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EPA History: Clean Water Act

Documents

Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only.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