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33 U.S. Code § 2803 - Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 33 › Chapter 41 › § 2803 33 U.S. Code § 2803 - Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program
(a) Authority; joint implementation
(b) Program elementsThe Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program shall include, but not be limited to—
(1) identification and analysis of the status of environmental quality in the Nation’s coastal ecosystems, including but not limited to, assessment of—
ambient water quality, including contaminant levels in relation to criteria and standards issued pursuant to title III or [1] the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.);
health and quality of living resources.[2]
the development and implementation of intensive coastal water quality monitoring programs in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(c) Monitoring guidelines and protocols
(1) GuidelinesNot later than 18 months after October 29, 1992, the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly issue coastal water quality monitoring guidelines to assist in the development and implementation of coastal water quality monitoring programs. The guidelines shall—
(B) establish scientifically valid monitoring methods that will—
(2) Technical protocolsGuidelines issued under paragraph (1) shall include protocols for—
(3) Periodic review
(4) Discharge permit data
(d) Intensive coastal water quality monitoring programs
(2) Designation of intensive monitoring areas
(3) Identification of suitable coastal areas
(A) The Administrator and the Under Secretary shall contract with the National Research Council to conduct a study to identify coastal areas suitable for the establishment of intensive coastal monitoring programs. In identifying these coastal areas, the National Research Council shall consider areas that—
(4) Intensive coastal water quality monitoring programsEach intensive coastal water quality monitoring program developed pursuant to this subsection shall—
describe the types of monitoring networks, surveys and other activities to be used to achieve these goals and objectives, using where appropriate the guidelines issued under subsection (c) of this section;
(G) specify the implementation requirements for the program, including—
(5) Criteria for monitoring Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays
(6) Memorandum of Understanding
Prior to implementing any intensive coastal water quality monitoring program under this subsection, the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the intensive coastal water quality monitoring programs and may extend the memorandum [3] of Understanding to include other appropriate Federal agencies. The Memorandum of Understanding shall identify the monitoring and reporting responsibilities of each agency and shall encourage the coordination of monitoring activities.
(e) Comprehensive Implementation Strategy
[1]  So in original. Probably should be “of”.[2]  So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.[3]  So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, § 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1311 et seq.) of chapter 26 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1251 of this title and Tables.
Title IV of this Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(B), is title IV of Pub. L. 92–532 which is classified generally to chapter 32A (§ 1447 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation.