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Recommended EPA Web pages

  • Aquatic Biodiversity: Freshwater Ecosystems
    Provides an overview of the health of the country's freshwater ecosystems.
  • Watersheds
    EPA and its partners are working together on a watershed basis to protect the nation's water resources.
  • Wetlands
    The EPA Wetlands Division home page, containing links to wetlands information.
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Browse these EPA Aquatic Ecosystems subtopics
Check! Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater Ecosystems, Coral Reefs, Estuaries, Lakes, Marine Ecosystems, Oceans, Rivers and Streams, Watersheds, Wetlands

Drinking Water
Drinking Water System, Protection

Ground Water
Discharge, Hydrogeology, Protection, Runoff, Wells

Storm Water
Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Industrial Storm Water, Permits, Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs), Wet Weather Programs

Surface Water
Dumping, Marine Debris

Wastewater
Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs), Biosolids, Discharges, Effluent Guidelines, Effluents, Industrial Wastewater, Municipal Wastewater Treatment, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Permits, Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs), Standards, Treatment, Wastewater Systems

Water Infrastructure

Water Pollutants
Arsenic, Contaminated Sediment, Disinfection Byproducts, Dredged Material, Lead, Mercury, Microbial Pathogens

Water Pollution
Community Involvement, Cost Benefit Analysis, Data, Nonpoint Sources, Point Sources, Reporting, Testing, Transboundary Pollution

Water Pollution Control
Pretreatment, Remediation, Trading, Wastewater Treatment

Water Pollution Effects
Economic Effects, Environmental Effects, Health Effects

Water Pollution Legal Aspects
Compliance, Enforcement, Guidance, Legislation, Permits, Public Comment, Regulations, Standards, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

Water Quality Monitoring
Bioassessment, Criteria, Health Advisories, Models, Standards



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