Legislative Approaches to Defining "Waters of the United States"

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water law and legislation;    Water resources;    Water quality;   

RP-ID  :  R41225
RP-ID  :  R41225_2010Dec29

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report seeks to clarify the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in the wake of Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 that interpreted the law's jurisdiction more narrowly than prior case law.