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Definitions for "Designated use"
Keywords:  beneficial, idaho, narrative, shellfishing, quality
Related Terms: Designated uses, Water quality standard, Water quality standards, Water quality criteria, Tmdl, Beneficial uses, Water quality, Source water assessment, Mixing zone, Potable water, Instream use, Drinking water, Sanitary survey, Water conservation, Source water, Environmental flow, Water use, Cross connection, Consumptive use, Wellhead protection area, Municipal water, Sole source aquifer, Raw water, Monitoring well, Conjunctive use, Safe yield, Tap water, Reclaimed water, Treated water, Potable, Monitoring wells, Nonconsumptive use, Irrigation, Suds, Total maximum daily load, Water repellency, Beneficial use, Cross-connection, Make-up water, Water supply, Maximum contaminant level, Water pollution, Recharge, Depletion, Maximum contaminant levels, Water, Potential evapotranspiration, Return flow, Water budget
Uses specified in terms of water quality standards for each water body or segment.
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An element of a water quality standard, expressed as a narrative statement, describing an appropriate intended human and/or aquatic life objective for a water body. Designated uses for a water body may include: recreation, shellfishing, water supply and/or aquatic life habitat.
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a beneficial use assigned to a specific water body in Idaho water quality rules
deq.idaho.gov
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Keywords:  waterbody, swimming, fishing, desired, support
the desired use a waterbody should support (like fishing or swimming).
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