Clean Water Act

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Clean Water Act
Adam Tuetken period 6

• Draft Year 1977
• Amendment Years 1981, 1987
• National

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Description

• According to the EPA, the CWA is to restore and
  maintain the chemical, physical, and biological
  integrity of the nation's waters by preventing
  point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing
  assistance to publicly owned treatment works for
  the improvement of  wastewater treatment, and
  maintaining the integrity of wetlands
• The CWA seeks to alleviate the problems
  associated with contaminated surface water and
  the issues with toxic pollutants released into
  water sources.

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Agency Responsible

• The EPA oversees the enforcement/ regulation of
  the CWA
• Some sub-agencies for specific applications
  include National Pollution Discharge Elimination
  System, National Estuary Program, National
  Coastal Water Program, and the Great Lakes
  National Program Office