Which of the following is a true statement about the Clean Water Act?
A) It was the 1970 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) .
B) The act provides that a discharge permit has to be obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers in order to deposit or discharge "refuse" into a navigable waterway.
C) One of the goals of the Act was to have no discharges of pollutants into the nation's waters by 1985.
D) Under the Clean Water Act,the federal government has the primary responsibility for preventing,reducing,and eliminating water pollution.
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