(1972) federal law protecting water from pollution.

The law that defines the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) responsibility to protect and improve the nation's water quality. Among other things, the EPA regulates [..]

The federal law that establishes how the United States will restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the country's waters (oceans, lakes, streams and rivers, ground water and wetlands). The law provides protection for the country's waters from both point and non-point sources of pollution.

The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law that frames a range of standards and regulations within the United States for the governing, management, prevention and reversal of water pollution.

The law covering federal water pollution control activities. See also the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

The Clean Water Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed [..]

Federal legislation enacted in 1972 to protect water quality in the United States.

Federal statute that gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate discharges of pollutants from all sources into waters of the United States. The purpose of the statute is [..]

Primary federal law governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint po [..]

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as last reauthorized by the Water Quality Act of 1987.  It establishes a process for states to use to develop information on, and control the quality of, the n [..]

1972 Congressional act designed to protect the nation's water resources, including regulation of pollution and sewage treatment.

An act passed by the US Congress to control water pollution. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act passed in 1972 (Public Law [PL] 92-500). It was amended in 1977 (the Clean Water Act, PL 95-217) an [..]

Common name for the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Its purpose is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters,” whether on public or private l [..]

This act gives the EPA the authority to set limits on water quality basis that ensure protection of the receiving water. This will help to regulate the discharge of pollutants from point sources to wa [..]

federal legislation enacted in 1972 to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the surface waters of the United States. The stated goals of the Act are that all wate [..]

The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United St [..]

The law that establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States. The Clean Water Act prohibits unpermitted discharges of any pollutant from a poin [..]

The primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.

water pollution control laws based upon the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 with amendments passed in 1977, 1981, and 1987; main objective is to restore and maintain the "chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters."

Federal law that regulates discharges into waterways.

A 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United States. The Act, enforced by the Envi [..]