Clean Water Act
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001347
A Federal law that controls the discharge of pollutants into surface water in a number of ways, including discharge permits.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001347 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972; Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Environmental law; Environmental protection; Water quality; Clean Air Act; Water pollution |
| Translations | Spanish: Acta de Agua Limpia |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001347",
"term": "Clean Water Act",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A Federal law that controls the discharge of pollutants into surface water in a number of ways, including discharge permits.",
"synonyms": [
"Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972",
"Federal Water Pollution Control Act"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"environmental law",
"environmental protection",
"water quality",
"Clean Air Act",
"water pollution"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "Acta de Agua Limpia"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/clean-water-act/"
}
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