Unftsd States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 440/5-38 -036
September 1388
Water
State Water Quality
Standards Summary:
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ARIZONA
Responsible Agency:
Arizona DieartMiit of Environiental Quality
2005 North Ctotral Avenue
Phoenix
402-257-2300
8S004
State Contacts
Norm Htiss
Manager
Office of Planning t Program Oevelopient
Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality
2005 North Central Ave.
Phoenix 85004 602-257-2318
Standards Available From:
Arizona Departient of Environmental Quality
2005 North Central Avenue
State
Dr. Ron
Contact
Killer
Phoenix
602-257-2300
Fee:
85004
none
Nailing List: no
Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality
Office of Hater
2005 North Central Ave.
Phoenix 85004 602-257-2305
State Narrative Language For: Antidegradation
A. Existing instream water uses and the level of water quality necessary to protect the existing uses shall
be maintained and protected. No further surface water quality degradation which would interfere with or
become injurious to these existing uses is allowable.
B. Surface waters whose existing quality exceeds levuls necessary to support propagation of fish, shellfish,
and wildlife and recreation in and on the water shall be maintained and protected unless and until the Council
finds, after full satisfaction of the intergovernmental coordination and public participation provisions
contained in the document 'Revised Contiuing Planning Process for Hater Quality Management', dated June 1981,
that allowing lower quality is necessary to accommodate important economic and social development in the area
in which the waters are located. In no event, however, may degradation of surface water quality interfere
with or become injurious to existing uses. The document (cited above) is hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference and is on file with the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Office of the Seer, of State.
C. No further degradation shall be allowed in high quality waters which constitute an outstanding public
resource or in waters of exceptional recreational or ecological significance. Streams and lakes which receive
their protection shall be classified as unique waters by the Council and included in R9-21-303.
D. No further degradation shall be allowed in any stream or lake which would destroy the critical habitat for
a threatened or endangered species which is historically or presently known to be associated with such waters
Streass and lakes which receive this protection shall be classified unique waters by the Council and included
in R9-21-303. .
Please refer to the "EPA Hater Quality Criteria Summaries: A Compilation of State/Federal Criteria1 for
additional antidegradation language for Arizona.
State Narrative Language Fors Toxics
All surface waters shall be fret from toxic, corrosive, or other deleterious substances attributable to
domestic or industrial waste or other controllable sources at levels or in combinations sufficient to be toxic
to human, animal, plant, or aquatic life. Hith respect to fish toxicity, receiving waters outside mixing
zones shall not have a concentration of toxic materials exceeding 1/10 of the 96-hour LC50, where the bioassay
is conducted using fish inhabiting the receiving waters and where water quality conditions approximate those
of the stream or lake as closely as practical. Compliance shall be indicated when survival of test group
organisms is not less than that of the control group organisms exposed to an appropriate water sample.
a. No person shall cause toxic substances to be present at concentrations whichinterfere with designated
protected uses.
b. Compliance with a. (above) shall be determined on a site-specific basis for each discharge.
c. To detrmine compliance with this-Section and other water quality standards, and to determine whether
toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, corrosive or otherwise deleterious substances attributable to
pollutants, effluent, sewage or waste in concentrations or combinations which interfere directly or
• indirectly with protected uses are being discharged, the Department may require chemical, physical,
biological, radiological or other testing by dischargers.
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jut. or other cont.ic-ec " e ,
deposit on a shorelines bank bordering such « Urs a?h ,h H " the re"ivin9 Mter or
discharge of oil into surfac, Mters of „ a Jl ^ ^ S^S't h*! ^ e"SyStM' A 5piH °r
nelfare, or causi a fil, or iridescent appearance n thelrfM ?s . har>ful to the public health °r
C. Materials attributable to domestic o • inductria If fu the Mter' Sha11 be a violation.
sufficient to produce taste or o e II £r ^ d £ S,bV !rf "ntrollab^ ««« in a.ounts
existing color, turbidity or other conditio n he CBIV fl .L "V /he fleS" °f fish' °r etaV the
D. TOXK, corrosive, or other deleterious substances at I uLh »T T tfl.adversely affect the ecosyste..
or
tatto. h«9!i,, ,n,KS ,„,„ ta ,,,urt.
