EPA Water Quality Standards Academy Additional Resources Date: 02/2004 19, 20, 21 23. 24, 25, 26, Web Site List FIRSTGOV: | Stop U.S. Government website: hip/iwww firstgov gov EPA Office of Water (OW) : hitp:/nnyw.epa.cov/ow EPA Office of Science and Technology (OST) -hrtp/www:epa a0u/waterscience EPA Office of Science and Technology (OST) Catalog of Publications -lnip/www.cpa.gov/waterscience/pe! “ANPRM™ (Advanced Notice of Proposed WOS Rulemaking, uly 1998; ‘tip: Awww. epa,gov/watersciencelstandards/laws htm EPA Office of Wetland, Oceans & Watersheds (includes CALM Guidance) - hn: /iwww.epa.goviowow! 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EPA Listservs includes WQS-NEWS): htp:/www.epa.gov/epahomellistser. him‘September 16,2004 ‘This Piston and Mission were drajted by on ad-hoc stateEPA workgroup formed atthe StateEPA Workshop on Water Quay Standards n Warrenton, VA Apri 2004, and fnalied in Aust and September 2004. They represent a conmnon understanding to help ude fate standard program ‘2ctvtes a the national, regional, and sate level VISION for the Water Quality Standards Program Each water body in the United States will have a cleer, appropriately Comprehensive suite of standards that defines its highest attainable uses ‘and the water quality required to support the uses, The standards will guide ‘and support actions (under the Clean Water Act and other programs) to ‘estore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrly ofthe Nation's waters. ‘MISSION for the Water Quality Standards Program States, tribes, and EPA will conduct a standards program that provides the ‘framework to restore and maintain the quality of the Nation’s watars by: ~ Establishing the highest attainable uses for the Nation's waters through a transparent process that considers all relevant factors. = Developing and supporting scientificelly-based water quality criteria that address important existing and emerging contaminants and ‘ecological integrity. ~ Anticipating and adapting to evolving sclence, technology, and policy, ‘efleoing stat, tribal, regional, and national priorities, with a focus on the greatest environmental benefits ~ Identifying opportunities and developing tools to implement standards in more site-specific and iterative ways Where appropriate. Where iterative implementation is appropriate, existing regulatory flexibly Wil be used to set targets to ensure that water quality improvements are achieved as early as possible, ~ Developing and promoting ciear and effective polices and procedures for other programs to implement water quality standards. = Operating collaboratively, and sharing data and experiences, among state, tribal, EPA, and other partners. ~ Providing opportunities forthe public to participate in setting standards 60 that they have confidence in the process. For more information, contact: ‘Fred Loutner, EPA. Water Quality Standards Branch, 202-566.0378.