State Standards in Effect for CWA Purposes
- [See Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 16, Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy-Statement of Policy ]
(Effective April 15, 2010) Includes guidelines for development of criteria for toxic substances and water quality criteria for toxic substances, analytical methods and detection limits for toxic substances, and special provisions for the Great Lakes System. - [See Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 93, Water Quality Standards ]
(Effective September 30, 2019) Includes definitions, defines the Commonwealth's protected water uses and statewide water uses, antidegradation requirements, water quality criteria, and designated water uses. - [See Delaware River Basin Commission, Administrative Manual-Part III, Water Quality Regulations ]
(Effective July 8, 2014) This document is incorporated into [New Jersey's/Pennsylvania's] water quality standards by reference.
Federally Proposed or Promulgated Standards
- 40 CFR §131.41 Bacteriological criteria for those states not complying with Clean Water Act section 303(i)(1)(A)
- 40 CFR § 132 - Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System
- Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 16, Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy-Statement of Policy (PDF)(36 pp, 139 K)
- Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 93, Water Quality Standards (PDF)(162 pp, 3 MB)
- Delaware River Basin Commission, Administrative Manual-Part III, Water Quality Regulations (PDF)(147 pp, 1 MB)