文档介绍：United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
Nonpoint Source Control Branch
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 841-B-05-005
October 2005
Disclaimer
This document provides guidance to states, territories, authorized tribes, local
governments, anizations, and the public regarding technical tools
and sources of information for developing watershed based plans to improve and
protect water quality. This document refers to statutory and regulatory provisions
that contain legally binding requirements. This document does not substitute for
those provisions or regulations, nor is it a regulation itself. Thus, it does not
impose legally binding requirements on EPA, states, territories, authorized tribes,
local governments, anizations, or the public and may not apply to a
particular situation based upon the circumstances. EPA, state, territory, local
government, and authorized tribe decision makers retain the discretion to adopt
approaches on a case-by-case basis that differ from this guidance.
Interested parties are free to raise questions and objections about the
appropriateness of the application of the guidance to a situation, and EPA will
consider whether or not the mendations in this guidance are appropriate in
that situation. EPA may change this guidance in the future.
Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans
Contents
to Restore and Protect Our Waters
Contents
Acronyms ................................................................................... xi
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................1-1
What Is the Purpose of This Handbook? ...................................................1-2
How Is This Handbook Different from Other Guides? .................................1-3
Who Should Use This Handbook? .................................................1-3
What if We Already Have a Watershed Plan?........................................1-3
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