Multiple Choice QuestionThe Clean Water Act was passed in 1972 in response to people and companies dumping Blank______ directly into surface waters.Multiple choice question.garbagetoxic chemicals and sewagenuclear waste

Multiple Choice QuestionLack of funding, weak regulation, climate change, and the need to address nonpoint source pollution all are reasons that make reauthorization of the Clean Water Act Blank______.Multiple choice question.unnecessarynecessary but contentiousagreeable to all parties

Multiple Choice QuestionWhat piece of legislation regulates water quality in commercial and municipal systems?Multiple choice question.The Safe Drinking Water ActThe Clean Water ActThe Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Multiple Choice QuestionOne of the most controversial parts of the Clean Water Act, Section 404, protects Blank______ from being drained or filled, which upsets many private landowners who feel that these resources are being "taken" from them as a result.Multiple choice question.streamswetlandsreservoirslakes

elect all that applyThe Clean Water Act focuses on Blank______.Multiple select question.reducing point source pollutionimproving surface-water qualitythe amount of water people withdrawcreating better sanitation requirements for sewage processing and dischargeNeed help? Review these concept resources.

The Clean Water Act aimed to make Blank______.Multiple choice question.U.S. waters healthy enough to support fish and shellfish populations that can be consumed by peopleall the world's waters "fishable and swimmable" near major population centersU.S. lakes and rivers clean enough to drink from