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PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS
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STATE OF HAWAII
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: - , Pursuant co the authority granted by Chapter 342, PartJII, Section 342-32,
• '_. Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Director of Health of the" Stare of Hawaiir
_ __". ~~ . "_ _ appointed a Master to divide the waters of the State into areas and to~recornrnend
toL the Director standards of water quality for such water areas. Except as modi-
•' " \ ~ '.' fied in this Chapter, die_ standards recommended by the Master are hereby
_ adopted. The standards adopted, hereinafter set forth, shall be the standards of
'water quality for the purposes of Chapter 37, Public Health Regulations, Depart-
fment of Health, State of Hawaii, and shall be enforced and administered as-
provided therein.
Chapter 37-A
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Under and by virtue of the provisions of Chapter 342, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972,
PL 92-500, and all other applicable laws, Chapter 37-A of the Public Health
Regulations, Department of Health, State of Hawaii, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sections:
1. Purpose and Scope
2. Definitions
3. Classification of Water Uses
4. Zones of Mixing
5. Classification and Establishment
of Water Areas
6. Water Quality Standards
7. Establishment, Renewal, and
Termination of Zones of Mixing
8. Severabiliry
9. Effective Date
Section 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Section 2. DEFINITIONS —;:;--_ .-
.A.. "Near shore waters" means all coastal waters lying within a" defined"
reef area, all waters of a depth less than ten fathoms, or waters up~ to a
distance of 1,000 feet off-shore if there is no defined reef area and if
the depth is greater than ten fathoms. " - =
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B. "Off-shore waters" means all coastal waters beyond the limits defined
for "near shore waters."
C "Coastal waters" includes "near shore waters," "off-shore waters,"
and all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.
D. "Best available demonstrated pollution control technology" means that
treatment or control necessary to achieve requirements established
pursuant to statutes and regulations of the State of Hawaii and to the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
Section 3. CLASSIFICATION OF WATER USES
A. Classification of Coastal Water Uses
Coastal waters are classified in accordance with the uses to be
protected in each class as follows:
1. Class A A waters
The uses to be protected in this class of waters are oceanographic
research, the support and propagation of shellfish and other marine
life, conservation of coral reefs and wilderness areas, compatible
recreation, and aesthetic enjoyment.
It is the objective of this class of waters that they remain in as nearly
their natural, pristine state as possible with an absolute minimum of
pollution from any source. To die extent possible, the wilderness
character of such areas shall be protected. No zones of mixing will
be permitted in these waters.
The classification of any water area as Class AA shall not preclude
other uses of such waters compatible widi these objectives and in
conformance with the standards applicable to them.
2. Class A waters
The uses to be protected in this class of waters are recreational
(including fishing, swimming, badiing, and other water-contact
sports), aesthetic enjoyment, and the support and propagation of
aquatic life.
It is die objective for this class of waters that their use for recrea-
tional purposes and aesthetic enjoyment not be limited in any way.
Such waters shall be kept clean of any trash, solid materials or oils,
and shall not act as receiving waters for any effluent which has not
received the best degree of treatment or control practicable under
existing technology and compatible with the standards established for
this class.
3. Class B waters
The uses to be protected in this class of waters are small boat
harbors, commercial and industrial shipping, bait fishing, compatible
recreation, die support and propagation of aquatic life, and aesthetic
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It is the objective for this class of waters that discharges of any
pollutant be controlled to the maximum degree possible and that
sewage and industrial effluents receive the best degree of treatment
control practicable under existing technology and compatible with the
standards established for this class.
The Class B designation shall apply only to a limited area next to
boat docking facilities in bays and harbors. The rest of the water area
in such bay or harbor shall be Class A unless given some other speci-
fic designation in Section 5.
B. Classification of Fresh Water Uses
Fresh waters are classified in accordance with die uses to be protected
as follows:
1. Class 1 waters ; _.
The uses to be protected in this class of waters are drinking; water
supply, food processing, die support and propagation of aquatic
life, and compatible recreation.
It is the objective of this class of waters that they remain in as
nearly their natural state as possible with an absolute minimum of
pollution from any source. To die extent possible, die wilderness
character of such areas shall be protected. Waste discharges into these
waters are prohibited.
