United State's
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 440/5 88-070
September 1988
Water
State  Water  Quality
Standards  Summary:

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                                        OHIO
Responsible  Agency:
 Ohio Environeental Protection Agency
 P.O. Box 1049.
 1800 Hater Hark Drive
 Coluibus, OH
 614-644-3020
43266-0149
Standards  Available  Fromi
 Hary Gavin
 Raring Clerk
 Ohio Environaentai Protection Agency
 1800 Hater Mark Drive, P.O. Box 1049
 Coluabus, QH          43266-0149
 614-644-2115   Fee:  $30.00   Mailing Lists  no
State  Contacts
 Mr, Daniel    Dudley
 Manager
 Standards and Toxics
 Ohio Environtental Protection Agency
 P.O. Box 1049,  1800 Hater Hark Drive
 Coluibus, OH          43266-0149  614-644-2856

State  Contact:
 Mr, Robert    Heitzaan
 Group Leader
 Hater Quality Standards
 Ohio Environiental Protection Agency
 P.O. Box 1049,  1800 Hater Hark Drive
 Coluibus, QH          43266-0149  614-644-2856
State  Narrative  Language  For:   Antidegradation
 Existing instreai water uses as defined in Rule 3745-1-07 of the Adainistrative Code and designated in Rules
 3745-1-08 to 3745-1-32 of the Ohio Adainistrative Code shall be iaintained and protected.  No further water
 quality degradation which would interfere with or becoie injurious to existing designated uses is allowable.
 Waters in which existing water quality is better than the criteria prescifaed in these rules and exceeds those
 levels necessary to support propagation of fish, shellfish, wildlife and recreation in and on the water shall
 be Maintained and protected.  However, the Director of the Ohio Environaental Protection Agency lay, after
 coapliance with public notice and intergovernmental coordination requireaents  of any applicable statutes and
 regulations,  and after due consideration of such technical, econoeic, social and other criteria as provided
 by sections 301'and 302 of the act, 33 U.S.C. sections 1311 and 1312,, choose to allow lower water quality.
 Degradation of water quality shall not interfere with or becoae injurious, to existing or planned uses, and the
 director shall require that the sost stringent statutory and regulatory  controls for waste treatment be
 etployed by all new and existing point sources, and that feasible aanageient or regulatory prograas pursuant
 to sections 208 and 303 of the act, 33 U.S.C. sections 1288 and 1313,  be applied to nonpoint sources.
 Present aibient water quality in state resource waters will not be degraded for all substances deterained to
 be toxic or to interfere with any designated use as deterained by the director of the Ohio Environiental Pro-
 tection Agency.  All other substances shall be Halted to the criteria associated with each designated use, as
 outlined in  Rules 3745-1-07 to 3745-1-32 of the Adiinistrative Code.  Areas that do not seet general water
 quality standards as defined in Rules 3745-1-07 to 3745-1-32 of the Adiinistrative Code shall not be degraded
 as stated above for all such classified areas.
 Additional language ins "EPA Hater Quality Criteria Suaaariess A Coapilation of Federal/State Criteria."

State  Narrative  Language  For:   Toxics
 Free fros substances entering the  waters as a result of huaan activities in concentrations that are toxic or
 harsful to huaan, aniaal, or aquatic life and/or are rapidly lethal in the iixing zone,
 Present aabient sater quality in state resource waters will not be degraded for all substances deterained to
 be toxic or to interfere with any designated use as deterained by the director of Ohio environaental
 protection agency.
 All pollutants or coafainations of pollutants not specifically aentioned  in this rule, shall not exceed water
 quality criteria derived according to the procedures set forth in "Draft Guidelines for Deriving Nuaerical
 National Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic Life and Its Uses," United States environaental
 protection agency, July 5, 1983, or, if insufficient data prevent the use of this procedure, shall not exceed,
 at any tiae, one-tenth, or, for pollutants or coabinations of pollutants which are known to be persistent
 toxicants in the aquatic environaent, one one-hundredth of the ninety-six-hour aedian tolerance liait (TLa) of
 LC50 for any representative aquatic species.  However, aore stringent application factors shall be iaposed
 where justified by "Aufaient Water Quality Criteria," docuaents,  United States environaental protection agency,
 1980-, "Quality Criteria for Water,"  U.S. environmental protection agency,   1976; "Hater Quality Criteria
 1972," "National Acadeay of Sciences" and "National Acadeay of Engineering,' 1973; or other scientifically
 based publications.
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  Please refer to the "EPA Hater Quality Criteria Summaries: A Coapilation of State/Federal Criteria1 for
  additional toxic substance language for Ohio.

