Discerning public participation requirements under the US clean water act

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2113-2127

  Centner, Terence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Discharges; Effluent limitations; NPDES permits; Public participation

Indexed keywords

AARHUS CONVENTION; CLEAN WATER ACT; CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS; GENERAL PERMIT; MANAGEMENT PLANS; NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS; POLLUTANT DISCHARGES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC SCRUTINY; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

DECISION MAKING; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

DECISION MAKING; EFFLUENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955052194     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9541-z     Document Type: Article

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