PUP-3002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Maximum Contaminant Level, Environmental Policy, Adverse Selection
5 Apr 2018
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Regulates the creation, transportation, use, and disposal of hazardous waste. Cradle to grave approach stringent tracking system that kept detailed records on each specific amount of hazardous material from its generation (cradle), to its transportation/use across the us, and eventually to its disposal (grave). Epa sets standards for public community water systems. Public systems are required to meet federal standards for the maximum contaminant level. Created a process to test and document the potential toxic effects of existing and new chemicals. Epa must reviews new chemicals and assessed whether they present an (cid:862)u(cid:374)reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le risk(cid:863) Polluter pays source for the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous materials. Establishes a process by which candidates for funding are ranked in order of potential risk to public health and welfare. Passing legislation is only one step in the policy process. Bureau(cid:272)rats are (cid:272)harged with i(cid:373)ple(cid:373)e(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g the legislature s poli(cid:272)y.
