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

 

• American Samoa Erosion & Sediment Control Field Guide

 

• PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Comments on the American Samoa 2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
  
  
• PUBLIC NOTICE: Annual Request for Comments on the AS-EPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan 
  
  
• Map of Water sampling sites
  
  
• Link to USEPA On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual
  
  
• Guidance Manual for Runoff Control:
  • Section I: American Samoa Runoff Control Program Overview
  • Section II: Runoff Control Plan Preparation
  • Section III: Runoff Control Plan Questionnaire
  • Section IV: Best Management Practices (BMP) Menu
    
    
• 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: christianeratuitele3@gmail.com