Los Angeles River may get protection through the Clean Water Act

The EPA will define 'traditional navigable waters' for the waterway, which could affect development in some hillside and mountain areas.

Kenneth R. Weiss
Los Angeles Times
08/19/2008

The Los Angeles River, the urban waterway often besmirched by graffiti, pollution and Hollywood car chases, has finally gotten a break: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up as its protector.

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