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Pennsylvania

Regulating water quality standards

9 Pa.Code § 3051 (1971).

Last Visited 3/31/26
Policy Summary

This law establishes state water quality standards by creating criteria for various substances and metals for both general and specified water uses. It names additional criteria for a variety of specific drainage areas by location. Urban farms and gardens can use this law to understand what substances and minerals are in the water that they use to grow food and what drainage requirements they have to meet as part of their operations.

State Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction Name Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction Type state
Food System Topics
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Agricultural Production
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