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show April 22, 1970  
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What is the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California?   show
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Rachel Carson   show
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Effluent Standards   show
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show discharged directly from a specific site, such as a sewage treatment plant or an industrial pipe  
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Non-point Source Pollution   show
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show water that is safe to drink  
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show one or more strata of rock or sediment that is saturated and sufficiently permeable to yield economically significant quantities of water to wells or springs. An aquifer includes any geologic material that is currently used or could be used as a source of  
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show an area where fresh water meets salt water  
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show shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast  
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show type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland found along rivers, ponds, lakes, and coasts. It does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation  
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show pond, lake, tank, or basin that can be used for the storage and control of water, and can be either natural or man-made  
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show includes rivers, lakes, oceans, ocean-like water bodies, and coastal tidal waters.  
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Swamp   show
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Watershed   show
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show include swamps, marshes, bogs, and other similar areas. They are areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetland  
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show 1990. federal government sets ambient standards and the states must devise methods that enables these standards to be met.  
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show Ozone Particulate Matter Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide Lead  
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)   show
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show the maximum air contaminant concentrations allowed in the ambient air  
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show of 1969 (NEPA) The Act requires that the environmental impacts of a project be considered. An Environmental Assessment is required to determine whether there is a significant environmental impact.  
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The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899   show
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The Water Pollutant Control Act of 1948   show
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The Water Quality Act of 1965   show
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show provided construction grants for wastewater treatment facilities.  
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show later amended in 1990, focused efforts to reduce polluted runoff in 29 coastal states  
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show amended the Water Pollutant Act of 1948. The amendments broadened the government’s authority over water pollution and restructured the authority for water pollution under the Environmental Protection Agency. The Act changed the enforcement from water qual  
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show provided protection of animal and plant species that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designate as threatened or endangered. This act was later amended in 1988  
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show promoted alternative energy sources, energy efficiency, and reduced dependence on foreign oil. It also created a market for non-utility power producers and requires competition in the utility industry.  
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980   show
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Brownfields   show
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show 1855  
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show 1879  
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Tenement House Act of 1867   show
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show In 1890, Jacob Riis published which highlighted the plight of the poor in New York  
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show outlawed dumbbell tenements  
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Neighborhood Unit Concept   show
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Public Works Administration (PWA),   show
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National Housing Act   show
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show 1935. used New Deal funds to develop new towns  
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show 1937. provided $500 million in home loans for the development of low-cost housing. This Act tied slum clearance to public housing.  
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Serviceman's Readjustment Act, commonly known as the GI Bill   show
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show was the first comprehensive housing legislation passed. The Act called for the construction of 800,000 new housing units and emphasized slum clearance.  
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show called for slum prevention and urban renewal. Additionally, the Act provided funding for planning for cities under 25,000 population. The 701 funds were later expanded to allow for statewide, interstate, and regional planning.  
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Housing Act of 1959   show
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Housing Act of 1961   show
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   show
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act   show
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show made racial discrimination in the sale or rental of housing illegal  
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968   show
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show 1970. in Ohio adopted a housing plan that called for low and moderate income housing to be allocated on a fair share basis.  
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show 1972. was demolished in Saint Louis. The demolition of this public housing project marked a shift away from high-rise concentrated public housing.  
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show 1974. created under the Housing and Community Development Act. This grant program provides great flexibility for communities to use these federal funds for the improvement of blighted areas. The CDBG program consolidated six categorical urban programs int  
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National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974   show
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Urban Development Action Grant Program (UDAG)   show
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National Affordable Housing Act of 1990   show
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show 1992. provided funds for the redevelopment of severely distressed public housing. It also allowed for the demolition of public housing as well as the construction of new public housing. The result has been a deconcentration of public housing.  
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