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OFFICE OF WATER ONLINE REFERENCE LIBRARY

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Water Quality Criteria
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(T)echnical
Title EPA Number
(if assigned)
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
T 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
P Agency Policy on Ammonia Criteria for Warm Water Fish Protection, September 14, 1978 (PDF, 87K)  
P Agency Policy on Ammonia Criterion for Warm Water Fish Protection, December 12, 1978 (PDF, 498K)  
T Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, February 1, 1984 (PDF, 15M) 440-5-84-007
P Appropriate Water Quality Criterion for Dissolved Oxygen for the Main Stem of the Ohio River, November 19, 1981 (PDF, 149K)  
P Compliance with CWA Section 303(c)(2)(B), June 19, 1989 (PDF, 127K)  
P 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)  
T Estuarine & Coastal Marine Waters: Bioassessment & Biocriteria Guidance (December 2000) (PDF, 11.9MB) EPA-822-B-00-024
P Guidance on Use of Quality Criteria for Water, January 12, 1978 (PDF, 73K)  
T Health Effects Criteria for Fresh Recreational Waters, August 1, 1984 (PDF, 2M) 600/1-84-004
P Interim Guidance on Interpretation and Implementation of Aquatic Life Criteria for Metals, May 1, 1992 (PDF, 2M) 821/R-92-009
P Justification for Criteria Less Stringent than that Published in the "Red Book", July 2, 1979 (PDF, 113K)  
P Memorandum: Establishing Site Specific Aquatic Life Criteria Equal to Natural Background, November 5, 1997 (PDF, 200K)  
P Memorandum to Water Management Division Directors, Region I-X re. Implementation of Metals Criteria, April 1, 1993 (PDF, 412K)  
P 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
T 2001 Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Cadmium 822-R-01-001
T Priority Pollutant Ranking System, June 21, 1984 (PDF, 613K)  
T Research and Development Drinking Water and Criteria Documents for Manganese, September, 1993 (PDF, 10M)  
P Status and Use of Criteria Published in July 1976 in Quality Criteria for Water, November 7, 1978 (PDF, 88K)  
T Status Report: State Numerical Water Quality Criteria for Toxics as of August, 1989, August 1, 1989 (PDF, 3M)  


 

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