Water pollution policies and the American states: runaway bureaucracies or congressional control?

Lawmaking and water pollution policy : can Congress clean the water?

Water pollution in the United States

A historical overview

The era of supportive federalism, 1948-1971

The era of direct federalism, 1972-1986

The era of experimental federalism, 1987-present

Congressional direction and policy implementation : a summary analysis

Congress's will and clean water : the design of federal law on the protection of surface waters

State non-point source water pollution programs

State point source permitting programs

The stringency of state water pollution permits

Findings and implications : a summary analysis

Federal water pollution policy : where to go from here?

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction

ch. 1 Lawmaking and Water Pollution Policy: Can Congress Clean the Water?

ch. 2 Water Pollution in the United States

pt. II Runaway Bureaucracies? A Historical Analysis

ch. 3 Historical Overview

ch. 4 Era of Supportive Federalism, 1948-1971

ch. 5 Era of Directive Federalism, 1972-1986

ch. 6 Era of Experimental Federalism, 1987-Present

ch. 7 Congressional Direction and Policy Implementation: A Summary Analysis

pt. III Congressional Control?: Contemporary Water Pollution Policies and State Programs

ch. 8 Congress's Will and Clean Water: The Design of Federal Law on the Protection of Surface Waters

ch. 9 State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Programs

ch. 10 State Point Source Permitting Programs

ch. 11 Stringency of State Water Pollution Permits

pt. IV Summary and Conclusions

ch. 12 Findings and Implications: A Summary Analysis

ch. 13 Federal Water Pollution Policy: Where to Go from Here?

Appendices

Appendix A Results of Probabilistic Surveys of American Water Resources, by Water Body Type, Released by USEPA as of September 2010

Appendix B Major State Non-Point Source Water Pollution Expenditures

Appendix C Strength of State Enforceable Authorities for Non-Point Source Water Pollution Control

Appendix D Point Source Water Pollution Data Sources and Coding

Appendix E Summary Explanation of Independent Variables.