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502:(CWA) defines "pollution" (i.e., water pollution) very broadly to include any and all "man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water." However, the Act defines "pollutants" subject to its control more specifically, as "dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials , heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water." This definition begins to define both the classes or types of materials (e.g., solid waste) and energies (e.g., heat) that may constitute water pollution, and indicates the moment at which otherwise useful materials may be transformed into pollution for regulatory purposes: when they are "discharged into water," defined elsewhere as "addition" of the material to regulated waters. The CWA definition is excluded for sewage discharged from certain classes of vessels, meaning that a common and important class of water pollution is, by definition, not considered a pollutant for purposes of the United States' primary water quality law. ( 33: 665: 547:
or wildlife based on scientific data. Scientific data includes measurable factors such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, toxic chemicals, pollutants, heavy metals, organic micro pollutants, radioactive substances, and sediments. Water quality criteria may require periodic or continuous monitoring of the water body. Based on the criteria, regulatory decisions on water quality standards may change to also incorporate political considerations, such as the economic costs and benefits of compliance.
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The US Clean Water Act also requires implementation of technology-based standards, which are developed for individual discharger categories based on the performance of treatment technologies, rather than location-based standards of water bodies. These standards have been developed for both industrial
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Determining appropriate water quality standards generally requires up-to-date scientific data on the health or environmental effects of the pollutant under review through water quality criteria. Water quality criteria includes set indicators that determine if water is no longer safe for human health
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Within a single country's regulated waters, administrations may have legal authority to hold a responsible party accountable. Once pollution drifts into another country's regulated waters and affects their water quality, whether it be intentional or accidental discharge of oil, release of hazardous
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There are two major nongovernmental organizations that have made monumental advancements in improving the quality of water internationally. The International Law Association (ILA) and the Institute of International Law (IIL) worked with the United Nations to develop the Helsinki and Berlin Rules .
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in some regulated volume of water. Such standards are generally expressed as levels of a specific water pollutants (whether chemical, physical, biological, or radiological) that are deemed acceptable in the water volume, and are generally designed relative to the water's intended use - whether for
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plants). If the standard for a particular industrial or municipal facility is not sufficiently protective of the receiving water body, then water quality standards may be employed to develop more stringent limitations for the facility. The industrial and municipal standards are implemented in
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Areas not covered by regulated waters. Additionally, cross-jurisdictional waters may be subject to cross-jurisdictional agreements. Even within jurisdictions, complexities may arise where water flows between subsurface and surface, or saturates land without permanently inundating it
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or toxic substances, or the discard of waste into the marine environment, transboundary pollution has taken place. Transboundary pollution is addressed through international environmental agreements that may be in the form of bi-lateral, tri-lateral, or multilateral treaties. The
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from construction sites and urban environments. Water quality laws provides the foundation for regulations in water standards, monitoring, required inspections and permits, and enforcement. These laws may be modified to meet current needs and priorities.
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These standards provide a basic minimum level of treatment requirements across a category nationwide. If more stringent controls are needed for a particular water body, water quality-based effluent limitations are implemented.
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is subject to regulation under the CWA, definitional questions have resulted in litigation, including whether even water itself may qualify as a "pollutant" (e.g., adding warm water to a stream). The
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from ships. The World Health Organization provides a global overview of water quality, areas of risk, recommendations for future Guidelines for DrinkingWater Quality (GDWQ).
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begins with U.S. states designating intended uses (e.g., recreation, drinking water, natural habitat) for a surface water bodies, after which they develop science-based
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C. "Definitions." "EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System."
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The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution, and is administered by EPA and state environmental agencies.
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for pollutants of concern. Human activity impacting water quality will then be controlled via other regulatory means in order to achieve the TMDL targets.
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human consumption, industrial or domestic use, recreation, or as aquatic habitat. Additionally, these laws provide regulations on the alteration of the
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As an example, the United States employs water quality standards as part of its regulation of surface water quality under the CWA. The national
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govern the protection of water resources for human health and the environment. Water quality laws are legal standards or requirements governing
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Water quality laws define the portion of this complex system subject to regulatory control. Regulatory jurisdictions may be coterminous with
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that may be released from specific sources. Numerous methods exist for determining appropriate limitations.
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in water resources, and limiting pollutant discharges from effluent sources. Regulatory areas include
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For example, several approaches are used in the United States. The Clean Water Act requires the
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in the United States, and is administered by EPA and states. Bottled water is regulated by the
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In the US, point sources of pollution are required to obtain discharge permits under the
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The permission to discharge pollutants into surface water under specific conditions.
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chemical, physical, radiological, and biological characteristics of water resources
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surface waters), or to a special class of water (e.g., drinking water resources).
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Water quality laws identify the substances and energies which qualify as "
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or Superfund, through regulation in the clean-up of hazardous waste.
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United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972,
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moves without regard to political boundaries between the Earth's
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Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United States
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responsibilities may apply to water pollution in all of Earth's
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Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems
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discharge permits issued by state agencies and EPA, under the
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act § Bottled water
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is protected at the federal level principally through:
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United States. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
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International Journal of Water Resources Development
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EPA. "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations."
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