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state reports.
Transmittal to
Congress.
PUBLIC LAW 92-500-OCT. 18, 1972
[86 STAT.
account seasonal, tidal, and other variations, of all na^dgable waters and the waters of the contiguous zone; "(2) include an inventory of all point sources of discharge (based on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of discharges) of pollutants, into all navigable waters and the waters of the contiguous zone; and "(3) identify specifically those navigable waters, the quality of which— " (A) is adequate to provide for the protection and propagation of a balanced population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife and allow recreational activities in and on the water; " (B) can reasonably be expected to attain such level by 1977 or 1983; and " (C) can reasonably be expected to attain such level by any later date. "(b)(1) Each State shall prepare and submit to the Administrator by January 1, 1975, and shall bring up to date each year thereafter, a report which shall include— " (A) a description of the water quality of all navigable waters in such State during the preceding year, with appropriate supplemental descriptions as shall be required to take into account seasonal, tidal, and other variations, correlated with the quality of water required by the objective of this Act (as identified by the Administrator pursuant to criteria published under section 304(a) of this Act) and the water quality described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; " (B) an analysis of the extent to which all navigable waters of such State provide for the protection and propagation of a balanced population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife, and allow recreational activities in and on the water; " (C) an analysis of the extent to which the elimination of the discharge of pollutants and a level of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of a balanced population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife and allows recreational activities in and on the water, have been or will be achieved by the requirements of this Act, together with recommendations as to additional action necessary to achieve such objectives and for what waters such additional action is necessary; " (D) an estimate of (i) the environmental impact, (ii) the economic and social costs necessary to achieA^^e the objective of this Act in such State, (iii) the economic and social benefits of such achievement, and (iv) an estimate of the date of such achievement; and " (E) a description of the nature and extent of nonpoint sources of pollutants, and recommendations as to the programs which must be undertaken to control each category of such sources, including an estimate of the costs of implementing such programs. "(2) The Admiuistrator shall transmit such State reports, together with an analysis thereof, to Congress on or before October 1, 1975, and annually thereafter. " N A T I O N A L STANDARDS OF P E R FOR M A N C E
Definitions.
"SEC. 306. (a) FoT puTposes of this section: " (1) The term 'standard of performance' means a standard for the control of the discharge of pollutants which reflects the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the Administrator determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated control technology, processes, operating methods, or other alterna-
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