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The 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act: Successes and Future Challenges

Testimony of Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House of Representatives on October 18, 2007.

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last revised 11/10/2008

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