This course is designed to give you options about how to learn about the Clean Water Act based on your interests.

The course is meant as a companion to our book, The Clean Water Act: An Owner's Manual. Course content is structured to help you:

isolate specific problems

identify possible solutions

develop and leverage existing programs

build effective outreach tools

The goal is to help you understand a) the laws established to protect our diverse waters -- and b) the power you have to exercise this knowledge.

This website is dedicated to the thousands of citizens who are working all around the country to keep our waters drinkable, swimmable and fishable. In a Foreword to The Clean Water Act: An Owner's Manual, former President and Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter wrote: "For these individuals and groups, the Clean Water Act, which mandates the identification and protection of outstanding waters in each state, is one of the most important tools they will ever have."

Navigating the Clean Water Act Course

This course provides modules on topics that are integral to understanding the Clean Water Act and is accompanied by quizzes that you can take to test your knowledge.