Clean Water Act

Industries have often run afoul of this law. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently filed suit against Los Angeles-based Teledyne, Inc. for violations of the act. The suit seeks unspecified civil penalties of as much as $25,000 per day per violation. The EPA alleges that between July, 1988 and March, 1990, the company flushed water from a metal coating and etching operation that contained chromium in levels above federal pretreatment standards (Teledyne, Inc., 1993, A5).

Industrial polluters are not the only culprits. Pleasure boating is also facing new regulations and stiffer penalties in efforts to curb water pollution. In addition to the Clean Water Act, another bill has been proposed that would authorize marinas in California to initiate dye tablet programs that show where toilets have been illegally dumped (Knight, 1993, pp. 20-21).

Any law as pervasive as the Clean Water Act is bound to have its detractors, but some agree that the legislati

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condary treatment. Local governments claim that they will not be able to meet the requirements of clean water laws without more federal funding. States that want to maintain control of the program claim that grants undermine clean water programs. Instead of borrowing money to pay for wastewater treatment, localities delay projects with the hope of landing a federal grant, according to Savage. Savage also stated that no community is going to take out a loan when there is a chance of getting an 80 percent grant. According to Carol Kocheisen, counsel for the center for public policy and federal relations at the National League of Cities, Savage's assessment of the situation presents an unfair and simplistic view of cities. It portrays them as less than concerned about the environment. The National Association of Towns and Townships would like to see the loan program revised so that it earmarks special grants for small, economically distressed communities. Currently, most loan rates are too high for small and rural communities, according to Hamilton Brown, a water quality specialist (Cohan, 1993, p. 48). In addition, these smaller jurisdictions have more trouble qualifying for federal money because of restrictions on cont
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