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EPA and related federal agencies, the states, and municipalities maintain the quality of U.S. waters through a variety of water permitting regulatory schemes. Under the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. NPDES permit programs include provisions for individual and general permits. NPDES encompasses industrial wastewater, agricultural waste, and stormwater for industrial and construction activities and municipalities. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), EPA and state environmental and public health agencies permit public water supplies and owners and operators of underground injection wells to ensure the safety of drinking water and groundwater sources. The quality and quantity of water sources are also protected under well permitting, water withdrawal, and wetland permitting programs.

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Type	Title	Date	State
Notices	40 CFR 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 230, 232, 300, 302, and 401 - Definition of ``Waters of the United States'' Under the Clean Water Act; Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee	05/29/2014	National
Proposed Regulations	40 CFR 123, 124, et al. - Clean Water Act Section 404 Tribal and State Program Regulation; Proposed Rule	08/14/2023	National
Notices	Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree	02/18/2013	National
Notices	Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to Michigan's CWA Program	10/23/2013	National
Notices	Re-Issuance of a General Permit to the National Science Foundation for the Ocean Disposal of Man-Made Ice Piers From Its Base at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica	04/22/2014	National