Timberline Plywood Company discharges its untreated wastewater into Urban City's storm drainage pipes, which empty into Valley Creek. Under the Clean Water Act, this discharge is most likely

A. a violation.
B. not a violation because the company does not own the pipes.
C. not a violation because water is not a stationary source.
D. not a violation because a storm drainage pipe is not a point source.


Answer: A

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