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National Cyanide BiOp NMFS

Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation
Biological Opinion & Conference Opinion
On the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Approval of State or Tribal, or Federal Numeric Water Quality Standards for Cyanide 8 Based on EPA’s Recommended 304(a) Aquatic Life Criteria

The following conservation recommendations would provide information for future consultation involving EPA’s approval of state water quality standards:

1. The EPA should work with states to develop more meaningful linkages between designated uses and the water quality standards they intend to protect, to create monitoring programs that are capable of actually evaluating whether designated uses are being protected by approved water quality standards.

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