United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20480
EPA 440/5-88-051
September 1988
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State Water Quality
Standards Summary:
Kansas
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KANSAS
Responsible Agency:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Water Protection
Forbes Field
Building 740
Topeka 66620
913-296-5567
Standards Available From
Don Snethen
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environient
Bureau of Hater Protection
Forbes Field, Building 740
Topeka 66620
913-296-5567 Fee: none Hailing Lists
State Contact:
Hr. Don Snethen
Chief
Hater Quality Assessment Section
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
Forbes Field, Building 740
Topeka 66620 913-296-5567
State
Hr. Don
Contact:
Snethen
yes
Hater Quality Assessment Section
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
Forbes Field, Building 740
Topeka 66620 913-296-5572
State Narrative Language For: Antidegradation
1. Levels of water quality necessary to protect existing and designated uses shall be maintained in
surface waters of this state.
2. If existing surface water quality is better than applicable water quality criteria established in these
regulations, water quality shall not be lowered unless it has been determined, in accordance with procedures
in K.A.R. 28-16-2Bf(c)(3), that the change is justified as a result of imortant social and economic
development.
3.(A) Existing water quality shall not be lowered by artificial sources in outstanding natural resource
waters of unique significance listed in Table 1 of this regulation.
(B) Except as provided in K.A.R. 28-16-28f(c)(3), no degradation of water quality by artificial sources shall
be allowed that would result in harmful effects on populations of any threatened or endangered species of
aquatic life or wildlife in a critical habitat as defined in the endangered species act of 1973 (PL 93-205) as
amended, or in K.S.A. 32-501 through 510 and K.A.R. 23-17-1 and K.A.R. 23-17-2.
(0 Temporary sources of pollution complying with the provisions of K.A.R. 28-16-28c(d), and producing only
ephemeral water quality degradation not harmful to existing and designated" uses, may be allowed.
4. Implementation of these antidegradation provisions for thermal discharges shall be consistent with Section
316 of the Clean Water Act.
State Narrative Language For: Toxics
All surface waters shall be free, at all times, from the harmful effects of substances that originate from
artificial sources and that produce any public health hazards or nuisance conditions, or impairment of uses.
The harmful effects may result from any concentration of a substance that causes toxic effects, alone or in
combination with other artificial or natural substances. Such substances shall be limited to concentrations
in the receiving water that will not be harmful to human, animal, or plant life.
State Narrative Language For: Free From
1. All surface w»ters shall be free, at all times, from the harmful effects of substances that originate from
artificial sources and that produce any public health hazards or nuisance conditions, or impairment of uses.
(A) The, harmful effects may result from:
(i) color producing substances;
(ii) heat or acidic or caustic substances;
(iii) visible oil and grease and dissolved or emulsified grease concentrations;
(iv) deposits of solids, either organic or inorganic; floating materials attributable to municipal, indus-
trial, or other waste disposal practices;
(v) Taste and odor-producing substances that interfere with the production of potable water by reasonable
water treatment processes, or impart unpalatable flavor to fish, or result in noticeable offensive odors in
the vicinity of the water;
(vi) Any concentration of a substance that causes toxic effects, alone or in combination with other artific-
ial or natural substances. Such substances shall be limited to concentrations in the receiving water that
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will not be hariful to huian, aniial, or plant life.
State Narrative Language For: Low Flow
Low Flow - Classified surface waters shall be excluded froi the application of K.fl.R. 28-lo-28t(c) when the
receiving streai flow is Jess than the greater of the seven-day 10-year low flow, or 1.0 cfs. The low flow
exclusion shall also include consideration of the liniiui desirable streai flow established pursuant to
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State Narrative Language For: Mixing Zones
1. The water quality criteria listed herein shall apply beyond the lixing zone for each individual discharge,
except that concentrations within the aixing zone area shall be laintained below acute toxicity levels for
any paraieter or coibination of paraieters. The total area, or voluie, or both of.a receiving streai Issianed
to iixing zones shall be liiited to that which will: mi^ma
a) Hot interfere with biological coiiunities or populations of iiportant species to a degree which is
daiaging to the ecosystei; and
b) Not disproportionately diiinish other beneficial uses.
2. Zones of passage shall be provided wherever lixing zones are allowed. Such zones shall be continuous
water routes of the voluie, area, and quality necessary to allow passage of free-swining and drifting
organisas with no hariful effects on their populations.
Ln^!^6"! UT thi rati!! " Btrei- fl°H to ""charge is greater than 3:1 (flow:discharge), lixing zones
shall be huted to no lore than 1/4 of the cross-sectional area, or voluie of the streai, or both, leaving at
least 3/4 free as a zone of passage. .
