5 6 7 8 9 10 "(1) The Administrator shall (A) within 180 days after the date of enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971, and after consultations with appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities, identify and describe any area of a river basin based on jurisdictional boundaries, urban-industrial concentrations and other factors which he deems necessary and appropriate for the regional management of waste treatment. The Administrator shall immediately notify the governors of the affected states of any identification made under this subsection. "(2) For the purpose of carrying out regional waste treatment management, the Governor of each state, in consultation with local government officials shall, at least sixty days prior to submission by him to the Administrator of any implementation under 303 of this Act, designate one or more waste treatment management regions in such state and submit such designation to the Administrator for approval. Such designation shall include the identification of the operating agency or agencies for such region or regions. "(b) (1) The Administrator shall approve any such designation within sixty days after approval by him of any implementation plan applicable to such region or regions if he finds that- "(A) It is one of the geographic areas identified by him under subsection (a) of this section, or an area of sufficient size and continuity to insure effective waste treatment management in accordance with such approved plan; "(B) The identified operating agency (or agencies) is authorized "(i) and empowered to manage effectively all waste treatment works and related facilities serving such area; "(i) directly or by contract, to "(ii) to accept and utilize grants, or other funds from any source, for waste treatment management purposes; "(iv) to raise revenues, including the assessment of waste treatment charges; "(v) to incur short and long term indebtedness; and "(vi) to 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. "(2) The Administrator shall approve any revision of any desig nated region, at any time, in the same manner as required for the nitial designation. "(c)(1) If any State fails to submit a designation of any region dentified by the Administrator under subsection (a) of this section, within the time prescribed, or if any designated region submitted for COMMENTS plan and construct new works and operate and maintain new and existing works; 8 O 71 - pt. 4-6 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 Ey 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 ares 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 31 which a designation has been approved under this section. 32 29 "(e) No waste material shall be discharged directly or indirectly 33 into the navigable waters within any designated region approved 34 under this section unless such waste is discharged from treatment 35 works, or is certified by the operating agency or the district engineer, 36 as appropriate, as being discharged in accordance with an approved 37 implementation plan under this Act. (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 "DEFINITIONS "SEC. 210. As used in this title "(a) the term 'construction' includes (1) preliminary planning to 41 determine the economic and engineering feasibility of treatment 42 works, the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economie 43 investigations and studies, surveys, desigus, 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 SPAFF PRINT "(c) The term 'treatment works' means any devices and systems 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 5 or to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the 6 estimated reasonable life of the works, including works for the abatement 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." 13 14 7 TITLE III STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT 15 Sec. 301-Water quality information 16 Sec. 302-Water quality standards 17 Sec 303-Implementation plans "SEC. 301. (a) Water quality standards, and implementation plans established pursuant to this Act shall have the purpose of protecting and improving the public health and welfare, protecting and enhancing the quality of the Nation's waters for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans, and otherwise serving the purposes of this Act. "(b) Each State shall have the primary responsibility for assuring water quality within the entire geographic area comprising such State by adopting and submitting under sections 303 and 304 implementation plans for such State to specify the manner in which water quality standards will be achieved, and maintained, and water quality enhanced within such State. "(c) Public participation and participation by the States in the development, revision, and enforcement of water quality standards and based on water use 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 "(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 21 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 60-223-71-8 13 "WATER QUALITY STANDARDS "SEC. 302. (a) (1) Any water quality standards and implementa 14 tion 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 17 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 #2 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by the National 3 Water Quality Standards Act of 1971), and will not be implemented 4 in the time required by the National Water Quality Standards Act 5 of 1971. If the Administrator so determines, he shall, within 3 months 6 after date of enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act 7 of 1971, notify the State and specify in what respects changes are needed to meet the additional requirements of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971. If such changes are not adopted by 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. 8 "(2) Any water quality standards and implementation plans applicable to interstate waters adopted by any State and submitted to the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act prior to enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971, pending before the Administrator on or before the date of enactment of the National Water Quality Standards Act of 1971, may be approved by the Administrator and shall remain in effect, unless the Administrator determines that such standards under subsection (d) of this section, or plans under section 303, or any portion thereof, are not consistent with the applicable requirements of the 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 COMMENTS |