THE LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO CONTROL POLLUTION FROM LAND USE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES GREAT LAKES BASIN. SUMMARY REPORT

The document presents a summary description of the existing legislation/regulation framework available at various levels of governments in the United States Great Lakes Basin for controlling the nonpoint discharges of sediments, nutrients, pesticides, and chemicals associated with urban areas, transportation corridors, extractive operations, agriculture, recreational areas, forested areas, liquid, solid and deepwell disposal areas, shoreline landfilling activities, and lakeshore and riverbank erosion. Brief summarized information in this volume is detailed in a three volume set under the same title.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Volume I: A Comparative Analysis Federal Framework, PB-296864/2ST; Volume II: States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota, PB-296866/7ST; Volume III: States of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, PB-296865/9ST. Also available in set of 4 reports PC E16, PB-296 862-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Great Lakes Basin Commission

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  Linton and Company

  1015 18th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  International Joint Commission-US and Canada

  1717 H Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20440

  Environmental Protection Agency

  401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • Schweitzer, E
  • STEWART, W G
  • Roth, B
• Publication Date: 1978-4

Media Info

• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Coasts; Drainage; Erosion; Fills; Forests; Hazardous materials; Institutional issues; Lakes; Land use; Land use planning; Law enforcement; Laws; Legislation; Mining; Pesticides; Policy; Recreation; Regulations; Scour; Sediments; Sewage disposal; Transportation; Urban areas; Waste disposal; Water pollution; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Land use controls; Nutrients
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Discharge; Government policies
• Subject Areas: Law; Policy; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00198914
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-1598
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 17 1980 12:00AM