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Water Quality
The UMRBA supports and provides staff for two work groups, the Water Quality Task Force and the Water Quality Executive Committee, which provide forums for consultation among the five state water quality management agencies, as well as Regions 5 and 7 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Both groups address issues directly related to the states’ Clean Water Act responsibilities on the Mississippi River as a shared interstate resource, including monitoring, waterbody assessments, listings of impaired waters, and total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). The distinction between the groups is that the Task Force examines issues at a technical/program level, while the Executive Committee functions at a policy level and seeks to implement the approaches identified by the Task Force. The efforts of these groups have enhanced interstate cooperation in Clean Water Act implementation and resulted in a number of reports regarding Upper Mississippi River water quality issues. Recent Products and Publications
Illinois All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Water Pollution Control: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Drinking Water/Public Water Supply Iowa All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Water Pollution Control: Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Water Quality Bureau Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Drinking Water/Public Water Supply Minnesota All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Water Pollution Control: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Water) Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Drinking Water/Public Water Supply Missouri All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Water Pollution Control Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Pollution Control Program Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Drinking Water/Public Water Supply Wisconsin All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Water Pollution Control Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Drinking Water/Public Water Supply
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: Office of Water is responsible for EPA's water quality programs, including implementation of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Mississippi River Basin is a web site maintained by EPA. EPA Region 5 serves Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. EPA Region 7 serves Iowa and Missouri. STORET (STOrage and RETrieval system) is a data system that stores and manages water quality data collected by federal agencies, state and local agencies, Indian tribes, volunteers, universities, and other private organizations. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) is a research program developing tools to monitor and assess the status and trends of national ecological resources. Water quality standards from all 50 states can be accessed on U.S. EPA's web site. EPA's water quality monitoring and assessment information includes national guidance documents and national water quality reports. Total Maximum Daily Load web site includes regulations, policy, and guidance documents related to 303(d) impaired waters and TMDLs, as well as a national overview of impaired waters. EPA's drinking water home page includes drinking water standards, information about source water protection and public drinking water systems, and links to local drinking water information. Fish advisory site provides links to state consumption advisories as well as national guidance and information concerning ongoing coordination efforts. U.S. Geological Survey All of the following links leave the UMRBA web site: USGS Water Resources mission is to provide water resource information for the nation. USGS Water Quality Information page can direct you to all the USGS programs and publications related to water quality. National Water Information System (NWIS) provides access to water quality and flow data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) is where USGS collects and analyzes data in more than 50 major river basins and aquifers across the nation. Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) is part of the Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Program. LTRMP conducts water quality monitoring in four navigation pools (Pools 4, 8, 13, and 26) and on the Open River reach below St. Louis (river miles 29-80). The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the USGS research facility responsible for the LTRMP.
Other Links The following link leaves the UMRBA web site: Upper Mississippi River Water Quality Assessment was published by the Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee (UMRCC) and U.S. EPA Region 5 in March 2002. |
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