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Permits the use of Farmers Home Administration funds for the nonfederal share of construction costs for publicly owned treatment works under this Act.ĭirects the Administrator to make preconstruction agreements with grant applicants for treatment work construction assistance to specify which costs are eligible for Federal payments. Makes the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority project eligible for grants of 75 percent of construction costs.Īuthorizes the Administrator to make a grant to fund all the costs of modifying or replacing bio disc equipment (rotating biological contractors) in any publicly owned treatment works if deficiencies are not attributable to negligence.ĭeems the activated bio-filter feature of the project for treatment works of Little Falls, Minnesota, an innovative wastewater process and technique entitled to an 85 percent grant.
Limits the 75 percent Federal share of treatment works construction costs to grants made by a State before FY 1991. Title II: Construction Grants Amendments - Sets a time limit on resolving treatment works construction contract disputes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991, earmarking funds for specified purposes.ĭirects the Administrator to research the harmful effects on the health and welfare of persons caused by pollutants in water, especially the bioaccumulation of these pollutants in aquatic species and any reduction in the value of aquatic industries. Requires interagency cooperation and reporting with respect to such program. Requires the Program and Research Offices to prepare annually a joint research plan. Require such Office to be located in a Great Lakes State. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on Great Lakes water quality.Įstablishes, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Great Lakes Research Office to develop, coordinate, and report on research on issues related to the Great Lakes resources. Directs the Office to develop a five-year plan for reducing the amount of nutrients introduced into the Lakes and a five-year study and demonstration project program for the control and removal of toxic pollutants. Requires such Office to carry out the responsibilities of the United States under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978, monitor the water quality of the Great Lakes, and serve as a liaison with the International Joint Commission Canadian members. Requires such Office to be located in a Great Lakes State. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990.Įstablishes the already existing Great Lakes National Program Office within EPA. Requires States to submit progress reports biennially to the Administrator for transmittal to the Congress. Limits such grants to 50 percent of the plan implementation costs. Requires a State or combination of the States, in order to qualify for such grants, to submit a plan of proposed abatement actions to reduce Bay pollution and meet applicable water quality standards and of estimated costs for the approval of the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to make a grant to a State affected by the interstate management plan developed under the Bay Program to implement management mechanisms in the plan if the State has approved and is committed to implementing all or substantially all aspects of the plan. Water Quality Act of 1987 - Title I: Amendments to Title I - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1990 for: (1) specified research, investigation, and training programs in water pollution control (2) State and interstate pollution control programs (3) undergraduate programs in water quality control (4) grants for developing waste treatment management plans for areas with substantial water quality control problems (5) water pollution control programs in agricultural areas (6) agreements among Government agencies providing for maximum use of existing programs for water quality control (7) grants to States for lake pollution control and (8) carrying out the Clean Water Act generally.ĭirects the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award an annual grant to support a National Clearinghouse on small flows (of sewage) and innovative or alternative technologies information.ĭirects the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue the Chesapeake Bay Program and establish such an Office within EPA to: (1) collect and disseminate research and other information on the environmental quality of the Bay (2) coordinate Federal research efforts (3) conduct research on sediment deposition in the Bay and (4) conduct research on how environmental changes effect the living resources of the Bay, with particular emphasis on the impact of pollutant loading.