Clean Water Act of 1972

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addresses nonpoint source pollution
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Clean_Water_Act_Amendments_of_1977
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1987
gptkbp:applies_to navigable waters of the United States
gptkbp:effective_date October 18, 1972
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces citizen suits allowed
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:National_Pollutant_Discharge_Elimination_System_(NPDES)
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
gptkbp:goal restore and maintain the integrity of the nation's waters
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:U._S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:has_impact_on improved water quality in the U. S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clean Water Act of 1972
gptkbp:includes provisions for oil spill prevention
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Environmental_Movement_of_the_1960s_and_1970s
gptkbp:promotes wetlands protection
gptkbp:provides federal financial assistance for wastewater treatment plants
gptkbp:regulates discharge of pollutants into waters
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Safe_Drinking_Water_Act
gptkbp:requires states to develop water quality standards
permitting for point source discharges
gptkbp:supports state water quality programs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4