Water: Module 1
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Education & TrainingTraining ProgramsWater Quality Standards AcademyModule 1Basic Course: Key Concepts (Module 1.h)
Education & TrainingTraining ProgramsWater Quality Standards AcademyModule 1Basic Course: Key Concepts (Module 1.h)Basic Course: Key Concepts (Module 1.h)
Summary
Course Navigation
- Module 1: Overview
- Stewards of a National Resource
- The Clean Water Act
- EPA’s Role
- Regional Guidance & Review
- State/Tribal Responsibilities
- State/Tribe Specific Components
- State/Tribal Uses
- Summary
- Quiz
- Module 2: Use
- Module 3: Criteria
- Module 4: Antidegradation
- Module 5: Flexibilities
- Module 6: Review
- Certificate of Completion
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The objective of the Clean Water Act of 1972 (the CWA) is to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters."
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Congress has charged EPA with implementation of the CWA. However, within the context of EPA oversight, each State/Tribe plays the primary role in establishing its own water quality standards.
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EPA Regional Offices serve as primary contacts for working with States/Tribes in developing and implementing water quality standards.
- States/Tribes are partners with EPA in the effort to restore and protect the Nation's waters through the water quality standards program.
