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How Can Indian Tribes Participate in the Water Quality Standards
Program that is effective under the Clean Water Act?
[Why
are WQS Important?] [WQS
Review and Revision] [Role
of the Public] [Designated
Uses] [Water
Quality Criteria] [Antidegradation]
[General Policies]
[Indian Tribe Participation]
[WQS Program History]
Tribal participation in the water quality
standards program requires completion of two principal tasks.
One task is for the Tribe to submit an application to the EPA
Regional Administrator to administer the program. EPA reviews
the Tribe's application and decides whether the Tribe meets the
applicable requirements.
The second task is the development of water quality standards.
A
number of Tribes have elected to compile several years of water
quality monitoring data prior to initiating development of water
quality standards. Funding, guidance, training, and technical
assistance is available from EPA.
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