United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
Regulations and Standards
Washington, DC 20460
EPA 440/5-88-079
September 1988
Water
State Water Quality
Standards Summary:
Trust Territories
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particular State for exact regulatory language applicable to that
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from the State's Water Pollution Control Agency or its
equivalent.
Additional information may also be obtained from the:
Standards Branch
Criteria and Standards Division (WH-585)
Office of Water Regulations and Standards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D'.C. 20460
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TRUST TERRITORIES
Responsible Agency: State Contact;
Trust Territory Environmental Protection Board
Office of the High Coiiissioner
Saipan, C« 96950
Standards Available Froms State Contact
Fee; no Hailing List; no
State Narrative Language Fors Antidegradation
Haters .(hose existing quality is better than the quality specified by these standards shall be maintained at
the higher quality.
Haters whose existing quality is less than the quality specified fay these standards shall be improved to
coiply with these standards.
No waters of the Territory shall be lowered in overall quality unless it has been affirmatively demonstrated
to the Trust Territory Environmental Protection Board or its authorized agent that such a change is a necess-
ary result of economic or social development, is in the best interest of the people or the Trust Territory and
will not permanently impair any beneficial use assigned to the waters in question. Determinations made under
this policy shall be made after full opportunity for public participation and intergovernmental coordination.
State Narrative Language Fors Toxics
Free from substances and conditions attributable to the activities of man that may be toxic or cause
irritation to huians, animals, or plants.
Criteria for toxic substances are given as either a maximum concentration or are determined by multiplying
the stated application factor by the concentration determined to be lethal to 50Z of the most sensitive
indigenous organise after 96 hours of exposure (96 LC). When both an application factor and a maximum concen-
tration are given, the lesser of the two shall constitute the water quality standard.
No substance or coibination of substances shall be present in surface waters in amounts that exceed 0.01 times
the 96 LC50 concentration unless it can be demonstrated to the Board that a higher concentration has no
adverse effect, chronic or acute, on the intended uses of the water body in question.
(1) All methods of sample collection, preservation, and analysis used to determine compliance with these
standards shall be in accordance with those specified in the current edition of Standard Hethods for the
Examination of Hater and Hastewater or methods specified by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 136, as appropriate.
Satples should be collected at approxisately equal intervals and under those conditions of tide, rainfall, and
tise of day when pollution is most likely to be a maximum.
(2) Whenever natural conditions are of a lower quality than an assigned water quality criteria, the natural
conditions shall constitute the water quality criteria.
(3) Whenever 2 nuteric criteria are in conflict, the more stringent criteria shall constitute the water
quality criteria.-
(4) Pollutant discharges to either surface or ground waters shall be controlled so as to protect not only
the receiving water but also those waters into which the initial receiving waters may flow.
State Narrative Language For: Free From
All waters shall be free from:
A. Visible floating materials, oils, grease, scum, and other floating matter"attributable to the activities
of man.
B. Materials attributable to sewage, industrial waste or other activities of man that produce visible
turbidity or settle out to form deposits.
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C, Materials attributable to sewage, industrial waste or other activities of ian that produce objectionable
color, odor or taste directly or by cheiical or biological action in the Hater or biota.
D. Substances attributable to the activities of tan that induce undesirable aquatic life or degrade the
indigenous biota.
E. Substances and conditions attributable to the activities of ian that lay be toxic or cause irritation to
humans, aniaals, or plants.
State Narrative Language For: Mixing Zones
(1) Beneral - The water quality criteria in Part 6(B) shall apply within a lixing zone unless specific alter-
native criteria have been approved by the Board and concurred upon by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Mixing zones will not be granted in lieu of reasonable control leasures to reduce point source
pollutant discharges but will be granted to coipliient the application of reasonable controls.
(2) New Discharges - All new point source discharges beginning after the effective date of these regulations
shall apply to the Board for a zone of fixing in fores supplied fay the Board, unless it can be demonstrated
that the point of discharge will ieet the applicable water quality standards at the point of discharge. It
shall be a violation of these standards for any person to conence discharging froi a new point source without
either obtaining a valid lixing zone froi the Board or demonstrating to the Board's satisfaction that a lixing
zone is not required.
(3) Existing Discharges - All existing point source discharges iust apply to the board for a lixing zone or
demonstrate that one is not required within eighteen (18) months of the effective date of these standards.
The application procedure is identical to the one for new sources.
(4) It shall be in violation of these standards for any person to knowingly present false or misleading
information to the Board in an application for a mixing zone.
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Classifications!
Coastal Water Uses to be protected include oceanographic research, the support and propagation
Class ftft of shellfish and other iarine life, conservation of coral reefs and wilderness
areas, coipatible recreation, and other aesthetic enjoyient.
