ABSTRACT
“The Water Quality Act of 1987” (WQA) was enacted by Congress in 1987 amending the previously established Clean Water Act (CWA). Among other things, these amendments required municipalities and industries to begin a permitting process for their stormwater discharges. The WQA of 1987 was passed on February 4, 1987, and regulations implementing the stormwater portions of the Act were proposed December 7, 1988. These proposed regulations would add a new Section 122.26 to Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 122.26).
