES permitsControl of publicly owned treatment worksRequirements applicable to indirect dischargesThe regulation of wetlands and the impact of recent judicial decisionsOil and hazardous substance spillsEnforcement options under Section 309Judicial reviewFederal facilitiesSummary of ContentsPrefaceChapter One: Overview of the Clean Water Act - Theodore L. GarrettChapter Two: Scope of "The Waters of the United States" Protected by the Clean Water Act - Donna M. DowningChapter Three: Water Pollution Control under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Karen M. McGaffey, Kelly F. Moser, Aubri N. Margason, and Julie A. Wilson-McNerneyChapter Four: NPDES Permit Application and Issuance Procedures - Randolph L. HillChapter Five: Publicly Owned Treatment Works - Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Nathan Gardner-Andrews, and Amanda WatersChapter Six: Pretreatment and Indirect Dischargers - Ankur TohanChapter Seven: Regulation of Wetlands: Section 404 - Hugh BarrollChapter Eight: Oil and Hazardous Substances Spills: Section 311 - David G. DickmanChapter Nine: Wet Weather Regulations: Control of Stormwater and Discharges from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Other Facilities - Randolph L. Hill and Sylvia HorwitzChapter Ten: Nonpoint Source Pollution Control - Edward B. WitteChapter Eleven: Total Maximum Daily Loads: Section 303(d) - Steven T. Miano, Kelly A. Gable, and Jessica O’Neill