LEADER 04638nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910969555103321 005 20251116232513.0 010 $a9786611209254 010 $a9780309177818 010 $a0309177812 010 $a9781281209252 010 $a1281209252 010 $a9780309114103 010 $a0309114101 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484552 035 $a(EBL)3378841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203616 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200593 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203616 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131357 035 $a(PQKB)11291285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378841 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495438 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL120925 035 $a(OCoLC)923283885 035 $a(Perlego)4735752 035 $a(BIP)14753819 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484552 100 $a20090430d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMississippi river water quality and the Clean Water Act $eprogress, challenges, and opportunities /$fNational Research Council of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780309114097 311 08$a0309114098 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 212-226). 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Characteristics of the Mississippi River System""; ""3 The Clean Water Act""; ""4 Implementing the Clean Water Act Along the Mississippi River""; ""5 Evaluating Mississippi River Water Quality""; ""6 Agricultural Practices and Mississippi River Water Quality""; ""7 Collaboration for Water Quality Improvement Along the Mississippi River Corridor""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings""; ""Appendix B: Acronyms"" 327 $a""Appendix C: Biographical Information: Committee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act"" 330 $aThe Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. 606 $aWater$xPollution$zMississippi River 606 $aWater quality$zMississippi River 606 $aNutrient pollution of water$zMississippi River 607 $aMississippi River 615 0$aWater$xPollution 615 0$aWater quality 615 0$aNutrient pollution of water 676 $a577.627 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bWater Science and Technology Board. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bDivision on Earth and Life Studies. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969555103321 996 $aMississippi river water quality and the Clean Water Act$94351530 997 $aUNINA