Hima Tammineedi

• NPDES

• Point Sources

• Technology had to be updated (WQS)

• TMDLs

• Non-Point sources

Impacts- Clean water

- Survival

- Taking care of the environment

- More fishable and swimmable

- 36% in 1972 -62% in 1998.

- In 1972, only 32% of the population -

74% in 1998.

Amendments

• NPDES permits to release pollutants < TMDLS

• States and the EPA > power

• NPDES permit

Bibliography

• http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000/cwa/index.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Water_Act

• http://www.epa.gov/regulations/laws/cwahistory.html

• http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01590/pollution/cwa.html