Water Quality Standards for Wetlands


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Provides guidance to States on how to ensure effective application of water quality standards to wetlands. The basic requirements include: wetlands in the definition of 3State Waters2; designate uses for all wetlands; adopt aesthetic narrative criteria for wetlands; adopt narrative biological criteria for wetlands; and apply the State1s antidegradtion policy and implementation methods to wetlands. Charts and drawings.




Water Quality Standards for Wetlands


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Water Quality Standards for Wetlands National Guidance


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Water Quality Standards for Wetlands National Guidance










National Guidance


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Water Quality Standards for Wetlands


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Inclusion of wetlands in the definition of state waters; Use classification; Wetland types; Wetland functions and values; Designating wetland uses; Criteria; Narrative criteria; Numeric criteria; Antidegradation; Protection of existing uses; Protectin of high-quality wetlands; Protection of outstanding wetlands; Implementation; Section 401 certification; Discharges to wetlands; Monitoring; Mixing zones and variances; Future directions; Numeric biological criteria for wetlands; Wildlife criteria; Wetlands monitoring.