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Document ID us-frerc-2025-09-25-2 Title Five-Year Reviews of EPA’s Recreational Criteria URL https://www.epa.gov/wqc/five-year-reviews-epas-recreational-criteria Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:37:07.016676+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch
6 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 37 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (6)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativeunknownmandatoryFive-Year Reviews of Recreational Water Quality Criteriarecreational waterThe Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA), section 304(a)(9)(B), requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct reviews of its current national recommended Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC) every five years.high
#Q002administrativeoperationalmandatoryCorps Evaluation of Permit ApplicationsotherThe Corps evaluates permit applications for essentially all construction activities that occur in the Nation's waters, including wetlands.Applies to construction activities in the Nation's waters and wetlandshigh
#Q003administrativeoperationalrecommendedRegulatory Request System Usage RecommendationotherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers encourages use of Regulatory Request System for an improved permitting experiencehigh
#Q004operationaloperationalmandatoryMandatory Wetland Identification Data Sheetsotherupdated ENG Forms 6116 (1-9), which are the wetland identification data sheets that are used for the ten Regional Supplements to the Corps’ 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual.When using the ten Regional Supplements to the Corps’ 1987 Wetland Delineation Manualhigh
#Q005reportingreportingmandatoryBiennial State Water Quality Monitoring and Reportingaquatic life, recreational water, otherThe Clean Water Act requires states, territories and authorized tribes (states for brevity) to monitor water pollution and report to EPA every two years on the waters they have evaluated.Reporting must occur every two yearshigh
#Q006administrativeoperationalmandatoryIdentification and Listing of Impaired Watersaquatic life, recreational water, otherPart of this process is deciding which waters do not meet water quality standards because they are too polluted. These degraded waters are called impaired (polluted enough to require action) and are placed on a State list for future actions to reduce pollution.Applies to waters that do not meet water quality standardshigh

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (37)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001ATTAINSAssessment, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Tracking and Implementation Systemhigh
#D002impairedpolluted enough to require actionhigh
#D003assessmentThe process where the Clean Water Act requires states, territories and authorized tribes to monitor water pollution and report to EPA every two years on the waters they have evaluated.medium
#D004UICUnderground Injection Controlhigh
#D005GSGeologic Sequestrationhigh
#D006CO2Carbon Dioxidehigh
#D007Completeness ReviewThe first step of the review is determining that the permit application is complete and contains all of the required information.high
#D008Notice of DeficiencyA NOD identifies any required information that is missing from an application. NODs are sent to the applicant, who must provide the missing information before the application can be deemed complete.high
#D009Technical ReviewThis involves a thorough review of all application materials and an ongoing dialogue with the applicant to understand the proposed project and ensure that it will be constructed and operated in a manner that will not endanger USDWs.high
#D010Request for Additional InformationAn RAI is a formal request from the permitting authority that additional information be provided to address questions that arise during the Technical Review of the application.high
#D011Primary enforcement responsibilityrefers to state, territory, or Tribal responsibilities associated with implementing EPA approved UIC programs.high
#D012SDWASafe Drinking Water Acthigh
#D013USDWsunderground sources of drinking waterhigh
#D014ATTAINSWater Quality Assessment and TMDL Trackinghigh
#D015STORETSTOrage and RETrivalhigh
#D016NPDATNitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution Data Access Toolhigh
#D017NHDNational Hydrography Databasehigh
#D018DMRDischarge Monitoring Reporthigh
#D019EDGEnvironmental Dataset Gatewayhigh
#D020STORETSTOrage and RETrivalhigh
#D021NPDATNitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution Data Access Toolhigh
#D022NHDNational Hydrography Databasehigh
#D023EDGEnvironmental Dataset Gatewayhigh
#D024DMRDischarge Monitoring Reporthigh
#D025How’s My WaterwayA user-friendly search tool that retrieves state-reported water quality conditions from EPA data systems for a user-defined local search area. It allows you to see if your waterway was checked for pollution, what was found and what is being done.high
#D026Surf Your WatershedThis tool allows one to find citizen-based groups that are working to your watershed. You may want to contact one of these groups to find out about cleanups, monitoring activities, restoration projects and other activities.high
#D027Watershed CentralThis site has been designed to assist users to develop and put into place effective watershed programs. It includes guidance, tools and case studies to help you share information, analyze data and identify opportunities to begin or increase your efforts.high
#D028ATTAINSWater Quality Assessment and TMDL Tracking. ATTAINS contains information on waters that are not supporting their designated uses. These waters are listed by the state as impaired Under CWA section 303(d). The database also tracks the status of TMDLs and actual TMDL reports.high
#D029MyEnvironmentFor more experienced users, MyEnvironment is a search application that provides a cross-section of all environmental information for a specific location. Under the MyWater section, users can access information on all of EPA’s water programs, such as water quality assessment, drinking water and discharge permits, as well as from other sources, such as streamflow data from USGS.high
#D030WATERS GeoViewerThis webpage displays snapshots of EPA Office of Water program data. It depicts the status of NPDES permits for each state, summary information from the clean Watershed Needs Survey and water quality assessments. WATERS GeoViewer also contains water-related geographic themes such as 12-digit watersheds, the national stream network known as the national Hydrography Dataset and other water-related map layers.high
#D031Restoration and Protection ScreeningThis site provides technical assistance for restoration programs. It helps states consider where to invest their efforts and resources for greater likelihood of success, based on the traits of their own geographic area's environment and communities.high
#D032Compendium of Tools for Watershed Assessment & TMDLs (pdf)This report contains useful information for selecting appropriate models and supports the watershed approach by summarizing available techniques that assess and predict physical, chemical and biological conditions in waterbodies.high
#D033NHDPlus in WATERSThe National Hydrography Database (NHD) provides a national framework for assigning reach addresses to water quality related entries, such as dischargers, drinking water supplies, streams affected by fish consumption advisories, wild and scenic rivers, assessed waters under CWA 305(b) and 303(d), designated uses and more.high
#D034Water Pollutant Loading ToolThe Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool is designed to help users determine who is discharging, what pollutant they are discharging and how much, and where they are discharging. The tool calculates pollutant loadings from permits, DMR data and NPDES Compliance data.high
#D035BEACHBeaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Healthhigh
#D036CWAClean Water Acthigh
#D037RWQCRecreational Water Quality Criteriahigh