United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 440/S-88-063
September 1988
Water
State Water Quality
Standards Summary:
North Dakota
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NORTH DAKOTA
Responsible Agency: State Contact:
N.O. State Health Council-c/o Sens A. Christiansen
Environmental Health Section
State Dept. of Health
Missouri Office Bidg. 1200 Missouri five.
Bisiarck ' 57501
Standards Available From: State Contact:
Francis J. Schitindt
North Dakota State Dept. of Health
Div. of Hater Supply & Pollution Control
1200 Missouri Avenue
Bismarck 58505
701-224-2354 Fees no Hailing List: yes
State Narrative Language For: Antidegradation
The state of North Dakota, in accordance with the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
declares that state and public policy is to laintain or improve, or both, standards of quality and purity of
the waters of this state. These standards are established for the protection of public health and enjoyment
of these Naters, to ensure the propagation and Hell-being of fish, wildlife, and all biota associated or
dependent upon said waters, and to safeguard social, economical, and industrial development associated with
this resource. All known and reasonable methods to control and prevent pollution of the waters of this state
are required, including improvement in water quality, when feasible.
The portion of the statement of policy contained in North Dakota Century Code section 61-28-01 which reads as
follows, is part of this chapter;
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of North Dakota to act in the public interest to protect,
maintain and iiprove the quality of the waters in the state for continued use as public and private water
supplies, propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and for domestic, agricultural, industrial, recrea-
tional and other legitimate beneficial uses, to require necessary and reasonable treatment of sewage, indus-
trial, or other wastes.
It is the purpose of this chapter to maintain and improve the quality of waters in the state and to maintain
and protect existing water uses. The "quality of the waters' shall be the quality of record existing at the
tise the first standards were established in 1967, or later records if these indicate an improved quality in
certain waters. Haters whose existing quality is higher than the established standards will be maintained at
the higher quality unless it can be affirmatively demonstrated that a change in quality is justifiable to
provide necessary economic and social .development and will not adversely affect the stated beneficial uses.
State Narrative Language For: Toxics
Free from substances attributable to municipal, industrial, or other discharges or agricultural practices in
concentrations or combinations which are toxic or harmful to human, animal, plant or resident aquatic biota.
State Narrative Language For: Free From
All waters of the state shall be free from:
A. Substances attributable to municipal, industrial, or other discharges or agricultural practices that will
cause the formation or putrescent or otherwise objectionable sludge deposits.
•B. Floating debris, oil, scum, and other floating materials attributable to municipal, industrual, or other
discharges or agricultural practices in sufficient amount to be unsightly or deleterious.
C. Materials attributable to municipal, industrial, or other discharges or agricultural practices producing
color, odor, or other conditions in such a degree as to create a nuisance or render any undesirable taste to
fish flesh, or in any way, make fish inedible.
D. Substances attributable to municipal, industrial, or other discharges or agricultural practices in
concentrations or combinations which are toxic or harmful to human, animal, plant, or resident aquatic biota.
E. Oil or grease residue attributable to wastewater, which causes a visible film or sheen upon the waters or
any discoloration of the surface of adjoining shoreline or causes a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath
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the surface of the Mater or upon the adjoining shorelines or prevents classified uses of such Maters.
F. There shall be no laterials such as garbage, rubbish, trash, cans, bottles, or any unwanted or discarded
•aterial disposed of into the Maters of the state.
State Narrative Language For: Low Flow
Hhen the floH in the stream is less than the ten-year, seven-day IOM floM level, the department reserves the
right to lake a case-by-case evaluation of application of these standards. HoMever, no substances shall be
present in concentrations or combinations that materially interfere Mith, or prove hazardous to, the intended
Mater usage.
