Farah Abi-Akar (MDE) - Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...
Farah Abi-Akar (MDE) - Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...
Farah Abi-Akar (MDE) - Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...
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Background<br />
• MD Water Quality Standards (WQS)<br />
For a body <strong>of</strong> water, the combination <strong>of</strong>:<br />
• A designated use, and<br />
• The water quality criteria designed to protect that<br />
use.<br />
Designated uses include swimming, drinking,<br />
shellfish harvest, protection <strong>of</strong> aquatic life<br />
• DNR’s Benthic Index <strong>of</strong> Biological Integrity (BIBI)<br />
and Fish Index <strong>of</strong> Biological Integrity (FIBI)
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