Now updated, this handbook provides a definitive practical resource to the provisions and complexities of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and how it continues to evolve. Written by some of the country's most knowledgeable experts on the CWA, this practical guide is a compilation of their experience in understanding this complex statute, its implementing regulations and guidelines, and the impact of recent developments. Beginning with an overview of the law's provisions and pertinent regulation and enforcement issues, subsequent chapters address specific issues, such as:

• NPDES permits


• Control of publicly owned treatment works


• Requirements applicable to indirect discharges


• The regulation of wetlands and the impact of recent judicial decisions


• Oil and hazardous substance spills


• Enforcement options under Section 309


• Judicial review


• Federal facilities

Summary of Contents

• Preface


• Chapter One: Overview of the Clean Water Act - Theodore L. Garrett


• Chapter Two: Scope of "The Waters of the United States" Protected by the Clean Water Act - Donna M. Downing


• Chapter Three: Water Pollution Control under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Karen M. McGaffey, Kelly F. Moser, Aubri N. Margason, and Julie A. Wilson-McNerney


• Chapter Four: NPDES Permit Application and Issuance Procedures - Randolph L. Hill


• Chapter Five: Publicly Owned Treatment Works - Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Nathan Gardner-Andrews, and Amanda Waters


• Chapter Six: Pretreatment and Indirect Dischargers - Ankur Tohan


• Chapter Seven: Regulation of Wetlands: Section 404 - Hugh Barroll


• Chapter Eight: Oil and Hazardous Substances Spills: Section 311 - David G. Dickman


• Chapter Nine: Wet Weather Regulations: Control of Stormwater and Discharges from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Other Facilities - Randolph L. Hill and Sylvia Horwitz


• Chapter Ten: Nonpoint Source Pollution Control - Edward B. Witte


• Chapter Eleven: Total Maximum Daily Loads: Section 303(d) - Steven T. Miano, Kelly A. Gable, and Jessica O’Neill