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Water Pollution: Differences Among the States in Issuing Permits Limiting the Discharge of Pollutants

RCED-96-42 Published: Jan 23, 1996. Publicly Released: Feb 01, 1996.
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GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to permit municipal wastewater treatment facilities to discharge pollutants into surface waters, focusing on: (1) differences in how EPA and the states control discharges of specific pollutants; and (2) EPA oversight of state water quality standards and policies.

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Environmental monitoringEnvironmental policiesstate relationsIndustrial wastesJurisdictional authorityLicensesPollutantsState-administered programsToxic substancesWater pollution controlWater qualityWater quality standards