1. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-1 Unit 17 Point Source Control Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act of 1972)

2. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-2 Major water pollutants Pathogens Organics Toxic organics Nutrients Heavy metals Sediments

3. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-3 Traditional water law Riparian rights Appropriative rights

4. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-4 CWA Point Source Control Program What is a point source? –Easily identifiable –Concentrated What is a nonpoint source? –Hard to identify –Diffuse

5. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-5 CWA Point Source Control Program National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) –NPDES permit http://www.epa.gov/owm/

6. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-6 CWA Point Source Control Program Wasteload allocation –Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/tmdl/index. htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/OWOW/tmdl/index. html

7. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-7 CWA Point Source Control Program Nondischarge permits Municipal facilities Industrial facilities Aquatic toxicity reduction Pretreatment Operator certification & training Compliance & enforcement

8. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-8 Water Quality Standards Supported uses

9. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-9 Water Supply Watershed Protection Protects surface water sources of drinking water Requires land use controls

10. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-10 Surface Water Monitoring Program Benthic macroinvertibrates Fish community structure assessment Fish tissue Lake assessment Phytoplankton & algal bloom Algal growth potential tests Chemical/physical characteristics Sediment oxygen demand Ambient monitoring system

11. ARE 309Ted Feitshans016-11 State programs Most programs delegated http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wqs/ High quality waters Outstanding resource waters