The Clean Water Acts

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The Clean Water Acts
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The Clean Water act of 1977

• Various amendments have been made to the Clean
  Water Act since its enactment. In 1977, both
  states and the EPA were given more authority to
  regulate water pollution discharge
• As amended in 1977, this law became commonly
  known as the Clean Water Act.
• The Act established the basic structure for
  regulating discharges of pollutants into the
  waters of the United States. Its principle intent
  was to ". . .restore and maintain the chemical,
  physical, and biological integrity of the
  Nation's waters" (Section 101).
• EPA is Responsible

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The Clean Water Act 1981

• Four years later a new president, Ronald Reagan,
  brought with him a different approach to water
  protection.
• His amendments, passed in 1981, weakened the
  Clean Water Act by contributing less money toward
  the construction of wastewater treatment
  facilities.
• EPA is Responsible

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The Clean Water Act

• In 1987, the act took a step in the opposite
  direction as funding was provided for the
  protection of estuaries and control of nonpoint
  pollution
• EPA is Responsible
• BY Ashley Graver
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