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EPA History: Clean Water Act

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Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.

  • Statement by Douglas M. Costle on Enactment of the Clean Water Act of 1977
    [EPA press release - December 28, 1977]

  • The Meaning of the 1977 Clean Water Act
    [EPA Journal - July/August 1978]

  • EPA Announces Guidance on State Revolving Funds for Sewage Treatment
    [EPA press release - February 2, 1988]

  • 25th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
    [Remarks by Carol M. Browner, October 17, 1997]

Related Resources

  • EPA summary of Clean Water Act

  • EPA History: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972

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Last updated on July 10, 2024
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