Incorporation of biological information in water quality planning |
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Authors: | David L Courtemanch Susan P Davies Edward B Laverty |
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Institution: | (1) Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 04333 Augusta, Maine, USA;(2) Department of Public Administration, University of Maine, 04469 Orono, Maine, USA |
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Abstract: | Progress toward the goal of restoring integrity to the waters in the United States has been difficult to assess. This difficulty may arise from the type of regulatory policy that has been traditionally used. With the advent of widespread wastewater treatment, the use of a planning approach employing receiving water impact standards may offer a more practical and direct means of defining and assessing integrity. Biological community response is shown to offer an integrated approach to implementing and evaluating water quality management policy. The state of Maine (USA) has revised its water quality law by utilizing biological community response to assess integrity. This law is presented as a model that employs impact measures and a planning approach for the implementation of water quality management policy. |
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Keywords: | Water quality planning Integrity Impact standards Performance standards Biological monitoring Macroinvertebrates |
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