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Vincent D. Reynolds, MBA, P.E.

Course Outline

The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United States.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student would have learned the following:

• The purpose of the clean water act;
• The role of the Administrator;
• The role of the Secretary of the Army;
• The fines for a class I and class II penalties;
• When guidelines should be updated;
• Which activities may cause the degradation of waters;
• How to define navigable waters; and
• When subpoenas could be issued for non compliance.
  
  

Intended Audience and Benefit

This course is to read by anyone with an interest in environmental engineering, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics, or anyone wanting to know more information regarding Clean Water Act and how it affects our communities.

Course Introduction

The protection of the environment is essential for the continuation of life on this planet. All species on earth share a symbiotic relationship with each other in order to survive. As laws are put into place to protect the environment they sometimes have to be revised in order to address new concerns and developments as science and technology grows and more in learned about our planet.

This course will discuss the Clean Water Act (CWA). which is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972? Several laws and statutes will be discussed in length in order to get an understanding of this act and how it affects the waters of the United States.

Course Content

This 2 hour course will examine the use of Clean Water Act. It will provide useful information to determine how and when to acquire permits, when to perform inspections and who should the administrator be of the laws and statutes contained in the act.

The course materials are based solely on the materials “Clean Water Act” as found on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

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Course Summary

The information presented in this course could be used to enhance the student’s knowledge of Clean Water Act Design. Using this knowledge will provide the reader with detailed information on how to manage discharges into the waters of the United States.

As always good judgment and good engineering judgment is paramount in any situation. Utilizing good judgment and the knowledge gained in this course can provide much cleaner waterways.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.usace.army.mil/
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.