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Clean Water Act

  • The St. Johns River. Photo courtesy the University of North Florida.
    Florida Waterways Included In New Federal Protections
    Amy Green
    Nearly a third of Florida's streams will gain federal protection under new rules aimed at smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands.The rules clarify which of the waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act.
  • Orlando Wetlands Park, tripadvisor.com
    The Orlando Wetlands Park
    Erin Sullivan
    When you flush your toilet or turn your tap, be sure to thank the Orlando Wetlands Park. The 1,650-acre property in Christmas in east Orange County used to be a cattle pasture. Then the city of Orlando purchased the land for $5.1 million in 1986 to help treat water on a larger scale in response to population increase and the Clean Water Act of 1972.