In its first year, the 110th U.S. Congress examined a host of issues pertaining to water quality, including new programs to address nonpoint source pollution from agricultural lands, federal requirements for monitoring and reporting sewer overflows, and the question of which waterways are covered under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA).Because Congress has yet to resolve these issues, lawmakers will have no shortage of water-related topics to occupy their attention in 2008.
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