WSP05963

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 4/1/1994
• Author: Robin Abell
• Title: San Juan River Basin - Water Quality and Contaminants Review - Volume II - Appendices 4-25 - April 1994
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Ssc. 305. (a) The AdmiDiatrator, in OOO~tiOD with the Statee
and with the assistance of appropriaUi F~efaI agencies, aball prepare
a report to be submitted to ths Congress on or before JIIDUU')' 1, 1\17.,
whiCh aba1l-
(1) describe ths specific quality, dllriDg 1\173, with app_
priaUi supplemental descriptions aa aball be required to take mto
&ccoIIDt se&8Onal, tidal, and othsr variatioDS, of all navigabls
waters IIDd the waters of the contiguous lODe;
(2) include lID inventory of all point IIOurce& of clischarp
(b1iHd 011. a qualitative IIDd quantitative analysis of d~) Of
pollutanta, into all navigable waters and the waters of the con-
tiguous ~ns' and
- (3) identily specifically thoee navigable waters, the quality
of which-
(A) is ad~uaUi to "rovide for the protection an_d_ propl!Ption
of a bal8llced P!lllulation of abeWish, Jish, md wildlife and allow
recreational activities in IIDd on the water;
(B) OIlD reasonably be expected to attain IUch level by 1\177
Ol' 1\183 i IIDd
(0) OIID reasonably be expected to attain IUch level by any
later date.. . .
(b)(I) Each StaUi sballllr!lpsre and submit to the AdmiDiatratro
by Allril 1, 1975, and shall brin, up to elste by April 1, 1976, and
blenmally thereafter, a report which shsll mclude-
(A) a descrip.tloD of the water quality of all navigable waters
in such StaUi iI!II'iDg the prece4iDI year, with appropriaUi 1Up-
plemeDtal descriptioDS is Shall be required to tate into account
. seasonal, tidal and other vsriatieDS, correlated with the quality of
water requb;! by the objective of this Act (aa identified by the
AdmiDiatrator pursUlIDt to criUiria published under _tion 3M (a)
of this Act) and the water quality described in subJ1&l'llBph (B)
of this paragraph;
(B) lID lIDal)'81S of the extent to which ell navigable waters
of such StaUi provide for ~~.trotectiOD andpl'llpaption of a
balllDced populatioD of ab , flah, IIDd wildlife, and allow
recreationu activities in and on the water;
(0) lID lIDal)'!!is of the uUiDt to which the elimination of the
diac:h8!'P of .pollutanta IIDd .. level of water quality which ~
vides for the jlroUiCtiOD and prop~tion of a bUlIDced populatioD'
of IheWlsh, fish, IIDd wildlife lIDiI alloWs iecreatiolllll activities in
and 011. thewaUir, have been or will be achieved by the 1'!!9.Wre-
menta of this Act, together with recoDIIDendatioDS aa to additiolllll
actioD D~ to achieVe liJch objectives IIDd for what waters
IUch additiODalaction is -aryl
(D) lID estill1aUi of (i) the 8IlviroDmeDtal impact~ (ii) the
ecciDOmiC and IOcial coate D_U')' to achieve the objective of
this Act in such State~ (ill) the economic and tocial bendta of
auch achievem8llt, ana (iv) an estimaUi of the daUi of auch
achievement; and
(E) a description of the Dature IIDd extent of DODpoint _
of pollutanta, and recoDIID8IldatioDS aa to the p~ which
must be undertaken to control each caterorf Of IUch _,
including lID estill1aUi of the coata of implementmg IUch PJ'08l'Ull&.
(2) The Administrator aball trausmit lUeh StaUi reporta, together
with lID lIDalysis thereof to Congrtl!ll 011. or before OCtober I, 1\176,
Inel OCtoWr 1, 1976, and biennially thel'l!after.

Appendix 6. Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act (Senate Committee on the Environment and
Public Works 1982)

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