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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
state environmental agencies
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act
1977
1981
1987
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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navigable waters
waters of the United States
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gptkbp:approvedBy
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citizen suits
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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October 18, 1972
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
state attorneys general
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gptkbp:establishes
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gptkb:National_Pollutant_Discharge_Elimination_System
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Clean Water Act
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Cuyahoga_River_fire
gptkb:environmental_movement_of_the_1960s_and_1970s
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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gptkb:EPA
gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers_(Section_404)
authorized states
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:CWA
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gptkbp:originalTitle
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gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act_Amendments_of_1972
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gptkbp:penalty
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criminal penalties
injunctive relief
civil penalties
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gptkbp:prohibits
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discharge of pollutants from a point source without a permit
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gptkbp:purpose
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set water quality standards for surface waters
regulate discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
gptkb:Safe_Drinking_Water_Act
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gptkbp:requires
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gptkb:total_maximum_daily_loads_(TMDLs)
states to identify impaired waters
states to set water quality standards
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gptkbp:section
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gptkb:Section_303
Section 404
Section 319
Section 401
Section 402
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gptkbp:Section_303
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requires water quality standards and TMDLs
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gptkbp:Section_319
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addresses nonpoint source pollution
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gptkbp:Section_401
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requires state water quality certification
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gptkbp:Section_402
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establishes NPDES permit program
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gptkbp:Section_404
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regulates discharge of dredged or fill material
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Nixon
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-water-act
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency_(EPA)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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