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Water
Quality Standards & Criteria
Water quality standards (WQS) provide a framework for maintenance
and improvement of water quality when adopted by States, U.S. Territories,
and Indian Tribes. This software presents the three components of
State and Tribal water quality standards:
- waterbody uses (e.g. swimming, boating)
- water quality criteria or limits on chemical concentrations
that may be present the waterbody
- antidegradation policy to protect existing water quality
It explains how Indian tribes can become involved, and describes discretionary
policies that affect WQS, economic considerations in the WQS program,
EPA's role and responsibility in the WQS process, and implementation
of WQS through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permits.
Relevant sections of the Clean Water Act are included, along with
information on use attainability analysis, the submittal/approval
process, implementation, and public involvement. Additionally, the
user is provided with resources, contacts, a glossary of terms, and
several examples of water quality standards. wqs.html
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| Audiences: environmental
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Download WQS now:
wqs.exe self-extracting zipfile
(6.2 Mb)
Installation:
- Save the file wqs.exe onto your hard disk.
- Double-click it in File Manager/Windows Explorer to uncompress
it; follow the directions on the screen. By default, the program
files will be placed in c:\temp.
- To complete the installation, double-click on setup.exe,
and then follow the directions on the screen. The program group
will be created automatically.
- To start the program, go to the program group, and double-click
on its icon
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- Created: 1999
- Size: approximately 8.5 Mb when uncompressed, 6.2 Mb
compressed
- Operating system: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
- Other requirements: N/A
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