There are two types of water quality standards: "Environmental Standards" and "Effluent Standards."Although the names are ...

Environmental quality standards are goals that indicate the state we wish to maintain in the environment.Understanding the ...

The Council has formally adopted the directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS. The revised rules also ...

Secondary PM 2.5 and PM 10 standards, retained without revision. 3. The level of the annual PM 2.5 standards was to be compared to measurements made at sites that represent “community-wide air quality ...

Today the Council agreed its negotiating mandate on the directive which will amend the water framework directive, the groundwater directive and the directive on environmental quality standards. The ...

On November 30 th, 2023, the EPA Administrator signed a proposed rule to establish new and revised human health water quality criteria for certain pollutants in the State of Florida. If finalized, the ...