Jun 12, 2024 · 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.

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.

Jun 12, 2024 · 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).

Jan 23, 2025 · Clean Water Act (CWA), U.S. legislation enacted in 1972 to restore and maintain clean and healthy waters. The CWA was a response to increasing public concern for the environment and for the condition of the nation’s waters.

Oct 3, 2024 · On October 18, 1972, the Clean Water Act was signed into law, establishing the basic structure for protecting water quality and regulating pollutant discharges into waters of the United States.

Sep 9, 2020 · 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.

Oct 17, 2022 · Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which was passed by Congress on October 18, 1972—establishing a nationwide approach to improving the quality of our nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies.

Oct 18, 2016 · The principal law governing pollution of the nation’s surface waters is the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act. Originally enacted in 1948, it was totally revised by amendments in 1972 that gave the act its current shape. The 1972 legislation spelled out

Jun 15, 2020 · 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).

On October 18, 1972, this legislation was enacted into law and came to be known as the Clean Water Act, which forever changed the course of water law and regulation in the US. Hear from a generation of water sector leaders that have used the Clean Water Act as the foundation to ensure clean, safe water for their communities.