Areawide planning under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972: intergovernmental and land-use implications

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Environ. Law Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7060995

Jungman, M

By 1972 Congress had recognized the impossibility of controlling water pollution without some degree of land use management. Congress subsequently amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by adding section 208, which creates a Federal system of areawide planning. This comment analyzes the planning responsibilities that section 208 imposed upon state and metropolitan governments, the new element of Federal control in local land use, and potential legal challenges, either to enforce or to prevent section 208 restrictions. The author concludes that Congress' focus on land use planning to control water pollution alone is myopic and that effective land use management requires planning directed towards multiple objectives.

• OSTI ID: 7060995
• Journal Information: Environ. Law Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Law Rev.; (United States) Vol. 8; ISSN EVLRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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