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Water Quality: Identification and Remediation of Polluted Waters Impeded by Data Gaps

T-RCED-00-88 Published: Feb 10, 2000. Publicly Released: Feb 10, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the adequacy of the data that the Environmental Protection Agency and the states have for making critical water quality decisions required by the Clean Water Act, focusing on: (1) the adequacy of the data for identifying waters for states' 303(d) lists; (2) the adequacy of data for developing total maximum daily loads (TMDL) for those waters; and (3) key factors that affect the states' abilities to develop TMDLs.

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Data collectionEnvironmental monitoringstate relationsNonpoint source pollutionReporting requirementsState-administered programsSurveysWater pollution controlWater qualityWater quality standards