For current guidance and information on water quality standards applicable to Indian tribes, please see the following documents and links.
Regulations and Policies
Guidance Documents
- Water Quality Standards Handbook
- [See Strategy for Reviewing Tribal Eligibility Applications to Administer EPA Regulatory Programs (Strategy for Treatment in a Similar Manner to a State) ]
- [See OST Expectations for Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations for Tribes Treated as States, Memorandum from Tudor Davies ]
- [See Guidance on Water Quality Standards and 401 Certification Programs Administered by Indian Tribes, Memorandum from Tudor Davies ]
- [See Final WQS Regulation Amendment Concerning Indian Tribes, Memorandum from Tudor Davies ]
- [See Reference Guide to Water Quality Standards for Indian Tribes ]
- Final Guidance on Awards of Grants to Indian Tribes under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act
- Plan EJ 2014: Legal Tools Development
Additional Information
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Federal Baseline Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations
- Treatment in the Same Manner as a State
- Revised Interpretation of Clean Water Act Tribal Provision
- Tribal Case Studies
- Strategy for Reviewing Tribal Eligibility Applications to Administer EPA Regulatory Programs (Strategy for Treatment in a Similar Manner to a State) (PDF)(38 pp, 546 K)
- OST Expectations for Water Quality Standards for Indian Reservations for Tribes Treated as States, Memorandum from Tudor Davies (PDF)(5 pp, 458 K)
- Guidance on Water Quality Standards and 401 Certification Programs Administered by Indian Tribes, Memorandum from Tudor Davies (PDF)(7 pp, 575 K)
- Final WQS Regulation Amendment Concerning Indian Tribes, Memorandum from Tudor Davies (PDF)(5 pp, 301 K)
- Reference Guide to Water Quality Standards for Indian Tribes (PDF)(44 pp, 3 MB)