A report released today by the government’s National Research Council says the federal government is failing to protect America’s waterways from pollution caused when heavy rain and snow washes off cities, construction sites and roadways.

The study report is available at: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/nrc_stormwaterreport.pdf

The NRC press release is at: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12465