An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > laws and regulations > standards and grades > water quality standards
Preferred Term:

water quality standards

Definition:
State-adopted and EPA-approved ambient standards for water bodies. The standards cover the use of the water body and the water quality criteria which must be met to protect the designated use or uses.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
standards and grades
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • quality standards (water)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/60711
Download this Concept:
RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-02-23