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representatives ha approached by « dissatisfied studennot awaredissatisfaction urireports in newspap Though the res' states none of the sithreatened with action because of t one of the dissideni that threats of sus|Alabamahearing is part of that processA LBy JUDY JOHNSONStar City EditorThe EnvironmentalProtection Agency is unhappywith the way the AlabamaWater ImprovementCommission (AWIC) has gone about setting water qualitystandards in the stateThe EPA prefers its own methods of enforcement ofstandards, and the agency plans to hold a public hearing in Birmingham Aug 28 to determine whether state stream classifications should be altered Streamclassifications determine the standards set for the quality of water in a given stream The bone of contention is the •fish and wildlife as a goal” classification assigned to some state streams hast year, the state was ordered by the EPA to revise its stream classifications to include only four Icassifications “public watersupply, swimming.” “shellfish harvesting. and fish andwildlife ”Previously, the state had included classifications for agricultural and industrial water supply, “navigation and ‘treated waste transportation. all of whichpermitted lower standards than fish and wildlife — the lowest of the standards permitted by the federal government under last year's orderBUT WHEN THE state revised its classifications, it added a fifth, “fish and wildlife as a goal. for those streams considered incapable of becoming immediately suitable for the propagation of fish and wildlife species Those are streams of poor water quality due to natural conditions or due to existing large discharges from industries, according to James War of the AWIC.There are 153 such streams insetUNDER THE suggested revisions, the two streams still designated for the “fish and wildlife as a goal”classification would be considered excepted from meeting water quality standards as required by federal law However, pollution discharge permits would be reviewed everv three vearsm +All water segments not now classified bv the state wouldofhae fish and wildlife criteria applied to them, according to the EPA suggestions On waters for which it was shown that, due to naturallywpoor water quality or technological limitations, it is impossible to bring them up to fish and wildlife standards, the EPA would be able to grant exceptions to criteria and classifications Such waters would be identified by the state, and sufficient data and information would be supplied to support the identification Federal law provides that when a state water quality standard is determined to be not consistent with therequirements of federal waterpollution laws, the EPA must notify the state and specifychanges needed to meet such requirements If such changes as are specified are not made within 90 davs of thewnotification, the EPA will make the changes The Aug 28fish and wildlife as a goal and would instead designate them “fish and wildlife. The only exception would be Chickasaw Creek from the Mobile River to Shell Bayou and Three Mile Creek from the Mobile River to Mobile Street Those are tidal streams which back up when the tide is in, permitting no outflow of effluents The streams contain the effluents from two large paper mills as well as from a large sewage plantDETROIT i APi - Femaleemployes forced to take maternity leave are entitled tovunemployment compensation benefits, a federal judge has ruledU S District Judge Charles Joiner declared unlawful on Monday the practice of denying benefits under the Michigan Employment Security Act to women workers forced off their jobs solely because of mandatory maternity leave policies or similar clauses in their conrepresentatives at Ayers State Technical College met Tuesdayand adopted a resolution repudiating the recent actionsby a group of dissidentstudents.The dissident group said lastweek it was seeking a meetingwith college President PierceCain to discuss the studenttractsIn ruling on the class action suit filed bv the United AutoOfWorkers, Joiner ordered the MESC to reopen claims of all employes who have been denied jobless benefits from and after April 5. 1972omen wincase involvingleave benefitsSTUDENT representative Robert Noll saidrepresentatives of all 14 classes at the school signed theresolution.Noll estimated that only 39 ofunanimously at the first student council meeting in years, it was stated the dissident students “do not represent the consensus of the students at the college.A large number of representatives of businesses, industries and federal establishWay campaign. The photos will be usei illustrate the need tor a united effort to mlt;Avenue Tuesday morning for publicity pholUnited effoi
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Anniston Star
Anniston, Alabama, US
Wed, Aug 07, 1974
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