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• Jurisdiction: Washington

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§12.1	History of the Clean Water Act
§12.2	Statutory and Regulatory Framework
(1)	§301 Prohibition of Discharges, 33 U.S.C. §1311
(2)	§303 Water Quality Standards, 33 U.S.C. §1313
(3)	§311: Preventing, Reporting, and Responding to Spills, 33 U.S.C. §1321
(4)	§319: Nonpoint Source Discharges, 33 U.S.C. §1329
(5)	§401: Water Quality Certification, 33 U.S.C. §1341
(6)	§402: Permit to Authorize and Regulate Certain Discharges, 33 U.S.C. § 1342
(7)	§404: Discharge or Placement of Dredge or Fill Material, 33 U.S.C. § 1344
(8)	§505: Citizen Suits, 33 U.S.C. §1365
§12.3	Scope of Jurisdiction and Regulatory Authority
(1)	Federal Agencies
(a)	Environmental Protection Agency
(b)	Army Corps of Engineers
	(2)	Washington State Agencies
(a)	Department of Ecology
(b)	Puget Sound Partnership
(c)	Pollution Control Hearings Board
(3)	Indian Tribes
§12.4	Permitting Under Washington Law
	(1)	Discharge Permits
(2)	NPDES Permit Program
(a)	Pollutant
(b)	Addition
(c)	Point Source
(d)	Waters of the State
(e)	NPDES Permit Process
(f)	Permit Modification or Revocation
(g)	Antibacksliding
(3)	State Waste Discharge Permit Program
(a)	General Permits
(b)	Combined Permit
(c)	Storm Water Permits
(4)	How Permit Effluent Limitations Are Derived
(a)	Technology-Based Effluent Limitations
(b)	Water Quality-Based Effluent Limitations
(5)	Regulation of Toxic Pollutants
(6)	Sediment Management Standards
(7)	Groundwater Quality Standards
(8)	Appeals
§12.5	Enforcement
§12.6	Citizen Suits
§12.7	The Application and Enforcement of the CWA on Indian Reservations
Appendix A—Clean Water Act (CWA) by Topic: Legislation, Regulations, and Significant Cases
Appendix B—Case Law

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