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Comply with the Clean Water Act and Protect your Marine Environment

February 12, 2010 By: Michael Jones Category: Oil Spill Cleanups

Comply with the Clean Water Act and Protect your Marine Environment4.053

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is a federal law that was developed in 1972 to govern water pollution. The purpose of this law was to protect the navigable waterways and shorelines from being polluted and to maintain the quality of water.

According to CWA the common sources of pollution are from oil spills. The oil could be in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, oil refuse, sludge, and oil mixed with wastes in addition to dredged spoil. Even though discharges, include spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, it excludes discharges that have got the permit under section 1342. An individual, corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state, or any interstate body discharging a pollutant into the waters of the U.S.A is required to comply with the Clean Water Act.

From identifying the causes of pollution to the cleanup of polluted areas, the Clean water Act provides guidelines and financial assistance for all. Initially, only the traditional point sources of pollution, such as municipal sewage plants and industrial facilities were focused. Only later were the nonpoint sources of pollution, such as oil runoff from land, studied and researched.

Oil runoff from land is one of the major sources of water pollution. Hence, it is essential for every individual to make sure that small leaks from cars or oil spills at home or garden, does not end in polluting the waterways. Use of eco-friendly oil spill cleaner, such as Oil Gone Easy Home & Driveway S-200 for removing oil from driveway and cleaning motor oil stains can prevent the oil from reaching the waterways.

Boating is another major cause of water pollution. Bilge disposal, sewage disposal, and fuel leakage are the common causes of water pollution from boating. Oil Gone Easy Marine S-200 will help you clean your bilge and protect the local marine environment.
In case of oil spills you can contact Oil Gone Easy S-200, which is on the approved list of federal onsite coordinators, authorized by Environmental Protection Agency in USA for oil spill cleanup.

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