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  2. Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

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    The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) is a 1990 United States federal law that provides funds for wetland enhancement. [1] The law is implemented by federal and state agencies, focusing on restoration of lost wetlands of the Gulf Coast , as well as protecting the wetlands from future deterioration.

  3. Clean Water Rule - Wikipedia

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    Protection of wetlands and small streams is a major focus of the Clean Water Rule. The Clean Water Rule is a 2015 regulation published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to clarify water resource management in the United States under a provision of the Clean Water Act of 1972. [1]

  4. No net loss policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "No Net loss" is the United States government's overall policy goal regarding wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland loss due to economic development with wetlands reclamation, mitigation, and restorations efforts, so that the total acreage of wetlands in the country does not decrease, but remains constant or increases.

  5. United States regulation of point source water pollution

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    Water pollution is the contamination of natural water bodies by chemical, physical, radioactive or pathogenic microbial substances. [2] Point sources of water pollution are described by the CWA as "any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be discharged."

  6. Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands, favoring ...

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    In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court limits federal protection for wetlands in a property rights case, saying the Clean Water Act does not usually apply to the marshy areas.

  7. Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United ...

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    The plan is to be implemented in conjunction with the states NPS water pollution plan under section 319 of the CWA [43] and through changes in the overall coastal zone management program. [44] If a state does not submit an approved program, the state may lose a percentage of the grant money provided under the CZMA and under section 319 of the ...

  8. Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act - Wikipedia

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    This act applies to surface water, groundwater, wetlands and both point and nonpoint sources of pollution. There are nine regional water boards and one state water board that have resulted from this act. The act requires the adoption of water quality control plans that contain the guiding policies of water pollution management in California.

  9. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. Army Corps of ...

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    Scientists recognize the value of wetlands on the basis of a range of physical functions that they perform. One group of functions relates to water quality. Wetlands are good water filters: they remove and retain nutrients, they process chemical and organic wastes, and they reduce sediment loads to receiving waters.

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