Applying the Clean Water Law to Southeast Forestry

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
August J. Dornbusch ◽  
Albert B. Herndon

Abstract Control of any water pollution from forest management is required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500). Voluntary programs are acceptable in the Southeast. Plans developed under Section 208 of the Act must include best land management practices, priorities, implementation schedules, evaluation programs and reporting systems. A key factor is the assessment of types and locations of any water quality problems. Failure of voluntary plans after trial for a number of years may require regulatory approaches to be taken.

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
C. M. Pennock

Abstract In 1976 a series of meetings was held throughout Virginia for the purpose of informing loggers about the federal Water Pollution Control Act and the probable impact on the logging industry. Emphasis was placed on voluntary compliance with good management practices to avoid regulatory programs. Increased logging road stabilization is the first tangible result.


1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan R. Spurlock ◽  
Ivery D. Clifton

Achieving water quality goals will necessitate adoption of best management practices (BMP's) by some or all farmers. Water quality is expected to improve as farmers adopt BMP's such as conservation cropping systems, structural measures, and conservation tillage methods. Currently, there is an absence of pollution abatement incentives strong enough to induce farmers to abate sediment, nutrients, and pesticides to desirable social levels. Although a specific socially optimal level of pollutants may be difficult (or impossible) to quantify, the U.S. Congress, by passing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P. L. 92-500), has demonstrated the need for improvements in water quality.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Melinda ◽  
Erlan Siswandi

Kondisi Waduk Batujai saat ini memperihatinkan akibat pencemaran. Beragam sumber pencemar masuk dan terakumulasi di waduk diantaranya berasal dari kegiatan produktif dan non produktif dari permukiman dan dari kegiatan di badan perairan waduk sendiri. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui kondisi kualitas air, sumber dan kontribusi bahan cemaran yang mendominasi air Waduk Batujai sebagai sumber air bersih serta strategi pengendalian pencemaran air Waduk Batujai. Identifikasi kualitas air bersih menggunakan pengujian parameter fisika, kimia dan mikrobiologi dibandingkan dengan baku mutu air PP No.82/2001. Penentuan status mutu air menggunakan metode indeks pencemaran berdasarkan Kepmen LH No.115/2003. Strategi pengendalian pencemaran air menggunakan analisis SWOT. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu kualitas air Waduk Batujai  mengalami pencemaran, ditunjukkan adanya parameter TSS sebesar 527 mg/L, BOD 6,6 mg/L, COD rata-rata 48,5 mg/L, Fe 0,39 mg/L, MPN Coliform 14000 MPN/100ml dan MPN colitinja sebesar 3300 MPN/100ml yang melebihi baku mutu air bersih. Status mutu air sudah tercemar ringan dengan indeks pencemaran tertinggi sebesar 6,34. Sumber cemaran Waduk Batujai secara keseluruhan berupa limbah rumah tangga, sisa-sisa pupuk pertanian, pakan ternak dan ikan mati. Beban pencemaran Waduk Batujai yang terbesar berupa padatan tersuspensi (TSS) sebesar 527 kg/hari dan parameter COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) 48,5 kg/hari. Strategi pengendalian pencemaran air dapat dilakukan dengan meningkatkan inventarisasi dan identifikasi sumber pencemar, meningkatkan pengelolaan limbah, menetapkan daya tampung beban pencemaran, meningkatkan pengetahuan dan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan limbah, meningkatkan pengawasan terhadap pembuangan air limbah dan meningkatkan pemantauan kualitas air waduk. Kata kunci: kualitas air, pengendalian pencemaran, waduk. The current condition of the Batujai reservoir is in concerned by pollution. Various sources of pollutants entered and accumulated in the reservoir, including from productive and non-productive activities from settlements and from activities in the water bodies of the reservoir itself. The aim of this research was to find out the condition of water quality, sources and contributions of contaminants that dominate the water of the Batujai reservoir as a clean water source and strategies for controlling water pollution in the Batujai reservoir. Identification of clean water quality was done by using physical, chemical and microbiological parameter testing compared to the water quality standard of Government Regulation No.82/2001. Determination of water quality status was done by using pollution index method based on the Ministerial Decree No.115/2003. Water pollution control strategy is conducted by using SWOT analysis. The results of this research was the water quality of the Batujai reservoir is polluted, it is shown that there are TSS parameters of 527 mg/L, BOD 6.6 mg/L, COD on average 48.5 mg/L, Fe 0.39 mg/L, MPN Coliform 14000 MPN/100ml and MPN Colitinja 3300 MPN/100ml which exceeds the clean water quality standard. The status of water quality has been lightly polluted with the highest pollution index being 6.34. The overall sources of contamination in the Batujai reservoir are household waste, agricultural fertilizers remnants, fodder and dead fish. The biggest pollution load of the Batujai reservoir is in the form of suspended solids (TSS) of 527 kg/day and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) 48.5 kg/day. Water pollution control strategies can be done by increasing the inventory and identification of pollutant sources, improving waste management, determining the capacity of pollution load, increasing public knowledge and participation in waste management, increasing monitoring of waste water disposal and improving reservoir water quality monitoring. Keywords: pollution control, reservoir, water quality.


1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-168

SEC. 42. (a) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amendedin subparagraph (A), by striking out ''; and"' and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;in subparagraph (13), by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; andby adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs:


1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Needelman ◽  
Mary Jo Kealy

Water pollution control policies generally direct sources (i.e., industry, agriculture) to reduce loadings of certain pollutants. Thus, evaluating the relative net recreation benefits of policies to improve water quality requires establishing a linkage between the sources, the resultant water quality degradation at the affected water bodies, and, ultimately, the effect on recreation behavior. This linkage is rarely present in the empirical literature which is, thus, deficient for water pollution control policy assessment purposes. In this paper, we estimate the relative recreational swimming benefits that may result from controlling point and nonpoint sources of pollution, respectively, in New Hampshire's lakes. We use a repeated discrete choice framework to model swimming behavior as a function of each lake's level of eutrophication, bacteria, and oil and grease. For each pollutant, at each affected lake, we identify which source is responsible for the pollution, and we conduct scenarios controlling each pollution source independently, and then, taken together. Seasonal benefit estimates are presented for each scenario. Coupled with information on the most cost effective means of generating the scenarios, these estimates provide a useful starting point for a quantitative assessment of the net recreation benefits of policies to improve the quality of New Hampshire lakes.


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