EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
(a)
Regulatory activities over waters, 1899, 1972, 1977 and
1987;
(b)
Hydroelectric power in dams, 1912 and 1917;
(c)
Flood control, 1917, 1927, 1936, 1974;
(d)
Recreation navigation, 1932;
(e)
Recreation, 1944, 1962, and 1965;
(f)
Irrigation (limited), 1944;
(g)
Water supply, 1944, 1958, and 1965;
(h)
Shore and beach erosion protection, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1974,
1996;
(I)
Hurricane protection, 1955, 1958;
(j)
Fish and wildlife conservation, 1958, 1965, and 1974;
(k)
Water quality, 1961, 1972, 1974;
(l)
Environmental concern and emphasis, 1970;
(m)
Wastewater management, 1972;
(n)
Wetlands development, 1976 and 1992;
(o)
Groundwater damages, 1986;
(p)
Environmental Protection, 1990;
(q)
Ecosystem Restoration, 1986 and 1996
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 is the legislative
landmark of major current significance. In it, the Congress has
comprehensively reestablished and redefined, by purpose, the Federal
interest in water resources development and has--in recognition of the
limitations on Federal financial resources in an era of persistent
budgetary deficits--instituted requirements for proportionately
greater non-Federal cost sharing in Corps projects.
d. Other Significant Legislation. During the 1970s there was a
qualitative change in public policy toward resource planning and
development, spurred by the recognition that this Nation's natural
resources are both interrelated and finite. Considerations other than
economic efficiency evolved. Among others, this legislation includes:
(1) The Clean Water Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-217). This Act
amends Public Law 92-500 and continues the massive research and action
program designed to clean up U.S. waters. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has primary responsibility for implementing
this program. However, under Section 404 of the amended Act, the
Corps of Engineers retains primary responsibility for permits to
discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
The Act also defines the conditions which must be met by Federal
projects before they may make discharges into the Nation's waters.
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