The federal Clean Water Act was designed to protect and restore water quality in the nation’s surface waters through a complex but flexible structure. It accounts for a balance of authority between the federal government and states and incorporates a suite of tools, including financial incentives to improve infrastructure, regulations used to control the most acute sources of pollution, and cooperative programs to integrate water quality into other land and water management programs.
State Discussions
Post-Sackett water quality permitting
Reports
WSWC Technical Report (2022): Applicability of regional classification schemes and analytical tools to regional definitions of Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
Letters