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A Primer on the NPDES Permitting Program for Pesticides
Author(s) -
Fiveash John L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0039
Subject(s) - clean water act , pesticide , environmental science , storm , pollutant , united states regulation of point source water pollution , pollution , stormwater , water resource management , administration (probate law) , water pollution , environmental planning , environmental protection , nonpoint source pollution , environmental engineering , business , surface runoff , water quality , meteorology , geography , environmental chemistry , chemistry , political science , law , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Effective storm water management at major facilities is always a challenge. But with the recent bifurcation of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System under the Clean Water Act to include a separate pesticide general permit, the current administration is setting the stage for other pollutant‐specific permits, which will result in layers of complex storm water regulations.