Now updated, this handbook provides a definitive practical resource to the provisions and complexities of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and how it continues to evolve. Written by some of the country's most knowledgeable experts on the CWA, this practical guide is a compilation of their experience in understanding this complex statute, its implementing regulations and guidelines, and the impact of recent developments. Beginning with an overview of the law's provisions and pertinent regulation and enforcement issues, subsequent chapters address specific issues, such as:

• NPDES permits
• Control of publicly owned treatment works
• Requirements applicable to indirect discharges
• The regulation of wetlands and the impact of recent judicial decisions
• Oil and hazardous substance spills
• Enforcement options under Section 309
• Judicial review
• Federal facilities

Summary of Contents

Preface
Chapter One: Overview of the Clean Water Act - Theodore L. Garrett
Chapter Two: Scope of "The Waters of the United States" Protected by the Clean Water Act - Donna M. Downing
Chapter Three: Water Pollution Control under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Karen M. McGaffey, Kelly F. Moser, Aubri N. Margason, and Julie A. Wilson-McNerney
Chapter Four: NPDES Permit Application and Issuance Procedures - Randolph L. Hill
Chapter Five: Publicly Owned Treatment Works - Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Nathan Gardner-Andrews, and Amanda Waters
Chapter Six: Pretreatment and Indirect Dischargers - Ankur Tohan
Chapter Seven: Regulation of Wetlands: Section 404 - Hugh Barroll
Chapter Eight: Oil and Hazardous Substances Spills: Section 311 - David G. Dickman
Chapter Nine: Wet Weather Regulations: Control of Stormwater and Discharges from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Other Facilities - Randolph L. Hill and Sylvia Horwitz
Chapter Ten: Nonpoint Source Pollution Control - Edward B. Witte
Chapter Eleven: Total Maximum Daily Loads: Section 303(d) - Steven T. Miano, Kelly A. Gable, and Jessica O’Neill
Chapter Twelve: Enforcement: Sections 309 and 505 – Beth S. Ginsberg, Jason T. Morgan, and James T. Graves
Chapter Thirteen: Judicial Review: Section 509 - Karen M. McGaffey, Kathryn C. Rose, and Margaret C. Hupp
Chapter Fourteen: Federal Facilities - Jeremy N. Jungreis, Jeanette M. Jungreis, and S. Wayne Rosenbaum
Table of Cases
Index