The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Connecticut§s Water Quality Standards. Changes and amendments proposed for revision include numeric criteria for toxic pollutants, standards for temperature, standards for dissolved oxygen in marine waters, standards for biological condition, allowable discharges to Class A water bodies, the antidegradation implementation policy, surface water quality classification maps, and other minor changes or clarifications. The hearing will be February 3, 2010.