Contacts
- Technical Information Staff
- by phone at: 703-347-8561
- by fax at: 703-347-8691
- by email at: nceadc.comment@epa.gov
- by fax at: 703-347-8691
The process has three main steps: (1) List candidate causes of impairment, (2) analyze the evidence, and (3) characterize the causes. When evidence is adequate, using this guidance, investigators should be able to successfully identify the likely cause, or causes. This guidance will also help investigators identify where evidence is weak or lacking and needs to be developed to be able to successfully identify the stressor(s). Once the causes of the biological impairments are identified, water resource managers will be better able to locate the sources of the stressor, or stressors, and take management actions aimed at improving the biological condition of the water body.
This guidance is advisory in nature and its use is not mandatory. As such this guidance does not impose legally-binding requirements on EPA, the States, Tribes, industry, the public or any other entity.
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Additional Information
The document and fact sheet on this web page are also available on another EPA website at:http://www.epa.gov/OST/biocriteria/stressors/stressorid.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Person | Phone Number | |
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Susan Cormier | (513) 569-7995 | cormier.susan@epa.gov |
Glenn Suter | (513) 569-7808 | suter.glenn@epa.gov |
Sue Norton | (202) 564-3246 | norton.susan@epa.gov |
William Swietlik | (202) 260-9569 | swietlik.william@epa.gov |
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