2. Class 2 waters
The uses to be protected in this class of waters are bathing, swim-
ming, the support and propagation of aquatic life, compatible recrea-
tion, and agricultural and industrial water supply.
It is the objective for this class of waters that their use for
recreational purposes, propagation of fish and odier aquatic life,_,and
agricultural and industrial water supply not be limited in any way.
Such waters shall be kept clean of trash, solid materials or oils, andr
shall not act as receiving waters for any effluent which has: not re-.
ceived the best degree of treatment or control practicable under
existing technology and compatible with the standards established
for diis class.
Section 4. ZONES OF MIXING : I
Zones of mixing for die assimilation of municipal, agricultural,.and
trial discharges which have received die best degree of treatment or control prac-
ticable under existing technology are recognized as necessary..-_ - ::: 7-__
' It is the objective of this limited zone to provide for a current realistic
means of control over such discharges and at the same time achieve the highest-
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GENERAL POLICY OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
It is the public policy of this state to conserve the waters of the state, -and to
protect, maintain, and improve the quality thereof for drinking water supply,
and food processing, for the growth, support and propagation of shellfish, fish
and other desirable species of marine and aquatic life, for oceanographic
research, for the conservation of coral reefs and wilderness areas, and for
domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate uses; and to
provide that no waste be discharged into any waters of this state without first
being given the degree of treatment necessary to protect the legitimate bene-
ficial uses of such waters; and to provide for the prevention, abatement, and
control of new and existing water pollution; and to cooperate with the federal
government in carrying out these objectives.
Therefore, waters whose qualities are higher than established Water Quality
Standards shall not be lowered in quality unless it has been affirmatively
demonstrated to the Director that such change is justifiable as a result of
necessary economic or social development and will not interfere with or
become injurious to any assigned uses made of, or presently in, such waters.
Any industrial, public, or private project or development which could constitute a
new source of pollution or an increased source of pollution will be required, as
part of the initial project design to provide the highest and best degree of waste
treatment practicable under existing technology. In implementing the policy of
this paragraph as it relates to water under federal jurisdiction, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency will be kept advised and provided with
such information as he will need from time to time to protect the interests of the
United States and the authority of the Administrator in maintaining high
quality of the waters of the United States.
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Section 5. CLASSIFICATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF
WATER AREAS
The following classification of water uses shall apply to the following areas:
A. Coastal Water Areas and Non-Tidal Brackish and Saline Surface Water
Areas
1. Oahu
(a) Class AA waters
Waimanalo Bay from Makapuu Point to the southerly boundary
of Kaiona Beach Park and including the waters surrounding Ma-
nana and Kaohikaipu Islands.
Kaneohe Bay.
Kahana Bay.
Waialua Bay, from Puaena Point to Kaiaka Point.
The near shore waters along Kaena Point for a distance of 3H
miles towards Mokuleia and 35i miles towards Makua.
That portion of West Loch, Pearl Harbor, lying north of a tan-
gent drawn from Nichols Point to Loch Point.
Hanauma Bay.
(b) Class A waters
That portion of Waimanalo Bay not designated Class AA.
Kailua Bay, from Wailea Point to Mokapu Point.
The near shore waters between Mokapu Point and Pyramid
Rock.
The near shore waters between Makalii Point and Laie Point.
Laie Bay.
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class. - -
(c) Class B waters : ." .
Kaneohe Bay small boat harbor adjacent to Kaneohe Yacht -
Club.
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station small boat harbor and pier
area.
Kewalo Basin.
Ala Wai Boat Harbor.
Pokai Bay small boat harbor.
Haleiwa small boat harbor.
Keehi Lagoon marina areas.
Heeia-Kea small boat harbor.
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Pearl Harbor—Middle Loch and East Loch and that portion of
West Loch not classed as AA waters.
Honolulu Harbor.
Hickam Harbor.
Kuapa Pond marina areas.
2. Kauai
(a) Class AA waters
The near shore waters between Hikimoe Valley and Puu Poa
Point, including Wainiha Bay and Hanaiei Bay.
