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Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
1
II.
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;
Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
68
FR
NO.
139
Pages
43272­
43283
(
W­
99­
14­
II;
OW­
2002­
0010)

DCN
OW
Docket
#
Subject
Type
Dates
Pages
Source
A.
1
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
FRN
2003
11
68
FR
43272
A.
2
0066
Laboratory
Quality
Assurance
Evaluation
Program
for
Analysis
of
Cryptosporidium
Under
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act;
Agency
Information
Collection:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request
FRN
2002
4
67
FR
9731
A.
3
0001
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;

Proposed
Rule
FRN
2001
19
66
FR
45811
(
See
W­
99­
14;
A.
1)

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4
0037
Bacteriological
Ambient
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Availability
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DCN
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Pages
Source
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
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Office
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DCN
OW
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Subject
Type
Dates
Pages
Source
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
3
B.
15
0087
Identification
of
Algae
Which
Interfere
with
the
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a
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Improved
Enumeration
Methods
for
Recreational
Water
Quality
Indicators:
Enterococci
and
Escherichia
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(
EPA­
821­
R­
97­
004)
REF
2000
53
USEPA,
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of
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Improved
Immunofluorescence
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Cryptosporidium
From
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Adult
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U.
S.
EPA
Method
1622
(
EPA­
821­
R­
01­
027)
REF
2001
36
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
(
See
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99­
14;
B.
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20
0057
Method
1103.1:
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
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in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
Thermotolerant
Escherichia
coli
Agar
(
mTEC)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
020)
REF
2002
19
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
21
0058
Method
1106.1:
Enterococci
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
Enterococcus­
Esculin
Iron
Agar
(
mE­
EIA)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­

021)
REF
2002
18
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
22
0059
Method
1600:
Enterococci
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
Enterococcus
Iron
Agar
(
mEI)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
022)
REF
2002
16
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
23
0060
Method
1603:
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
coli)
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
Modified
membrane­
Thermotolerant
Escherichia
coli
Agar
(
mTEC)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
023)
REF
2002
15
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
DCN
OW
Docket
#
Subject
Type
Dates
Pages
Source
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
4
B.
24
0061
Method
1604:
Total
Coliforms
and
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
coli)
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
a
Simultaneous
Detection
Technique
(
MI
Medium)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
024)
REF
2002
20
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
25
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Method
1622:
Cryptosporidium
in
Water
by
Filtration/
IMS/
FA
(
EPA­

821­
R­
01­
026)
REF
2001
57
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
(
See
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14;
B.
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26
0036
Method
1623:
Cryptosporidium
and
Giardia
in
Water
by
Filtration/
IMS/
FA
(
EPA­
821­
R­
01­
025)
REF
2001
58
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Pages
Source
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
5
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98­
003)
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Office
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1
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Comment
Response
Document:
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;
Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Proposed
Rule
DOC
2003
53
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
C.
2
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Microbiological
Alternate
Test
Procedure
Protocol
for
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Ambient
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Wastewater
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Draft
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821­
B­
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95
USEPA,
Office
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Water
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Form
for
Compliance
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