...The express policy of Congress in enacting and amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act was "to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities...States in preventing and controlling water pollution," and under the Act it is the initial right and responsibility of each 'State to adopt, after public...

...in Section 1 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, particularly " * * * it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve,...States in preventing and controlling water pollution, * * *." We recommend that Section 12 (a) (2) of S. 544 be amended to read as follows : "(2) 'matter'...

...1 S g ^ u 1 , r 3 a. .; ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES The Federal Water Pollution Control Act declares it to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve,...States in preventing and controlling water pollution. Consistent with that policy declaration, the act provides that State and interstate action to abate...

...that act has been amended in 1956, 1965 and 1966. The declared policy of Congress under the act is to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities...States in preventing and controlling water pollution. The act specifically provides that it shall not be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting...

...the public health and welfare by the prevention and control of water pollution, it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve,...with the prevention and control of water pollution. Taken at face value, this policy statement tends to vest enforcement activities primarily in the States,...

...connection with the exercise of jurisdiction over the waterways of the Nation, it was the declared policy of Congress to recognize, preserve, and protect...with the prevention and control of water pollution. (2) Air pollution control latex. — The early authority of HEW with respect to air pollution was derived...

...declared it to be the policy of Congress to preserve the primary responsibilities and rights of Che States in preventing and controlling water pollution;...the prevention and control of water pollution. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act was further amended in 1965 by the Water Quality Act (33U.SC l»66-l)...

...public health and welfare* by the prevention and control of water pollution, it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve...preventing and controlling water pollution, to support and add technical research, etc. This concept is also borne out hi section 11 of the Federal AVater Pollution...

...VIIM 1« ^ ^^nL "CT* ~Hi Enforcement Procedures The Federal Water Pollution Control Act declares it to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve,...States in preventing and controlling water pollution. Consistent with that policy declaration, the act provides that State and interstate action to abate...

...inter-governmental relations. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as noted above, specifically declares it to be "the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve...states in preventing and controlling water pollution." Section 1 (c) of the Act provides that: "Nothing in this Act shall be construed as impairing or in...