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Document ID us-waqucr-2026-04-14 Title Water Quality Criteria URL https://www.epa.gov/wqc Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:38:39.552591+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch
5 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 17 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (5)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001administrativehealthmandatoryFive-Year Review of Recreational Water Quality Criteriarecreational waterThe EPA is required to review its recommended recreational water quality criteria (RWQC) every five years.high
#Q002administrativehealthmandatoryDevelopment of Surface Water Quality Criteriadrinking water, aquatic life, recreational water, otherThe Clean Water Act requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop criteria for surface water quality that accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge on the impacts of pollutants on human health and the environment.high
#Q003prohibitionhealthmandatoryProhibition of movement of fluid into underground sources of drinking waterdrinking waterNo owner or operator shall construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct any other injection activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water, if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons.if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of personshigh
#Q004administrativehealthmandatoryMandated Consideration of Endangerment Measuresdrinking waterUIC regulations mandate the consideration of a variety of measures to assure that injection activities will not endanger underground sources of drinking water (USDWs).high
#Q005prohibitionhealthmandatoryProhibition of movement of fluid into underground sources of drinking waterdrinking waterNo owner or operator shall construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct any other injection activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water, if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons.if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of personshigh

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (17)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDWs)aquifers or parts of aquifers that supply a public water system or contain a sufficient quantity of groundwater to supply a public water system now or in the future.high
#D002Area of ReviewThe area where the injected plume and its associated pressure front may impact pore fluids.medium
#D003Notice of Deficiency (NOD)A NOD identifies any required information that is missing from an application.high
#D004Request for Additional Information (RAI)An 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
#D005Source water collaborativeslocal, state, and watershed-based partnerships working to protect sources of drinking waterhigh
#D006AquiferAn aquifer is an underground body of rock that contains and can transmit groundwater.high
#D007National Land Cover Database (NLCD)serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the nation.high
#D008United States Geological Survey (USGS) Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)the nation’s inventory of protected areas, including public open space and voluntarily provided, private protected areas.high
#D009Facility Registry Service (FRS)provides location and attribute information on facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or environmental interest.high
#D010Watershed Boundaries Dataset (WBD)defines the areal extent or perimeter of surface water drainage areas formed by the terrain and other landscape characteristics.high
#D011National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)represents the water drainage network of the United States with features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, coastline, dams, and streamgages.high
#D012305(b) programprovides assessed water data and assessed water features for river segments, lakes, and estuaries designated under Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act.high
#D013303(d) Listed Impaired Waters programprovides impaired water data and impaired water features reflecting river segments, lakes, and estuaries designated under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.high
#D014Tribal Areaslocations of American Indian Tribal lands in the lower 48 states. The areas include all lands associated with Federally recognized tribal entities--Federally recognized Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, and Census Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas.high
#D015Aquifer ExemptionThe EPA exempts aquifers if the aquifer does not currently serve as a source of drinking water and will not serve as a source of drinking water in the future, based on certain criteria.high
#D016Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortiuma partnership of Federal agencies led by the U.S. Geological Survey.high
#D017Grant Reporting and Tracking system (GRTS)includes locational data for Clean Water Act Section 319 nonpoint source projects.high