United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 440/538 J43
September 1988
State Water Quality
Standards Summary:
Florida
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FLORIDA
Responsible Agency:
Department of Envirornental Regulation
Twin Towers Office Building
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee
904-488-4807
32399-2400
State Contact:
Ms. Roxane Dow
Bureau Chief
Bureau of Surface Water Management
Department of Environmental Regulation
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee 32399-2400 904-488-6221
State Contact:
Standards Available From:
Bureau of Surface Water Management
Department of Environmental Regulation
Twin Towers Office Building
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee 32399-2400
904-488-6221 Fee: none Nailing List: no •
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State Narrative Language For: Toxics
niniaum criteria for surface waters:
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f th6 SUte Shal1 at al1 tiies at 4l1
free from:
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(0 Pose a serious danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.
State Narrative Language For- Free From
B. Float as debris, scum, oil, or other matter in such amounts as to form nuisances] or
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C, Produce color, odor, taste, turbidity, or other conditions in such degree as to create a nuisance; or
D. Are acutely toxic; or
E. Are present in concentrations which are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic to human beings or to
significant, locally occurring, wildlife or aquatic species; or
F. Pose a serious danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.
State Narrative Language For: Mixing Zones
(1) Zones: of tixing for non-thermal components of discharges.
(a) The Departient may allow the water quality adjacent to a point of discharge to be degraded to the extent
that only the minimum conditions described in Section 17-3.051(1), Florida Adiinistrative Code, apply within
a limited, defined region known as the mixing zone. Under certain circumstances defined elsewhere in this
section, a mixing zone may be allowed so as to provide an opportunity for mixing and thus to reduce the costs
of treatment. However, no mixing zone or combination of mixing zones shall be allowed to significantly impair
any of the designated uses of the receiving body of water.
(b) A zone of mixing shall be determined based on consideration of the following:
1. The condition of the receiving body of water including present and future flow conditions and present and
future sources of pollutants. ,
2. The nature, volume and frequency of the proposed discharge of waste including any possible synergistic
effects with other pollutants or substances which may be present in the receiving body of water.
3. The cumulative effect of the proposed mixing zone and other mixing zones in the vicinity.
Please refer to the 'EPA Hater Quality Criteria Summaries! A Compilation of State/Federal Criteria" for
additional mixing zone language for Florida.
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Classifications:
Potable Hater
Supplies
Class I
Shellfish Propaga- This class is a salttiater category.
tion or Harvesting
Class II
oa'n^ Re<"?iim>< Pr°pa8ation and '""tenance of a healthy -ell-balanced population
of a Healthy Hel - of fish and wildlife. Standards listed in this class apply to fresh and
alance Population saltwater, and are different for so.e paraeters. taSK criteria flowed by
Uass IU an "' ''
an ""' aPPly to saltnater, those followed by an 'F' apply to fresh water.
Agricultural
Hater Supplies
Class IV
Navigation, Utility
and Industrial Use
Class V
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Physical
pH
Upper Value
Lower Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Latter Value
Teiperature
Upper Value
Teiperature Change
Upper Value
Turbidity
Upper Value
Total Dissolved Solids
Upper Value
All Potable Hater Shellfish Propa.. Rec., Prop.
Classes Class I Class II Class III
B.5
6.0
5 ig/L 4 ig/L 5 F ig/L
Narr.
Karr.
Narr.
1000 «g/L
Nutrients
Anonia
Upper Value
Nitrate
Upper Value
Phosphorus (elesental)
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Copper
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Cyanide
Upper Value
Iron
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Lead
Upper Value
Mercury
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariui
Upper Value
Beryl liui
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
•
0.02
10.0
0.05 ig/L
0.8
1.2
0.5 ig/L 30
•g/L
c
5.0 ug/L
'
0.3
0.03
0.2
1.0 ig/L 0.03
1
0.011
1.10
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•g/L
•g/L as N
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
0,1 ug/L
3.0 ug/L
ug/L
0.015 ig/L
•g/L
0.3 ig/L
•g/L
0.1 ug/L
ug/L
••I^H
0.02 ig/L
0.1 H ug/L
'
0.8 F ug/L
1.2 H ug/L
.015 H ig/L
0.03 F ig/L
1.0 F ig/L
0.3 H ig/L
0.03 F ig/L
0.1 H ug/L
0.2 F ug/L
0.03 F «g/L
0.011 ig/L
1.10 ig/L
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Manganese
Upper Value
Nickel
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Pesticides
Aldrin & Dieldrin
Upper Value
Chlordane
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
2-4 D
Upper Value
2,4,5-TP
Upper Value
DDT
Upper Value
Deieton
Upper Value
•Endosulfan
Upper Value
--*••• Secondary Upper Liiit
Endrin
Upper Value
Buthion
Upper Value
Heptachlor
Upper Value
Lindane
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Halathion
Upper Value
Hethoxychlor
Upper Value
Wirex
Upper Value
Parathion
Upper Value
Toxaphene
Upper Value
FLORIDA
All Potable Hater
Classes Class I
0.1 ig/L
0.01 ig/L
0.07 ug/L
ug/L
0.003 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
ug/L
100 ug/L
10 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.1 ug/L
0,003 ug/L
ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
ug/L
0.10 ug/L
0.03 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.04 ug/L
0.005 ug/L
Shellfish Prop*..
Class II
0.1 ig/L
0.1 ig/L
0.025 ig/L
0.05 ug/L
ug/L
0.003 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.10 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
ug/L
0.10 ug/L
0.03 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.04 ug/L
0.005 ug/L
Rec., Prop, t H..
Class III
0.1 ig/L
0.025 ig/L
0.07 F ug/L
0.05 11 ug/L
0.003 ug/L
0.01 F ug/L
.004 H ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.10 ug/L
.003 F ug/L
.001 H ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.01 F ug/L
.004 H ug/L
0.10 ug/L
0.03 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.04 ug/L
0.005 ug/L
Organics
Phenols
Upper Value
1.0 ug/L
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flll Potable Hater Shellfish Propa.. Rec., Prop, i M.,
Classes Class I Class II Class III
Phthalate Esters
Upper Value 0.003 ug/L 3.0 Ug/L
PCBs
Upper Value 0.001 ug/L 0.001 ug/L 0.001 ug/L
Bacteria ,
Fecal Colifori
Upper Value Narr. Narr. Narr.
Total Colifon
Value Narr. Narr. Narr.
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Agricultural Navigation, Uti.
Class IV Class V
Physical
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value 3.0 ig/L 2.0 tg/L
Nutrients
Toxic Netals
• Iron
Upper Value 1.0 tg/L
Mercury
Upper Value 0.2 ug/L 0.2 ug/L
Berylliui
Upper Value 0.1 §g/L
Secondary Upper Liiit 0.5 ig/L
Boron ,
Upper Value 0.75 §g/L
Nickel
Upper Value 0.1 ig/L
Pesticides
Qrganics
Bacteria
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