 State   Narrative   Language   Fors   Free   From
  The Haters of the state shall  be free froa:
•  A.  Suspended solids or other  substances that enter the waters as a result of huaan activity and that
  settle to fora putrescent or otherwise objectionable sludge deposits, or that will adversely affect aquatic
  life;
  3.  Floating debris, oil, scua and  other floating saterials entering the  waters as a result of huaan
  activity in aaounts sufficient to be unsightly or cause degradation;
  C.  Haterials entering the waters as a result of huaan activity producing  color, odor or other conditions in
  such a degree as to create a nuisance;
  D.  Substances entering the waters as a result of husan activity in concentrations that are toxic or haraful
  to huaan, aniaal or aquatic life and/or are rapidly lethal in the tixing zone;
  E.  Hutrients entering the waters as a result of huaan activity in concentrations that create nuisance growths
  of aquatic weeds and algae.

 State  Narrative   Language  For:   Mixing  Zones
  Hhere necessary to attain or aaintain the use designated  for surface water by these water quality standards,
  the director aay establish, as a ter§  of a discharge periit or a perait to install issued pursuant to Chapter
  3745-31 of the Adainistrative Code, a aixing zone -applicable to the non-theraal constituents of  the point
  source discharge authorized by such perait.  No aixing zone established by the director will:
  (a)  Interdict the aigratory routes or interfere with natural aoveaents, survival, reproduction, growth, or
  increase  the vulnerability to predation of any representative aquatic  species;
  (b)  Include spawning or nursery areas of any representative aquatic species;
  (c)  IncluaVa public water supply intake;
  •(d)  Include any bathing area where   bath houses and/or lifeguards  are provided;  '
  (e)  Constitute sore than one-half of the width of  the receiving watercourse  nor constitute eore  than one-
  third of  the area of any cross-section of the receiving watercourse;
  (f)  Constitute aore than one-fifth of the area of  any cross-section of the iouth of  a receiving watercourse
  (the louth constituting  that area of  the streaa  froa the confluence upstreas for a distance five  tiaes  the
  width of  the streaa at  the confluence);
  (g)  Extend downstrean  at any tiae a  distance tore  than five tiaes  the width  of  the receiving  watercourse  at
  the  point discharge;
  Please  refer  to  the 'EPA Hater  Quality Criteria Suaaaries: A Coapilation of State/Federal  Criteria" for
  additional eixing  zone  language  for      Ohio.
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                                        OHIO
Classification;
 Nuisance
 Prevention
 Harswater Habitat
These Maters include acid line drainage streaes. where the infaima is substatial-
ly degraded and other heavily polluted streaa segaents where the fauna is
degraded and the potential aquatic life use is not being attained due to
irretrievable, ian-induced conditions  or the demonstration that aeeting
criteria for the support of a balanced aquatic conaunity would cause substantial
and widspread econoaic and social  iapact.  This designation aust be recoiiended
in a written report approved by the Director.  All streas segaents designated
Nuisance Prevention will be reviewed on a triennial basis (or sooner) to
deteraine whether the use designation should be changed.

These are waters capable of supporting reproducing populations of warawater
fish and associated vertebrate and invertebrate organises and plants on an
annual basis.
 Liaited Marswater
 Habitat
 Exceptional
 Marawater.
 Seasonal Salsonid
 Habitat
 Coldwater '
 Habitat
 Public Water Supply
 Agricultural
 Hater Supply

 Industrial
 Water Supply
These are waters incapable of aeeting specific warswater habitat criteria
necessary for the support of  populations of fish and associated vertebrate and
invertebrate organises and plants  either on a seasonal or year around basis due
to natural conditions, irretrievable, san-induced conditions or the deaonstra-
tion that aeeting the criteria would cause substantial and widespread econoaic &
social iapact.  Criteria for the  support of this use designation will be the
saae as the criteria for the support of the use designation warawater habitat.
However, individual criteria will be varied on a case-by-case basis and will
supersede thecriteria for warawater habitat criteria will apply only to specific
criteria during specidied tiae periods and/or flow conditions.
These are waters capable' of supporting* exceptional or unusual'populations of
wapawater fish and associated  vertebrate and invertebrate organises and plants
on an annual basis.  These would  include waters of exceptional cheaicl quality
that support sensitive species of warawater fish, exceptionally diverse aquatic
coaaunities, and/or outstanding recreational or cosaercial fisheries.  In
addition to those streaa segaents designated in rules 3745-1-08 to 3745-1-30 of
the Adainistrative Code, all publicly owned lakes and reservoirs, except
upgroung storage reservoirs, are designated exceptional warawater habitat.

These are waters capable of supporting the passage of Salsonid froa October
through Say and are water bodies large enough to support recreational fishing.
This use will be in effect the aonths  of October through May.  Another aquatic
life habitat use designation will be enforced the remainder of the year (June
through Septeaber.)

