Copper Aquatic Life Criteria
2007 Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper
EPA issued a revised national recommended freshwater aquatic life criterion for copper (Aquatic Life Ambient Freshwater Quality Criteria—Copper 2007 Revision). As a companion to the criteria document, EPA has also released documents to supplement training materials and help states, tribes, permittees, and other interested stakeholders on implementing the nationally recommended criteria.
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- Aquatic Life Ambient Freshwater Quality Criteria—Copper 2007 Revision (February 22, 2007)
- Fact Sheet (February 22, 2007)
- Federal Register Notice (February 22, 2007) | Print Version (PDF) (3 pages, 88 K)
- Supplementary Training Materials about the Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper
- Supplementary information relevant to assessing data needed for inputs to the BLM (PDF) (6 pp., 192 K). Note: This does not replace EPA's guidance materials on implementing the BLM.
- 2003 Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Copper