Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, regional impacts, San Francisco Bay/Central Valley. Final report
The environmental, social, economic and institutional impacts of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500) on the San Francisco Bay/Central Valley are reviewed. Point source programs will result in a high level of effluent discharge with minimal adverse environmental and economic impacts, and positive benefits in improved fishery and water recreation uses, and conservation of water supplies. The water pollution control effort in the study area is directly related to water quantity. Among the problems remaining are control of agricultural wastewater and urban runoff. Estimated capital costs (in 1973 dollars) of industrial waste treatment to achieve the 1977 requirement of best practicable treatment technology and the 1983 goal of best available technology will be $41.1 million and $91.8 million respectively O and M will be $5.2 million for 1977 and $14.6 million for 1983. (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7245688
- Report Number(s):
- PB-249730
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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