Information related to Recreational Water Quality Criteria for Scientific Workshops and Research.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Assessment of the Extra-Enteric Behavior of Fecal Indicator Organisms in Ambient Waters (PDF)(148 pp, 2 MB)
- Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment to Estimate Illness in Freshwater Impacted by Agricultural Animal Sources of Fecal Contamination (PDF)(456 pp, 10 MB)
- A Study of the Various Parameters that Affect the Performance of the New Rapid U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) Method for Enterococcus Detection and Comparison with Other Methods and Pathogens in Treated (PDF)(181 pp, 17 MB)
- Sampling and Consideration of Variability (Temporal and Spatial) For Monitoring of Recreational Waters (PDF)(69 pp, 1 MB)
- Evaluation of Multiple Indicator Combinations to Develop Quantifiable Relationships (PDF)(54 pp, 1 MB)
- Effects of Holding Time, Storage, and the Preservation of Samples on Sample Integrity for the Detection of Fecal Indicator Bacteria by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PDF)(58 pp, 486 K)
- Evaluation of the Suitability of Individual Combinations of Indicators and Methods for Different Clean Water Act Programs (PDF)(21 pp, 180 K)
- Predictive Tools for Beach Notification Volume I: Review and Technical Protocol (PDF)(71 pp, 1 MB)
- Applicability of Great Lakes NEEAR Dataset to Inland Recreational Water Criteria: Summary of Key Studies (PDF)(52 pp, 567 K)
- Conduct statistical analysis of children data from epidemiological studies (P29) (PDF)(2 pp, 86 K)
- Errata for Recreational Water Quality Criteria (PDF)(1 pg, 26 K)
- Report of the Experts Scientific Workshop on Potential Human Health Risks from Exposure to Fecal Contamination from Avian and Other Wildlife Sources in Recreational Waters (PDF)(12 pp, 246 K)
- Appendices for Report of the Experts Scientific Workshop on Potential Human Health Risks from Exposure to Fecal Contamination from Avian and Other Wildlife Sources in Recreational Waters (PDF)(22 pp, 480 K)
- Report of the Experts Scientific Workshop - Executive Summary (PDF)(12 pp, 50 K)
- Critical Path Science Plan Errata (PDF)(1 pg, 24 K)