These are waters capable of supporting populations of coldwater fish and
associated vertebrate and invertebrate organises and plants on an annual basis.
These waters are not necessarily  capable of supporting successful reproduction
of salsonids and say be periodically stocked with these species.

These are waters that with conventional treatnent will be suitable for huaan
intake and seet federal regulations for drinking water.

These waters are suitable for  irrigation and livestock watering without
treataent.

These are waters suitable for  coaaercial and industrial uses,- with or without
treataent.  Criteria for the support of the industrial water supply use
designation will vary with the type of industry involved.
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                                       OHIO
Recreational
Bathing Haters
Priiary Contact
Secondary Contact
Recreation
These use designations are in effect only during the recreation season, which is
the period froa May first to October fifteenth, for all streaas except those
designated seasonal salaonid hab'itat.  The recreation season for streaas
designated seasonal salaonid habitat is June first to Septeaber thirtieth.

These are Haters that, during the recreation season, are suitable for s'wiaaing
where a lifeguard and/or bathhouse facilities are present, and inlcude any
additional such areas where the water quality is approved by the director.

These are waters that, during the recreation season, are suitable for full body
contact recreation, such as, but not liaited to, swisaing, canoeing, and scuba
diving with einiaal threat to public health as a result of water quality.

These are waters that, during the recreation season, are suitable for partial
body contact recreation such as, but  not liaited to wading with ainiaal threat
to public health as a result of water quality.
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                                                OHIO
                                         Ail
                                         Classes
                                             Harwater Habit..   Liiited format..   Exceptional
Physical
    Dissolved Oxygen
         Loner Value
   , Tesperature
         Upper Value
    Total Dissolved Solids
         Upper Value

Nutrients
    Aaionia
         Upper Value
    Phosphorus
         Upper Value
Toxic Hetals
    Arsenic
         Upper
    Cadiiue
         Upper
    Chroaiut -
         Upper
    Chroiiui -
         Upper
    Cyanide
         Upper
    Iron
         Upper
    Lead
         Upper
    Mercury
         Upper
    Zinc
         Upper
    Berylliuffl
         Upper
    Nickel
         Upper
    Seleniut
         Upper
    Silver
         Upper
Value

Value
Hexavalent
Value
Trivalent
Value
 4
Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value
Pesticides
    Aldrin
         Upper Value
    Dieldrin
         Upper Value
    Chlordane
         Upper Value
                          Narr.
                                             4.0    ag/L
                                             1500   ig/L ave.
                                             Narr.
                                                         0      ig/L



                                                         1500   «g/L ave.



                                                         Narr.

                                                         1      ig/L ave.
                   36     ug/L ave.    36     ug/L ave.    36     ug/L ave.

Narr.  site-spec.  Narr.              Narr.               Narr.

                   10     ug/L ave.    10     ug/L ave.    10     ug/L ave.

                   Narr.              Narr.         ,      Narr..

Narr.  site-spec.  B.i    ug/L ave.  '                    8.1    ug/L ave.

                   1.0    ig/L ave.    1.0    ag/L ave.    1.0    ag/L ave.

                   30  .  ug/L ave.    30     ug/L ave.    30     ug/L ave.

                   0.2    ug/L ave.    0.2    ag/L ave.    0.2    ug/L ave.
Narr.
Narr.
Narr.
34
1.3
o.or
0.005
0.01



ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
Narr. Narr.
Narr.
Narr.
34
1.3
0.01 ug/L 0.01
0.005 ug/L 0.005
0.01 ug/L 0.01



ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
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                                               OHIO
All HariHater Habit.. Liiited Harawat
Classes
DDT
Upper
Deieton
Upper
Endosulfan
Upper
Endrin
Upper
Guthion
Upper
Heptachlor
Upper
Lindane
Upper
Halathion
Upper

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

Value

0

0

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

.001

.1

.003

.002

.005

.001

.01

.1

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

001

1

003

002

005

001

01

1

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L
. . Exceptional

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.001

.1

.003

.002

.005

.001

.01

.1

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L
Methoxychlor
Upper
Hirex
Upper
Parathion
Upper
Toxaphene
Upper
Value

Value

Value

Value
0

0

0
•
0
.005

.001

.008

.005
ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L
0.

0.

0.

005

001

008

• 0.005
ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

Ug/L '
0

0

0

0
.005

.001

.008

.005
ug/L

ug/L

ug/L

ug/L
Organics
    Phenolic Compounds
         Upper Value
    Phthalate Esters
         Upper Value
    PCBs
         Upper Value

Bacteria
10   •  ug/L ave.    10      ug/L  ave.   1      ug/L ave.

10     ug/L ave.    3      ug/L  ave.   3      ug/L ave.

