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
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                                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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                                       ARIZONA
  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.
                                                    *-
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
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0.050
0.010
0.050

0.200
0.050
0.002

1.000

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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

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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
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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

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0.050  ig/L f

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                                                        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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