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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AE77 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: New/Revised Ambient Water Quality Criteria (AWQC) for Recreational Waters 
Abstract: EPA is publishing new or revised water quality criteria recommendations for pathogens and pathogen indicators pursuant to CWA section 304(a)(9)(A). The criteria recommendations will be considered by states in adopting new or revised water quality standards to protect swimming. The foundation for the development of new or revised recreational water quality criteria is the relevant research and studies that EPA and others have completed prior to 2007 and the research and studies that EPA (and others) will undertake between 2007 and the end of 2010. These studies and the timelines for completing these studies are fully described in EPA’s “Critical Path Science Plan for the Development of New or Revised Recreational Water Quality Criteria” (CPSP). They include freshwater and marine epidemiological studies, as well as supporting studies to aid in the development of criteria for use in a range of geographic areas. Together, these studies will be analyzed and evaluated for use in publishing EPA's new or revised recreational criteria recommendations. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: CWA 304(a)(9)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Judicial  consent decree, 10/15/2012  10/15/2012 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Draft Guidance  03/00/2012    
Final Guidance  10/00/2012    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4967
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephen Schaub
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4304T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1126
Fax:202 566-1126
Email: stephen.schaub@epa.gov