0.001  ug/L        0.001   ug/L        0.001  ug/L
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                                                OHIO
                                         Seasonal Saloon..  Coldnater
                                      Public Hater Su..  Agricultural
Physical
    Dissolved Oxygen
         Upper Value
         Lower Value
    Total Dissolved Solids
         Upper Value

Nutrients
    Asaonia
         Upper Value
    Nitrates 4 Nitrites
         Upper Value
    Nitrate
         Upper Value
    Phosphorus
         Upper Value
Toxic fietals
    Arsenic
         Upper
    Cadaiua
         Upper
    Chrotiua -
         Upper
    Ghroiiua -
         Upper
    Chroaiua -
         Upper
    Copper
         Upper
    Cyanide
         Upper
    Iron
         Upper
    Lead
         Upper
    Hercury
         Upper
    Zinc
         Upper
    Bariua
         Upper
    Berylliua
         Upper
    Manganese
         Upper
    Nickel
         Upper
    Seleniua
         Upper
               Value

               Value
               Total
               Value .
               Hexavalent
               Value
               Trivalent
               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value

               Value
                i
               Value

               Value

               Value
                          •g/L        Narr.
                   6.0    ag/L
Narr.
1500   ag/L ave.   1500   ag/L ave.   750    ag/L        Narr.



                   Narr.

                                                         100    ag/L

                                      10     ag/L

1      ag/L ave.   1      ag/L ave.   1      ag/L ave.   Narr.



36     ug/L ave.   36     ug/L ave.   50     ug/L aax.   100    ug/L aax.

Narr. .      "     Narr.              10     ug/L        50     ug/L

                                      50     ug/L        100    ug/L  .

10     ug/L ave.   10     ug/L ave.

Narr.              Narr.

                                      1000   ug/L        500    ug/L

8.1    ug/L ave.   4.2    ug/L ave.

1.0    ag/L ave.   1.0    ag/L ave.   0.3    ag/L        5.0    ag/L

30     ug/L ave.   30     ug/L ave.   50 -    ug/L        5000   ug/L

0.2    ug/L ave.   0.2    ug/L ave.   2.0    ug/L        10     ug/L

Narr.              Narr.              5000   ug/L        25000  ug/L
                   Narr.
                   Narr.
                                      1.0    ug/L
                                      50     ug/L
100    ug/L
200    ug/L
34     ug/L        34     ug/L        10     ug/L        50     ug/L
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                                              OHIO
                                       Seasonal Salaon..  Coldnater          Public Hater Su..  Agricultural

   Silver
        Upper Value                    1.3    ug/L        0.06   ug/L        50    ug/L
Pesticides
Aldrin
Upper Value
Dieldrin
Upper Value
Chlordane
Upper Value
2,4-D
Upper Value
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
Upper Value
DDT
Upper Value
Deieton
Upper Value
Endosulfan
Upper Value
Endrin
Upper Value
Guthion
Upper Valile
Heptachlor
Upper Value
Heptachlor Epoxide
Upper Value
Lindane
Upper Value
Halathion
Upper Value
Hethoxychlor
Upper Value
Hirex
Upper Value
Parathion
Upper Value
Toxaphene
Upper Value
Organics
Phenolic Coapaunds
Upper Value
Phthalate Esters
Upper Value
PCBs
Upper Value

,
0.01 ug/L

0.005 ug/L

0.01 ug/L





0.001 ug/L

O.i ug/L

0.003 ug/L

0.002 ug/L

• 0.005 ug/L

0.001 ug/L



0.01 ug/L

0.1 ug/L

0.005 ug/L

0.001 ug/L

'0.008 ug/L

0.005 ug/L









0.01 ug/L

0.005 ug/L

0.01 ug/L




-
0.001 ug/L

0.1 ug/L

0.003 ug/L

0.002 ug/L

0.005 ug/L

0.001 ug/L



0.01 ug/L

0.1 ug/L

0.005 ug/L

0.001 ug/L

0.008 ug/L

0.005 ug/L


1 ug/L

3 ug/L

0.001 ug/L


Narr. •

Narr.

Narr.

100.0 ug/L

10.0 ug/L

Narr.



74 ug/L

1.0 ug/L



.00028 ug/L

0.1 ug/L

0.019 ug/L



100.0 ug/L





.00071 ug/L


1 ug/L Narr.

Narr. Narr.

0.00 Narr.
Bacteria
o
                                                         OH-8

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                                                  OHIO
                                            Industrial         Recreational       Bathing Haters     Priaary Contact


,   Physical

   Nutrients

   Toxic ttetals

   Pesticides

   Qrganics

   Bacteria
       Fecal Colifori
            Upper Value                                                          Narr.      .        Narr.
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                                              OHIO
                                        Secondary Conta.
Physical

Nutrients

Toxic Ketals

Pesticides

Organics

Bacteria
    Fecal Colifon
         Upper Value
Harr.
                                                         OH-10

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