S. HRG. 102-335 WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1991 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1081 A BILL TO AMEND AND REAUTHORIZE THE FEDERAL WATER MAY 21; JUNE 13; JULY 9, 17, AND 18, 1991 Printed for the use of the Committee on Environment and Public Works 43-725 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1991 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS QUENTIN N. BURDICK, DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut North Dakota, Chairman JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island ALAN K. SIMPSON, Wyoming STEVE SYMMS, Idaho DAVE DURENBERGER, Minnesota JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont ROBERT SMITH, New Hampshire DAVID M. STRAUSS, Staff Director STEVEN J. SHIMBERG, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MAX BAUCUS, DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey Montana, Chairman JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island (II) CONTENTS TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1991 Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana. Chafee, Hon. John H., U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Durenberger, Hon. Dave, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota.. Jeffords, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont... Lautenberg, Hon. Frank R., U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey. Lieberman, Hon. Joseph I., U.S. Senator from the State of Connecticut Mitchell, Hon. George, U.S. Senator from the State of Maine ..... Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M., U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio Warner, Hon. John W., U.S. Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia........ Responses to additional questions. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana. Chafee, Hon. John H., U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Graham, Hon. Bob, U.S. Senator from the State of Florida.... Jeffords, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont.. Barnhardt, William, Government Relations Representative, City of Minneapo- 290 Page Fowler, Hon. Wyche, Jr., U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia.. 265 293 Prepared statement 361 Keith, John S., Assistant Commissioner, Environmental Management and Osann, Edward R., Director, Water Resources Program, National Wildlife 299 Prepared statement 378 Savage, Roberta H., Executive Director and Secretary/Treasurer, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators... Shelley, Peter, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation of New England Baucus, Hon. Max, U.S. Senator from the State of Montana Durenberger, Hon. Dave, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota......... 401 406 WITNESSES Baker, Bruce, Director, Water Resources Management Bureau, Wisconsin 433 Prepared statement 482 Bauereis, Elizabeth, Director, Environmental Programs, Baltimore Gas and 439 Prepared statement 508 Clark, Sarah, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund. 417 Prepared statement 467 Farrar, Michael C., Vice president, Environment and Health Program, American Paper Institute. 435 Prepared statement 489 Guerrero, Peter, Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, U.S. 423 Prepared statement 479 Hackmann, Frank, Attorney and Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath, & Rosenthal... 422 475 Letter to Senator Durenberger. 478 Landman, Jessica, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council.. 404 449 Odeal, Erwin, Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. 420 Prepared statement. 472 Tomlinson, Donna R., Environmental Affairs Staff, Eastman Chemical Company 402 Prepared statement 459 Van Putten, Mark, Director, Great Lakes Natural Resource Center. 437 Prepared statement 493 Letter to Senator Durenberger. 444 |