PAG Report 14 | Published December 1996 | In 1995 Idaho enacted new legislation that emphasizes the involvement of local interests in nonpoint source pollution control in their watersheds. This report is intended help these local decision-makers understand what the federal Clean Water Act and Idaho's new water quality law require. The report anwswers 4 focus questions: What does the Clean Water Act require? How has federal court action affected Idaho? What are the features of the new Idaho policy? Will the new Idaho policy be effective?