1. By Nishanth Krishnan, Period 4, AP Environmental Science
Clean Water Acts 1972, 1977, 1981, 1987
By Nishanth Krishnan, Period 4, AP Environmental Science

2. History
In 1948, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act was signed by Congress, and completely overhauled in With these changes, the FWPCA became the Clean Water Act. Further revisions occurred in 1981 and 1987 (Water Quality Act)
Functions
Set new wastewater discharge standards and regulations
Restated current water pollution standards
Gave the Environmental Protection Agency the right to manage water pollution
Created construction grants to develop new sewage treatment centers
The 1987 amendments replaced these grants with the Water Pollution Control Resolving Fund, which operates on state- level partnerships with the EPA.
Banned the discharge of illegal pollutants into navigable waters (areas traversed by ships)

3. Enforcement
The Clean Water Acts were developed by the US Congress and, in 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was given the responsibility of enforcing it.
The EPA is given the freedom to regulate and control water pollution management in US waters.
Sources
EPA Logo. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 27 Apr < vg>.
Fagin, Dan. River Water Pollution. Digital image. Toms River: Pollution and Its Cancerous Wake. GreenBiz, 18 July Web. 26 Apr <
"History of the Clean Water Act." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 26 Apr <
Wikipedia Contributors. "Clean Water Act." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 Apr <