Operationalising sustainability science for a sustainability directive? Reflecting on three pilot projects.
Introduction Debates in the integrated water management (IWM) literature focus on the delivery of sustainable outcomes: improving the quality and quantity of water available for present/future generations and ecological functions. There is an increasing interest in the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of water management, as...

Justice Kennedy and ecosystem services: a functional approach to Clean Water Act jurisdiction after Rapanos.
I. INTRODUCTION II. ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND THE PRESERVATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT A. Ecosystem Services in General B. Ecosystem Services from Aquatic Ecosystems and Wetlands C. The Need for an Ecosystem Services Rhetoric III. CLEAN WATER ACT JURISDICTION, OLD AND NEW A. Statutory Provisions B....

Consulting Engineers Listings.
* George Aull, Ph.D., P.E. Engineering Resources Corp. P.O. Box 910 Orangeburg, SC 29116, USA 803-536-6808 fax:803-531-3262 www.ercorp.net Consultation, evaluation, planning, permitting, and design of agricultural water, waste, and wastewater systems. Investigation and development of...

Beyond SWANCC: the new federalism and Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
I. INTRODUCTION II. CWA BASICS A. Statutory Elements of CWA Jurisdiction B. Compliance with the CWA: Two Permit Programs III. SWANCC, FEDERALISM AND CWA JURISDICTION A. Constitutional Federalism B. Statutory Federalism 1. Cooperative Federalism and State Participation 2. Navigable Waters and Increased Federal Involvement in Water Quality Regulation C....

Do water contamination reports influence water use practices on feedlot farms and rural households in Southern Alberta?
Abstract: This article explores the extent to which water contamination reports influence water use practices of feedlot operators and their households in southern Alberta. An in-person survey was conducted with 33 feedlot farm families living in the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District. The analyses reveal that there are variations in...

The failure of EPA's water quality reforms: from environment-enhancing competition to uniformity and polluter profits.
Since 1970, pollution control in the United States has centered on national level regulatory approaches built on federal command-and-control regimes. Enacted in reaction to well-publicized "failures" of markets, common law, and state and local regulation such as the "killer smogs" of the 1950s and 1960s (1) and the "burning"...

Water pollution taxes: a good idea doomed to failure?
Abstract Water pollution taxes, or effluent fees, have long been advocated by environmental economists as a regulatory approach to cost effectively achieve water quality improvements. The article reviews the arguments in favor of taxes and traces the history of the idea in U.S. policy debates. Particular attention...

Using plenary power as a sword: tribal civil regulatory jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act after United States v. Lara.
I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE PRE-LARA TREATMENT AS A STATE PROCESS A. The Clean Water Act B. EPA's Interpretation of section 518(e) and Its Implications for Indian Tribes 1. EPA Has Interpreted section 518 as Based on Inherent Sovereignty Rather Than as a...

Does it hold water? Repudiating the "singular entity" or "unitary waters" approach to the Clean Water Act.
I. INTRODUCTION In South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the United States Supreme Court was presented with a novel and untested argument by the United States, appearing as amicus curiae, which asserted the bold proposition that for the purpose of the...

The continuing violations doctrine and the Clean Water Act: untenable solutions and a need for reform.
The Clean Water Act serves as the primary tool for wetland protection. While the purpose of the Act is to restore the integrity of the nation's waters, illegal wetland fill activities that occurred in the past potentially lie beyond the reach of the statute's authority. Additionally, penalties for discrete...