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State-Specific Water Quality Standards Effective under the Clean Water Act (CWA)
EPA has compiled state, territorial, and authorized tribal water quality standards that EPA has approved or are otherwise in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. This compilation is continuously updated as EPA approves new or revised WQS.Please note the water quality standards may contain additional provisions outside the scope of the Clean Water Act, its implementing federal regulations, or EPA's authority. In some cases, these additional provisions have been included as supplementary information. EPA is posting the water quality standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes.
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | irregular |
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| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Gregory Stapleton, U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW) - Office of Science and Technology (OST)",
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"hasEmail": "mailto:stapleton.gregory@epa.gov"
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| description | EPA has compiled state, territorial, and authorized tribal water quality standards that EPA has approved or are otherwise in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. This compilation is continuously updated as EPA approves new or revised WQS.Please note the water quality standards may contain additional provisions outside the scope of the Clean Water Act, its implementing federal regulations, or EPA's authority. In some cases, these additional provisions have been included as supplementary information. EPA is posting the water quality standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. |
| identifier | {6D51530E-0EFF-4126-8404-36C00A8F1548} |
| issued | 2014-01-01 |
| keyword |
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"drinking water",
"drinking water contaminants",
"environment",
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"environmental media topics",
"pollutants & contaminants",
"pollutants & contaminants",
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"regulated contaminants & pollutants",
"substances",
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"united states",
"unregulated contaminants & pollutants",
"water",
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]
|
| license | https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.htm |
| modified | 2014-01-01 |
| programCode |
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"020:072"
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|
| publisher |
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"name": "U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW) - Office of Science and Technology (OST)",
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}
|
| references |
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"https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/rest/document?id=%7B6D51530E-0EFF-4126-8404-36C00A8F1548%7D",
"https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/state-specific-water-quality-standards-effective-under-clean-water-act-cwa"
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|
| spatial | -180.0,18.0,-66.0,72.0 |
| title | State-Specific Water Quality Standards Effective under the Clean Water Act (CWA) |
