Saving Bays and Estuaries: A Primer for Establishing and Managing Estuary Programs : Appendices G, H, and I.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, 1990 - Bays |
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Page 151 - ... (A) the effect of disposal of pollutants on human health or welfare, including but not limited to plankton, fish, shellfish, wildlife, shorelines, and beaches...
Page 158 - ... shall provide the licensing or permitting agency a certification from the State in which the discharge originates or will originate, or, if appropriate, from the interstate water pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the navigable waters at the point where the discharge originates or will originate...
Page 154 - EPA or the state determines to contribute to a violation of a water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States. The term "storm water discharge associated with industrial activity" means a storm water discharge from one of 1 1 categories of industrial activity defined at 40 CFR 122.26.
Page 90 - Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Page 151 - ... (E) the effect of the disposal at varying rates, of particular volumes and concentrations of pollutants; (F) other possible locations and methods of disposal or recycling of pollutants including land-based alternatives; and (G) the effect on alternate uses of the oceans, such as mineral exploitation and scientific study.
Page 151 - ... byproducts through biological, physical, and chemical processes; changes in marine ecosystem diversity, productivity, and stability; and species and community population changes...
Page 89 - Clean Water Act Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act Coastal Zone Management Act...
Page 73 - Work cooperatively with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to...
Page 61 - Section 320 of the Clean Water Act provides for the development of Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans (CCMPs) for estuaries of National significance. To ensure the greatest return on resources spent, it is often necessary to document the economic benefits associated with alternative management strategies.
Page 101 - Predictions are that by 1990, 75 percent of the nation's population will live within 50 miles of the shore.