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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AD55 Publication ID: Spring 2000 
Title: ●Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Aquaculture Industry 
Abstract: EPA is focusing new efforts to help reduce nutrient loadings from commercial agricultural and industrial operations nationwide. Currently, there are no federal technology-based standards for aquaculture. This action is a new effort to develop pollutant controls in the form of nationally applicable discharge standards (known as effluent limitations guidelines and standards) for commercial and public aquaculture operations. In assessments of surface water quality, states most frequently cite siltation, nutrients, and pathogens as the major cause of water quality impairment. With the growth of the aquaculture industry, and the inconsistent state regulatory oversight, EPA will examine available technologies for the control of pollutants, primarily nutrients from aquaculture operations. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: CWA Section 301    CWA Section 304    CWA Section 306    CWA Section 307    CWA Section 308    CWA Section 318    CWA Section 402    CWA Section 501   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial    06/30/2002 
Final  Judicial    06/30/2004 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2002    
Final Action  06/00/2004    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4406
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 112511 Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries; 112512 Shellfish Farming 
Agency Contact:
Marta Jordan
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1049
Fax:202 566-1053
Email: Jordan.Marta@epamail.epa.gov

Michael Clipper
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4303,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 260-1278