Clean Water Program Reports
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| 2007-10-11 | |
| In passing the Clean Water Act, Congress set the goals of eliminating the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waterways by 1985 and making all U.S. waterways fishable and swimmable by 1983. Although we have made significant progress in improving water quality since the passage of the Clean Water Act, we are far from realizing the Act’s original vision. | |
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| 2007-09-13 | |
| People love Colorado for its sunshine, open spaces, and mountains. Images of Colorado are not complete without rushing, clear mountain streams. However, our streams and rivers need stronger protection if they are to remain clear in the face of growing pressures. | |
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| 2006-03-26 | |
| When drafting the Clean Water Act in 1972, legislators set the goals of making all U.S. waterways fishable and swimmable by 1983 and eliminating the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waterways by 1985. More than 30 years later, we are far from realizing the Clean Water Act’s original vision. | |
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| 2004-10-14 | |
| Toxic mercury, largely emitted from coal-burning power plants, is polluting waterways, contaminating the fish we eat, and posing a serious threat to public health. | |
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