State Narrative Language For: Mixing Zones
The size and configurations of a lixing zone cannot be uniforily prescribed for all streams due to the partic-
ular characteristics of each streai. However the following considerations are taken into account when lixing
zones are determined:
(a) The Hater Quality Standards lust be net at every point outside the lixing zone. The department (North
Dakota State Department of Health) lay require a means of expediting mixing and dispersion of Hastes, if found
necessary.
(b) The total mixing zone (or zones) at any cross-sectional area of the stream should not be larger than
25 percent of the cross-sectional area or volume of floM and shall not extend more than 50 percent of the
width. Nixing zones shall provide an acceptable passageway for movement of fish and other aquatic organisns.
(c) The 96-hour LC-50 for indigenous and/or resident fish and fish food organisms shall not be exceeded at
any point in the mixing zone.
(d) Mixing zones shall be as small as possible and shall not intersect spawning or nursery areas, migratory
routes, or municipal Hater intakes. Overlapping of mixing zones should be avoided or minimized to prevent
adverse synergistic effects.
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Classifications:
Class I Streais The quality of waters in this class shall be such as to'perilt the propagation
or life, or both, of resident fish species and shall be suitable for boating,
smiling, and other Hater recreation. The quality shall be such that after
treatment consisting of coagulation, settling, filtration, and chlorination, or
equivalent treatment processes, the treated water shall ieet the bacteriologi-
cal, physical, and cheiical requirements of the State Health Departient for
•unicipal use. The quality of water shall be such as to per«it its use for
irrigation, stock watering, and wildlife use without injurious effects.
Class IA Streais
Class II Streais
Class III Streais
The quality of this class of waters shall be such that its uses shall be the
sa«e as those identified for Class I, except that treatment for mnicipal use
•ay also require softening to ieet the cheiical requirements of the State Dept.
of Health. The physical and cheiical criteria shall be those for Class I, with
soie exceptions.
The quality of this class of waters shall be such that its uses shall be the
saie as those identified for Class I, except that additional treatient lay be
required over that noted in Class IS to ieet the drinking water requireients of
the State Oept. of Health.
The quality of this class of waters shall be suitable for industrial and
agricultural uses, i.e. cooling, washing, irrigation, and stock watering. These
streais all have low average flows, and generally, prolonged periods of no flow.
The physical and cheiical criteria shall be those for Class II, with soie
exceptions.
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Physical
PH
Upper Value
LoHer Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Lexer Value
Teiperature
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Teiperature Change
Upper Value
Nutrients
Anonia
Upper Value
Nitrates
Upper Value
Phosphates
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Chrciiui - Total
Upper Value
Copper
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Hercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariui
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Pesticides
Organics
PCBs
fll1 Class I Streams Class IA Strean.. Class II St
Classes
8.5 8.5 9.0
7.0 7.0 6.0
5.0 ig/L
85 F
5 F
5 F
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1.0 ig/L 1.0 ig/L 1.0 ig/L
0.1 §g/L 0.1 ig/L 0.1 §g/L
0.05 ig/L 0.05 tg/L 0.05 ig/L
0.01 «g/L 0.01 ig/L' ' 0.01 ig/L
0.05 «g/L
0.05 §g/L 0.05 ig/L 0.1 ig/L
0.005 ig/L 0.005 ig/L 0.005 ig/L
0.05 ag/L
0.002 ng/L
1.0 ig/L
1-0 ig/L 1.0 ig/L 1.0 ig/L
.75 ig/L .75 ig/L .75 tg/L
.01 ig/L .01 §g/L .01 ig/L
Upper Value
0.15 ug/L
Bacteria
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Fecal Colifora
Value
ftli Class I Streats Class IA Streai.. Class II Streat.
Classes
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Class III Strea..
Physical
PH
Upper Value
Loner Value
Nutrients
Anonia
Pesticides
Organics
Bacteria
Fecal Califon
Upper Value
9.0
6.0
Upper Value
Phosphates
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Copper
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Bariui
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
0.10
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.1
0.1
1.0
.75
.01
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•gVL
•g/L
Narr.
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