American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency

The Water Quality Branch protects against the contamination of streams, wetlands, beaches and coastal waters by monitoring and regulating surface runoff.

• Request for Comments on the American Samoa 2020 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
• 2020 Draft IR for Public Comment
• American Samoa Watershed Management and Protection Program FY19 Annual Report
• American Samoa Water Quality Standards 2018 Revision Administrative Rule No. 001-2019
• Water Quality Standards 2013 Revision Administrative Rule NO. 001-2013
• 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
• ASEPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan
• 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.

Burial at Sea Tracking Form

Beach Monitoring Web Portal:
As part of AS-EPA's Beach Monitoring Program, a total of 46 recreational beaches are sampled and tested for bacteria on a regular basis. Tutuila beaches are sampled weekly, whereas Aunu'u and Manu'a beaches are sampled monthly. The map below provides the most updated status of local beaches based on sampling results. A recommended beach indicates low enterococci bacteria levels that are within AS-EPA Water Quality Standards. A not recommended beach indicates enterococci bacteria levels that exceed AS-EPA Water Quality Standards. It is advised that the public should not swim, wade, or fish within 400 feet of these polluted beaches. For more information, please contact AS-EPA at 633-2304.

• 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:
Ioakimo Makiasi, Water Quality Branch Manager
ioakimo.makiasi@epa.as.gov