Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act

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The Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act was a federal funding initiative that provided grants to municipalities to build and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities in order to reduce water pollution in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal funding program
wastewater infrastructure grant program
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
aimsTo construct new publicly owned treatment works
improve municipal sewage treatment
upgrade existing wastewater treatment plants
appliesToJurisdiction United States
associatedWith National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
benefits improved surface water quality
reduced untreated sewage discharges
country United States
environmentalObjective protection of public health through improved sanitation
reduction of nutrient and organic pollution in waterways
focusesOn publicly owned municipal wastewater systems
fundingMechanism federal grants to state-managed projects
fundingTarget local public agencies
municipalities
fundingType capital grants
goal to help achieve technology-based effluent limitations for municipal dischargers
to support secondary and advanced wastewater treatment
hasPolicyInstrument construction grants for wastewater infrastructure
implements Clean Water Act goals for fishable and swimmable waters
legalBasis Clean Water Act Section 201
linked to: Clean Water Act

Clean Water Act Title II
linked to: Clean Water Act

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
monitoredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency regional offices
partOf Clean Water Act
purpose to assist compliance with national water quality standards
to provide grants to municipalities for construction of wastewater treatment facilities
to reduce water pollution from municipal wastewater discharges
regulatesActivity construction of publicly owned treatment works
relatedTo Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
replacedBy Clean Water State Revolving Fund
requiresMatchFundingFrom local governments
state governments
sector wastewater treatment
water pollution control
startTime 1972
timePeriod 1970s
1980s
transitionPeriod late 1980s
typeOfSupport financial assistance

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Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program replaced Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act