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EPA Approves Kansas Water Standards06-11-07 | News
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EPA Approves Kansas Water Standards




The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) submitted new and revised surface water quality standards to EPA for review and approval last year, as required by the Clean Water Act.

The EPA has approved the provisions of the revised Kansas water quality standards submitted by the state last year. The approved provisions are now effective for implementation under the Clean Water Act.

Under the Act, states must review their water quality standards every three years or sooner and submit new or revised standards to EPA.

With this action, EPA is approving the following provisions of the new or revised water quality standards:

  • 227 bodies of water newly designated for swimming that must be protected for that use
  • 314 bodies of water newly designated for fishing and wading that must be protected for those uses
  • 90 bodies of water newly designated for uses such as drinking water supply, irrigation, and livestock watering that must be protected for such uses
  • The removal of 62 bodies of water from those classified as ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Source: yosemite.epa.gov

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