The near shore waters between die western boundary of Hoai
Bay to Makahuena Point.
(b) Class A waters
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
(c) Class B waters
Wailua River small boat harbor.
Kukuiula small boat harbor.
Hanapepe Bay small boat harbor.
Kikiaola Harbor.
Nawiliwili Harbor.
Port Allen Harbor.
3. Niihau
(a) Class AA waters
The near shore waters surrounding the island of Niihau.
(b) Class A waters
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
4. Molokai
(a) Class AA waters
The near shore waters between the westerly boundary of Haleo-
lono Harbor and Laau Point.
The near shore waters between Laau Point and Ilio Point and
from Ilio Point to Lamaola Head.
The near shore waters from Cape Halawa 10 the easterly
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Halawa Bay
The near shore waters from the westerly boundary of Kaunakaki
Harbor to the easterly boundary of Haleolono Harbor.
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
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(c) Class B waters
Kaunakakai Harbor.
Haleolono Harbor.
Kalaeloa Harbor.
5. Lanai
(a) Class AA waters
All near shore waters not included in any other class.
(b) Class A waters
All off-shore waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
Manele Bay.
(c) Class B waters
Manele Harbor.
Kaumalapau Harbor.
6. Maui
(a) Class AA waters
The near shore waters between Nakalele Point and Waihee
Point.
The near shore waters between Huelo Point and Puu Olai.
(b) Class A waters - . -
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
(c) Class B waters
Maalaea small boat harbor.
Lahaina small boat harbor.
Kahului Harbor.
Hana Harbor.
7. Hawaii
(a) Class AA waters - _
The near shore waters from Leleiwi Point to Waiulaula Point.
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(b) Class A waters
The near shore waters from the northern boundary of Kawaihae
Harbor to the southern boundary of Mahukona Harbor.
The near shore waters from Kauilii Point to the westerly
boundary of Hilo Harbor.
All coastal waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
(c) Class B waters
Honaupo Bay.'
Kealakekua Bay.
Keauhou Bay.
Kailua Bay.
Honokahau Bay.
Mahukona Harbor.
Hilo Harbor.
Kawaihae Harbor.
8. All Other Islands of the State
(a) Class A A waters
All near shore waters of all islands not classified in Section
5.A.I. dirough 7.
(b) Class A waters
All off-shore waters and non-tidal brackish and saline surface
waters not included in any other class.
B. Fresh Water Areas
1. Class I waters
All sources of fresh surface waters on all islands whether publicly
or privately owned, used for domestic, culinary, or food processing
purposes.
2. Class 2 waters
All fresh surface waters included in "State waters" as defined by
Chapter 37, Public Health Regulations, not included in Class 1.
Section 6. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
A. Basic Standards Applicable to all Water Areas
All waters shall be free of substances attributable to domestic, indus-
trial, or other controllable sources as follows:
1. Materials that will settle to form objectionable sludo-e
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2. Floating debris, oil, grease, scum, and other floating materials;
3. Substances in amounts sufficient to produce taste or odor in the water
or detectable off-flavor in the flesh of fish, or in amounts sufficient
to produce objectionable color, turbidity, or other conditions in the
receiving waters;
4. High temperature, biocides, pathogenic organisms, toxic, corrosive,
or othe"r deleterious substances at levels or combinations sufficient to
be toxic or harmful to human, animal, plant or aquatic life .or in
amounts sufficient to interfere with any beneficial use of the water.
As a minimum, evaluation by use of a 96-hour bioassay as described in
the most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater shall be conducted. Survival of test or-
ganisms shall not be less than that in controls which utilize appro-
priate experimental water;
5. Substances and conditions or combinations thereof in concentrations
which produce undesirable aquatic life. :
All waters shall also be free from soil particles resulting from erosion
on land involved in earthwork, such as the construction of public works;
highways; subdivisions; recreational, commercial, or industrial develop-
ments; or the cultivation and management of agricultural lands. This
standard shall be deemed met if it can be shown that the land on
which the erosion occurred or is occurring is being managed in accord-
ance with soil conservation practices acceptable to the Director, and that
a comprehensive conservation program is being actively pursued, or that
the discharge has received the best degree of treatment or control
practicable under existing technology. The determination of compliance
with the standard shall be made by the Director, consistent with the
Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act and the Rules of Practice and
Procedure of the Department of Health.
