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The purpose of this hearing is to understand the scope and impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule entitled“Definition of the ‘Waters of the United States ’ Under the Clean Water Act.”1  \nWITNESS LIST  \n􀁸 The Honorable Robert W. Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  \nBACKGROUND  \nWaterways have long served as highways for commerce. In 1824, the landmark Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden2 held that the power to regulate interstate commerce and ensure navigability was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the U. S. Constitution.3 At a time when over-land roads were few and often poorly maintained, Congress sought to keep waterways free of obstacles to navigation. Consequently, the first Rivers and Harbors Act was passed in 1824 and appropriated funds to improve navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers by removing sandbars, snags, and other obstacles.  \nIn the original Rivers and Harbors Act and subsequent statutes ofthe same name, Congress charged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with implementation. The Rivers and Harbors Act of 18994 prohibited the dumping of solid waste into navigable rivers and harbors. Further, the rapidly expanding electric generation sector relied heavily on hydropower, so the  \n1 U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Definition of \"Waters of the United States\" Under the Clean Water Act. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880. Apr 21, 2014. Available at [http://www.regulations.gov/\\#](http://www.regulations.gov/#) !docketDetail;D=EPAHQ-OW-2011-0880.  \n2 22 US 1 (1824) .  \n3 See also CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE. Federal Oversight and State Cooperation in the Chesapeake Bay. May 29, 2013. Available at [http://www.crs.gov/pdfloader/R43090](http://www.crs.gov/pdfloader/R43090) .  \n4 March 3, 1899, Ch. 425, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151.  \nstatute required a license from Congress to dam rivers. These early legislative precursors focused on protecting and improving the use of nation’s waterways for interstate commerce.5  \nBuilding upon these early efforts, yet still decades before the EPA was created, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 represented the first comprehensive federal clean water program. The law bestowed upon the Department of the Interior the authority to collaboratively develop and implement antipollution programs. The law also established programs to build sewage treatment plants and help state governments pay for water-pollution control programs.6  \nDespite numerous revisions, this Act produced slow progress; by the 1970s only about half of the states had water quality standards. With the creation of the EPA, Congress recognized that states and the federal government must work together more effectively to promote environmental stewardship. In 1972, after significant modifications and amendments, the \"Clean Water Act\" (CWA) became the name common name of the law.7 Table 1 lists public laws and major amendments that formed the CWA.  \nTable 1. Clean Water Act and Major Amendments8  \nYear Act Public Law  \n1948 Federal Water Pollution Control Act P.L. 80-845  \n1956 Water Pollution Control Act of 1956 P.L. 84-660  \n1961 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments P.L. 87-88  \n1965 Water Quality Act of 1965 P.L. 89-234  \n1966 Clean Water Restoration Act P.L. 89-753  \n1970 Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970 P.L. 91-224, Part I  \n1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments P.L. 92-500  \n1977 Clean Water Act of 1977 P.L. 95-217  \n1981 Municipal Wastewater ","cbCaiuffjVbNvuYU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuffjVbNvuYU","pdf",534283,"English","# Purpose\n# Witness List\n# Background\n## Historical legal foundations\n## Federal Water Pollution Control Act and EPA creation\n## Modern Clean Water Act structure\n# Key permitting and enforcement framework","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the July 9, 2014 hearing?\",\"answer\":\"The hearing aims to understand the scope and impact of the EPA proposed rule defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.\"},{\"question\":\"How did early U.S. laws influence regulation of waterways?\",\"answer\":\"Early statutes focused on keeping waterways navigable for interstate commerce, including actions like removing navigation obstacles and restricting dumping in navigable waters.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main permitting responsibilities under the Clean Water Act referenced in the charter?\",\"answer\":\"The charter explains that section 402 governs discharge permits for many sources, while section 404 provides a separate permitting regime that further protects waters, including wetlands.\"}]","Navigating the Clean Water Act: Is Water Wet? - Hearing Charter | PDF",28]