Guidelines, Criteria and Standards from other Jurisdictions

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Guidelines, Criteria and Standards from Other Jurisdictions

These are links to the water quality guidelines, criteria or standards of other jurisdictions throughout the world, which have been posted on the internet. They are given here for ready comparison with the BC guidelines.

CANADA

Canada — Agriculture
Canada — Drinking Water
Canada — Recreational Water
CCME — Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines
Alberta — Surface Water Quality Guidelines, PDF (25 pages)
Manitoba — General Surface Water Quality
Quebec — General Surface Water Quality

UNITED STATES

EPA — Multiple Criteria and Uses
EPA — Fresh, Marine and Drinking Criteria for many Compounds
EPA — National Recommended Water Quality Criteria
EPA — Drinking Water
Great Lakes — Water Quality Agreement, mostly Aquatic Life
Alaska — PDF (60 pages)
Indiana — PDF (115 pages)
Mississippi — Irrigation

OTHER COUNTRIES

WHO — World Health Organization, Drinking Water
Australia and New Zealand — Fresh and Marine Water for Multiple Uses
Australia and New Zealand — Water Quality and Monitoring Guidelines
Asia — Country Listing
India — Best Use Classes by Guideline Values
New Zealand — Index to Environmental Quality Sites

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Updated: October 2004


	EPD Home > Water Quality > Reference Documents > Guidelines, Criteria and Standards from Other Jurisdictions Water Quality Guidelines, Criteria and Standards from Other Jurisdictions These are links to the water quality guidelines, criteria or standards of other jurisdictions throughout the world, which have been posted on the internet. They are given here for ready comparison with the BC guidelines. CANADA Canada — Agriculture Canada — Drinking Water Canada — Recreational Water CCME — Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines Alberta — Surface Water Quality Guidelines, PDF (25 pages) Manitoba — General Surface Water Quality Quebec — General Surface Water Quality UNITED STATES EPA — Multiple Criteria and Uses EPA — Fresh, Marine and Drinking Criteria for many Compounds EPA — National Recommended Water Quality Criteria EPA — Drinking Water Great Lakes — Water Quality Agreement, mostly Aquatic Life Alaska — PDF (60 pages) Indiana — PDF (115 pages) Mississippi — Irrigation OTHER COUNTRIES WHO — World Health Organization, Drinking Water Australia and New Zealand — Fresh and Marine Water for Multiple Uses Australia and New Zealand — Water Quality and Monitoring Guidelines Asia — Country Listing India — Best Use Classes by Guideline Values New Zealand — Index to Environmental Quality Sites Back to Water Quality Home Page Updated: October 2004