B. Specific Standards Applicable to Particular Water Areas-
1. Microbiological Requirements Applicable to:
The median coliform bacteria shall not ex- Class AA " ~ ;
ceed 70 per 100 ml during any 30-day period nor -"
shall samples exceed 230 per 100 ml at any time. :"~" ~
The median coiiform bacteria shall not exceed Classes A,
1000 per 100 ml, nor shall more than 10% of the
samples exceed 2,400 per 100 ml during any 1 and 2
30-day period.
Fecal coliform content shall not exceed an
arithmetic average of 200 per 100 ml during any :~~ "
30-day period nor shall more than 10% of the ' —
samples exceed 400 per 100 ml in the same time
period. For such portion of Class 1 waters from
which water is withdrawn for distribution for
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drinking water or food processing following sim-
ple chlorination, the fecal coliform content shall
not exceed an arithmetic average of 20 per 100
ml during any calendar month.
Fecal coliform content shall not exceed an
arithmetic average of 400 per 100 ml during any
30-day period nor shall more than 10% of the
samples exceed 1000 per 100 ml in the same time
period.
To determine compliance widi the above mi-
crobiological requirements where a "30-day pe-
riod" is specified, a minimum of ten samples
shall be collected.
2. pH—Units
Not more than li unit difference from natural
conditions but not lower than 8.0 nor higher
dian 8.5 from other than natural causes. (Not
lower than 7.0 for fresh tidal waters.)
Not more than H unit difference from natural
conditions but not lower than 7.0 nor higher than
8.5 from other than natural causes.
Not less than 6.5 nor higher than 8.5.
3. Nutrient Materials
Total phosphorus, not greater than 0.020
mg/1.
Total phosphorus, not greater than 0.025
mg/1.
Total phosphorus, not greater than 0.030
mg/1.
Total phosphorus, not greater than 0.20 mg/1;
except not greater than 0.05/mg/l for waters
entering lakes or reservoirs.
Total nitrogen, not greater than 0.10 mg/1.
Total nitrogen, not greater than 0.15 mg/1.
Total nitrogen, not greater than 0.20 mg/1.
Class B
Applicable to:
Class AA
Classes
A, B, and 1
Class 2
Applicable to:
Class AA
Class A
Class B
Classes 1 and 2
Class AA
Class A
Class B
4. Dissolved Oxygen (except from natural causes) Applicable to:
Not less than 6.0 mg/I. Classes AA and 1
Not less than 5.0 mg/1. Classes A and 2
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5. Total Dissolved Solids, Salinity, and Currents
No changes in channels, in basin geometry of
the area, or in freshwater influx shall be made
which would cause permanent changes in isoha-
line patterns of more than ± 10% of naturally
occurring variation or which would otherwise
affect biological and sedimentiological situation.
Total dissolved solids shall not be below 28,000
mg/1 from other than natural causes.
6. Temperature
Temperature of receiving waters shall not
change more than 1.5° from natural conditions.
7. Turbidity
Secchi disc or secchi disc equivalent as "ex-
tinction coefficient" determinations shall not be
altered from natural conditions more than 5%
for Class AA or Class 1 waters, 10% for Class
A or Class 2 waters, or 20% for Class B waters.
Applicable to:
Class AA
Applicable to:
Classes AA, A,
B, 1, and 2
Applicable to:
Classes AA,
A, B, 1, and 2
Applicable to:
Classes AA, A,
B, l.and 2
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8. Radionuciides
Concentrations of radioactive materials shall
not exceed minimum concentrations which are
feasible to achieve. In no case shall such material
exceed the limits established in die 1962 Public
Health Service Drinking Water Standards (or
later amendments) or l/30th of the MPCw values
given for continuous occupational exposure in
die National Bureau of Standards Handbook No.
69. The concentrations in water shall not result
in accumulation of radioactivity in plants or
animals that result in a hazard to humans or
harm to aquatic life.
