Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948

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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the United States’ first major federal law aimed at reducing water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.

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Generate an image of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 (The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the United States’ first major federal law aimed at reducing water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
water pollution control law ⓘ
administrativeAgency United States Public Health Service ⓘ
amendedBy Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956 ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961 ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1965 ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Clean Water Act

Water Quality Act of 1965 ⓘ
areaOfLaw environmental protection ⓘ
public health law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgramType federal water pollution control program ⓘ
enactedIn 80th United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementMechanism federal abatement proceedings in limited circumstances ⓘ
reliance on state and local enforcement ⓘ
focus surface water quality ⓘ
water pollution abatement programs ⓘ
historicalSignificance first major federal law to address water pollution in the United States ⓘ
foundation for later amendments that created the modern Clean Water Act ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
laterKnownAs Clean Water Act ⓘ
legalStatus amended and superseded in large part by the 1972 amendments ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
longTitle An Act to provide for comprehensive programs for preventing, abating, and controlling water pollution ⓘ
majorRevision Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Clean Water Act
motivatedBy growing concern over industrial water pollution ⓘ
public health risks from contaminated surface waters ⓘ
policyApproach cooperative federalism ⓘ
federal–state cooperation ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Harry S. Truman ⓘ
primaryGoal protect the nation’s surface waters ⓘ
reduce water pollution in the United States ⓘ
provided limited federal financial assistance for water pollution control ⓘ
technical assistance to states ⓘ
regulates discharges of pollutants into interstate waters under limited conditions ⓘ
scope interstate waters ⓘ
navigable waters ⓘ
shortTitle Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
signedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
subjectMatter grants for sewage treatment works ⓘ
pollution abatement planning ⓘ
research on water pollution ⓘ
water quality standards ⓘ
yearEnacted 1948 ⓘ

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Clean Water Act → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
Water Quality Act of 1965 → follows → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
Water Quality Act of 1965 → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
Water Quality Act of 1965 → relatedTo → Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Public Law 92-500 → amends → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → shortTitle → Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → longTitle → An Act to provide for comprehensive programs for preventing, abating, and controlling water pollution ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → amendedBy → Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → amendedBy → Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1961 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Water Quality Administration → operatedUnder → Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Water Quality Administration → partOf → United States federal water pollution control program ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 → follows → Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ
Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 → relatedTo → Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 → influenced → Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948