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REGULATING NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION IN SURFACE WATERS: A PROPOSAL 1
Author(s) -
Foran Jeffery A.,
Butler Peter,
Cleckner Lisa B.,
Bulkley Jonathan W.
Publication year - 1991
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.1752-1688.1991.tb01448.x
Subject(s) - nonpoint source pollution , clean water act , pollution , pollutant , water quality , environmental science , water pollution , total maximum daily load , united states regulation of point source water pollution , pollution prevention , environmental planning , environmental protection , water resource management , environmental engineering , waste management , environmental chemistry , chemistry , ecology , engineering , organic chemistry , biology
Nonpoint sources (NPS) are an important and continuing source of toxic and conventional pollutants to surface waters. The Clean Water Act amendments of 1987 call for the regulation of these sources through the use of Best Management Practices (BMP). However, BMP implementation has generally occurred on a voluntary basis. This paper proposes a regulatory mechanism to control nonpoint source pollution. The regulatory mechanism involves the development of consortia, made up of all parties potentially responsible for NPS pollution, the development of wasteload allocations that coordinate the pollutant contributions from both point and nonpoint sources in a stream segment, and the issuance of permits to consortia to regulate the impacts of NPS pollution and ensure achievement of state or federal Water Quality Criteria and Standards.