The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers publicly posted a summary report on consultations the organizations had with state and local governments over the organizations’ proposed changes to the definitions of “waters of the United States.”
Regulatory background
The Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed in 1972 and established the basic structure for regulating the discharges of pollutants into “ waters of the United States.” The CWA makes it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a source into “navigable waters” unless the discharger receives a permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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