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Criteria Development Guidance
Rivers and Streams
EPA-822-B-00-002; July 2000
The Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: Rivers and Streams is one in a series of waterbody-specific documents that support the National Nutrient Strategy. The intent of this document is to provide States and Tribes with methods to assess waterbody nutrient impairment and develop ecoregion-specific nutrient criteria. The Rivers and Streams document provides background information on classifying rivers and streams, selecting criteria variables, designing monitoring programs, building a database analyzing nutrient and algal data, deriving regional criteria, and implementing management practices.
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Federal Register Notice (July 27, 2000)
Guidance Manual: Rivers and Streams
You can download the full Rivers and Streams document (PDF) (253 pages, 2.7 MB); if you prefer, individual sections are also available:
- Table of Contents (PDF) (13 pages, 39 K)
- Chapter 1—Introduction (PDF) (17 pages, 475 K)
- Chapter 2—Stream System Classification (PDF) (13 pages, 450 K)
- Chapter 3—Select Variables (PDF) (19 pages, 180 K)
- Chapter 4—Sampling Design for New Monitoring Programs (PDF) (15 pages, 113 K)
- Chapter 5—Building a Database of Nutrients and Algae-Related Water Quality Information (PDF) (13 pages, 143 K)
- Chapter 6—Analyze Data (PDF) (21 pages, 147 K)
- Chapter 7—Nutrient and Algal Criteria Development (PDF) (15 pages, 163 K)
- Chapter 8—Management Programs (PDF) (19 pages, 101 K)
- Chapter 9—Monitoring and Reassessment of Nutrient Criteria Ranges (PDF) (3 pages, 97 K)
- References (PDF) (27 pages, 114 K)
- Appendices (PDF) (89 pages, 1.1 MB)
- Nutrient Criteria Case Studies
- Methods of Analysis for Water Quality Variables
- Statistical Tests and Modeling Tools
- Acronym List and Glossary