Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
NPDES — National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Governmental » State & Local) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Governmental » Environmental) … Abbreviations dictionary
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NPDES — • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations
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Clean Water Act — For Clean Water Act of Ontario, Canada, see Clean Water Act (Ontario). Clean Water Act Full title Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 Acronym CWA / Clean Water Act Enacted by the 92nd United … Wikipedia
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