CC-13-001: EPA Releases 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria

The November 29, 2012 Federal Register presented EPA’s 2012 water quality criteria recommendations for protecting human health in ambient waters that are designated for primary contact recreation (swimming, surfing, etc.). These Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC) recommendations are for bacterial contamination as measured by Escherichia coli (E. coli) and enterococci.