Drawing on existing protections in the Clean Water Act, and working to ensure that the law's pollution control programs apply to all important waterways, including headwater streams and wetlands, which provide drinking water for 117 million Americans;
Improving protections to reduce pollutants like bacteria and viruses, which threaten Americans' health and well being; and
Establishing new pollution limits for top problem areas, such as sources of runoff and sewage overflows.
» Learn more about the Obama administration's Clean Water Protection Rule
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