Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA's Response to the Waterkeeper Alliance Court Decision on Regulation of CAFOs

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water policy;    Water allocation (Policy);    Water resources development;   

RP-ID  :  RL33656
RP-ID  :  RL33656_2008Aug20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Clean Water Act, which prohibits the discharge of pollutants from any "point source" to waters of the United States unless authorized under a permit that is issued by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a qualified state. The act also expressly defines confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) as point sources.