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Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion II January 2001 (PDF, 582K) 822-B-00-007
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion VI January 2001 (PDF, 456K) 822-B-00-008
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion VII January 2001 (PDF, 544K) 822-B-00-009
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion VIII January 2001 (PDF, 389K) 822-B-00-010
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion IX January 2001 (PDF, 601K) 822-B-00-011
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion XI January 2001 (PDF, 513K) 822-B-00-012
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion XII January 2001 (PDF, 480K) 822-B-00-013
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Nutrient Ecoregion XIII January 2001 (PDF, 304K) 822-B-00-014
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion II January 2001 (PDF, 610K) 822-B-00-015
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion III January 2001 (PDF, 567K) 822-B-00-016
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion VI January 2001 (PDF, 506K) 822-B-00-017
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion VII January 2001 (PDF, 513K) 822-B-00-018
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion IX January 2001 (PDF, 592K) 822-B-00-019
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion XI January 2001 (PDF, 518K) 822-B-00-020
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion XII January 2001 (PDF, 417K) 822-B-00-021
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams in Nutrient Ecoregion XIV January 2001 (PDF, 447K) 822-B-00-022
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations: Information Supporting the Development of State and Tribal Nutrient Criteria for Wetlands in Nutrient Ecoregion XIII January 2001 (PDF, 257K) 822-B-00-023
Policy Agency Policy on Ammonia Criteria for Warm Water Fish Protection, September 14, 1978 (PDF, 87K)  
Policy Agency Policy on Ammonia Criterion for Warm Water Fish Protection, December 12, 1978 (PDF, 498K)  
Technical Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, February 1, 1984 (PDF, 15M) 440-5-84-007
Policy Appropriate Water Quality Criterion for Dissolved Oxygen for the Main Stem of the Ohio River, November 19, 1981 (PDF, 149K)  
Policy Compliance with CWA Section 303(c)(2)(B), June 19, 1989 (PDF, 127K)  
Policy Coordination Between the Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Regarding Development of Water Quality Criteria and Water Quality Standards Under the Clean Water Act, July 27, 1992 (PDF, 849K)  
Technical Estuarine & Coastal Marine Waters: Bioassessment & Biocriteria Guidance (December 2000) (PDF, 11.9MB) EPA-822-B-00-024
Policy Guidance on Use of Quality Criteria for Water, January 12, 1978 (PDF, 73K)  
Technical Health Effects Criteria for Fresh Recreational Waters, August 1, 1984 (PDF, 2M) 600/1-84-004
Policy Interim Guidance on Interpretation and Implementation of Aquatic Life Criteria for Metals, May 1, 1992 (PDF, 2M) 821/R-92-009
Policy Justification for Criteria Less Stringent than that Published in the "Red Book", July 2, 1979 (PDF, 113K)  
Policy Memorandum: Establishing Site Specific Aquatic Life Criteria Equal to Natural Background, November 5, 1997 (PDF, 200K)  
Policy Memorandum to Water Management Division Directors, Region I-X re. Implementation of Metals Criteria, April 1, 1993 (PDF, 412K)  
Policy Memorandum to Water Management Division Directors, Environmental Services Division Directors, Regions I-X, re. Office of Water Policy and Technical Guidance on Interpretation and Implementation of Aquatic Life Metals Criteria, October 1, 1993 (PDF, 3M) 822/F-93-009
Technical Priority Pollutant Ranking System, June 21, 1984 (PDF, 613K)  
Technical Research and Development Drinking Water and Criteria Documents for Manganese, September, 1993 (PDF, 10M)  
Policy Status and Use of Criteria Published in July 1976 in Quality Criteria for Water, November 7, 1978 (PDF, 88K)  
Technical Status Report: State Numerical Water Quality Criteria for Toxics as of August, 1989, August 1, 1989 (PDF, 3M)  

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