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Support The Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2005 would reaffirm Congress original intent to protect all U.S. waters to meet the Clean Water Acts goal of restoring the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nations waters.

H.R. 1356 and S. 912 would ensure protection for all the nations rivers, streams and wetlands by clearing up confusion caused by a 2001 Supreme Court decision and by negating subsequent administrative attempts to re-define the scope of the waters covered by the Clean Water Act.

The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2005 would reaffirm Congress original intent to protect all U.S. waters to meet the Clean Water Acts goal of restoring the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nations waters. The bill does not impose any new regulatory requirements and does not affect current exemptions (such as ongoing farming and silvicultural activities).

The bill:

Adopts a statutory definition of waters of the United States based on the longstanding definition of waters in agency regulations (at 33 CFR 328.3).

Reasserts Congress original intent when the Act was passed that all waters be protected to ensure clean water for all Americans. The bill would delete the term navigable from the Act because the legislative history is clear that the term navigable was not to limit the waters covered by the Act.

Gives the basis for Congress constitutional authority over all of the nations waters and wetlands.

Contact your Senators and Representatives today and urge them to support the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act

Remember, phone calls and letters make more of an impact than e-mails.
Write:
Representative ____________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Senator ____________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510

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