| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction -- ch. 1 Lawmaking and Water Pollution Policy: Can Congress Clean the Water? -- ch. 2 Water Pollution in the United States -- pt. II Runaway Bureaucracies? A Historical Analysis -- ch. 3 Historical Overview -- ch. 4 Era of Supportive Federalism, 1948-1971 -- ch. 5 Era of Directive Federalism, 1972-1986 -- ch. 6 Era of Experimental Federalism, 1987-Present -- ch. 7 Congressional Direction and Policy Implementation: A Summary Analysis -- pt. III Congressional Control?: Contemporary Water Pollution Policies and State Programs -- ch. 8 Congress's Will and Clean Water: The Design of Federal Law on the Protection of Surface Waters -- ch. 9 State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Programs -- ch. 10 State Point Source Permitting Programs -- ch. 11 Stringency of State Water Pollution Permits -- pt. IV Summary and Conclusions -- ch. 12 Findings and Implications: A Summary Analysis -- ch. 13 Federal Water Pollution Policy: Where to Go from Here? -- Appendices -- Appendix A Results of Probabilistic Surveys of American Water Resources, by Water Body Type, Released by USEPA as of September 2010 -- Appendix B Major State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Expenditures -- Appendix C Strength of State Enforceable Authorities for Non-Point Source Water Pollution Control -- Appendix D Point Source Water Pollution Data Sources and Coding -- Appendix E Summary Explanation of Independent Variables |
| Summary |
"In this incisive volume, John A. Hoornbeek provides a comprehensive treatment of American water pollution policy, including its history and implementation, as well as ideas for policy reform. Focusing on Congress's statutory directions in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act since 1948 and state compliance, he throws into relief the complex and often troubled relationship between the laws enacted by Congress and the public policies produced by state governments that implement them. Compliance at the state level can be affected and sometimes disturbed by national policymaking processes, state politics, and the effects of federal oversight practices. As convincingly demonstrated in these pages, American water pollution policy reflects neither runaway bureaucracies nor congressional control, but rather a complex intergovernmental process that is structured around Congress's statutory directions"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water -- Pollution -- Government policy -- United States -- States
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Pollution -- Government policy -- U.S. states
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441696793 |
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1441696792 |
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1438435436 |
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9781438435435 |
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