CC-24-002: EPA’s Technical Support Materials: Developing Alternative Recreational Criteria for Waters Contaminated by Predominantly Non-Human Fecal Sources

Currently, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends using fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) to protect recreational waters from pathogens that adversely affect human health. EPA-recommended Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC) (EPA 2012) were based on epidemiological studies conducted at beaches predominantly impacted by human fecal contamination and include threshold values…