Water pollution in the United States
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Water pollution
in the United States
Pollution incidents
Some polluted water bodies include:
Public policy and research
Water pollution
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies . Water pollution occurs when pollutants are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Pollution incidents
- Camp Lejeune water contaminationCamp Lejeune water contaminationThe Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1957 to 1987. During that time, United States Marine Corps servicemembers and their families living at the base apparently bathed in and ingested tap water that was contaminated with harmful chemicals...
- Cruise ship pollution in the United StatesCruise ship pollution in the United StatesThe cruise ship industry is a significant and growing contributor to the United States economy, providing more than $32 billion in benefits annually and generating more than 330,000 U.S. jobs, but also making the environmental impacts of its activities an issue to many...
- Hinkley groundwater contaminationHinkley groundwater contaminationThe town of Hinkley in the Mojave Desert of California in the United States had its groundwater contaminated with hexavalent chromium, resulting in a legal case and multi-million dollar settlement...
- Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking waterLead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking waterThe discovery of widespread lead contamination in Washington, DC drinking water resulted in a Congressional investigation that damaged the scientific reputation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , left thousands of children with lifelong health risks, and led to a re-evaluation of...
- Water contamination in Crestwood, IllinoisWater contamination in Crestwood, IllinoisCrestwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. In April 2009 the Chicago Tribune reported that the city had been using a well which was contaminated with toxic chemicals for the city's drinking water for 40 years....
Some polluted water bodies include:
- Aliso Creek (Orange County)
- Bubbly CreekBubbly CreekBubbly Creek is the nickname given to the South Fork of the Chicago River's South Branch, which runs entirely within the city of Chicago, Illinois. Gases bubbling out of the riverbed from the decomposition of blood and entrails dumped into the river by the local stockyards in the early 20th...
- Duwamish RiverDuwamish RiverThe Duwamish River is the name of the lower of Washington state's Green River. Its industrialized estuary is known as the Duwamish Waterway.- History :...
- Houston Ship ChannelHouston Ship ChannelThe Houston Ship Channel, located in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston—one of the United States's busiest seaports. The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between the Houston-area shipyards and the Gulf of Mexico.-Overview:...
- Kamilo BeachKamilo BeachKamilo Beach , is a beach located on the southeast coast of the island of Hawaii...
- Love CanalLove CanalLove Canal was a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, located in the white collar LaSalle section of the city. It officially covers 36 square blocks in the far southeastern corner of the city, along 99th Street and Read Avenue...
- Newark BayNewark BayNewark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, 3rd largest and one of busiest in the United States...
- Newtown CreekNewtown CreekNewtown Creek is a estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City, New York, United States. It derives its name from New Town , which was the name for the Dutch and British settlement in what is now Elmhurst, Queens...
- New River (Mexico – United States)New River (Mexico – United States)The New River flows north from near Cerro Prieto, through the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, into the United States through the city of Calexico, California towards the Salton Sea...
- Passaic RiverPassaic RiverThe Passaic River is a mature surface river, approximately 80 mi long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey,...
- Lake ErieLake ErieLake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
Public policy and research
- American Heritage RiversAmerican Heritage RiversAmerican Heritage Rivers are designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to receive special attention to further three objectives: natural resource and environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic and cultural preservation.The American Heritage Rivers...
- Clean Water ActClean Water ActThe Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that...
- Clean Water State Revolving FundClean Water State Revolving FundThe Clean Water State Revolving Fund is a self-perpetuating loan assistance authority for water quality improvement projects in the United States. The fund is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and state agencies...
- Effluent guidelinesEffluent guidelinesEffluent guidelines are U.S. national standards for wastewater discharges to surface waters and publicly owned treatment works . The United States Environmental Protection Agency issues effluent guidelines for categories of industrial sources of water pollution under Title III of the Clean Water...
(wastewater regulations) - Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
- New Source Performance StandardNew Source Performance StandardNew Source Performance Standards are pollution control standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency . The term is used in the Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 to refer to air pollution emission standards, and in the Clean Water Act referring to standards for discharges...
(wastewater regulations) - Total maximum daily loadTotal Maximum Daily LoadA Total Maximum Daily Load is a regulatory term in the U.S. Clean Water Act, describing a value of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards...
(wastewater regulations) - WaterSenseWaterSenseWaterSense is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program designed to encourage water efficiency in the United States through the use of a special label on consumer products. It was launched in June 2006.-Background:...
(EPA conservation program)
External links
- Water pollution at the Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...