The concentration of radioactive materials
present in fresh, estuarine, and marine waters
shall be less than those that would require restric-
tions on the use of organisms harvested from the
area in order to meet die Radiation Protection
Guides recommended by the Federal Radiation
Council.
Analyses to determine water quality shall be based on the U.S. Environmen--
tal Protection Agency manual entitled "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water-
and Wastes," as revised, and "Biological Methods for Measuring the Quality of
Water and Wastes," as revised, or as otherwise previously specified or approved
by the Director. - _ - . _
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These water quality criteria are baaed upon the best currently available data.
It is possible that studies planned to be made in connection with the implementa-
tion program may prove them to be either inadequate or unattainable. For this
reason, they will be subject to periodic review and, where necessary, to change.
Any change will be made only after public hearing, held in compliance with the
Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act and the Rules of Practice and Procedure of
the Department of Health.
Section 7. ESTABLISHMENT, RENEWAL, AND TERMINATION
OF ZONES OF MIXING
A. Every application for a zone of mixing shall be made on forms furnished
by the Director and shall be accompanied by a complete and detailed
description of present.conditions, how present conditions do not con-
form to standards, and such other information as the Director may
prescribe by rules and regulations.
B. Each application for a zone of mixing shall be reviewed in light of the
descriptions, statements, plans, histories, and other supporting informa-
tion as may be submitted upon the request of the Director, and the effect
or probable effect upon the water quality standards established pursuant
to this Chapter.
C. Whenever an application is approved, the Director shall establish the
zone of mixing taking into account protected uses of the body of water,
existing natural conditions of the receiving water, character of the ef-
fluent, and the adequacy of the design of the outfall and diffuser system
to achieve maximum dispersion and assimilation of the treated or con-
trolled waste widi a minimum of undesirable or noticeable effect on the
receiving water.
D. Approval of a zone of mixing shall be made only after a public hearing is
held by the Director in the county where the source is situated in accord-
ance with the Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act and the Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the Department of Health.
E. No zone of mixing shall be granted by the Director unless the application
and the supporting information clearly show that:
l.The continuation of the function or operation involved in the dis-
charge by the granting of the zone of mixing is in the public interest;
and
2. The discharge occurring or proposed to occur does not substantially
endanger human health or safety; and
3. Compliance with the existing water quality standards from which a
zone of mixing is sought would produce serious hardships without
equal or greater benefits to the public; and
4. The discharge occurrine or nronn«*»r) m
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with any actual or probable use of the water areas for which it is
classified, and has received the best degree of treatment or control
practicable under existing technology or, in die case of die proposed
discharge, will receive die best available demonstrated pollution con-
trol technology, processes and operating methods.
F. Any zone of mixing or renewal diereof shall he granted widiin die
requirements of this section and for time periods and under conditions
consistent with die reasons dierefore and widiin die following limita-
tions:
1. If die zone of mixing is granted on die ground diat diere is no
practicable means known or available for die adequate prevention,
control, or abatement of die discharge involved, it shall be only until
die necessary means for prevention, control, or abatement become
practicable and subject to die taking of any substitute or alternate
measures diat die Director may prescribe. No renewal of a zone of
mixing granted under diis subsection shall be allowed widiout a
diorough review of known and available means of preventing, con-
trolling, or abating die discharge involved.
2. The Director may issue a zone of mixing for a period not exceeding
five years.
3. Every zone of mixing granted under this section shall include, but not
limited to, conditions requiring die grantee to perform effluent and
receiving water sampling and report die results of each sampling to
the Director, and a program of research to develop practicable alterna-
tives to die mediods of treatment or control in use by die grantee may
be required if such research is deemed prudent by die Director.
G. Any zone of mixing granted pursuant to diis section may be renewed
from time to time on terms and conditions and for periods not exceeding
"five years which would be appropriate on initial granting of a zone of
mixing; provided diat die applicant for renewal had met all- of the
conditions specified in die immediately preceding zone of mixing; aiid
provided furdier, diat die renewal, and die zone of mixing established
in pursuance thereof, shall provide for discharge not greater in quantity
of mass emissions than diat attained pursuant to the terms of the im-
mediately preceding zone of mixing at its expiration. No renewal shall
be granted except on application therefore. Any such application shall
be made at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the zone of mixing.
