Policy or
Technical |
Title |
EPA Number
(if assigned) |
| NA |
Response to Sierra Club Petition (June 25, 2004) |
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| P |
Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria - 1986 (PDF, 662KB) |
EPA-440/5-84-002 |
| P |
Answers to Questions on Nonpoint Sources and WQS, March 7, 1986 (PDF, 69K) |
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| P |
Antidegradation Policy, November 22, 1985 (PDF, 80K) |
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| P |
Antidegradation Policy, December 10, 1985 (PDF, 293K) |
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| P |
Antidegradation Policy, June 13, 1991 (PDF, 55K) |
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| P |
Antidegradation, Wasteloads, and Permits, 1985 (PDF, 77K) |
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| P |
Applicability of the Part 25 "Public Participation" Regulations to the Approval of Variances from Water Quality Standards, September 4, 1980 (PDF, 38K) |
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| P |
Application of Antidegradation Policy to the Niagara River, August 4, 1989 (PDF, 144K) |
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| P |
Clean Water Act Authority Over Wetlands, April 19, 1985 (PDF, 68K) |
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| P |
Compendium of Department of the Interior Statements on Non-degradation of Interstate Waters, August 1, 1968 (PDF, 4M) |
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| P |
Decision of the General Counsel on Matters of Law Pursuant to 40 CFR Section 125.35(m), June 22, 1976 (PDF, 341K) |
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| P |
Decision of the General Counsel on Matters of Law Pursuant to 40 CFR Section 125.36(m), October 14, 1975 (PDF, 173K) |
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| P |
Decision of the General Counsel on Matters of Law Pursuant to 40 CFR Section 125.36(m), March 29, 1977 (PDF, 541K) |
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| P |
Definitions of WQS Terms, July 3, 1979 (PDF, 75K) |
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| P |
Designation of Recreation Uses, September 7, 1989 (PDF, 297K) |
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| P |
Determination of "Existing Uses" for Purposes of Water Quality Standards Implementation, April 7, 1986 (PDF, 157K) |
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| P |
Downgrading of Water Quality Standards, May 23, 1978 (PDF, 100K) |
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| P |
EPA Designation of Outstanding National Resource Waters, May 25, 1989 (PDF, 409K) |
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| P |
EPA Guidance on Application of State Mixing Zone Policies in EPA-issued NPDES Permits, August 6, 1996 (PDF, 471K) |
|
| P |
Federal Rulemaking to Promulgate State Water Quality Standards, January 26, 1990 (PDF, 223 K) |
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| P |
Final Policy on Biological Assessments and Criteria , June 19, 1991 (PDF, 2.4MB) |
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| P |
Final WQS Regulation Amendment Concerning Indian Tribes, December 5, 1991 (PDF, 86K) |
|
| P |
Guidance: Use of Fish and Shellfish Advisories and Classifications in 303(d) and 305(b) Listing Decisions (October 24, 2000) (PDF, 68K) |
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| P |
Guidance on the Use of Criteria Contained in "Quality Criteria For Water" During the Review of State Water Quality Standards Revisions, January 16, 1978 (PDF, 124K) |
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| P |
Guidance on Water Quality Standards and 401 Certification Programs Administered by Indian Tribes, December 31, 1991 (PDF, 365K) |
|
| P |
Interim Economic Guidance for Water Quality Standards: Workbook, March 1, 1995 (PDF, 9M) |
823/B-95-002 |
| P |
Interpretation of the Term "Existing Uses" Under the Antidegradation Policy, February 21, 1985 (PDF, 54K) |
|
| P |
Letter: Honorable Lois Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Application of Clean Water Act Section 401 State Water Quality Certification to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Licenses, January 18, 1991 (PDF, 239K) |
|
| P |
Letter: Mr. Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General. Questions on Application of Federal Environmental Programs on Indian Lands, September 9, 1988 (PDF, 382K) |
|
| P |
Memorandum: Development and Adoption of Nutrient Criteria into Water Quality Standards (PDF), November 14, 2001 (21 pp., 246 K) |
N/A |
| P |
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service Regarding Enhanced Coordination Under the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act; Notice, February 22, 2001 (PDF 155KB) |
EPA-823-F-01-002 |
| P |
Memorandum re. November 28, 1980 Toxic Criteria Recommendations, August 28, 1981 (PDF, 77K) |
|
| P |
Memorandum to Acting Director, Water Planning Division re: National Stream Use Policy, October 25, 1972 (PDF, 18K) |
