Entries Tagged Clean Water Act

A new profession was born as a result of April 22, 1970. Clean-water operators still stand at the forefront. Now is the time to raise their profile.

The Clean Water Act has been enormously effective since its passage in 1972. But is it time to revisit its provisions and approach?

The Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary is a time to celebrate a monumental regulatory success and huge progress toward fishable and swimmable waters

Long after its goal to make all U.S. waters fishable and swimmable by 1983, 50% of assessed river and stream miles are impaired by pollution, according to a new report

Long after its goal to make all U.S. waters fishable and swimmable by 1983, 50% of assessed river and stream miles are impaired by pollution, according to a new report

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the manager of a wastewater treatment plant in West Virginia pleads guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and faces the possibility of two years in prison

An online data management system for FOG and industrial pretreatment programs gives this small Massachusetts community the same capability as much larger cities.

Statements from the two entities urge greater federal investment in clean water