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6. In no case shall water quality in a iixing zone!
a "terfere Nith the protected uses in areas beyond such zone
lib, reservoir or other
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Classifications:
Full Body Contact
Incidental Huaan
Contact
flquatic and Wildlife
Cold Hater Fishery
Han Hater Fishery
Agricultural
irrigation
Agricultural
Livestock Catering
Doiestic Hater
Source
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Physical
pH
Upper Value
Loxer Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value
Temperature Change
Upper Value
Turbidity
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Li«it
Total Dissolved Solids
Upper Value
Nutrients
Total Nitrogen
Upper Value
Phosphates
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Chroiiui - Total
Upper Value
Copper
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Mercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariui
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Valui
Manganese
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
All Full
Classes
9.0
6.5
6.0
3
50 NTU 50
NTU 25
Narr. site-spec.
Narr.
Narr.
0.050
0.010
0.050
0.200
0.050
0.002
1.000
Narr.
Narr.
0.010
0.050
Body Conta.. Incidental HUM
9.0
A. 5 .
•g/L
c
NTU
NTU
•g/L D
•g/L T
•g/L D
•g/L
•g/L 0
•g/L T
•g/L D
•g/L D
•g/L 0
3 C
50 NTU
25 NTU
0.050 ig/L D
0.010 ag/L T
0.050 ag/L D
0.200 og/L
0.050 ag/L D
0.002 ag/L T
1.000 gg/L 0
Narr.
Narr.
0.010 eg/I 0
0.050 «g/L 0
. . Aquatic and ti
9.0
i 5
Q i v
6.0 ig/L
T r
o u
50 NTU
25 NTU
0.050 ag/L D
0.010 eg/L D
0.050 ig/L 0
0.050 ig/L 0
0.020 ig/L
0.050 «g/L 0
0.0002 ig/L T
0.500 sg/L D
Narr.
Narr.
Narr.
0.050 ig/L T
0.050 ag/L D
Pesticides
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flldrin i Diildria
Upper Vil».
DOT
Upper Valut
DDD
Upper Value
DDE
Upper Value
Endrin
Upper Value
Toxaphene
Upper Value
All
Classes
0.003 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.005 ug/L
Organics
Phenolics
Upper Value
PCBs
Upper Value
. Bacteria
Fecal Colifori
Upper Value
0.001 ug/L
Full Body Conta.. Incidental HUM., flquatic
and 'Mil.
0-005 .g/L 0.005 .g/L 0.005 ,g/L
2M cfu/100 .1 1000 cfu/100 .1 1000 cfu/100 .1
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Cold Hater Fish.. Han Hater Fish.. Agricultural Agricultural
Physical
pH
Upper Value
Loner Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value
Temperature Change
Upper Value
Turbidity
Upper Value
Nutrients
Toxic Hetals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Chroiiui - Total
Upper Value
Copper
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Mercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariua
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Value
Manganese
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Valui
Silver
Upper Valut
Pesticides
Organics
Phenolics
Upper Value
Bacteria
Fecal Colifort
Upper Value
6.0 ig/L
1 C
10 NTU
0.001 ig/L
9.0
4.5
2.000 ng/L T
O.OSO ag/L T
1.000 ag/L T
5.000 ng/L T
Harr.
10.DOO og/L T
10.000 ig/L T
Narr.
1.000 ig/L T
10.000 ig/L T
0.020 tg/L T
Narr.
9.0
6.4
2.000 ig/L T
0.050 ig/L T
0.500 ig/L T
0.200 ng/L
0.100 ig/L T
0.010 ig/L T
25.000 ig/L T
Narr.
Narr.
Narr.
0.050 ig/L f
Narr.
0.005 ig/L
1000 cfu/100 il 1000 cfu/100 •!
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Doiestic Mater
Physical
Nutrients
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Chroiiui - Total
Upper Value
Copper
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Hercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariui
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Value
Manganese
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
0.050 ig/L D
0.010 ig/L T
0.050 ig/L 0
1.000 ig/1 D
0.200 ig/L
0.050 ig/L 0
0.002 i9/L T
5.000 §g/L D
1.000 §g/L 0
'
Marr.
0.010 ig/L D
0.050 tg/L D
Pesticides
Organ ics
Phenolics
Upper Value
Bacteria
Fecal Colifon
Upper .Value
0.005
1000 cfu/100 il
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