What We Do:

• Evaluate and revise Alaska's Water Quality Standards based on science.
• Explain the Water Quality Standards and how they are used.
• Provide easy access to water quality standards related documents, including the regulations, proposed revisions, fact sheets, technical papers, guidance documents and issues that may be of interest.

Note: For questions about Drinking Water, please contact the Division of Environmental Health, Drinking Water Programs.

Recent Actions:

• Triennial Review Process for Revising Water Quality Standards
• Water Quality Standards (July 1, 2008)
• Residues documents (June 30, 2008)
  • Fact sheet
  • Final guidance
  • Residues regulations
  • EPA transmittal letter
• Natural Conditions Guidance and Tools
• 2007-2010 Three-year Work Plan for Water Quality Standards (Triennial Review)

What Water Quality Standards Apply and When:

• Comparison of Water Quality Standards: State versus Federal

Regulations and Guidance:

• Water Quality Standards:
  • 2008 Water Quality Standards (WQS)
  • Historic 18 AAC 70 WQS - Previous versions of Alaska's Water Quality Standards (some of which are still in effect for CWA purposes)
    • 2006 Version of WQS
    • 2003 Version of WQS
    • 1999 Version of WQS
• Water Quality Criteria Manual for Toxics (2003)

We want people to have easy access to the regulations, proposed revisions, fact sheets, technical papers, and issues that may be of interest. The links on the right include a great deal of WQS information, along with information about the Triennial Review and BEACH Grant Initiatives.

For more information, please contact:
Jim Powell	Carl Reese	Erin Strang
Water Quality Standards Section Manager	Environmental Program Specialist III	Environmental Program Specialist II
Division of Water	Division of Water	Division of Water
Department of Environmental Conservation	Department of Environmental Conservation	Department of Environmental Conservation
410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 303	410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 303	610 University Avenue
PO Box 111800	PO Box 111800	N/A
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1800	Juneau, Alaska 99801-1800	Fairbanks, Alaska 99709
Telephone: 907-465-5185	Telephone: 907-465-5018	Telephone: 907-451-2881
Fax Number: 907-465-5274	Fax Number: 907-465-5274	Fax Number: 907-451-2187
Email Address: jim.powell@alaska.gov	Email Address: carl.reese@alaska.gov	Email Address: erin.strang@alaska.gov