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CHAPTER II GENERAL APPROACH TO THE WORK afforded the opportunity to review proposed Water and Power developments and submit a report that may recommend actions to mitigate, compensate, or enhance the wildlife resources. Fish and wildlife Service findings and recommenda- tions are considered throughout the planning process. Flood Control Act The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), authorized the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control and other purposes. It does require, however, the recognition of the inter- ests and rights of the states and the preservation and protection of the Nation's rivers to the fullest possible extent for all established and poten- tial purposes, and also requires the feasibility report be sent to other agencies for review. Executive Orders l1988, Flood Plain Management and ll990, Protection of Wetlands The intent of Executive Order l1988 of May 24, 1977, is to prevent, to the extent possible, the adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of flood plains and to avoid support of flood plain development wherever there is a practical alternative. It calls on each agency, in carry- ing out its responsibility, to reduce the risk of flood loss, to minimize the impact of floods on human safety, health, and welfare, and to restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by flood plains. Executive Order 1l990, also of May 24, 1977, was issued by the President, to instruct Federal agencies to avoid the adverse impacts associated with the destruction or modification of wetlands and to avoid support of new construc- tion in wetland wherever there is a practical alternative. On January 8, 1980, Water and Power adopted final procedures which pro- vide a description of the processes for implementing these two executive orders. Herein Water and Power shall assure that these policies and guide- lines be employed in the planning process to a scope and level appropriate to the study (appraisal, feasibility, definite plan). Safe Drinking Water Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act Two Federal acts that must be considered in planning any water projects are the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law 93-523) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended (also called the Clean Water Act) (Public Law 95-2l7). The Safe Drinking Water Act establishes standards for public water systems and provides regulation for the protection of drinking water sources. The objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters by control and/or elimination of pollutants entering the waters. {< 9 GJl~83