Coastal Hater Uses to be protected include recreational (including fishing, SHiuing, bathing,
CIass ft and other water-contact sports), aesthetic enjoyient, and the support and
propagation of aquatic life.
Coastal Hater Uses to be protected include stall boat harbors, cowercial and industrial
Class B shipping, bait fishing, coipatible recreation, the support and propagation of
aquatic life, and aesthetic enjoyient.
Fresh Water Uses to be protected include drinking water supply, food processing, the support
Class i and propagation of aquatic life, and coipatible recreation.
Fresh Water Uses to be protected in this class of waters are bathing, swiuing, the support
Clas5 2 and propagation of aquatic life, coipatible recreation, and agricultural water
supply.
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Physical
PK
Upper Value
Loner Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Loner Value
Teiperature
Upper Value
Teiperature Change
Upper Value
Turbidity
Upper Value
Total Dissolved Solids
Upper Value
Nutrients
Total Nitrogen
Upper Value
Phosphorus
Upper Value
Toxic Metals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadiiui
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Iron
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Mercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariua
Upper Value
Berylliui
Upper Value
Boron
Upper Value
Manganese
Upper Value
Nickel
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
Pesticides
All Coastal Mater
Classes Class AA
8.5
7.7
6.0
Narr.
0.9 C
1
Narr.
0.400
0.025
0.01
5
1
0.05
5.6
0.025
58
0.5
0.1
5.0
0.02
0.002
0.005
1
•g/L
NTU
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ng/L
ug/L
ug/L
Coastal Mater
Class A
8.5
7.7
5.0
1
0.400
0.025
0.01
5
1
0.05
5.6
0.025
58
0.5
0.1
5.0
0.02
0.002
0.005
1
•g/L
NTU
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
Coastal Mater
Class B
8.5
7.7
4.5
2
0.800
0.500
0.01
5
1
0.05
5.6
0.025
0.5
0.1
5.0
0.02
0.002
0.005
1
•g/L
NTU
•g/L
•g/L
i
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
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flldrin
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Chlordane
Upper Value
DDT
Upper Value
Deieton
Upper Value
Endosulfan
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Endrin
Upper Value
Guthion
Upper Value
Heptachlor
Upper Value
Lindane
Upper Value
Secondary Upper Liiit
Halathion
Upper Value
Hethoxychlor
Upper Value . •
Hirex
Upper Value
Paratnion
Upper Value
Toxaphene
Upper Value
Organics
Phenol
Upper Value
Phthalate Esters
Upper Value
PCBs
Upper Value
All
Classes
0.002 ug/L
0.002 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.1 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.003 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.004 ug/L
0.01 ug/L
0.1 ug/L
0.03 ug/L
0.001 ug/L
0.04 ug/L
0.005 ug/L
Coastal Hater Coastal Hater Coastal Hater
Class AA Class A Class B
58 ug/L
r. '
1 ug/L 1 ug/L 1 ug/L
3.4 ug/L 3.4 ug/L 3.4 ug/L
0.001 ug/L 0.001 ug/L 0.001 ug/L
Bacteria
Fecal Colifon
Upper Value
Total Colifon
Upper Vaiue
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Physical
pH
Upper Value
Loner Value
Dissolved Oxygen
Lexer Value
Turbidity
Upper Value
Nutrients
Total Nitrogen
Upper Value
Phosphorus
Upper Value
Toxic Hetals
Arsenic
Upper Value
Cadaiua
Upper Value
Cyanide
Upper Value
Iron
Upper Value
Lead
Upper Value
Mercury
Upper Value
Zinc
Upper Value
Bariua
Upper Value
Berylliua
Upper Value
Manganese
Upper Value
Nickel
Upper Value
Seleniui
Upper Value
Silver
Upper Value
Pesticides
Organics
Phenol
Upper Value
Phthalate Esters
Upper Value
Fresh
Class
8.5
6.5
6.0
Narr.
1.500
0.200
0.050
,• 0.66
5.0.
0.3
1.3
0.012
47
1.0
6.8
50
56
10
1
1
3
TRUST
Hater
1
ag/L
ag/L
•g/L
ag/L
ug/L
ug/L
ag/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ag/L
ug/L
ag/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
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TERRITORIES
Fresh
Class
8.5
6.5
5.0
Harr.
1.500
0.200
0.66
5.0
1.0
1.3
0.012
47
56
10
1
1
3
Hater
2
•g/L
•g/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
•g/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
ug/L
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PCBs
Upper Value
Bacteria
Fecal Colifori
Upper Value
Total Colifon
Upper Value
Fresh Water
Class 1
0.001 ug/L
Fresh Water
Class 2
0.001 ug/L
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