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The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law that protects the health of our nations waters, including lakes, rivers, and coastal areas. The Clean Water Acts primary objective is to restore and maintain the integrity of the nations waters. The objective translates into two fundamental national goals: to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the nations waters, and to achieve water quality levels that are fishable and swimmable.
State authority over the Federal Section 404 program is a goal of the Clean Water Act. Assumption of authority from the EPA has been completed only by Michigan and New Jersey. Under this arrangement, the EPA is responsible for approving State assumptions and retains oversight of the State Section 404 program, and the Corps retains the navigable waters permit program (Mitsch and Gosselink, 1993).