Clean Water Act (federal)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clean_Water_Act_(federal)

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:allows	citizen lawsuits
gptkbp:amendedBy	1977 1987
gptkbp:appliesTo	surface waters of the United States
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Public_Law_100-4 gptkb:Public_Law_92-500 gptkb:Public_Law_95-217
gptkbp:codifiedIn	33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.
gptkbp:compatibleWith	groundwater
gptkbp:containsProvision	gptkb:Citizen_Suit_Provision gptkb:Dredge_and_Fill_Permits gptkb:Nonpoint_Source_Pollution_Management gptkb:Oil_Spill_Prevention_and_Response gptkb:State_Revolving_Fund gptkb:Total_Maximum_Daily_Loads gptkb:Water_Quality_Standards gptkb:National_Pollutant_Discharge_Elimination_System
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1972
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency state environmental agencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Clean Water Act (federal)
gptkbp:influenced	state water quality laws
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act_of_1948
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.
gptkbp:majorAmendment	gptkb:Clean_Water_Act_of_1977 gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1987
gptkbp:penalty	criminal penalties civil penalties
gptkbp:purpose	Set water quality standards for surface waters Regulate discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act gptkb:Solid_Waste_Agency_of_Northern_Cook_County_v._U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers gptkb:Rapanos_v._United_States gptkb:Sackett_v._EPA gptkb:United_States_v._Riverside_Bayview_Homes,_Inc.
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Section_303_(Water_Quality_Standards) gptkb:Section_319_(Nonpoint_Source_Management) gptkb:Section_401_(Water_Quality_Certification) gptkb:Section_402_(NPDES) gptkb:Section_404_(Dredge_and_Fill_Permits)
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:subjectArea	gptkb:environmental_policy natural resources public health water pollution control
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Clean_Water_Act_(Washington)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5