Clean Water Protection Act

This bill aims to strengthen federal protections for waterways by narrowing the legal definition of "fill material" under the Clean Water Act. It specifically proposes to ban the practice of using industrial waste, such as debris from mountaintop removal mining, as a material to fill in or change the elevation of rivers and streams. If enacted, this change would prevent companies from using protected U.S. waters as primary disposal sites for waste, potentially leading to improved water quality and the preservation of local aquatic ecosystems.