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Bookmark or Share- Summary of the Clean Water Act | US EPALast updated on June 22, 2023. The Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters, and controls pollution by means such as wastewater standards for industry, national water quality criteria recommendations for surface waters, and the NPDES permit program.
- Summary of the Clean Water Act | Laws & Regulations | US EPAThe Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters, and controls pollution by means such as wastewater standards for industry, national water quality criteria recommendations for surface waters, and the NPDES permit program.
- Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law - CRS ReportsClean Water Act: A Summary of the Law. Updated October 18, 2016. Congressional Research Service. https://crsreports.congress.gov. RL30030. Summary. The principal law governing pollution of the nation’s surface waters is the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act.
- Clean Water Act (CWA) and Federal Facilities | US EPASummary: The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary Federal statute regulating the protection of the nation’s water. The CWA aims to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution in the nation's water in order to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters", as described in CWA section 101 (a).
- History of the Clean Water Act | US EPARead more: EPA's Summary of the Clean Water Act. Last updated on June 22, 2023. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. As amended in 1972, the law became commonly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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