In the beginning …: 1. 1948 – Federal Water Pollution Control Act (‘FWPCA’): 1.1. Established vague and often contradictory framework for national water pollution control policy; 1.2. Established the Water Pollution Control Advisory Board: 1.2.1. Surgeon General or his designee, 1.2.2. Department of the Army representative, 1.2.3. Federal Works Agency representative, 1.2.4. Department of Agriculture representative, 1.2.5. Six more Presidential appointees, 1.2.6. Engineer with expertise in sewage and industrial waste disposal, 1.2.7. Person with interest in wildlife conservation, 1.2.8. Representative of municipal government, 1.2.9. Representative of State government, 1.2.10. Representative of an affected industry, 1.2.11. One more person; 1.3. Supported technological research into industrial waste treatment; 1.4. Provided financial support to State and local entities for construction of treatment facilities.
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