NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
A resource or study guide connecting the principles of
the npdes (national pollutant discharge elimination system) program with
the requirements of the landscape architectural registration
examination (LARE) in the context of georgia state regulations.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM
State-wide water plan that supports water resource management (2004)
Water Management Planning
Act that helps to guide GA in managing water resources in a sustainable
manner to support state economy, protect public health and natural
systems, and enhance all citizen's quality of life.
Water Management Planning Act
Number of Regional Water Planning Councils
11
,Evaluate whether state resources meet the forecasted needs and
demands. Develop recommended regional water plans.
Regional Water Councils
EPD Stands for what?
Environmental Protection Division
Environmental Protection Division is part of what?
GA DNR >>>
A state government's natural resources agency or department.
In the context of the united states, and specifically in georgia, the
environmental protection division (EPD) is a division of the georgia
department of natural resources (DNR).
Protects and restores GAs environment, ensuring clean air, water, and
land
EPD
Act that provides water use classifications and water quality standards
Georgia Water Quality Management Act
, Provide enhancement of water quality and prevention of pollution, protect
public health or welfare in accordance with reasonable and necessary
uses, and to maintain and improve biological integrity of the waters of the
state
Water Quality Standards
ONRWQ
Outstanding National Resource Waters
Granted designation when the waters are of national or state parks,
wildlife refuges, and of exceptional recreational or ecological significance
ONRW
Any and all bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial,
lying within or forming a part of the boundaries of the state which are not
entirely confined completely upon the property of an individual,
partnership, or corporation.
State Waters
NPDES stands for what?