Clean Water Policy and State Choice

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-83912-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 697 g

The Water Quality Act of 1987 ushered in a new era of clean water policy to the US. The Act stands today as the longest-lived example of national water quality policy. It included a then-revolutionary funding model for wastewater infrastructure - the Clean Water State Revolving Fund - which gave states much greater authority to allocate clean water infrastructure resources. Significant differences between states exist in terms of their ability to provide adequate resources for the program, as well as their ability (or willingness) to meet the wishes of Congress to serve environmental needs and communities. This book examines the patterns of state program resource distribution using case studies and analysis of state and national program data. This book is important for researchers from a range of disciplines, including water, environmental and infrastructure policy, federalism/intergovernmental relations, intergovernmental administration, and natural resource management, as well as policy makers and policy advocates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, John C.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Setting the Stage: Clean Water, Federal Policy Goals, and State Choice; 2. Reagan Federalism, States' Rights, and the Revolving Loan Fund Model; 3. The Foundations of Water Quality Policy in the United States; 4. Expansion and Contraction in the Federal Role in Water Policy; 5. Features of the Water Quality Act of 1987; 6. A Model of State Implementation of the Water Quality Act of 1987; 7. Initial State Implementation of the Revolving Loan Fund Model; 8. Implementation “On the Ground”: Four Case Studies; 9. The Distributional Impacts of the CWSRF: A National Analysis; 10. Promise and Performance: State Choice and National Water Quality Goals; Appendices; References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Morris, John C.
John C. Morris is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University. He has studied environmental policy and water policy for more than twenty-five years, and has published widely in public administration and public policy. He is the co-editor of Speaking Green with a Southern Accent: Environmental Management and Innovation in the South (2010), and True Green: Executive Effectiveness in the US Environmental Protection Agency (2012). He is co-editor of Building the Local Economy: Cases in Economic Development (2008); co-editor of a three-volume series Prison Privatization: The Many Facets of a Controversial Industry (2012); and Advancing Collaboration Theory: Models, Typologies, and Evidence (2016). His most recent books include The Case for Grassroots Collaboration: Social Capital and Ecosystem Restoration at the Local Level (2013, with others); State Politics and the Affordable Care Act: Choices and Decisions (2019, with others); and Organizational Motivation for Collaboration: Theory and Evidence (2019, with Diaz-Kope). In addition, he has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports.