The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.

To the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking for proposed changes to the ...

Update: On February 3, 2025, EPA extended the comment period on the 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) to April 4, 2025.

The Clean Water Act gives the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction over “navigable waters,” which are defined as “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Nearly any activity that occurs within a ...

It’s a major potential pivot for the half-century-old Clean Water Act, a law prized by environmentalists and grassroots ...

The American Property Coalition will conduct the first of four public hearings on the federal Clean Water Restoration Act this week. A hearing is planned on Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the ...

issued a concurrence in the judgment that disagreed with the majority’s construction and endorsed a broader view of Clean Water Act jurisdiction. He argued, with citations to past agency rules ...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route.