4. In streais in which the ratio of streai flow to discharge is equal to or less than 3:1 (flowrdischarge),
ixing zones shall be established on a case-by-case basis. Bore stringent treatment technology lay be
required, when necessary, to protect the designated uses of the surface water segient and to otherwise teet
the requireients of these regulations.
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Classifications:
Agricultural
Irrigation
Agricultural
Livestock Hatering
Special Aquatic Life
Haters
Expected Aquatic
Life Haters
Restricted Aquatic
Life Maters
Doiestic Hater
Supply
Broundwater
Recharge
Industrial Hater
Supply
Contact Recreation
Noncontact
Recreation
Consuiptive
Recreation
The withdrawal of surface water for application onto land.
The provision of water to livestock for consumption.
Surface waters containing unique combinations of habitat types and biota not
found coMonly in the State or that contain representative populations of
threatened or endangered species.
Surface waters containing habitat types and biota cononly found or expected in
the area.
Surface waters containing biota liiited in abundance or diversity by the
physical quality of the habitat compared to tore suitable habitats in adjacent
waters. These waters are limited by lack of habitat due to natural deficiencies
or artificial modification including channelization and loss of riparian
vegetation.
The use of surface water after appropriate treatment, by public or private water
supplies, to produce potable water.
The use of treated or untreated effluent for groundwater aquifer recharge,
including accidental or incidental recharge as a means of disposal of sewage.
The use of surface water for non-consumptive purposes by industry, including
withdrawals for cooling or process water.
Recreation where the body may come into direct contact with water to the point
that ingestion is possible. This use includes swimming, skin diving, and water
skiing. This subcategory of use shall be in effect form Hay 1 to October 31 of
each year.
Recreation where ingestion of water is not probable. This includes wading,
boating, fishing and hunting.
Recreation resulting in the human consumption of species of aquatic life and
semi-aquatic or terrestrial wildlife that depend on the surface water or its
organisms for survival and well-being.
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Physical
pH
Upper Value
Loner Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value
Teiperature
Upper Value
Teiperature Change
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Turbidity
Upper Value
Nutrients
Aiionia (un-ion, as N)
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper
Cadiiui
Upper
Chroiiui -
Upper
Copper
Upper
Lead
Upper
Zinc
Upper
Boron
Upper
Nickel
Upper
Seleniui
Upper
Silver
Upper
Value
Value
Hexavalent
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
Pesticides
Aldrin
Upper Value
Dieldrin
Upper Value
Chiordane
Upper Value
DDT
Upper Value
All
Classes
9.0
6.5
Agricultural
Agricultural
Special Aquatic.
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Narr.
5.0 ig/L
0.07 ig/L
0.1 ig/L
0.05 ig/L
0.1 ig/L
0.2 ig/L
5.0 ig/L
2.0 ig/L
0.75 ig/L
0.2 ig/L
0.2 ig/L
0.2 ig/L
0.01 ig/L
1.0 ig/L
0.5 ig/L
0.1 ig/L
25.0 ig/L 0.047 ig/L
5 ig/L
Narr.
0.035 ig/L
0.05 ig/L 0.12 ug/L
0.003 ug/L
0.0019 ug/L
0.0043 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
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Endosulfan
Upper Value
Endrin
Upper -Value
Heptachlor
Upper Value
lindane
Upper Value
Hethoxychlor
Upper Value
Parathion
Upper Value
Toxaphene
Upper Value
Organics
PCBs
Upper Value
All
Classes
Agricultural
Agricultural
Special Aquatic.
0.056 ug/L
0.0023 ug/L
Q.0038 ug/L
0.08 ug/L--
0.03 ug/L
0.04 ug/L
0.013 ug/L
0.014 ug/L
Bacteria
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Physical
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value
Nutrients
Nitrate (as N)
Upper Value
Auonia (un-ion, as N)
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Zinc
Upper Value
Nickel
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
Pesticides
Organics
PCBs
Upper Value
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Expected flquati.. Restricted Aqua.. Doiestic Mater Broundwater
5.0 ig/L . 5.0 ig/L
0.07 §g/L
0.047 tg/L
Narr.
0.035 ig/L
0.12 ug/L
0.07 ig/L
0.047 tg/L
Narr.
0.035 §g/L
0.12 ug/L
0.014 ug/L 0.014 ug/L
10.0 , ig/L
Bacteria
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1 Physical
Nutrients
*
Toxic Hetals
Pesticides
Organics
Bacteria
Fecal Col if on
Upper Value
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Industrial Hate.. Contact Recreat.. Noncontact
Consuiptive
Narr.
Narr.
Narr.
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