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SUBCHAPTER m.— STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT 



1311. 



1312. 

 1313. 



>314. 



1315. 

 1318. 



1317. 



1318 

 1319 



1320 



Effluent linltp.tlons. 



(a) ir.e3r.llty of po'.lutar.t discharges except 

 In compliance with law. 

 Tlir.etable for achievement of objectives. 

 Modlflcatloii of timetable. 

 Revlsw and revision of effluent 11ml- 



tatio"s. 

 All point discharge source application of 



efilueiit lln-iltatior,s. 

 Illegality of discharge or radiological, 

 chemical, or biological warfare r gents 

 or hlgh-l3vel radioactive waste. 

 Water quality related effluent limitatio.:s. 

 Water quality standards aiid Implementation 

 plans. 



Existing water quality standards. 

 Proposed regulations. 

 Reviev/; rev:sed standard.?; publication. 

 Identification of areas with insufficient 



controls: maximum dally load. 

 Continuing planning process. 

 Earlier conipli.~.nco. 

 Heat sta-idards. 



Thermal water quality standards. 

 Information ar.d guidell:".es 



(a) Criteria development and publication. 

 Effluent limitation guidelines. 

 Pollution discharge elimination proce- 

 dures. 

 Secondary treatment information; alter- 

 native waste treatment management 

 techniques and systems. 

 Identification and evaluation of nonpolnt 

 sources of pollution; processes, proce- 

 dures, and methods to control pollution. 

 Gv.ldollnes for pretreatmc.it of pollutants. 

 Test procedures g'lidelines. 

 Guidell.ies for monltDring. reporting, en- 

 forcement, funding, personnel, and 

 manpower. 

 Restoration and enhancement of publicly 



ow.^ed fresh water lakes. 

 Agreements with Secretaries of Agricul- 

 ture, Army, and Interior to provide 

 maximum utilization of programs to 

 achieve and maintain water quality: 

 transfer of funds; authorization of ap- 

 propriations. 

 Water quality Inventory; State reports; trans- 

 mittal to Congress. 

 National standards of performance, 

 (a) Definitions. 



Categories of sources; Federal standards 



of performance for new sources. 

 State enforcement of stai'.dards of per- 

 formance. 

 Protection from more stringent standards. 

 Illegality of operation of new sources in 

 violation of applicable standards of 

 performance. 

 Toxic and pretreatment effluent standards; estab- 

 lishment; revision; illegality of source operation 

 in violation of standards. 

 Inspections, monitoring, and entry. 

 Enforcement. 



(a) State enforcement; compliance orders. 

 Civil actions. 

 Criminal penalties. 

 Civil penalties. 



State liability for Judgments and expenses. 

 International pollution abatement. 



(a) Hearing: participation by foreign nations. 

 Functions and responsibilities of Admin- 

 istrator not affected. 

 Hearing board; composition; findings of 

 fact; recommendations; Implementation 

 of board's decision. 



(b) 

 (c) 

 (d) 



(e) 



(f) 



(a) 

 (b) 

 (c) 

 (d) 



(e) 



(f) 

 (g) 

 (h) 



(b) 

 (c) 



(d) 



(e) 



(f) 

 (g) 

 (h) 



(1) 

 (J) 



(b) 



(c) 



(d) 

 (e) 



(b) 

 (c) 

 (d) 



(e) 



(b) 



(c) 



(d) Report by alleged pollutor. 



(e) Compensation of board members. 



(f) Enforcement proceedings. 

 ,1321. Oil and hazardous subsi,:.nce liability. 



(a) Definitions. 



(b) Co.igressional declaration of policy against 



d.scharjes of oil or hazardous sub- 

 stances: designati;n of hazardous sub- 

 stances; determination of removability; 

 liaoillty; penalties. 



(c) Removal of discharged oil or hazardous 



substances; National Contingency Plan. 



(d) Maritime disaster discharges. 



(e) Judicial relief. 



(f) Lia'iility for actual costs of removal. 



(g) Third party liability. 



(h) Ri:;hts against third parties who caused 

 or contributed to discharge. 



(1) Reco-.ery of removal costs. 



(]) Regvilations; penalty. 



(k) Authorisation of appropriations. 



(I) Administration. 



(m) Boardi ^g and Inspection of vessels; arrest; 

 execu.tlon of warrants or other process. 



(n) Jurisdiction. 



(0) Oblig.->tion for damages unaffected: local 



aitthorlty not preempted: e-iistii.g Fed- 

 eral authority not modified or affected, 

 (p) Financial responsibility. 



1322. Marine sanitation devices. 



(a) Defl Itions. 



(b) Federal standards of performance. 



^c) Initial sta..dards; effective dates; revi- 

 sion; waiver. 



(d) Ves-,»ls ow-.ed and operated by the United 



States. 



(e) Pre-promulgatloa consultation. 



(i) Kegiilation oy States or political sub- 

 divison.T thereof: complete proiiibitlon 

 upon disch£r;:e of sewage. 



(g) Sales limited to certified devices; certifica- 

 tion of test device; recordkeeping; 

 reports. 



(h) Sale and res.-.le of properly equipped ves- 

 sels: operabtlity of certified mr.ri,.e san- 

 itation devices. 



(1) Jurisd ction to restrain violations; con- 



tempts. 



(j) Penalties. 



(k) E..forcement authority. 



(0 B;ardi'.-.3 a id inspection of vessels; execu- 

 tion of warrants and other process. 



(m) Enfor -ement 1:. United States possessions. 



1323. Feder.^1 facilities pollution control. 

 1321. Cl'an lakes. 



1325. National Sti-dv Commission. 



(a) Ej'aiiishment. 



(b) Membersliip; chairman. 



(c) Contract authority. 



(d) Co ':;eration of departments, agencies, and 



1 'strumentalities of executive branch. 



(e) Report to Congress. 



(f) Ccmpe sation and allowances. 

 (e) Annointment of personnel. 



(h) Authorization of appropriation. 



1326. Thermal ai3ch.r^,es. 



(a) Effluent limitations that will assure pro- 



tection and propagation of balanced, In- 

 dlgenoiis population of shellfish, fish 

 and wildlife. 



(b) Cooling water Intake structures. 



(c) Period of protection from more stringent 



effluent limitalio 'S following discharge 

 point source modification commenced 

 after October 18, 1972. 



1327. Investigation and study of feasibility of alternate 



methods of financing the cost of preventing, 

 controUi.ig, and abating pollution. 

 1323. Aquaculture. 



