SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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Clean Water Act
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Clean Air Act
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Resource Conservation Recovery Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -CWA is the primary Federal statute governing the restoration and maintenance of the “chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” (CWA § 101). One of its principal objectives is to prohibit the discharge of pollutants into waters of the U.S., except in compliance with a permit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -The CWA made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained: EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls discharges.
Detailed explanation-4: -(1) This Act may be called the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.