|
| P |
Memorandum to Addressees re. Arsenic Decision, February 6, 1995 (PDF, 128K) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Dale Vodehnal, Chief, Water Quality Branch and Christine Phillips, Chief, Media Programs and General Law Branch, re. Request for Views on Allowable Duration of Water Quality Standards Variances, January 24, 1992 (PDF, 242K) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Fritz Wagener, Region IV Water Quality Standards Coordinator, re. Option 3 of Section 303(c)(2)(B) Guidance, January 3, 1990 (PDF, 66K) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Regional Water Management Division Directors, Regions I, II, IV-IX, re. OST Expectations for Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations for Tribes Treated as States, April 20, 1992 (PDF, 246K) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Water Division Directors re. Guidance for the Use of Conditional Approvals for State Water Quality Standards, June 20, 1989 (PDF, 199K) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Water Management Division Directors, Regions I-IX, re. Interpretation of Federal Antidegradation Regulatory Requirement, February 22, 1994 (PDF, 449K) |
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| P |
Memorandum and Interim Guidance on Determination and Use of Water-Effect ratios for Metals (PDF) (February 22, 1994; 134 pp., 8.2 MB) |
823/B-94-001 |
| P |
Modifications to "Interim Guidance on Determination and Use of Water-Effect ratios for Metals" and EPA’s "Recalculation Procedure when Deriving Site-Specific Criteria" (PDF, 215KB) |
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| P |
Memorandum to Water Quality Standards Coordinators re. Water Quality Standards Cooperative Agreements, August 22, 1989 (PDF, 231K) |
|
| P |
Memorandum to William K. Reilly, Administrator, re. Favorable Supreme Court Decision Concerning Interstate Water Pollution, February 27, 1992 (PDF, 2M) |
|
| P |
Mixing Zones, October 2, 1973 (PDF, 139K) |
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| P |
"Mixing Zones" for Water Quality Standards, May 1, 1979 (PDF, 56K) |
|
| P |
National Assessment of State Variance Procedures: Report, November 1, 1990 (PDF, 3M) |
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| P |
Nonpoint Source Controls and Water Quality Standards, August 19, 1987 (PDF, 644K) |
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| P |
Questions and Answers on Antidegradation, 1985 (PDF, 1M) |
|
| P |
Recalculation of State Toxic Criteria from October 1, 1982 (PDF) (83 pp., 3.4 MB) |
|
| P |
Reference Guide to Water Quality Standards for Indian Tribes, January 2, 1990 (PDF, 3M) |
440/5-90-002 |
| P |
Revision of Water Quality Standards and Implementation Plans Under [Section] 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, February 3, 1975 (PDF, 498K) |
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| P |
Seaward Extent of State Water Quality Standards, October 31, 1985 (PDF, 183K) |
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| P |
Section 401 Certification of Marinas, November 12, 1985 (PDF, 305K) |
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| P |
Selection of Water Quality Criteria in State Water Quality Standards, February 28, 1985 (PDF, 177K) |
|
| P |
State Authority to Allocate Water Quantities - Section 101(g) of the Clean Water Act, November 7, 1978 (PDF, 182K) |
|
| P |
State Water Quality Standards Approvals Use Attainability Analysis Submittals, November 28, 1984 (PDF, 14K) |
|
| P |
Stream Reclassification, March 28, 1984 (PDF, 45K) |
|
| T |
Technical Support Manual: Waterbody Surveys and Assessments for Conducting Use Attainability Analysis, Volumes 1-3 (PDF) (1983-84; 622 pp., 19.6 MB) |
440/4-86-037
440/4-86-038
440/4-86-039 |
| T |
Three-Year Quality Standards Review, (PDF, 42K) |
|
| P |
Transmittal of Final "Guidance for State Implementation of Water Quality Standards for CWA Section 303(c)(2)(B)", December 12, 1988 (PDF, 1M) |
|
| P |
Variances in Water Quality Standards, March 15, 1985 (PDF, 9K) |
|
| T |
Water Quality Criteria and Standards for the 21st Century: Proceedings, 4th National Conference, September 13-15, 1994 (PDF) (252 pp., 22.2 MB) |
820/R-95-001 |
| P |
Water Quality Standards, February 2, 1984 (PDF) (2 pp., 105 K) |
|
| P |
Water Quality Standards and Underground Waters, May 29, 1979 (PDF, 222K) |
|
| T |
Water Quality Standards for the 21st Century: Proceedings of a Conference, December 10-12, 1990, Arlington, Virginia, May 1991 (PDF, 14.1 MB) |
|
| P |
Water Quality Standards for the 21st Century: Proceedings of the Third National Conference, August 31-September 3, 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada, December, 1992 (PDF, 16.4 MB ) |
823/R-92-009 |
| P |
Water Quality Standards for Wetlands: National Guidance, July 1, 1990 (PDF, 5M) |
440/S-90-011 |
| T |
Water Quality Standards Handbook: Second Edition, August 1, 1994, includes Appendices |
823/B-94-005a |
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