H. No zone of mixing granted pursuant to this part shall be construed to
prevent or limit die application of any emergency provisions and pro-
cedures provided by law.
I. The establishment of any zone of mixing shall be subject to the con-
currence of die U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. --~
]. The Director, on his own motion, or upon die application of any^person,
shall terminate a zone of mixing, if after a hearing, he shall determine"
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that the water area does not meet the basic standards applicable to all
water areas or that the zone of mixing granted will unreasonably inter-
fere with any actual or probable use of the water area or that the dis-
charge does not receive the best degree of treatment or control prac-
ticable under existing technology or that the new discharge did not
receive the best available demonstrated pollution control technology,
processes, and operating methods. Such termination shall be made
only after a hearing held by the Director on the island where the area
is situated in accordance with the Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act
and the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Department of Health.
Upon such termination the standards of water quality applicable thereto
shall be those established for the water as otherwise classified.
K. Upon expiration of the period stated in the designation, the zone of
mixing shall automatically terminate and no rights shall become vested
in the designee.
Section 8. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Chapter, or its application to any person or circum-
stance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances, and the remainder of this Chapter, shall not be affected thereby.
Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Chapter shall be effective 60 days after approval by the Governor.
I, Walter B. Quisenberry, M.D., Director of Health, State of Hawaii, hereby
certify that the foregoing regulations were adopted by the Department of Health
on the 2nd day of November, 1973. . .. ..
WALTER B. QUISENBERRY, M.D.
Director of Health
The foregoing regulations are hereby approved as to form this 25th day of
February, 1974.
JAMES A. KAWACHIKA
Deputy Attorney General
The foregoing regulations are hereby approved this 6th day of March, 1974.
GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI
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MARINE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
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STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
FOR THE WATERS OF THE
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
(Release No. 17-73)
PART 1 QFNERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Under and by virtue of the provisions of Public Law
4C-78 of the Trust Territory, these Regulations and any further
Amendments, and any other applicable laws, the following Water
Quality Standards are hereby promulgated:
PART 2 ' POLICY
2.1 It is the policy of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands that:
(a) All sewage and all wastes prior to discharge will receive the
best practicable treatment or control unless it can be demonstrated
that a lesser degree of treatment or control will provide water
quality commensurate with the uses of waters of the Territory, and
(b) Waters whose existing quality is better tfran the established""
standards as of the date on which such standards become effective
will be maintained at their existing high quality. These and other
waters of the Territory mil not be lowered in quality ^unless and
until it has been affirmatively demonstrated to the Environmental
Protection Board or its designee, and the Administrator of the -
Environmental Protection Agency that such change is justifiable as
a result of necessary economic or social development and will not
Interfere with or become injurious to any assigned-'uses made-of, or '"
presently possible, in such waters. Any industrial/ public :or-"private-
project or development which would constitute a new source of pollution
or an." increased source of pollution to high quality waters'will be
required, as part of the initial project design, to -provide the
highest- and best degree of waste treatment available under existing
technology.
(c) No direct discharges of sewage or other wastes from other than
natural causes, treated or untreated, will be permitted -into- fresh: -
.surface waters, or. fresh.ground waters of the Territory.
(d) .Discharge of any hazardous substance, such as pesticides,"herbi-
cides, etc., into any waters of the Territory is prohibited.
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PART 3 DEFINITIONS
(a) "Near-shore waters" means: (1) ATI coastal raters lying within
a defined reef area; (2) All coastal waters of a depth of less than
ten fathoms (60 feet); (3) All coastal waters greater than 10 fathoms
up to 1,000 feet off-shore where there is no defined reef area.
(b) "Off-shore waters" means all coastal waters beyond the limits
defined for "near-shore waters."
(c) "Coastal waters" includes "near-shore waters", "off-shore waters",
and those brackish, fresh and salt waters that are subject to the ebb
and flow of the tide.
