Public Law 92-500
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Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub.L. 92-500 | 1 |
| Public Law 92-500 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T240965 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 92-500 Context triple: [Clean Water Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 92-500]
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Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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C.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
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D.
Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 92-500 Target entity description: Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
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A.
Public Law 93-205
Public Law 93-205 is the landmark 1973 United States federal statute commonly known as the Endangered Species Act, which provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and their habitats.
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B.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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C.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
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D.
Public Law 94-412
Public Law 94-412 is the 1976 federal statute, known as the National Emergencies Act, that established procedures and limits for presidential declarations of national emergencies in the United States.
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E.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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environmental law ⓘ water pollution control law ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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surface form:
NPDES
POTW construction grants ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| amends | Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | waters of the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes |
federal financial assistance for municipal wastewater treatment construction
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technology-based effluent limitations ⓘ water quality–based effluent limitations ⓘ |
| citation | 86 Stat. 816 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createsProgram |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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construction grants program for publicly owned treatment works ⓘ |
| defines | point source ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 92nd United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1972-10-18 ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| establishes |
interim goal of fishable and swimmable waters
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modern Clean Water Act framework ⓘ national goals for eliminating pollutant discharges ⓘ |
| goalYear |
1983 fishable and swimmable waters goal
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1985 elimination of pollutant discharges goal ⓘ |
| includes |
Section 208 areawide waste treatment management planning
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Section 301 effluent limitations ⓘ Section 303 water quality standards and TMDLs ⓘ Section 304 effluent guidelines ⓘ Section 305(b) water quality reporting ⓘ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ⓘ
surface form:
Section 402 NPDES permit program
Section 402 permit requirements for industrial dischargers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| officialName |
Clean Water Act
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surface form:
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
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| policyStatement | recognizes primary responsibilities and rights of states to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution ⓘ |
| preempts | some less stringent state water pollution controls ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters ⓘ |
| protects | surface waters of the United States ⓘ |
| provides | citizen suit enforcement provisions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 92-500
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub.L. 92-500
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| regulates | discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States ⓘ |
| requires |
permits for point source discharges of pollutants
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state water quality planning ⓘ states to adopt water quality standards ⓘ |
| shortName | Clean Water Act ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| strengthens | federal enforcement authority over water pollution ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
surface water quality
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water pollution control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 92-500 Description of subject: Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pub.L. 92-500