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Clean Water Act—Total Maximum DailyLoad Program (Section 303(d))Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act created theTotal Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program toaddress waters in the nation that still do not meet theClean Water Act goal of “fishable, swimmable” afterimplementing pollution control technology at pointsources of pollution. Under the TMDL program,states must identify and develop TMDLs for suchwaters with EPA oversight. A TMDL is the maximumamount of a pollutant, from both point and nonpointsources, that can be accommodated while still meetingwater quality standards. States must develop aTMDL for each pollutant of concern, and developand implement plans to achieve and maintainTMDLs by allocating reductions among point andnonpoint sources.Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Clean Water Act.Clean Water Act—Water QualityCertification Program (Section 401)The Clean Water Act Section 401 program, administeredby EPA, requires federal agencies to obtain certification,or to require permit applicants to do so, fromthe state, territory, or Indian tribes before issuing permitsthat would result in increased pollutant loads towaters and wetlands. The certification is issued onlyif such increased loads would not cause or contributeto violations of water quality standards. States maygrant, deny, or condition these certifications.Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Clean Water Act.Coastal Barrier Resources SystemCoastal Program of USFWSThe USFWS Coastal Program focuses efforts to conservefish and wildlife and their habitats in supportof healthy coastal ecosystems in bays, estuaries andwatersheds around the U.S. ocean coastline andGreat Lakes. The program targets funding to sixteenhigh priority coastal ecosystems. The program providesassessment and planning tools to identify prioritiesfor habitat protection and restoration, conservespristine coastal habitats through voluntary conservationeasements and locally initiated land acquisition,and forms partnerships to restore degraded habitat.Web: .Coastal Zone Management ProgramThe Coastal Zone Management Program created bythe Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 encouragescoastal and Great Lakes states to develop andimplement programs to manage the use and protectionof their coastal zones. NOAA is the federalagency with oversight. States with approved programsbecome eligible for matching grants and alsogain “federal consistency” review authority.Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Coastal ZoneManagement Act.Environmental Monitoring andAssessment ProgramThe Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentProgram is a research program within EPA thatdevelops the tools necessary to monitor and assessthe status and trends of national ecological resources.Web: .Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Coastal BarrierResources Act.Coastal Nonpoint Pollution ControlProgramWeb: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Coastal Zone ActReauthorization Amendments.APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY OF FEDERAL OCEAN AND COASTAL-RELATED COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, LAWS, AND PROGRAMSD 17