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WorksheetsClean Water Act Success Stories Quiz
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
What was the intention behind the Clean Water Act passed by Congress in 1972?
To reduce funding for water pollution control
To restore and maintain the integrity of the Nation’s waterways
To promote industrial growth near water bodies
To privatize water supply systems
How much funding has the Clean Water Act invested towards curbing water pollution?
$500 million
$1 trillion
$100 billion
$10 million
Which river caught on fire multiple times before becoming a clean-up priority under the Clean Water Act?
Monterey Bay
Potomac River
Cuyahoga River
Des Plaines River
What has the Cuyahoga River been designated as after the improvements brought forth by the Clean Water Act?
All of the above
Ohio Water Trail
American Heritage River
Ohio Scenic River
What is the proposed Pebble Mine and why is it significant in the context of the Clean Water Act?
A hydroelectric dam in Potomac River
A wastewater treatment plant in Monterey Bay
A fishing industry in Des Plaines River
A gold and copper mine proposed in Bristol Bay, Alaska
What project has helped transform the Des Plaines River from a degraded stream to a healthy urban fishery?
Pebble Mine
Blue Plains wastewater facility
Monterey One Water
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
What is the estimated reduction in nitrogen discharges to Chesapeake Bay from the D.C. government's sewage and stormwater system project?
5 million pounds annually
2 million pounds annually
1 million pounds annually
500,000 pounds annually
What is the name of the centralized agency for water supply and sanitation that vastly elevated wastewater quality standards in Monterey Bay?
Blue Plains wastewater facility
Pebble Mine
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
Monterey One Water
What is the economic impact of the improved state of Monterey Bay in terms of visitor spending and employment?
$5 billion in visitor spending and 50,000 jobs
$500 million in visitor spending and 5,000 jobs
$2.98 billion in visitor spending and 25,000 jobs
$1 billion in visitor spending and 10,000 jobs
What was the condition of the Potomac River before the Clean Water Act, and how has it improved since then?
Severe health hazard, noticeable lack of blue-green algae
Clean and safe for swimming, increase in largemouth bass
No pollution, 70 species of fish found
No fish, 240 million gallons of waste daily to safe to eat fish, less than 5 years after the Act was passed
