Clean Water Act Practice Test

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) are wastewater treatment facilities usually owned by which entities?

Federal government State, local municipality or Indian tribe Private corporations Nongovernmental organizations

Correct Answer:

State, local municipality or Indian tribe

Explanation:

Publicly Owned Treatment Works are owned by state, local municipality or Indian tribe. This reflects how POTWs function as public utilities that serve a community, with ownership resting in government entities or sovereign Tribal governments rather than private or nonprofit organizations. The federal government may regulate and fund these facilities, but ownership typically resides with public bodies such as states, cities, counties, or tribes. Private corporations or nongovernmental organizations could operate facilities under contract, but they do not own POTWs.

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