State of New Mexico DRAFT CWA Section 305(b) Report To Congress - 2004, Water Quality and Water Pollution Control in New Mexico

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A State Report Required By The U.S. Congress Under §305(b) of the Clean Water Act

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INTRODUCTION
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Book Cover	Frontispiece - Citation: Federal Clean Water Act §305(b) 75kb 153kb
CWA §305(b) Report Title Page 75kb 153kb	The WQCC Members' Page 33kb 75 kb
Acknowlegements	Table of Contents
Preface Cover Page 324kb	Preface 36kb 88kb

PART I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

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Executive Summary Overview

Part 1:

Surface and Ground Water Quality

Surface Water Quality

Ground Water Quality

Part 2:

Water Quality Management - The State Role in Water Quality Management

Programs for Surface Water Quality

Programs for Ground Water Quality

Programs for Water Quality Assessment

Program Evaluation

Recommendations for Ground and Surface Water Quality Management

Recommendations to the Congress of the United States

Nonpoint Source Controls	Indian Tribes
Funding	Hazardous & Radiological Waste
Federal Facilities	Ground Water Quality Management
Delegation of Superfund to States	Drinking Water Standards

Recommendations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program
Pretreatment	Indian Tribes
Sludge Management	Reporting Criteria

PART II - SURFACE AND GROUND WATER QUALITY

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Chapter 1 - New Mexico: A Geographical Description

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Chapter 2 - New Mexico's Surface Water Basins

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PART III - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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Chapter 3 - The State Role in Water Quality Management

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Overview

Responsibilities of the Water Quality Control Commission

Other Programs Relevant to Water Pollution Control

Chapter 4 - Surface Water Quality
in New Mexico

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Water Quality in Assessed Surface Waters

Causes and Sources of Water Quality Impairment

Public Health/Aquatic Life Impacts

Other Water Quality Assessment Measures for Streams and Lakes

Status of New Mexico's Wetlands

Programs for Surface Water Pollution Control

Water Quality Improvements

Programs for Water Quality Assessment

Program Evaluation

Chapter 5 - Ground Water Quality
in New Mexico

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Sources of Ground Water Contamination	Programs for Ground Water Pollution Control
NM Water Quality Act and WQCC Regulations	NM Oil and Gas Act
NM Hazardous Waste Act	Ground Water Protection Act
Emergency Management Act	NM Environmental Improvement Act
NM Solid Waste Act	Solid Waste Disposal
Other State Programs	Federal Programs Related to Ground Water Quality
County & Municipal Authorities Related to Ground Water

APPENDICES
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Appendix A
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Background Information on Surface Waters

Appendix B

2004 New Mexico Surface Water Assessment

Key to Appendix B (2 pp.)

List of Assessment Units (16 pp.)

Surface Water Assessement Tables (258 pp.)

Appendix C
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Fish Consumption Guidelines Due
to Mercury Contamination

Appendix D
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Surface Water Monitoring Systems Information

Appendix E
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Summary of State and Local Government Authorities to Control Pollution of Ground and Surface Waters

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

2004 Pre-Draft New Mexico §305(b) Report

2002 New Mexico §305(b) Report (WQCC-Released 04-01-2002)

2000 National §305(b) Report (USEPA-Released 10-01-2002)

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This document is presented for the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission as a deliverable service of the federal CWA § 106 Surface Water funding grant administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


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