National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permits

question 8

Multiple Choice

National Pollution Discharge Elimination system permits:

• A) are issued by EPA for 10 years to polluters in compliance with the Clean Water Act
• B) protect the public health from water-borne diseases
• C) are issued by the EPA under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act provisions of the Clean Water Act
• D) may be issued for a variable term not to exceed 15 years
• E) none of the other choices

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