Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:the_Truman_administration
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| gptkbp:addressed |
point source pollution
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act_of_1972
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| gptkbp:appointed_by |
gptkb:Protected_area
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1948
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
interstate cooperation on water quality issues
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Administration
gptkb:National_Pollutant_Discharge_Elimination_System_(NPDES) |
| gptkbp:goal |
eliminate the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
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| gptkbp:impact |
improved water quality in U. S. rivers and lakes
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| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for research and development
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent environmental legislation
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
industrial discharges
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| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
public awareness of water pollution issues
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
water pollution control technologies
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| gptkbp:led_to |
creation of state water pollution control agencies
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to regulate the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United States
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| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
provided federal grants to states for pollution control
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
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| gptkbp:requires |
monitoring of water quality
states to develop water quality standards |
| gptkbp:set_in |
water quality standards
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| gptkbp:significance |
first major U. S. law to address water pollution
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