US EPA Water Science News What's News in the US EPA, Office of Water, Science and Technology http://www.epa.gov/ost/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thurs, 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST hessling.michael@epa.gov Water Science http://www.epa.gov/ost/ http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/logo_epaseal.gif 100 111 EPA's Office of Science and Technology is responsible for developing sound, scientifically defensible standards, criteria, advisories, guidelines and limitations under the Clean Water Act. We work with partners and stakeholders to develop the scientific and technological foundations to achieve clean water. Draft Aquatic Life Criteria for Acrolein http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/acrolein/aq-draft.htm 12/17/2008 Thurs, 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST Construction and Development: EPA Status Report to Court, November 2008 http://www.epa.gov/ost/guide/construction/#status 12/08/2008 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST WEB Version: National Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for Grants http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/grants/guidance/ 11/24/2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: Wetlands http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/nutrient/guidance/wetlands/ 11/24/2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST Proposed Rule: Effluent Guidelines for Discharges from the Construction and Development Industry http://www.epa.gov/ost/guide/construction/proposed/ 11/19/2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST Withdrawal of Federal Antidegradation Policy for All Waters of the United States Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania http://www.epa.gov/ost/standards/rules/pa/ 11/14/2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST Withdrawal of the Federal Water Quality Standards Use Designations for Certain Water Bodies in Idaho http://www.epa.gov/ost/standards/rules/idaho/ 11/05/2008 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST Selenium "Bluegill Report" http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/selenium/ 10/27/2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST National List of Beaches http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/list/ 10/06/2008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST Multiple new files for Beach Act Grants data submissions http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/grants/datausers/ 09/30/2008 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EST Withdrawal of Federal Antidegradation Policy for All Waters within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/September/Day-15/w21464.htm 09/15/2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EST Final Effluent Guidelines Plan for 2008 http://www.epa.gov/ost/ost/guide/304m/2008/ 09/15/2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EST Draft Human Health Criteria for acrolein and phenol http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/humanhealth/ 09/15/2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST EPA Approves Shoshone Bannock application for "Treatment-as-a-State" http://www.epa.gov/ost/tribes/approvtable.htm 09/09/2008 Tue, Sep 09 2008 8:00:00 EST AQUATOX one day course in Tampa, FL on November 16th, 2008 http://www.epa.gov/ost/models/aquatox/training/ 08/27/2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST Withdrawal of the Federal Water Quality Standards Use Designations for Certain Water Bodies in Idaho http://www.epa.gov/ost/standards/rules/idaho/index.html 08/19/2008 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST Expected Changes to Beach Grant Allocation Formula http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/grants/alloc-fs.html 08/13/2008 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST Request for Comment on Unused Pharmaceuticals Disposal in the Health Care Industry Questionnaire http://www.epa.gov/ost/guide/304m/2008/hsi-icr-200807.html 08/12/2008 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST Volume 3: Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors of the Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health: Notice of Time Extension http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/August/Day-11/w18483.htm 08/11/2008 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in water Website http://www.epa.gov/ost/ppcp/ 08/06/2008 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EST Fish Kids Web site is Kids.gov Site of the Month (August 2008) http://kids.gov/internal/archive.shtml 08/01/2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST State Beach Reports http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/seasons/2007/ 07/31/2008 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EST EPA Approves Hopi Tribe's Water Quality Standards http://www.epa.gov/ost/tribes/approvtable.htm 07/28/2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EST Fish Kids Website http://www.epa.gov/ost/fish/kids/ 07/24/2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST Request for Comment on Coalbed Methane Extraction Sector Questionnaire Second Request http://www.epa.gov/ost/guide/304m/2008/ 07/15/2008 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EST Volume 3: Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors of the Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/humanhealth/method/ 06/30/2008 Wed, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake Structures New Facility Final Rule (Renewal) http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/June/Day-25/w14417.htm 06/25/2008 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Aquatic Life Criteria for Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Challenges and Recommendations http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/aqlife.html 06/03/2008 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal) http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/June/Day-02/w12268.htm 06/02/2008 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Beach Sanitary Survey Tools now available http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/sanitarysurvey/ 05/30/2008 Fri, 30 May 2008 12:00:00 EST National Summary: 2007 Swimming Season Update http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/seasons/2007/ 05/29/2008 Thurs, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Workshop: Water Quality Modeling to Support Management Actions http://www.epa.gov/ost/ftp/basins/training/training-200809.html 05/27/2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:00:00 EST