EPA Publishes Technical Support for States to Develop Recreational Water-Quality Criteria

As follow up to EPA’s 2012 national recommended criteria for recreational water bodies, the agency has published an overview document and the first of three technical support documents that will help states develop alternative recreational water quality criteria. These documents take into account site-specific factors and incorporate the new and evolving science of microbial measurement. The document, Overview of Technical Support Materials: A Guide to the Site-Specific Alternative Criteria TSM Documents, will help water quality managers evaluate their site information and choose the best technical approach for developing site-specific recreational water quality criteria. EPA plans to publish two more technical support documents in 2015. Learn more.

Source: US EPA