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Pennsylvania's Comprehensive Water Quality Evaluation Program

A strategic assessment program to evaluate surface water quality statewide, meeting EPA Clean Water Act requirements since 1996. Identifies and remediates point and non-point source water problems across various water bodies.

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Pennsylvania's Comprehensive Water Quality Evaluation Program

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  1. PENNSYLVANIA’S STATEWIDE SURFACE WATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: A Strategy For Evaluating Surface Water Quality Throughout The Commonwealth

  2. EPA / Clean Water Act Requirements: • Section 305(b): Describe water quality management programs and report the status of surface water quality statewide. • Section 303(d): Assess the quality of waters and list those not meeting water quality standards as impaired. • Section 319: Identify Non-Point Source (NPS) problems and implement remediation plans

  3. PENNSYLVANIA’S STATEWIDE SURFACE WATER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM • Initiated in 1996 • Designed to assess the quality of all surface waters with respect to all protected uses. • Identifies point and non-point source water quality problems and characterizes their source and cause.

  4. “WATERS” • Flowingwaters • Lakes & Impoundments • Wetlands • Ground Water

  5. PROTECTED USES • Water Supply • Aquatic Life • Recreation & Fish Consumption • Special Protection

  6. Assessment Techniques • AQUATIC LIFE USE: • Flowing waters- Assess aquatic habitat and invertebrate community • or fishery • Lakes- Assess fish and aquatic plant communities • WATER SUPPLY USE: • Assess bacteriological and/or chemical quality of untreated • intake water at public water supplies • RECREATION & FISH CONSUMPTION: • Assess bacteriological quality of waters, especially at bathing beaches • Assess chemical quality of edible portions (fillets) of fish • SPECIAL PROTECTION: • Assess physical habitat and aquatic invertebrate community

  7. AQUATIC LIFE USE

  8. Streams – Recreational Use

  9. Streams – Human Health Use

  10. EV & HQ Streams Exceptional Value High Quality

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