Drinking Water and Aquatic Resource Protection - Module 3 of 5
Question 1
As we know it today, the Clean Water Act was established in what year?
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Question 2
The first major surface water pollution prevention law, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, was passed in what year?
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Question 3
The Clean Water Act addresses water pollution by regulating the ______________ of pollutants into the territorial waters of the United States.
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Question 4
What federal agency is responsible for administering the Clean Water Act, as well as most other major federal environmental laws?
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Question 5
What key part of the Clean Water Act organizes enforces the law’s prohibition on direct discharges of water pollution?
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Question 6
A/an ________ is a discrete conveyance, such as a pipe, a man-made ditch, and certain types of agricultural and industrial facilities through which regulated pollutants are discharged directly into a surface water.
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Question 7
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are both responsible for implementation of the portion of the Clean Water Act pertaining to what activity?
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Question 8
Which federal law protects the quality of drinking water in the United States?
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Question 9
When did the Safe Drinking Water Act become a federal law?
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Question 10
__________ pollutants have been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates them directly on account of their toxicity, persistence, degradability, and the potential presence of affected organisms.