Thank you, Chairman Simpson, for yielding to me. Under the Clean Water act, the EPA, or states with delegated authority regulate point sources of pollution into the waters of the United States. Point source pollution is pollution from any discernible, confined, and discreet conveyance, such as pollution from sewage treatment facilities, but not agricultural stormwater runoff. This type of discharge pollution is regulated by federal law to protect water quality and human health. Certain types of wastewater discharges which are considered point source pollution into bodies of water can adversely impact water quality and the environment in California. (00:19–00:31)
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Asserts that point source pollution includes pollution from discernible, confined, and discrete conveyances like sewage treatment facilities, excluding agricultural stormwater runoff.
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