It’s hard to name a federal law or regulation that has done more good than the Clean Water Act.Passed in 1972 with the lofty aim of making the nation’s heavily polluted lakes and streams fishable and swimmable, the act has brought enormous progress. A poster child for the act’s success is Lake Erie, which had been written off as dead, but within a relatively short time was reborn and became an incredible walleye fishery.Today the work continues, but at least one influential industry group sees a need for changes in approach. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies in recent
