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Clean Water Act Of 1972
Mrs. Saranie
6th period
Caroline Hoskyn The Clean Water Act
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The Clean Water Act of 1972 was an important act that made water plants clean their water more thoroughly. It got rid of some of the pollution, and brought the wildlife population up. Before this act the fish population was down and the pollution was killing a lot of wildlife. The pollution got into water lines. To me that is disgusting. The act made the economy better. Thank goodness!

Why did the congress think this law was necessary? The congress thought this law was necessary because the waterways were polluted and wildlife was dying. Toxic runoff filled with dirt, rocks, nutrients and bacteria from fertilizers were filling the water. Animal waste dumps from
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