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Impaired Waters and TMDLs

American Samoa's Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters

On August 25, 2016, EPA approved American Samoa’s 2016 Section 303(d) list. The approval letter and enclosure are provided below.

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EPA Approval Letter to American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) (PDF)(1 pg, 118 K, 08/25/2016)
EPA’s approval of American Samoa's 2016 303(d) list.
Enclosure: Review of American Samoa’s 2016 Section 303(d) List (PDF)(8 pp, 494 K, 08/25/2016)
The purpose of this document is to describe the rationale for EPA's approval of American Samoa’s 2016 list of water quality limited segments requiring a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) under Clean Water Act, Section 303(d).