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Water Quality Standards, Chapter 70 - (PDF, 159K, 60 pages)

(Effective February 27, 2004) These regulations contain additional provisions related to groundwater and enforcement discretion provisions (18 AAC 70.005, 18 AAC 70.050 (2) and 18 AAC 70.990 (28)) that are outside the scope of the federal water quality standards regulations. However, these provisions have been included here as context for the reader.

Alaska Water Quality Criteria Manual for Toxic and Other Deleterious Organic and Inorganic Substances (PDF, 382KB, 52 pages)

(Effective February 27, 2004) Please note that certain provisions contained in this document are not effective for Clean Water Act purposes (see cover page for more info)

Federal Regulations, 40 CFR 131.36 - (PDF, 121K) 

Toxics criteria for those states not complying with Clean Water Act section 303(c)(2)(B). This federal regulation establishes water quality criteria for certain toxic pollutants. The regulation is also known as the National Toxics Rule. 

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• Water Quality Standards - (PDF, 159K)  These regulations contain additional provisions related to groundwater and enforcement discretion provisions (18 AAC 70.005 and 18 AAC 70.9000) that are outside the scope of the federal water quality standards regulations. However, these provisions have been included here as context for the reader.

Alaska's water quality standards regulation incorporates certain water quality criteria by reference. These references include the three EPA documents listed below:    

• Quality Criteria for Water - 1976 - (PDF, 17M)
• Notice of Water Quality Criteria Documents, November 28, 1980 - (PDF, 8,6M)
• Notice of Final Ambient Water Quality Criteria Document: 2, 3, 7, 8 - tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), February 15, 1984 - (PDF, 284)
• Notice of Final Ambient Water Quality Criteria Documents, July 29, 1985 - (PDF, 2M) 
  

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