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Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters; recognizing the primary responsibilities of the states in addressing pollution and providing assistance to states to do so, including funding…

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CWA
Acts amended
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Effective
October 18, 1972
Enacted by
the 92nd United States Congress
Long title
An Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Other short titles
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972

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Waters protected

Pollution control strategy

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Clean Water Act

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Clean Water Act

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related to Case law · 53
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related to External links · 23
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related to Waters of the United States definition · 17
Clean Water Act → After Rapanos, Barack Obama, Clean Water Rule, Corps, During, EPA, June, Justice Kennedy's, Rapanos, Recognizing, Sackett, Supreme Court's, The, The Clean Water Rule, The CWA's, This, United States
related to Criticism · 12
Clean Water Act → According, An, As, Council, Economic Advisers, Economic Research, How, National Bureau, Paul McCracken, The, The Clean Water Act, United States
Acronyms .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(colloquial) · 1
Clean Water Act → CWA
Acts amended · 1
Clean Water Act → Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Effective · 1
Clean Water Act → October 18, 1972
Enacted by · 1
Clean Water Act → the 92nd United States Congress
Long title · 1
Clean Water Act → An Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Other short titles · 1
Clean Water Act → Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972

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Clean Water ActActs amendedFederal Water Pollution Control Act1.00infobox
Clean Water ActEffectiveOctober 18, 19721.00infobox
Clean Water ActEnacted bythe 92nd United States Congress1.00infobox
Clean Water ActLong titleAn Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.1.00infobox
Clean Water ActOther short titlesFederal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 19721.00infobox
Clean Water ActPublic law92-5001.00infobox
Clean Water ActStatutes at Large86 Stat. 8161.00infobox
Clean Water ActTitles amended33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters1.00infobox
Clean Water ActU.S.C. sections amended33 U.S.C. ch. 23 § 11511.00infobox
Clean Water ActU.S.C. sections created33 U.S.C. §§ 1251–13871.00infobox
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