Over the last decade, however, the power of the Clean Water Act has been gently chipped away by loopholes for small, seasonal waterways and wetlands. In addition, the CWA does not have a strong regulatory mechanism that addresses non-point source pollution, which accounts for the majority of pollution inputs to our waterways today.As we celebrate this important environmental milestone, it would be a good time to re-evaluate our policy strategies for ensuring clean waterways in the future.
Check back here next week for a review of Pacific Institute's newest release, A Twenty-First Century Water Policy, which provides a framework for a new kind of federal water policy designed for today's sociopolitical and economic realities.