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PPRC Position Paper on Clean Water Restoration Act

The Clean Water Act is one of our nation’s most successful and wide-ranging environmental laws. It regulates pollution at its source and involves a comprehensive Federal and State regulatory system for issuance of permits and water quality standards. Changing it would radically impact the original intent of the Clean Water Act and would be detrimental to our way of life.

The PPRC supports the Clean Water Act.
The PPRC does not support (HR2421 & S1870) the Clean Water Restoration Act.

The title sounds harmless, but if HR2421 & S1870 pass and its supporters have their way, federal bureaucrats will have the authority to visit farms, ranches, and even suburban lawns to gauge how your normal activities are affecting every drop of water that falls on your land.


The PPRC is a grassroots organization representing the interests of the nation's pulp, paper, solid wood products, and other natural resource-based workers. The U.S. forest products industry is vitally important to our nation's economy, employing 1.5 million people. We rank among the top 10 manufactures in 46 states with annual sales exceeding $230 billion, which accounts for 7% of the U.S. manufacturing shipments. We are people dedicated to conserving the environment while taking into account the economic stability of the workforce and surrounding community.

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Rev. 02-02-08