Which of the following provided protection of all U.S. waterways? (1 point)

Responses

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

the Clean Water Act
the Clean Water Act

the creation of the EPA
the creation of the EPA

the Love Canal

1 answer

The correct response is the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act is designed to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint source pollution, regulating discharges of pollutants, and providing assistance for the improvement of wastewater treatment facilities.