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Industrial Water Pollution And The Refuse Act: A Second Chance For Water Quality, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
Industrial Water Pollution And The Refuse Act: A Second Chance For Water Quality, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
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The primary purpose of this Article is to encourage a forceful implementation of the Refuse Act as a second chance to achieve water quality. The presentation commences in Section I with a brief outline of the dimensions of industrial water pollution and the legal and scientific barriers to effective control. Against this background, Section II summarizes the central features of the Refuse Act, presents a narrative history of its recent renovation, and analyzes the major issues arising under the statute.
Section III discusses the traditional industrial and governmental view of water pollution and how a change in regulatory attitude invites …