Washington State's Water Quality Assessment [303(d)]

Related Links

TMDL Video: "Protecting Washington State's Waters" (Ecology Publication)
www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0610027.html

This video describes, through interviews and photos, the process the Department of Ecology uses to improve water quality in Washington State's rivers, lakes and streams.

Focus On Clean Water: January 2006 Update (Ecology Publication)
www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0610009.html

EPA's Guidance for 2006 Assessment, Listing, and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314 of the Clean Water Act [2006 Integrated Report Guidance (IRG)]. Signed July 29, 2005
http://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/2006IRG

Final version of the 303(d) policy
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/303d/2002/303d_policy_final.pdf (PDF)

Working Together To Achieve Clean Water: A Progress Report
www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0310065.html

305(b) Report (Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program)
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/303d/305b_report/305b-index.html

Total Maximum Daily Loads (or Water Cleanup Plans. Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program)
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl/index.html

Frequently Asked Questions about Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) (Ecology Publication)
www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0310068.html

Surface Water Quality Standards (Department of Ecology, Water Quality Program)
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/swqs/index.html

Watershed Conditions Website (Department of Ecology, Environmental Assessment Program)
www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/watersheds/wriapages/index.html

Environmental Information Management Web Site
www.ecy.wa.gov/services/as/iip/eim/

Map of Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAS)
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/303d/wria.html

Clean Water Act (Cornell University Website)
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/33/ch26.html

NatureMapping - Water Module
Provides an overview of water habitat classification and methods for monitoring aquatic habitats, including basic information on water quality parameters.
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap

Last updated March 2007