Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act
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The Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act was a federal funding initiative that provided grants to municipalities to build and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities in order to reduce water pollution in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7484797 — 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: Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act Context triple: [Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, replaced, Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act]
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A.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program is a financial assistance program that provides low-interest loans to communities for planning, designing, and constructing wastewater and water quality improvement projects.
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B.
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
The Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program is a U.S. federal initiative that requires coastal states to develop and implement management measures to reduce polluted runoff and protect coastal water quality.
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C.
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act is California’s primary water quality law, establishing the framework for regulating and protecting the state’s surface and groundwater resources.
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D.
EQIP National Water Quality Initiative
The EQIP National Water Quality Initiative is a targeted conservation effort under USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program that helps farmers and landowners implement practices to reduce agricultural runoff and improve water quality in priority watersheds.
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E.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System is a U.S. regulatory permitting program that controls water pollution by regulating point-source discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States.
- 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: Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act Target entity description: The Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act was a federal funding initiative that provided grants to municipalities to build and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities in order to reduce water pollution in the United States.
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A.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program is a financial assistance program that provides low-interest loans to communities for planning, designing, and constructing wastewater and water quality improvement projects.
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B.
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
The Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program is a U.S. federal initiative that requires coastal states to develop and implement management measures to reduce polluted runoff and protect coastal water quality.
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C.
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act is California’s primary water quality law, establishing the framework for regulating and protecting the state’s surface and groundwater resources.
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D.
EQIP National Water Quality Initiative
The EQIP National Water Quality Initiative is a targeted conservation effort under USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program that helps farmers and landowners implement practices to reduce agricultural runoff and improve water quality in priority watersheds.
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E.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System is a U.S. regulatory permitting program that controls water pollution by regulating point-source discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal funding program
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wastewater infrastructure grant program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
construct new publicly owned treatment works
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improve municipal sewage treatment ⓘ upgrade existing wastewater treatment plants ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefits |
improved surface water quality
ⓘ
reduced untreated sewage discharges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalObjective |
protection of public health through improved sanitation
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reduction of nutrient and organic pollution in waterways ⓘ |
| focusesOn | publicly owned municipal wastewater systems ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | federal grants to state-managed projects ⓘ |
| fundingTarget |
local public agencies
ⓘ
municipalities ⓘ |
| fundingType | capital grants ⓘ |
| goal |
to help achieve technology-based effluent limitations for municipal dischargers
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to support secondary and advanced wastewater treatment ⓘ |
| hasPolicyInstrument | construction grants for wastewater infrastructure ⓘ |
| implements | Clean Water Act goals for fishable and swimmable waters ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Clean Water Act Section 201
NERFINISHED
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Clean Water Act Title II NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency regional offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist compliance with national water quality standards
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to provide grants to municipalities for construction of wastewater treatment facilities ⓘ to reduce water pollution from municipal wastewater discharges ⓘ |
| regulatesActivity | construction of publicly owned treatment works ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Publicly Owned Treatment Works ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Clean Water State Revolving Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresMatchFundingFrom |
local governments
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state governments ⓘ |
| sector |
wastewater treatment
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water pollution control ⓘ |
| startTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| transitionPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport | financial assistance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act Description of subject: The Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act was a federal funding initiative that provided grants to municipalities to build and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities in order to reduce water pollution in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
→
replaced
→
Construction Grants Program under the Clean Water Act
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