The Compendium of Approaches to Addressing Water Quality Problems organizes examples of successful water quality restoration efforts, where waters now meet standards or are significantly improved.
This event provided an opportunity for state, tribal, and territorial staff from Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Listing and TMDL Programs—along with their federal counterparts—to learn about and discuss how to more effectively achieve water quality restoration and protection, through collaboration and innovation. It was convened at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia on June 1-3, 2016.
Welcome to the Environmental Law Institute’s Resource Library for the listing of impaired waters and development and implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Please follow the links below to access the noted materials. If you would like to add content to the library, please contact schempp@eli.org.
One of the goals of the original Long-Term Vision for Assessment, Restoration, and Protection under the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program is for states to “…review, systematically prioritize, and report priority watersheds or waters for restoration and protection...” The documents detailing how each state and territory is prioritizing its waters or watersheds under the CWA 303(d) Program can be accessed via the links below. For many jurisdictions, this is an ongoing process, and the prioritization framework is not yet complete (and thus not provided), or it is still in draft form.
ELI promotes effective implementation of state and territorial CWA 303(d) programs and tribal water quality programs. Below are materials from past ELI training workshops, including presentations, examples of innovative CWA 303(d) Program materials, and compilations of successful approaches from around the country to meeting CWA 303(d) responsibilities.
June 2024 National Training Workshop on Water Quality Assessment and Plans
This fact sheet summarizes the ELI white paper “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulation of Offshore Aquaculture."
This white paper provides a detailed legal and practical overview of Corps regulation of offshore aquaculture, illustrated through case studies of three offshore aquaculture projects that have recently received Section 10 permits. In addition, it provides recommendations for steps to increase the consistency and timeliness of Section 10 permitting of offshore aquaculture while ensuring that all environmental impacts are effectively addressed.
