Almanac of Enforceable State Laws to Control Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

Author
James M. McElfish Jr., Environmental Law Institute
Date Released
December 1998
Almanac of Enforceable State Laws to Control Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

This report provides a state-by-state summary, including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, of enforcement-based laws that are potentially applicable to nonpoint source water pollution. This study discusses the diversity and ubiquity of state legal mechanisms as well as the inconsistent treatment of similar problems from one state to the next.