ADEQ 2018 Assessment Methodology Review Meeting
Date: April 6, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117
Arkansas must assess the waters of the State every two years to determine whether or not they are attaining their designated uses and water quality standards. The Assessment Methodology contains procedures for making these assessments. If waters do not attain either their designated uses or water quality standards, they will be placed on the Impaired Waterbody List (303(d) List).
Arkansas’ waters are evaluated in terms of whether their assigned water quality standards and designated uses, as delineated in the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission’s (APC&EC) Regulation 2, are being attained. Monitoring data are assessed for compliance with APC&EC Regulation 2 to determine impairment and designated use support, based upon the frequency, duration, and/or magnitude of water quality standard exceedances as delineated in the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s (ADEQ) Assessment Methodology.
