Problem 1: Some coastal states allow offshore outfalls for treated municipal wastewater discharges and some states do not. Please describe some factors that might account for this. What would your policy be were you in charge of the issue in, say, Florida?
Problem 2: Describe what is meant by "the biological integrity of the nation's waters" and summarize the programs in the Office of Water, EPA, that support this important provision of the Clean Water Act.