Environmental Assessment
A Framework Incorporating Community Preferences in Use Attainment and Related Water Quality Decision-Making (2010 Final)
Notice
EPA is announcing the release of the final report, A Framework Incorporating Community Preferences in Use Attainment and Related Water Quality Decision-Making . This report enables local, state, and tribal managers to better understand the benefits, as well as the costs, of attaining high water quality, and to incorporate community preferences in decision-making.
Report Information
The report is intended to assist water quality officials, watershed managers, members of stakeholder groups, and other interested individuals in fully evaluating ecological and socioeconomic objectives and the gains and losses that often are involved in use attainment decisions.
Matthew T. Heberling
- by phone at: 513-569-7917
- by email at: heberling.matt@epa.gov
Background
The purpose of this report is to enable states and authorized tribes — and their associated communities — to make informed decisions about their water bodies while complying with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. It enables local, state, and tribal managers to better understand the benefits, as well as the costs, of attaining high water quality, and to incorporate community preferences in decision-making. History/Chronology
| Nov 2006 | EPA hosted the Weighing the Ecological Risks, Benefits, and Costs in Use Attainment Decisions Workshop on November 14-15, 2006. |
| Jul 2008 | EPA hosted a letter external review to provide comments on the document. |
| Feb 2011 | EPA released the final report. |
Citation
U.S. EPA. A Framework Incorporating Community Preferences in Use Attainment and Related Water Quality Decision-Making (2010 Final). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/625/R-08/001F, 2010.
Downloads
- A Framework Incorporating Community Preferences in Use Attainment and Related Water Quality Decision-Making (Final Report) (PDF) (267 pp, 17 MB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Front Matter (PDF) (29 pp, 616 KB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF) (13 pp, 348 KB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Chapter 2: Understanding the Ground Rules (PDF) (20 pp, 547 KB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Chapter 3: Understanding the Choices (PDF) (70 pp, 9 MB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Chapter 4: Understanding the Tools (PDF) (64 pp, 1 MB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Chapter 5: Working the Process (PDF) (28 pp, 6 MB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Appendix A: Measures Used in Financial Impact Analysis (PDF) (7 pp, 193 KB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Appendix B: Examples (PDF) (24 pp, 288 KB, about PDF)
- Use Attainment Appendix C: US EPA Workshop (PDF) (9 pp, 195 KB, about PDF)