Surface Water

The Water Quality Branch protects against the contamination of streams, wetlands, beaches and coastal waters by monitoring and regulating surface runoff.

• Water Quality Standards 2005 Revision Administrative Rule NO. 006-2005

• Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification
• 401 Certification Application Form
• Army Corps Permitting Information
  
  
• American Samoa Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report 2010
  
  
• PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Comments on the American Samoa 2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
  

• Map of Water sampling sites
  
  
• Link to USEPA On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual
  
  
• Guidance Manual for Runoff Control
  
  
• Fact Sheets: Best Management Practices for Runoff Control 
  
  
• American Samoa Watershed Protection Plan
• Volume 1: Watersheds 1-23
• Volume 2: Watersheds 24-35
• Volume 3: Watersheds 36-41
• Volume 4: Stormwater Management Evaluations
  
  
• Completed Environmental Studies
  
  • USS Chehehalis Submerged Vessel in Pago Pago Harbor
  • Arsenic Speciation in Marine Fish and Shellfish from American Samoa
  • Pago Pago Harbor Sediment Toxicity Study
    • Section 1: Executive Summary
    • Section 2: Introduction
    • Section 3: Sampling and Analysis
    • Section 4: Sampling Station Locations
    • Section 5: Results and Discussion
    • Section 6: Conclusion
  • Link to USEPA - Climate Change and Interacting Stressors: Implications for Coral Reef Management in American Samoa

Contact
Christianera Tuitele, Water Program Manager
Email: ctuitele@asepa.gov