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Getting To The (Non) Point: Private Governance As A Solution To Nonpoint Source Pollution, Kyle W. Robisch
Getting To The (Non) Point: Private Governance As A Solution To Nonpoint Source Pollution, Kyle W. Robisch
Vanderbilt Law Review
Chances are that today you have already unwittingly advanced the slow but steady demise of America's freshwater supply. The sausage and egg biscuit you ate for breakfast, the half-empty bottle of Drano you dumped into your backyard, and the quick trip to the grocery store-these seemingly innocent actions each significantly degrade American watersheds.' In response to this systemic and persistent assault on water quality, Congress enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. More commonly known as the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), this legislation attempted to take an aggressive and comprehensive approach to improving water quality. To achieve its …