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Water Quality: Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries

We establish surface water quality standards for rivers, lakes, and estuaries; monitor and assess their status; and implement pollution control projects to protect or restore natural waterways.

Featured Fact Sheets and Information

  • HOT Flood Fact Sheet: Surface Water Quality Concerns

    This fact sheet provides information about different types of floods and how floods effect surface water quality, potential health risks associated with floods, and resources available to assist the public, wastewater plants, and public water systems.

Developing Surface Water Quality Standards

Monitoring and Assessing Surface Water Quality

Protecting and Restoring Surface Water Quality

Data and Maps

Statewide Plans