Citizen's pollution reporting and response system - one year later

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dc.acquisition-srcGBNEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrince, Karen A.en_US
dc.contributor.editorJensen, Richard W. Russell W. Kiesling, and Frank S. Shipleyen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The Second State of the Bay Symposium. February 4 - 6, 1993en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:22:10Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:22:10Z
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 355-358en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractPollution reporting and response by cleanup and enforcement agencies have long been perceived by the public as a problem. Numerous federal, state, and local agencies have jurisdiction over various types of pollution incidents, and these responsibilities are not always obvious to the public. For example, the Texas General Land Office has jurisdiction over oil spills in the waters of the state and the Texas Water Commission has jurisdiction over spills on land. More than 20 agencies have jurisdiction over environmental affairs in the immediate Galveston Bay watershed alone. With this overwhelming number of reporting options to choose from, the average citizen cannot be expected to know whom to call when air, land, or water pollution is observed. Even in the rare instances when a citizen does know which response agency to contact, it is unlikely that the citizen would know the division or individual responsible for his or her specific complaint. This makes following-up on a complaint extremely difficult and frustrating for the citizen. In the absence of an effective pollution reporting system, citizens may feel compelled to report pollution using a hit-or-miss strategy.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history12/10/04 eas; 10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24158
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC OFFICEen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe author is representing the Galveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6247.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/23/gbnep-23.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBNEP-23en_US
dc.subjectpollutionen_US
dc.subjectpollution monitoringen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.subjectprogramsen_US
dc.titleCitizen's pollution reporting and response system - one year lateren_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 23en_US

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