Reference: Water Resources and Water Quality

Summary of Federal and State Statutes and Programs

Resource Focus: Water Resources and Water Quality

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

Federal Water Pollution Act of 1972, U.S.C. 1988 Title 33 § 1251 et seq.

National Wild and Scenic River Act, 16 U.S.C. 1271 to 1287

Delaware River Basin Commission

 

STATE LEGISLATION: DELAWARE

Delaware Environmental Control, Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60

Wetlands Act of 1973, Delaware Code Ann., § 6601 to 6620

Erosion and Sediment Control and Storm Water Management Act, Delaware Code ANN. Title 7, § 4001 et seq.

Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District Act, Delaware Code Title 7, § 3901

 

STATE LEGISLATION: PENNSYLVANIA

Conservation District Law Act of 1945, P.L. 217, Amended 1986, Act No. 39

Dam Safety and Encroachment Act, 32 Pennsylvania Cons. Stat. Ann. § 693.101 et seq.

Floodplain Management Act, 32 Pennsylvania CONS. ANN. § 679.101 et seq.

Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, Pennsylvania STAT., ANN. Title 35 § 691.1 et seq.

Nutrient Management Act, No. 1993 to 1996

Safe Drinking Water Act, Pennsylvania STAT. ANN., Title 35 § 721 et seq.

Sewage Facilities Act, Pennsylvania CONS. ANN., Title 35 § 750.1 et seq.

Stormwater Management Act, 32 Pennsylvania CONS. STAT. ANN., § 680.1 et seq.

Water Rights Act, 32 Pennsylvania C.S.A. § 631 et seq.

Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Program

Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act, 32 P.S. § 820.21 et seq.