The Challenges with Enforcing the Clean Water Act and Monitoring Pollution
Monday, July 12, 2021
The Challenges with Enforcing the Clean Water Act and Monitoring Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversees and enforces compliance with the Clean Water Act. Under EPA's oversight, entities like industrial facilities and municipal wastewater treatment plants are issued permits that limit the amount of pollutants they can discharge into the nation's waters. However, EPA recently estimated that as many as 11,000 facilities significantly and illegally exceeded their limits. We talk with GAO’s Alfredo Gomez to find out more.
