Take Action: The Clean Water Act Needs to Protect ALL Water of the United States

Now is the time to support clean water!

When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it intended to establish broad protections for all waters to achieve the law's goal of restoring and maintaining the physical, chemical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. However, since 2001, Supreme Court decisions have called into doubt these broad protections.

Developers and polluters are trying to reverse long-established protections for our streams and wetlands, endangering all of our communities. Congress must act now to end the confusion over which waterways are protected and reaffirm the broad scope of the Clean Water Act that has existed for more than three decades. The House should pass a strong bill quickly to prevent the loss of more water bodies.

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Dear Representative,

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Clean water is something most of us have come to expect. Since the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, we have made great progress cleaning up our nation's waters, but that progress is in jeopardy today because two Supreme Court decisions have confused and limited the scope of clean water protections.

Only Congress can fix this problem.

Congress must act now to end the confusion over which waterways are protected and reaffirm the broad scope of the law that existed for more than three decades. The House should pass a bill quickly to prevent the loss of more water bodies.

Developers and polluters are trying to reverse long-established protections for our streams and wetlands. If they have their way, up to 60 percent of our nation's rivers and streams could be stripped of federal Clean Water Act protections.

Please support clean water for our communities. Congress cannot delay any longer...we must repair the Clean Water Act so that it protects the same waters as it did prior to 2001!

Sincerely,
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[Your address]

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