Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)
For Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), usc citation is 33 U.S.C. § 1367; filing deadline days is 30; covered industry is Water pollution control; enforcement mechanism is Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates with opportunity for public hearing, makes findings of fact, and issues an order requiring affirmative action or denying the complaint; private right of action is No; Secretary's order is subject to judicial review in the same manner as orders of the Administrator under the Act, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- statute short name
- Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)
- usc citation
- 33 U.S.C. § 1367
- filing deadline days
- 30
- covered industry
- Water pollution control our reading
- enforcement mechanism
- Complaint filed with Secretary of Labor; Secretary investigates with opportunity for public hearing, makes findings of fact, and issues an order requiring affirmative action or denying the complaint
- private right of action
- No; Secretary's order is subject to judicial review in the same manner as orders of the Administrator under the Act
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What the source says
Any employee or a representative of employees who believes that he has been fired or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) of this section may, within thirty days after such alleged violation occurs, apply to the Secretary of Labor for a review of such firing, or alleged discrimination.
— whistleblowers.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- whistleblowers.govhttps://www.whistleblowers.gov/statutes/fwpca