S.2844: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Beach Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to include among eligible grant activities the development and implementation of programs for source tracking, sanitary surveys, and prevention efforts to address the identified sources of beach water pollution. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2008-FY2013. Requires grant recipients to identify: (1) the use of a rapid testing method; (2) measures for communication within 24 hours of the results of a water sample concerning pollutants to specified officials and all state agencies with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of beach water pollution; (3) measures to develop and implement a beach water pollution source identification and tracking program for the [...]

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