Clean Water Act

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The Clean Water Act is a landmark U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
environmental law
abbreviation NPDES
addresses nonpoint source pollution through grants and planning
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
state environmental agencies
aimsToProtect aquatic ecosystems
human health
allows citizen suits
amendedIn 1977
1981
1987
amends Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
authorizes EPA to set effluent limitations
EPA to set water quality standards
codifiedIn Title 33 of the United States Code
country United States
defines point source
enactedBy United States Congress
enactmentDate 1972-10-18
establishes National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into U.S. waters
primaryGoal restore and maintain the biological integrity of the Nation’s waters
restore and maintain the chemical integrity of the Nation’s waters
restore and maintain the physical integrity of the Nation’s waters
protects surface waters
wetlands
provides civil enforcement mechanisms
criminal enforcement mechanisms
publicLawNumber Public Law 92-500
purpose eliminate the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters
regulates discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States
point source discharges
relatedTo National Environmental Policy Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
requires permits for industrial discharges
permits for municipal wastewater discharges
technology-based effluent limits
water quality–based effluent limits when necessary
section Section 303
Section 319
Section 401
Section 402
Section 404
section303Subject water quality standards and total maximum daily loads
section319Subject nonpoint source pollution management
section401Subject state water quality certification
section402Subject NPDES permitting program
section404Subject dredge and fill permits for waters of the United States
shortName CWA
signedBy Richard Nixon
yearEnacted 1972

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Oil Pollution Act of 1990 amends Clean Water Act
subject linked to: Oil Pollution Act
Washington State Department of Ecology implements Clean Water Act (state implementation) in Washington
linked to: Clean Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Act relatedTo Clean Water Act
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System legalBasis Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System relatedTo United States Clean Water Act Section 402
linked to: Clean Water Act
95th United States Congress passedLegislation Clean Water Act amendments of 1977
subject linked to: 95th Congress
linked to: Clean Water Act
Water Quality Act of 1965 relatedTo Clean Water Act
Public Law 92-500 officialName Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
Public Law 92-500 shortName Clean Water Act
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 amendedBy Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 majorRevision Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 amends Clean Water Act
subject linked to: OPA
ENRD enforces Clean Water Act
Public Law 101-380 amends Federal Water Pollution Control Act
linked to: Clean Water Act
Public Law 101-380 amends Clean Water Act
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation implements Clean Water Act (in Alaska)
linked to: Clean Water Act
New York State territorial waters subjectTo United States Clean Water Act
linked to: Clean Water Act
92nd United States Congress passed Clean Water Act
Alamo River listedUnder Clean Water Act Section 303(d)
linked to: Clean Water Act
California State Water Resources Control Board appliesRegulation federal Clean Water Act
linked to: Clean Water Act
Total Maximum Daily Loads program legalBasis Clean Water Act
TMDL definedIn U.S. Clean Water Act
linked to: Clean Water Act
TMDL associatedWith Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
linked to: Clean Water Act
Publicly Owned Treatment Works regulatedBy Clean Water Act
subject linked to: POTW
National Contingency Plan legalBasis Clean Water Act
94-580 relatedTo Clean Water Act
Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 influenced Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
linked to: Clean Water Act
OCSLA relatedTo Clean Water Act
Outer Continental Shelf governedBy Clean Water Act
Clean Water Services regulatoryFramework Clean Water Act
Office of Compliance legalAuthority Clean Water Act
Office of Site Remediation Enforcement legalAuthority Clean Water Act (selected provisions related to spills and discharges)
linked to: Clean Water Act