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Title 40 is a part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Title 40 arranges mainly environmental regulations that were promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), based on the provisions of United States laws (statutes of the U.S. Federal Code). Parts of the regulation may be updated annually on July 1. [1]
The Porter-Cologne Act (California Water Code, Section 7) was created in 1969 and is the law that governs water quality regulation in California. The legislation bears the names of legislators Carley V. Porter and Gordon Cologne. [1] It was established to be a program to protect water quality as well as beneficial uses of water.
The SDWA authorized the EPA to promulgate regulations regarding water supply. The major regulations are in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR Parts 141, 142, and 143. Parts 141, 142, and 143 regulate primary contaminants, implementation by states, and secondary contaminants.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has plans to build a $6 billion facility in the city of Carson, south of Los Angeles, that would become the nation's largest water-recycling ...
Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km 2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km 2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about ...
Modern landfills are specifically designed to protect human health and the environment by controlling water and air emissions. [3] All MSWLF must comply with the federal regulations in 40 CFR Part 258, or equivalent state regulations. [5] Some of the federal regulations in 40 CFR part 258 include:
Title 14: Natural Resources; Title 15: Crime Prevention and Corrections; Title 16: Professional and Vocational Regulations; Title 17: Public Health; Title 18: Public Revenues; Title 19: Public Safety; Title 20: Public Utilities and Energy; Title 21: Public Works; Title 22: Social Security; Title 23: Waters; Title 24: California Building ...
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA / ˈ s iː. k w ə /) is a California statute passed in 1970 and signed in to law by then-governor Ronald Reagan, [1] [2] shortly after the United States federal government passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection.