EPA Final Rule: Delaware River Water Quality Standards for Aquatic Life Protection
This training provides actionable, domain-specific guidance on the EPA’s revised water quality standards for the Delaware River mainstem (Zones 3, 4, and upper Zone 5). Learn how new dissolved oxygen criteria and the designated use for the protection and propagation of aquatic life will affect NPDES permitting, compliance strategies, and municipal and industrial dischargers. The course covers scientific rationale, legal requirements, implementation tools, economic impacts, and the implications for endangered sturgeon species across Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
In this course you will learn the following:
* Identify the scope and requirements of the EPA’s Final Rule for the Delaware River.
* Understand the new designated use and dissolved oxygen criteria and their scientific basis.
* Apply the rule’s requirements to NPDES permitting and water quality assessments.
* Recognize the implementation mechanisms, compliance schedules, and available regulatory flexibilities.
* Assess the economic impacts and benefits of the rule.
* Understand the legal and financial consequences of non-compliance.
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all course purchases are for access to the course for a period of 1-year. At the end of the one year term, the course will be set to “inactive”.
