agriculturally and silviculturally related non-point sources 



mining 



construction 



salt water intrusion into rivers, lakes and estuaries 



solid waste disposal that affects groundwater. 



The governor of each state, in consultation with local governments and 

 the public, identifies the 208 planning areas within a state and designates 

 a planning agency for each area. Several governors may jointly agree to 

 select a planning agency for interstate areas. Even without a formal state 

 designation as a regional planning area, local governments may join together 

 to the same end. These designations must be approved by EPA. The state acts 

 as the planning agency if no special agency is designated for an area [156]. 



EPA provides funds to assist the regional and state planning agencies 

 in developing their area-wide waste-treatment management plans. Procedures 

 call for the grant application within one year after an agency has been 

 designated. The Regional Office reviews the application and if approved, 

 the Regional Administrator awards the grant [157]. The program has 

 encountered difficulties in the Federal budgetary process, and has been 

 hampered in execution by blocked appropriations [158]. 



Once the agency finishes the plan, the governor examines it for 

 consistency with basin plans and state regulatory programs under other 

 sections of the Act. Then, in consultation with the planning agency, the 

 governor designates a wastewater treatment management agency to implement 

 the plan [159]. 



Endangered Species Habitat 



Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service has been charged with the protection of certain listed plant and 

 animal species and their habitats. Their authority is shared with the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service [160]. 



The habitat protection program reaches Federal activities and work 

 done under Federal permit or license [161]. 



Section 7. The Secretary shall review other programs 

 administered by him and utilize such programs in furtherance 

 of the purposes of this Act. All other Federal departments 

 and agencies shall, in consultation with and with the 

 assistance of the Secretary utilize their authorities in 

 furtherance of the purposes of endangered species and 

 threatened species listed pursuant to section 4 of this Act 

 and by taking such action necessary to insure that actions 



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