Main Title |
Introduction to water quality standards. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Regulations and Standards. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Regulations and Standards, Criteria and Standards Division, |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA/440-5-88-089 |
Stock Number |
PB92-231646 |
OCLC Number |
19724957 |
Subjects |
Water--Pollution--Law and legislation ;
Water quality management
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Additional Subjects |
Water quality standards ;
Water pollution standards ;
Public information ;
Information transfer ;
Clean Water Act ;
Environmental protection ;
Water pollution abatement ;
Criteria ;
State programs ;
Pollution regulations
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJDD |
EPA 440/5-88-089 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
10/09/1998 |
EJED |
EPA 440-5-88-089 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
08/10/2001 |
ELAD |
EPA 440-5-88-089 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
11/09/2015 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 440-5-88-089 |
2 copies |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/20/2024 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 440-5-88-089 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELDD |
EPA 440/5-88-089 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
07/26/2010 |
ERAD |
EPA 440/5-88-089 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
12/05/2012 |
ESAD |
EPA 440-5-88-089 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB92-231646 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
29 pages ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
In response to widespread public concern about the condition of the Nation's waters, the U.S. Congress enacted landmark legislation in 1972. Successive amendments to the CWA of 1972 (the Clean Water Act of 1977 and the Water Quality Act of 1987) have brought about stronger environmental laws to protect the Nation's waters, one of it's most valuable resources. The water quality standards program is one of the cornerstones of the CWA. Through the program, the States set water quality standards for waters within their jurisdictions. Water quality standards define a use for a waterbody and describe the specific water quality criteria to achieve that use. Water quality standards also contain antidegradation policies designed to protect improvements in water quality. The publication explains key features of the water quality standards program, in question and answer format, and is intended to provide general information to the public about the program. |
Notes |
"EPA/440-5-88-089." Cover title. "September 1988." Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26). |