FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 26—WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.

"SEC. 101.[33 U.S.C. 1251] CONGRESSIONAL
DECLARATION OF GOALS AND POLICY†
(a) RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CHEMICAL,
PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF NATION’S
WATERS; NATIONAL GOALS FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF
OBJECTIVE—The objective of this chapter is to restore and
maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of
the Nation’s waters. In order to achieve this objective it is
hereby declared that, consistent with the provisions of this
chapter—
(1) it is the national goal that the discharge of pollutants into
the navigable waters be eliminated by 1985;
(2) it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim
goal of water quality which provides for the protection and
propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for
recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983;
(3) it is the national policy that the discharge of toxic
pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited;

(4) it is the national policy that Federal financial assistance
be provided to construct publicly owned waste treatment
works;

(5) it is the national policy that areawide waste treatment
management planning processes be developed and
implemented to assure adequate control of sources of
pollutants in each State;

(6) it is the national policy that a major research and
demonstration effort be made to develop technology
necessary to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the
navigable waters, waters of the contiguous zone, and the
oceans; and

(7) it is the national policy that programs for the control of
nonpoint sources of pollution be developed and
implemented in an expeditious manner so as to enable the
goals of this chapter to be met through the control of both
point and nonpoint sources of pollution.

(b) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION, PRESERVATION, AND
PROTECTION OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS OF
STATES—It is the policy of the Congress to recognize,
preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities and rights
of States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution, to plan
the development and use (including restoration,
preservation, and enhancement) of land and water resources"

"SEC. 102.[33 U.S.C. 1252] COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS
FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
(a) PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT—The Administrator
shall, after careful investigation, and in cooperation with
other Federal agencies, State water pollution control
agencies, interstate agencies, and the municipalities and
industries involved, prepare or develop comprehensive
programs for preventing, reducing, or eliminating the
pollution of the navigable waters and ground waters and
improving the sanitary condition of surface and
underground waters. In the development of such
comprehensive programs due regard shall be given to the
improvements which are necessary to conserve such waters
for the protection and propagation of fish and aquatic life
and wildlife, recreational purposes, and the withdrawal of
such waters for public water supply, agricultural, industrial,
and other purposes. For the purpose of this section, the
Administrator is authorized to make joint investigations
with any such agencies of the condition of any waters in any
State or States, and of the discharges of any sewage,
industrial wastes, or substance which may adversely affect
such waters.

(b) PLANNING FOR RESERVOIRS; STORAGE FOR REGULATION OF STREAM FLOW

(1) In the survey or planning of any reservoir by the Corps
of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, or other Federal
agency, consideration shall be given to inclusion of storage
for regulation of streamflow, except that any such storage
and water releases shall not be provided as a substitute for
adequate treatment or other methods of controlling waste at
the source.

(2) The need for and the value of storage for regulation of
streamflow (other than for water quality) including but not
limited to navigation, salt water intrusion, recreation,
esthetics, and fish and wildlife, shall be determined by the
Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, or other
Federal agencies.

(3) The need for, the value of, and the impact of, storage for
water quality control shall be determined by the
Administrator, and his views on these matters shall be set
forth in any report or presentation to Congress proposing
authorization or construction of any reservoir including such
storage.

(4) The value of such storage shall be taken into account in
determining the economic value of the entire project of
which it is a part, and costs shall be allocated to the purpose

of regulation of streamflow in a manner which will insure
that all project purposes, share equitably in the benefit of
multiple-purpose construction"



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