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Clean Water

LOVME values clean water.

Clean Water Act (CWA): Ā The objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement ofĀ  wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands.

Summary of the Clean Water Act: Ā 33 U.S.C. Ā§1251 et seq. (1972),Ā The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters.