What’s New?  Members may select the links below or use the navigation bar at left to see the latest:

·        Member Notices e-mailed to FWQC members and issue teams

·        Calendar of upcoming FWQC Events

·        Documents in Development by FWQC for submission to EPA or other agencies

Who Are We?  The Federal Water Quality Coalition is a group of industrial companies, municipalities, agricultural parties, and trade associations, whose goal is to ensure that water quality programs under the Clean Water Act are focused, flexible, and founded on sound science.

What Do We Do?  In order to achieve that goal, the Coalition actively participates in federal and regional water quality rulemakings, initiatives, and guidance development, through negotiation, written comments, and litigation.

Here are some of the issues that the Federal Water Quality Coalition works on:

• Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs)
• Listing of impaired waters
• Development of water quality standards and criteria
• Use attainability analyses to change water quality standards
• NPDES permitting issues
• Storm water permitting
• Antidegradation programs
• Mixing zones
• Nutrient criteria
• Mercury issues 
• PCB issues
• Whole effluent toxicity