EPA's Stormwater Program Needs Significant Overhaul
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 12:36
in Earth & Climate
Radical changes to the US Environmental Protection Agency's stormwater program are necessary to reverse degradation of fresh water resources and ensure progress toward the Clean Water Act's goal of "fishable and swimmable" waters, says a new report. Increased water volume and pollutants from stormwater have degraded water quality and habitats in virtually every urban stream system.