Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act).

[摘要] The objective of this Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters. It establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters. It shall be unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the Environment Protectio

[发布日期] 1972-01-01

[关键词] Marine pollution;Freshwater resources management;Water supply;Institution;Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution;Water quality standards;Sewerage;Effluent waste water/discharge;Groundwater;Wetlands;Enforcement/compliance;Environmental planning;Monitoring;Surface water [时效性] Effective