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National Recommended Water Quality Criteria

Metadata Updated: March 16, 2024

The National Recommended Water Quality Criteria is a compilation of national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life and human health in surface water for approximately 150 pollutants. These criteria provide guidance for states and tribes to use in adopting water quality standards.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

Downloads & Resources

References

https://www.epa.gov/wqc/national-recommended-water-quality-criteria-tables
https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/rest/document?id=%7BEC131FBC-B7D8-4AAD-A061-E9060FD25E50%7D
https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BEC131FBC-B7D8-4AAD-A061-E9060FD25E50%7D

Dates

Metadata Created Date November 29, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024

Metadata Source

Harvested from OW Non-Geo Records

Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date November 29, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 16, 2024
Publisher U.S. EPA Office of Water (OW)
Maintainer
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