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NATIONAL HIGHWAY RUNOFF WATER-QUALITY DATA AND METHODOLOGY SYNTHESIS

COORDINATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC

Chapter 2 of:

Young,G.K., Stein, S., Cole, P., Kammer, T., Graziano, Bank F., 1996, Evaluation and management of highway runoff water quality: Federal Highway Administration Final Report FHWA-PD-96-032, 480 p.

2.1 FEDERAL LEGISLATION

    2.1.1 National Environmental Policy Act

    2.1.2 The Clean Water Act

      2.1.2.1 Discharge Regulations - NPDES (Section 402)
      2.1.2.2 Discharge of Dredge and Fill Material (Section 404)
      2.1.2.3 Nonpoint Source Pollution (Sections 208 and 319)
      2.1.2.4 Water Quality Certifications (Section 401)
      2.1.2.5 Supplemental Water Quality Protection Programs
      2.1.2.6 Federal Legislation Affecting Specific Regions

    2.1.3 Coastal Zone Management Act

    2.1.4 Safe Drinking Water Act

    2.1.5 Other Federal Legislation

      2.1.5.1 The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
      2.1.5.2 Endangered Species Act
      2.1.5.3 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
      2.1.5.4 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

2.2 STATE LEGISLATION

    2.2.1 State Approaches to NPDES Programs

    2.2.2 State Approaches to Nonpoint Source Pollution Control

    2.2.3 State Approaches to Stormwater Management

    2.2.4 Local Stormwater Management

    2.2.5 Public Involvement and Education

CHAPTER 2 REFERENCES

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