Dynamic federalism and the Clean Water Act: completing the task

Andreen, William L.

doi:10.4337/9781783473625.00008

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“…The program gets credit for reducing pollution, but it does not address nonpoint problems well. Also, the Act does not address biological issues, which determine environmental integrity of streams (Andreen, 2013). Controls for nonpoint source pollution are largely in the hands of state governments and offer possibilities for new policies.…”

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“…There is little indication of any major policy changes at either level, despite new challenges that will occur in both program areas. In the case of drinking water, current threats are centered on emerging pollutants (USEPA, 2022c), and for pollution control, they center on inadequacy of current programs to deal with nonpoint source pollution (Andreen, 2013). The government and interest group communities that have formed around each program area seem poised to respond to these issues, but little strategic change in state government roles is indicated.Whereas the states show little difference in how they regulate drinking water and water quality, they exhibit wider differences in how they regulate water allocation.…”

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State Government Roles in Water Governance: Time for an Upgrade

Grigg

2022

Public Works Management & Policy

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State governments play important parts in water governance, including risk reduction from floods and droughts. A framework for programs should include planning and policy, regulation, and support for local government and basin stakeholders. Analysis of activities in 10 states showed that programs evolved along different trajectories, but federal law and grant funding were determining factors in all. Core regulatory programs for water safety and pollution control are unlikely to change much, but regulation of water allocation will shift in some states. States also play essential roles in financial assistance, although other capacity building programs are unlikely to increase. Planning and policy development are the major areas of needed state activity to help forge holistic solutions to regional water problems. States may find their emerging roles to be unfamiliar territory, and they must study needed institutional change through water framework studies and active dialogues about problems and required responses.

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Section: Analysis Of State Government Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%