Water: Estuaries and Coastal Watersheds
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Our WatersOceans, Coasts, Estuaries & BeachesEstuaries and Coastal WatershedsAuthorizing Legislation
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The National Estuary Program was established by Congress in 1987 by amendments to the Clean Water Act.
These amendments were updated in the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (PDF) (52 pp, 425K, About PDF)
