PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Troubled Waters: Brief History of the Clean Water Act
Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.
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National Agricultural Law Center: Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law [Pdf]
This resource provides a summary of the Clean Water Act and sections such as background, federal and state responsibilities, regulations, enforcement, and major amendments are provided.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Summary of the Clean Water Act
Provides a brief overview of the Clean Water Act. Includes links to its history and to information about compliance and enforcement.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Protecting Water From Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains why keeping water from being polluted is preferable to cleaning it after being polluted, and what has happened since the passage of the Clean Water Act in...