Water Quality Standards Handbook: Second Edition

(EPA-823-B-94-005) August 1994

Complete Handbook (PDF, 18MB)
Complete Appendixes (PDF, 47MB)

• Cover Page, Table of Contents, and Glossary -- (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Introduction -- (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Chapter 1: General Provisions -- (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Chapter 2: Designation of Uses -- (PDF, 2.8MB)
• Chapter 3: Water Quality Criteria -- (PDF, 4.4MB)
• Chapter 4:Antidegradation -- (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Chapter 5: General Policies -- (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Chapter 6: Provision for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards-- (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Chapter 7: The Water-Quality Based Approach to Pollution Control -- (PDF, 1.2MB)
• References -- (PDF, 644KB)
• Appendix A: Water Quality Standards Regulation -- (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Appendix B: Chronological Summary of Federal Water Quality Standards Promulgation Acts -- (PDF, 242KB)
• Appendix C: Biological Criteria: National Program Guidance for Surface Waters -- (PDF, 4.5MB)
• Appendix D: National Guidance: National Quality Standards for Wetlands -- (PDF, 4.5MB)
• Appendix E: An Approach for Evaluating Numeric Water Quality Criteria for Wetlands Protection -- (PDF, 2.9MB)
• Appendix F: Coordination between the EPA, Fish & Wildlife Services and National Marine Fisheries Service -- (PDF, 886KB)
• Appendix G: Questions and Answers on Antidegradation-- (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Appendix H: Derivation of the 1985 Aquatic Life Criteria -- (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Appendix I: List of EPA Water Quality Criteria Documents -- (PDF, 224KB)
• Appendix J: Attachments of Office to Water Policy and Technical Guidance on Interpretation and Implementation of Aquatic Life Metals Criteria -- (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Appendix K: Procedures for the Initiation of Narrative Biological Criteria -- (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Appendix L: Interim Guidance on Determination and use of Water-Effect Ratios for Meals -- (PDF, 13.3 MB)
• Appendix M: Reserved -- (PDF, 22KB)
• Appendix N: Integrated Risk Information System Background Paper-- (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Appendix O: Reserved -- (PDF, 22KB)
• Appendix P: list of 126 CWA Section 307(a) Priority Toxic Pollutants -- (PDF, 150KB)
• Appendix Q: Wetlands and 401 Certification -- (PDF, 4.8MB)
• Appendix R: Policy on the use of Biological Assessments and Criteria in the Water Quality Program -- (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Appendix S: Reserved -- (PDF, 22KB)
• Appendix T: Use Attainability Analysis -- (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Appendix U: list of EPA Regional Water Quality Standards Coordinators -- (PDF, 96KB)
• Appendix V: Water Quality Standards Program Document Request Forms -- (PDF, 984KB)
• Appendix W: Update Request Form for WQS Handbook: 2nd Edition -- (PDF, 99KB)
• Appendix X: Summary of Updates-- (PDF, 21KB)