Lesson 10: Other Laws to Protect Your Watershed

The Clean Water Act is not the only tool that can be used to restore and protect water bodies. This lesson introduces and explains several other federal laws that citizens can use to help improve water quality and watershed health.

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Big Step Towards a Cleaner Kalamazoo

In December 2008, the last of 120,000 cubic yards of PCB-laden sediment were removed from 1.5 miles of the Kalamazoo River near Plainwell, Michigan. This represents 2% of the lands included in the Superfund project. “In the short term, this is a good thing,” said Jeff Spoelstra of the Kalamazoo River Watershed Council (KRWC).

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