Disambiguation evidence for CWA via surface form

"Clean Water Act"


As subject (47)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Clean Water Act".

Predicate Object
abbreviation CAFO
abbreviation CWA self-linksurface differs
abbreviation National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
surface form: NPDES
abbreviation POTW
abbreviation TMDL
aimsTo achieve water quality that protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife
aimsTo eliminate the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters
aimsTo provide recreation in and on the water
appliesTo certain wetlands
appliesTo interstate waters
appliesTo territorial seas
authorizes Section 404 dredge and fill permitting program
authorizes nonpoint source management programs
authorizes total maximum daily loads program
authorizes water quality standards program
country United States of America
surface form: United States
definesTerm navigable waters
definesTerm point source
definesTerm waters of the United States
enforcedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
enforcedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
establishesProgram National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
excludes most groundwater regulation
focusesOn surface waters
instanceOf United States federal environmental law
legalBasisFor effluent limitations
legalBasisFor technology-based standards
legalBasisFor water-quality-based effluent limits
primaryGoal restore and maintain the biological integrity of the Nation’s waters
primaryGoal restore and maintain the chemical integrity of the Nation’s waters
primaryGoal restore and maintain the physical integrity of the Nation’s waters
promotes construction of publicly owned treatment works
providesFor citizen suit enforcement
regulates discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States
regulates water quality standards
requires permits for point source discharges to navigable waters
requires state certification for federal permits affecting water quality
requires state water quality standards for surface waters
section Section 303
section Section 401
section Section 402
section Section 404
subjectOf United States Supreme Court decisions on waters of the United States
targets concentrated animal feeding operations
targets industrial dischargers
targets municipal wastewater treatment plants
typeOf pollution control law