ECKHARDT BTexas International Law Journal, Vol 7, No 1, P 5-28, Spring 1971 24 P, 42 Ref2010-02-152010-02-151971 SPRIhttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23209VOL-28THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL IS POLLUTED BY BOTH INDUSTRY AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON. ALTHOUGH A JOINT CITY-COUNTY POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 1953, IT FAILED BECAUSE THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS FAILED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. HOUSTON'S OWN SEWAGE PLANTS WERE PRIMARY POLLUTION CONTRIBUTORS. VARIOUS INDUSTRIES ALSO CAUSED MUCH OF THE POLLUTION. TEXAS COURTS, HOWEVER, HELD THAT A CORPORATE EXECUTIVE COULD NOT BE LI SUBORDINATE MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE. THEY ALSO HELD THAT CORPORATIONS CANNOT BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED. HENCE, CORPORATIONS WERE FREE TO POLLUTE AT WILL. LEGISLATION WAS PROPOSED TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION, BUT IT WAS EMASCULATED THROUGH EFFECTIVE LOBBYING AND AMENDMENTS. THE TEXAS POLLUTION CONTROL ACT WAS FINALLY PASSED. IT CREATED A CONTROL BOARD COMPOSED OF MEMBERS REPRESENTING POLLUTING INDUSTRIES. THE FEDERAL POLLUTION PROGRAM HAS ALSO BEEN INEFFECTIVE, BUT PROSECUTIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN UNDER THE REFUSE ACT. HOUSTON ITSELF HAS AN ENCOURAGING NEW ALTHOUGH STATE ACTION IS STILL INEFFECTIVE. AMENDMENTS TO STATE LAW AND REVISED FEDERAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ARE NEEDED. (HART-FLORIDA)*CITIES*POLLUTION ABATEMENT*Texas*WATER POLLUTION CONTROLADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIESADMINISTRATIVE WATER POLLUTIONCitiesFE GOVERNMENTHoustonHouston Ship ChannelIndustrial wastesINDUSTRIESJUDICIAL *HOUSTON SHIP CHANNELLEGAL ASPECTSLEGISLATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENTSPOLLUTIONREGULATIONRIVERS AND HARBORS ACTSTANDARDSSTATE GOVERNMENTSSW 3070 Water quality controlSW 4050 Water law and institutionsTexasWashingtonWATERWater pollution sourceswater pollution treatmentWater qualityWATER QUALITY CONTROLWATER QUALITY STANDARDSJournal