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303(d) list


The list of Florida's water bodies that do not meet or are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards with technology-based controls alone.
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305(b) report


Section 305(b) of the CWA requires states to report biennially to the USEPA on the quality of the waters in the state.
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best management practices


Methods that have been determined to be the most effective, practical means of preventing or reducing pollution from non-point sources.
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biochemical oxygen demand


The amount of dissolved oxygen utilized by aquatic microorganisms.
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coliforms


Bacteria that live in the intestines (including the colon) of humans and other animalsused as a measure of the presence of feces in water or soil.
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clean water act


The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United St [..]
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dissolved oxygen


The amount of oxygen gas dissolved in a given volume of water at a particular temperature and pressure, often expressed as a concentration in parts of oxygen per million parts of water.
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effluent


Wastewater that flows into a receiving stream by way of a domestic or industrial point source.
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environmental protection agency


The United States Environmental Protection Agency was created in December 1970 to address the nation's urgent environmental problems and to protect the public health. The majority of [..]
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florida department of environmental protection


The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is Florida's principal environmental and natural resources agency. The Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environ [..]
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