给水排水专业英语课件(李田)5.pptVIP

Unit 5 Legislation and Regulation for Water Pollution Control New words and expressions Cincinnati n. 辛辛那提 oily adj. 含油的 油状的；油腔滑调的 discharge n. 放出；流出；排出；放电器； vi. 流出 排放。 cornerstone n. 基础 基石 municipal adj. 市政的，市立的, 地方性的, 地方自治的 municipality n.市政当局, 自治市 subsidy n. 助学金; 津贴; 补助金; 奖金; subsidize vt. 资助, 津贴 polluter n.污染者； 污染物质；污染源 mandate n. 命令, 训令, 要求 carry out a mandate vt. 托管；授权；批准。 grant vt. 同意, 准予, 批准 grant a request. n. 补助金；助学金；赠款；津贴 ambient adj. 周围的； n. 周围环境 amend v. 修正, 改进, 改正 to amend a document violate vt. 干扰, 违反, 妨碍, 侵犯 violate a law attainable adj.可到达的, 可得到的 propagation n. 动植物繁殖, 传播 propagate vt.繁殖, 传播 ,宣传。 discharger n. 排污对象 affordability n. 经济上的可承受性 endorse v. 在(票据)背面签名, 签注(文件), 认可, 签署 waterborne adj. 水上的，水生的。 biochemical adj. 生物化学的 toxic adj. 有毒的, 中毒的 a toxic drug 毒药 Supreme Court 最高法院 attorney n.律师, (业务或法律事务上的)代理人。lawyer prosecute v. 告发, 起诉 The federal role in water pollution control began with the Public Health Service Act of 1912. This act established the Streams Investigation Station at Cincinnati to carry out water pollution research. The Oil Pollution Act was passed in 1924 to prevent oily discharges on coastal waters. During the 1930s and 1940s, there was a continuing debate over whether the federal government should take a greater role in controlling water pollution. This debate led to the limited expansion of federal powers expressed in the Water Pollution Control Act of 1948. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) of 1956 was the cornerstone of early federal efforts to reduce pollution. Key elements of the act included a new program of subsidies for municipal treatment plant construction and an expanded basis for federal legal action against polluters. Increased funding for state water pollution control efforts and new support for research and training activities were also provided. Each of thes