13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "(A) shall design, construct, operate and maintain any new treatment works for such region or portion thereof required by ery approved implementation plan or the Administrator; "(B) is authorized to upgrade or acquire and operate and maintain any existing treatment works serving such region which discharges into any navigable waters or tributary thereof; "(C) is authorized to enter into contracts in carrying out his responsibility under this section; and "(D) Shall refuse to receive any wastes from any municipality or subdivision thereof which does not comply with any applicable comprehensive plan for such area under section 304. "(4) Prior to commencing any construction of any new or existing 25 treatment works under this subsection the district engineer shall enter 26 into agreements with the appropriate municipalities, or subdivisions 27 thereof, under which such municipalities agree to pay 25% of the cost 28 thereof and to establish an adequate system of treatment charges. "(d) The Administrator shall not make any grant for the construc30 tion of treatment works by a municipality located in any region for which a designation has been approved under this section. 29 31 (E) Shall enter into contracts with industrial users to treat industrial wastes and that increased project costs to treat industrial wastes will be repaid to the Federal Treasury as prescribed in 204 (b). 38 39 04 41 "DEFINITIONS "SEC. 210. As used in this title "(a) the term 'construction' includes (1) preliminary planning to determine the economic and engineering feasibility of treatment 42 works, the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic 43 investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, 44 specifications, procedures, and other actions necessary to the con45 struction of treatment works; (2) the erection, building, acquisition, 46 alteration, remodeling, improvement or extension of treatment 47 works; and (3) the inspection and supervision of the construction of 48 treatment works. 1 5 STAFF FRONT "(c) The term 'treatment works' means any devices and systema 2 used in the storage and treatment of municipal sewage or industrial 3 wastes of a liquid nature necessary prior to the discharge thereof into 4 any waters or otherwise, to meet applicable water quality standards or to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the 6 estimated reasonable life of the works, including works for the abate7 ment of combined sewer overflows, separation, intercepting sewers, 8 outfall sewers, pumping, power, and other equipment, and their 9 appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions and 10 alterations thereof; and any works, including site acquisition, neces11 sary, as determined by the Administrator, to dispose of residues 12 resulting from such treatment." COMMENTS STAFF PRINT 1 implementation plans at all levels of government shall be provided for, 2 encouraged, and assisted by the Administrator and the States. 3 "(d) The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate 4 Federal and State agencies and other interested persons, develop and 5 publish, within 90 days after the effective date of this subsection, 6 criteria of water quality for the purpose of adopting or revising water 7 quality standards. Such criteria shall accurately reflect the latest 8 scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all 9 identifiable effects on health and welfare which may be expected from 10 the presence of nutrient and related pollutants as well as other water 11 pollutants in any body of water, including ground water, in varying 12 quantities and correlated to water use designations. Such criteria, and 13 revisions thereof, shall be issued to the States and shall be published 14 in the Federal Register and otherwise shall be made available to the 15 public 16 21 “(e) The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate 17 Federal and State agencies and other interested persons, issue to the 18 States and appropriate water pollution control agencies from time to 19 time information on available pollution control techniques including 20 information on processes, procedures, and operating methods which result in the reduction of the discharge of pollutants. Such information 22 shall include technical data relating to, and costs of such methods and 23 such data as are available on alternative methods of prevention and 24 control of water pollution. Such information, and revisions thereof, 25 shall be published in the Federal Register and otherwise shall be made 26 available to the public. COMMENTS 60-223-71 13 14 17 "WATER QUALITY STANDARDS "SEC. 302. (a)(1) Any water quality standards and implementstion plans applicable to interstate waters adopted by any State and 15 submitted to the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollu16 tion Control Act prior to enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971 and approved by the Administrator on or 18 before the date of enactment of the such Act shall remain in effect, 19 unless the Administrator determines that such standards under sub20 section (d) of this section, or plans under section 303, or any portion 21 thereof, are not consistent with the applicable requirements of the 22 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971), and will not be implemented in the time required by the National Water Quality Standards Act 25 of 1971. If the Administrator so determines, he shall, within 3 months 26 after date of enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act 27 of 1971, notify the State and specify in what respects changes are 28 needed to meet the additional requirements of the National Water 29 Quality Standards Act of 1971. If such changes are not adopted by 30 the State after public hearings and within 3 months after such notification, the Administrator shall promulgate such changes pursuant to section 305 of this Act. 23 24 བམས་པགླུ བ མ ་ཆེ ་ ལུ ཆ ུ 31 32 33 34 "(2) Any water quality standards and implementation plans applicable to interstate waters adopted by any State and submitted to 35 the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control 36 Act prior to enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act 37 of 1971, pending before the Administrator on or before the date of 38 enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971, 39 may be approved by the Administrator and shall remain in effect, 40 unless the Administrator determines that such standards under sub41 section (d) of this section, or plans under section 303, or any portion 42 thereof, are not consistent with the applicable requirements of the 43 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971) and will not be implemented in the time required by the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971. If the Administrator so determines, he shall, within 3 months after date of enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act 44 45 46 47 COMMENTS 7 8 10 11 13 to section 305 of this Act. "(b) Any state which has adopted pursuant to its own law prior to enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971, 9 water quality standards or implementation plans applicable to intrastate waters shall submit such standards or plans to the Administrator within 30 days after enactment of the National Water Quality Stand12 ards Acts of 1971. Such standards and plans shall remain in effect as if established under this Act unless the Administrator determines 14 that such standards under subsection (d) of this section, or plans 15 under section 303, or any portion thereof, are inconsistent with the 16 applicable requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 17 (as amended by the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971). 18 If the Administrator determines that such standards or plans, or any portion thereof, are not consistent with the applicable require20 ments of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by 21 the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971), he shall, within 22 4 months of the date required for submission of such standards, notify 23 the State and specify in what respects changes are needed to meet 24 the additional requirements of the National Water Quality Standards 25 Act of 1971. If such changes are not adopted by the State after public 26 hearings and within 3 months after such notification, the Admin27 istrator shall promulgate such changes pursuant to section 305 of 28 this Act. 29 "(c)(1) Any state which has not adopted pursuant to its own law 30 prior to enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 31 1971, water quality standards applicable to intrastate waters shall 32 within 180 days of the date of enactment, and after public hearings 33 adopt and submit such standards to the Administrator. 34 (2) If the Administrator determines under subsection (d) of this 35 section that such standards or any portion thereof, are not consistent 36 with the applicable requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Con37 trol Act (as amended by the National Water Quality Standards Act 38 of 1971) he shall, within 60 days of the date required for submission 39 of such standards, notify the State and specify in what respects changes ore needed to meet the additional requirements of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971. If such changes are not adopted by 42 the State after public hearings and within three months after such notification, the Administrator shall promulgate such standards pursuant to section 305. "(d) (1) The Administrator shall approve or disapprove any water 46 quality standard or each portion thereof under this section. The Administrator shall approve any standards or any portion thereof, under COMMENTS |