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On January 23, 2015 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued an approval of the following adopted amendments to the State
Water Quality Standards:
- new standards addressing
eutrophication of rivers and streams,Mississippi River pools and Lake Pepin;
and
- replacement of the existing turbidity standard with a standard of total
suspended solids.
EPA’s approval letter and a discussion of the basis for
EPA’s approval are posted on the rulemaking webpage at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/6paqdkc
in the “Rulemaking Documents” tab. Notice of the MPCA’s adoption
of these amendments was published in the August 4, 2014 State Register.
To access information about a particular rulemaking, visit
the Public Rulemaking Docket.
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