 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
Results
from the 1972 Clean Water Act
|
|
|
| |
Purpose is
to protect and improve the quality of
|
|
|
rivers,
streams and lakes from non-point
|
|
|
sources
|
|
|
|
|
Chemicals
washed off streets, parking lots and
|
|
lawns by
rainfall
|
|
|
|
|
Sediment
and waste from construction sites or
|
|
|
stream bank
erosion
|
|
|
|
|
Runoff from
agricultural activities
|
|
|
|
|
Illicit
discharges to storm drains
|
|
|
|
|
Failing
septic systems
|
|