Water Quality Standards: Regulations and Resources
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Policy, Guidance
and Reference

- Priorities for Water Quality Criteria and Standards Programs FY 2017-2018
- Water Quality Standards Handbook
- Reference Library of Policy and Guidance Documents
- Guidance for Conducting Fish Consumption Surveys
- Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) Process Diagram with Tips for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Receiving Waters
Resources
for Tribes

EPA Releases Three Draft Chapters of the WQS Handbook for Public Comment
On December 12, 2024, the EPA released three draft chapters of the WQS Handbook for a 90-day public comment period.