Introduction  to  the
                    Clean Water Act  (CWA)
                                      July 16, 2009
HDD-hour Audio Web Broadcast
  Eastern: 1:00pm-3:00pm
  Mountain: 11:00am-1:00pm
Central: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Pacific: 10:00am-12:00pm
Session Description
This webcast will provide an introduction to key sections of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and focus on how
Tribes can use those programs to protect human health and water resources on Reservation lands. Information
presented in the webcast will help Tribes build an effective tribal water quality program. An overview of the
following CWA programs will be featured:
  • Water Quality Standards
  • Monitoring
  • Report on Condition of Nation's Waters
  • Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)  Program
  • Program for Nonpoint Sources
  • Water Quality Certification
  • Tribal Water Pollution Control Grant Program
  • Indian Tribes/TAS Eligibility

Registration
You must register in advance to attend this webcast. Visit the Tribal Training Web site at www.epa.gov/water/
tribaltraining/CWAwebcasts.html to register. Registration will be open two weeks before the event.
Note: Your computer must have the  capability of playing sound in order to attend this webcast.
Handouts and other materials, including further instructions for how to logon to the live webcast, will be available
at www.epa.gov/water/tribaltraining/CWAwebcasts.html approximately 1 week before the live webcast.
Certificate of completion: A certificate of completion will be generated at the end of the webcast for all
attendees who participate in the live session. Participants must attend for the full two hour session in order to
receive a certificate.

Can't attend the live session?
If you are unable to attend the live session, you will be able to  watch the archived version on EPA's Tribal
Training Web site (www.epa.gov/water/tribaltraining/CWAwebcasts.html). The archived version will be posted
to the site in August 2009.

This webcast will provide instruction on select sections of the Clean Water Act. The materials used in this session are for instructional
purposes only. The statutory provisions reflected in the Clean Water Act and Federal regulations contain the legally binding
requirements.
                                    vvEPA

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