- United States Code
- TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
- CHAPTER 26 - WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
- SUBCHAPTER V - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1375. Reports to Congress
- (a)
Implementation of chapter objectives; status and progress of
programs
Within ninety days following the convening of each session of
Congress, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report,
in addition to any other report required by this chapter, on
measures taken toward implementing the objective of this chapter,
including, but not limited to, (1) the progress and problems
associated with developing comprehensive plans under section 1252
of this title, areawide plans under section 1288 of this title,
basin plans under section 1289 of this title, and plans under
section 1313(e) of this title; (2) a summary of actions taken and
results achieved in the field of water pollution control research,
experiments, studies, and related matters by the Administrator and
other Federal agencies and by other persons and agencies under
Federal grants or contracts; (3) the progress and problems
associated with the development of effluent limitations and
recommended control techniques; (4) the status of State programs,
including a detailed summary of the progress obtained as compared
to that planned under State program plans for development and
enforcement of water quality requirements; (5) the identification
and status of enforcement actions pending or completed under this
chapter during the preceding year; (6) the status of State,
interstate, and local pollution control programs established
pursuant to, and assisted by, this chapter; (7) a summary of the
results of the survey required to be taken under section 1290 of
this title; (8) his activities including recommendations under
sections 1259 through 1261 of this title; and (9) all reports and
recommendations made by the Water Pollution Control Advisory Board.
- (b)
Detailed estimates and comprehensive study on costs; State
estimates, survey form
- (1)
The Administrator, in cooperation with the States, including
water pollution control agencies and other water pollution control
planning agencies, shall make (A) a detailed estimate of the cost
of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; (B) a detailed
estimate, biennially revised, of the cost of construction of all
needed publicly owned treatment works in all of the States and of
the cost of construction of all needed publicly owned treatment
works in each of the States; (C) a comprehensive study of the
economic impact on affected units of government of the cost of
installation of treatment facilities; and (D) a comprehensive
analysis of the national requirements for and the cost of treating
municipal, industrial, and other effluent to attain the water
quality objectives as established by this chapter or applicable
State law. The Administrator shall submit such detailed estimate
and such comprehensive study of such cost to the Congress no later
than February 10 of each odd-numbered year. Whenever the
Administrator, pursuant to this subsection, requests and receives
an estimate of cost from a State, he shall furnish copies of such
estimate together with such detailed estimate to Congress.
- (2)
Notwithstanding the second sentence of paragraph (1) of this
subsection, the Administrator shall make a preliminary detailed
estimate called for by subparagraph (B) of such paragraph and shall
submit such preliminary detailed estimate to the Congress no later
than September 3, 1974. The Administrator shall require each State
to prepare an estimate of cost for such State, and shall utilize
the survey form EPA-1, O.M.B. No. 158-R0017, prepared for the 1973
detailed estimate, except that such estimate shall include all
costs of compliance with section 1281(g)(2)(A) of this title and
water quality standards established pursuant to section 1313 of
this title, and all costs of treatment works as defined in section
1292(2) of this title, including all eligible costs of constructing
sewage collection systems and correcting excessive infiltration or
inflow and all eligible costs of correcting combined storm and
sanitary sewer problems and treating storm water flows. The survey
form shall be distributed by the Administrator to each State no
later than January 31, 1974.
- (c)
Status of combined sewer overflows in municipal treatment works
operations
The Administrator shall submit to the Congress by October 1,
1978, a report on the status of combined sewer overflows in
municipal treatment works operations. The report shall include (1)
the status of any projects funded under this chapter to address
combined sewer overflows (2) a listing by State of combined sewer
overflow needs identified in the 1977 State priority listings, (3)
an estimate for each applicable municipality of the number of years
necessary, assuming an annual authorization and appropriation for
the construction grants program of $5,000,000,000, to correct
combined sewer overflow problems, (4) an analysis using
representative municipalities faced with major combined sewer
overflow needs, of the annual discharges of pollutants from
overflows in comparison to treated effluent discharges, (5) an
analysis of the technological alternatives available to
municipalities to correct major combined sewer overflow problems,
and (6) any recommendations of the Administrator for legislation to
address the problem of combined sewer overflows, including whether
a separate authorization and grant program should be established by
the Congress to address combined sewer overflows.
- (d)
Legislative recommendations on program requiring coordination
between water supply and wastewater control plans as condition
for construction grants; public hearing
The Administrator, in cooperation with the States, including
water pollution control agencies, and other water pollution control
planning agencies, and water supply and water resources agencies of
the States and the United States shall submit to Congress, within
two years of December 27, 1977, a report with recommendations for
legislation on a program to require coordination between water
supply and wastewater control plans as a condition to grants for
construction of treatment works under this chapter. No such report
shall be submitted except after opportunity for public hearings on
such proposed report.
- (e)
State revolving fund report
- (1)
In general
Not later than February 10, 1990, the Administrator shall
submit to Congress a report on the financial status and
operations of water pollution control revolving funds established
by the States under subchapter VI of this chapter. The
Administrator shall prepare such report in cooperation with the
States, including water pollution control agencies and other
water pollution control planning and financing agencies.
- (2)
Contents
The report under this subsection shall also include the
following:
- (A)
an inventory of the facilities that are in significant
noncompliance with the enforceable requirements of this
chapter;
- (B)
an estimate of the cost of construction necessary to
bring such facilities into compliance with such requirements;
- (C)
an assessment of the availability of sources of funds for
financing such needed construction, including an estimate of
the amount of funds available for providing assistance for such
construction through September 30, 1999, from the water
pollution control revolving funds established by the States
under subchapter VI of this chapter;
- (D)
an assessment of the operations, loan portfolio, and loan
conditions of such revolving funds;
- (E)
an assessment of the effect on user charges of the
assistance provided by such revolving funds compared to the
assistance provided with funds appropriated pursuant to section
1287 of this title; and
- (F)
an assessment of the efficiency of the operation and
maintenance of treatment works constructed with assistance
provided by such revolving funds compared to the efficiency of
the operation and maintenance of treatment works constructed
with assistance provided under section 1281 of this title.
