Assessing the US Clean Water Act 303(d) listing process for determining impairment of a waterbody

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-711

  Keller, Arturo A ^a   Cavallaro, Lindsey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

303(d); Delisting; Impairment; Listing; TMDL; Water policy; Water quality

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

303(D); ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; CLEAN WATER ACT; DELISTING; IMPAIRMENT; LISTING; PROCESS-BASED; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATER POLICIES; WATERBODIES;

WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND USE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38149054023     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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