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THE STATUS OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION: ITS NATURE, EXTENT AND CONTROL 1
Author(s) -
Vigon Bruce W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1985.tb00127.x
Subject(s) - nonpoint source pollution , water quality , environmental science , united states regulation of point source water pollution , pollution , incentive , control (management) , environmental planning , effluent , water resource management , water pollution , environmental resource management , computer science , environmental engineering , ecology , economics , artificial intelligence , biology , microeconomics
ABSTRACT Nonpoint source pollution remains as the primary reason for the designation of many of the Nation's streams as “water quality limited.” This means that even with the application of technology‐based effluent limitations on point sources, ambient water quality standards will not be met. This paper explores several of the reasons why nonpoint sources are so difficult to come to grips with. These reasons include: (1) the inability to expand the definition of nonpoint sources to encompass nonengineering attributes, (2) the relatively primitive state of characterizing nonpoint sources, (3) the lack of prior success in conducting programs to study and alleviate nonpoint problems, and (4) an uncertain approach to providing incentives for control practices.