Water: Module 1 Basic Course: Key Concepts (Module 1.g) Water
Quality Standards: State/Tribal Uses - Module 1: Overview -
Stewards of a National Resource - The Clean Water Act - EPA’s
Role - Regional Guidance & Review - State/Tribal
Responsibilities - State/Tribe Specific Components -
State/Tribal Uses - Module 2: Use - Module 3: Criteria - Module
4: Antidegradation - Module 5: Flexibilities - Module 6: Review
- Certificate of Completion Water quality standards serve as a
foundation for State/Tribal water quality programs. For example,
States/Tribes rely on water quality standards when: - Preparing
reports on the water-quality conditions of a jurisdiction's
water bodies. - Providing a target for calculating Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDLs) for discharges. - Developing National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit limits.
Video Clip View a 2-minute video clip from the classroom session
about EPA and States/Tribes working together on water quality.
Illustration. View a flow diagram of the wate