Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act_Amendments
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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act_of_1977
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1987
gptkbp:approvedBy federal funding for sewage treatment plants
gptkbp:codifiedIn 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:National_Pollutant_Discharge_Elimination_System
gptkbp:focusesOn surface water quality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
gptkbp:prohibits discharge of pollutants without a permit
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_92-500
gptkbp:purpose regulate water pollution in the United States
gptkbp:requires permits for pollutant discharges
gptkbp:set water quality standards
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:title gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act_Amendments_of_1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Environmental_Enforcement_Section
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6