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SUBCKAPTEK IV.— PERMITS AND LICENSES 



1341. Certification. 



(a) Compliince with applicable requirements; 



application; procedures; license sus- 

 pension. 



(b) Compliance with other provisions of law 



setting applicable water quality require- 

 ments. 



(c) Authority of Secretary of the Army to 



permit use of spoil disposal areas by 

 Federal licensees or permittees. 



(d) Limitations and monitoring requirements 



of certiflcation. 



1342. National pollutant discharge elimination ST,'stem. 



(a) Permits for discharge or pollutants. 



(b) State permit programs. 



(c) Suspension of federal program upon sub- 



mission of State program; withdrawal 

 of approval of State program. 



(d) Notification of Administrator. 



(e) Waiver of notification requirement. 



(f) Point source categories. 



(g) Other regulations for safe transportation. 



handling, carriage, storage, and stowage 

 of pollutants. 



(h) Violation of permit conditions; restriction 

 or prohibition upon Introduction of 

 pollutant by source not previously 

 utilizing treatment works. 



(1) Federal enforcement not limited 



(]) Public information. 



(k) Compliance with permits. 



1343. Ocean discharge criteria. 



1344. Permits for dredged or fill material. 



1345. Disposal of sewage sludge. 



SUBCHAPTER V.— GENERAL PROVISIONS 



1361. Administration. 



(a) Authority of Administrator to prescribe 



regulations. 



(b) Utilization of other agency officers and 



employees. 



(c) Recordkeeping. 



(d) Audit. 



(e) Awards for outstanding technological 



achievement or Innovative processes, 

 methods, or devices In waste treatment 

 and pollution abatement nroprams. 



(f ) Detail of Environmental Protection Agency 



personnel to State water pollution con- 

 trol agencies. 



1362. Definitions. 



1363. Water Pollution Control Advisory Board. 



1364. Emergencv powers. 



1365. Citizen suits. 



(a) Authorization; Jurisdiction. 



(b) Notice. 



(c) Venue: Intervention by Administrator. 



(d) Litigation costs. 



(e) Statutory or common law rights not re- 



stricted. 



(f ) Effluent standard or limitation. 



(g) Citizen. 



(h) Civil action by State Governors. 



1366. Anpearance. 



1367. Emplnvee protection. 



(a) Discr'.mlnntlon agaln'^t nersons filing In- 



stituting, or testifving In nroceedlngs 

 under this chapter prohibited. 



(b) Application for review; Investigation. 



hearing: review. 

 (c.) Costs and exoen^es, 

 (d) Deliberate violations bv emplovee actlnp 



without direction from his emnlover or 



his oeent. 

 fe) Investigations of emnlovment reductions 



1368. Federal proc\ir»ment. 



(a) Contracts with violators prohibited. 



(b) Notification of afrencles. 



(c) Tmnlementation by Presidential order. 



(d) Exemntlons. 



(el Annual renort to Congress. 

 ISe^). Administrative procedure and Judl"la' review. 



1370. State lutboritv. 



1371 . Authority under other laws and regulations. 



1372. Labor standards. 



1373. Public health agency coordination. 



1374. EfTluent Standards and Water Quality Information 



Advisorv Committee. 



(a) Establishment; membership: term. 



(b) Action on proposed regulations. 



(c) Secretary: legal counsel: compensation. 

 I A) Quorum; special panel. 



(e) Rules. 

 1'?75. Reoorts to Congress. 



1376. Authorization of appropriations. 



SUBCHAPTER I— RESEARCH AND RELATED 

 PROGRAMS 



§ 12,51. Congressional declaration of goals and policy. 



(ai 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 di.scharge of 

 pollutants into the navigable waters be eliminated 

 by 1985; 



(2) it is the national goal that wherever attain- 

 able, an interim goal of water quality which pro- 

 vides 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; 

 (31 it is the national policy that the discharge of 

 toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited; 



(4) it is the national policy that Federal finan- 

 cial assistance be provided to construct publicly 

 owned waste treatment works: 



(5) it is the national policy that areawide waste 

 treatment management planning processes be de- 

 veloped and implemented to assure adequate con- 

 trol of sources of pollutants in each State: and 



(6) it is the national policy that a major re- 

 search and demonstration effort be made to de- 

 velop technology necessary to eliminate the dis- 

 charge of pollutants into the navigable waters. 

 waters of the contiguous zone, and the oceans. 



(b> 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 (includ- 

 ing restoration, preservation, and enhancement) of 

 land and water resources, and to consult with the 

 Administrator in the exercise of his authority under 

 this chapter. It is further the policy of the Congress 

 to support and aid research relating to the preven- 

 tion, reduction, and elimination of pollution and to 

 provide Federal technical services and financial aid 

 to State and interstate agencies and municipalities 

 in connection with the prevention, reduction, and 

 elimination of pollution. 



(CI It is further the policy of Congress that the 

 President, acting through the Secretary of State and 

 such national and international organizations as he 

 determines appropriate, shall take such action as 

 may be necessary to insure that to the fullest extent 

 possible all foreign countries shall take meaningful 

 action for the prevention, reduction, and elimination 

 of pollution in their waters and in international wa- 



