2025年2月19日 · Water Quality Standards are an important tool for restoring and maintaining healthy water quality for lakes, rivers and streams, estuaries, and other waters nationally and …

2025年2月14日 · The Water Quality Standards Handbook is a compilation of EPA's water quality standards (WQS) program guidance including recommendations for states, authorized tribes, …

2024年9月23日 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's compilation of national recommended water quality criteria is presented as a summary table containing recommended …

2021年5月30日 · This part describes the requirements and procedures for developing, reviewing, revising, and approving water quality standards by the States as authorized by section 303(c) …

2020年8月31日 · The Water Quality Standards Handbook is a compilation of EPA's water quality standards (WQS) program guidance including recommendations for states, authorized tribes, …

2016年11月3日 · Water quality standards are provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a waterbody or the level of …

2020年5月21日 · Water quality standards (WQS) are provisions of state, territorial, authorized tribal or federal law approved by EPA that describe the desired condition of a water body and …

implement water quality standards in NPDES permits by: – knowing the current water quality standards, including any recent changes – being familiar with water quality standards …

2016年11月10日 · The Water Quality Standards Regulation establishes the requirements for states and tribes to review, revise and adopt water quality standards. It also establishes the …

Each state, territory or authorized tribe must include the following key elements in their water quality standards to meet EPA approval: Designated uses that are consistent with the Clean …