Water Quality Criteria
Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Water Quality Criteria?
Levels of water quality expected to render a body of water suitable for its designated use. Criteria are based on specific levels of pollutants that would make the water harmful if used for drinking, swimming, farming, fish production, or industrial processes.
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Advanced Wastewater Treatment Air Quality Criteria Air Quality Standards Blackwater Community Water System Consumptive Water Use Criteria Criteria Pollutants Data Quality Objectives DQOs Dewater
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