The Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: Rivers and Streams is one in a series of waterbody-specific documents that support the National Nutrient Strategy. The intent of this document is to provide States and Tribes with methods to assess waterbody nutrient impairment and develop ecoregion-specific nutrient criteria. The Rivers and Streams document provides background information on classifying rivers and streams, selecting criteria variables, designing monitoring programs, building a database analyzing nutrient and algal data, deriving regional criteria, and implementing management practices.

• Federal Register Notice (July 27, 2000)
• Document: Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual: Rivers and Streams
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Stream System Classification
  • Chapter 3: Select Variables
  • Chapter 4: Sampling Design for New Monitoring Programs
  • Chapter 5: Building a Database of Nutrients and Algae-Related Water Quality Information
  • Chapter 6: Analyze Data
  • Chapter 7: Nutrient and Algal Criteria Development
  • Chapter 8: Management Programs
  • Chapter 9: Monitoring and Reassessment of Nutrient Criteria Ranges
  • References
  • Appendices