# 33 U.S.C. § 1289: Basin planning

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 U.S.C. § 1289
- **Heading:** Basin planning
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS > CHAPTER 26—WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II—GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS

## Text

The President, acting through the Water Resources Council, shall, as soon as practicable, prepare a Level B plan under the Water Resources Planning Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.] for all basins in the United States. All such plans shall be completed not later than January 1, 1980 , except that priority in the preparation of such plans shall be given to those basins and portions thereof which are within those areas designated under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of section 1288 of this title .

( June 30, 1948, ch. 758 , title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 92–500, § 2 , Oct. 18, 1972 , 86 Stat. 843 .)

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