WETLANDS: Narrows the definition of wetlands to require that land have surface water over 21 consecutive days during growing season. Also categorizes declared wetlands for various levels of protection.
PROPERTY RIGHTS: Requires the government to compensate landowners for financial losses if property value declines by at last 20 percent because of a wetlands declaration.INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION: Gives more authority to states and local officials in controlling pollution from industrial plants. Make it easier for industries to obtain pollution waivers. SEWAGE: Eases requirements for many cities in complying with so-called "secondary" - or chemical - treatment of sewage. Also allows factories to stop treating releases if wastes go to a public treatment facility.
AGRICULTURE: Abandons federal programs for control agricultural runoffs into lakes rivers, including those containing pesticides and fertilizer.
STORMWATER: Repeals federal requirements that factories and municipalities obtain permits for discharges through storm drainage systems. This includes pollution from urban development and industrial plants that is carried into waterways as part of rainwater runoff.