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Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters

EPA 840-B-92-002 January 1993

This "management measures" guidance addresses nonpoint pollution in coastal waters. A suite of management measures is provided for each source category. In addition, we have included a chapter that provides management measures that provide other tools available to address many source categories of nonpoint pollution; these tools include the protection, restoration, and construction of wetlands, riparian areas, and vegetated treatment systems.

  • Guidance Specifying Management Measures For Sources Of Nonpoint Pollution In Coastal Waters (pdf) (1.09 MB, 840-B-92-002)
  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction (pdf) (986.77 KB)
  • CHAPTER 2: Management Measures for Agriculture Sources (pdf) (9.91 MB)
  • CHAPTER 3: Management Measures for Forestry (pdf) (8.54 MB)
  • CHAPTER 4: MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR URBAN AREAS (pdf) (11.76 MB)
  • CHAPTER 5: Management Measures for Marinas and Recreational Boating (pdf) (5.19 MB)
  • CHAPTER 6: Management Measures for Hydromodification: Channelization and Channel Modification, Dams, and Streambank and Shoreline Erosion (pdf) (8.01 MB)
  • CHAPTER 7: Management Measures for Wetlands, Riparian Areas, and Vegetated Treatment Systems (pdf) (4.32 MB)
  • CHAPTER 8: Monitoring and Tracking Techniques to Accompany Management Measures (pdf) (3.69 MB)

Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution

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    • Abandoned Mine Drainage
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    • Wetland/Riparian Management
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  • Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA)
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Last updated on September 30, 2024
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