New Water Quality Standards: Enhanced Transparency and Formal Procedures.
This act changes how water quality standards are set, introducing more formal procedures. This means decisions about water purity, which affects health and the environment, will be made in a more open and regulated manner, potentially increasing public trust in these standards.
Key points
All new or revised water quality standards must be established through formal rulemaking, increasing process transparency.
Citizens will have greater opportunity to influence water quality standard setting through formal administrative procedures.
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