(d) "Best practicable treatment or control" is defined herein as
not less than: (l) Treatment in accordance with national guidelines
for discharge into off-shore waters—provided evaluation of water
current patterns demonstrates the effluent will not be brought back
to the beach or near-shore waters; (2) Secondary treatment for
discharge into "near-shore waters" provided that such discharge
will not be made in areas which are primary contact waters for re-
creational purposes or will not'be made into areas of.unique -value
into which it has been determined no waste water effluent is accep-
table j (3) Disinfection cornnri outer—acceptable only on emergency
• basis (period 3-6 months) with special approval of the Director of
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Health Services or the Chairman of the Environmental Protection Board.
(e) "Receiving water" is that stream, aquifer, or body of water
receiving a discharge in any physical form.
(f) "Standards of water quality" is herein defined to be synonymous
with the meaning of "water quality criteria" as defined in the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
(g) "Primary contact waters for recreational purposes" are those
waters where such, activities as swimming, wading, water skiing, surfing,
and other activities occur and in which there is prolonged and intimate
contact with, the water involving considerable risk of ingesting water
in quantities sufficient to pose a significant health hazard.
PART 4 CLASSIFICATION
The following water classifications, according to
recognized beneficial uses, are hereby designated (order of listing
is not intended to imply relative rank of importance):
4.1 Public or Domestic Water Supply
4.2 Industrial Water Supply
4.3 Agricultural Water Supply
4.4 Propagation of Fish and Other Aquatic Life and Wildlife
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4.5 Special classes— (a) Waters-reserved for conservation
of native marine biota; (b) Shellfish propagation;
(c) Commercial and sports fishing. \
4-.6 Esthetic Enjoyment.
4.7 Recreation.
4.8 Special Class-Primary Water Contact.
4.9 Navigation, including harbors, small boat harbors,
marinas and waters adjacent to piers and docks.
PART 5 STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY
5.1 The following shall apply to all raters of the Trust
Territory at all times:
(a) Free from visible floating materials, oils, grease, scum, foam,
and other floating matter attributable to sewage, industrial wastes,
or other wastes. , ^
(b) Free from materials attributable to sewage, industrial wastes, or
other wastes that will produce visible turbidity or settle to form
deposits.
(c) Free from materials attributable to sewage, industrial wastes or
other wastes that will produce color, odor, or taste, either of itself
or in combination, ,or in the biota.
(d) Free from substances and conditions or combinations thereof
attributable to sewage^ industrial wastes, or other wastes that will
induce undesirable aquatic life.
(e) Free from substances and conditions or combinations thereof
attributable to sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes toxic or
irritant to humans, animals, plants, and aquatic life.
In addition to the above "Five Freedoms", the following criteria
shall also apply at all times to waters for each of the following
classifications: • " ,
PART 6 PUBLIC OR DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY
6.1 There shall be no discharge of sewage, industrial
wastes, or other wastes into waters designated for public or domestic
water supply. To the extent that such discharges are now occurring
and such discharges reach surface waters, fecal coliforas shall not
"exceed an arithmetic mean of 20/100 ml in any 30-day period. Fresh
ground waters designated for public or domestic water supply shall
^e-.-protected -and preserved -so that they mil meet PHS Drinking Water
Standards.,
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• " 6.2 Treated surface waters used for public or domestic
- - water supply shall meet the recommendations of the Public Health
— Service Drinking Water Standards.
— 6.3 Temperature from other than natural causes ah* 11 not.
exceed 85°F, and there shall not be more than 5°F increase nor more
than a 1.0°F hourly temperature variation due to thermal discharges
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H— - - -- 6.4 Ammonia nitrogen *»>»«»TI be less than 0.01 mgA as N-~-.._
-"• -— 6.5 Dissolved oxygen in surface waters shall not be
• reduced from natural conditions. -, — - "~ ~
" --" ~" -" 6.6. pH shall be within 0.1 pH units of that natural to -
• the water. -
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• 0.025 mgA- - ; ; '-_.-
-"---•--— - 6.8 Carbon chloroform extract shall be less than 0.025-_----
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— .. ,. 6.9 . Methylene blue active substances shall be-.virtually-
•| absent. .
-;*— -" --"- 6.10 • Pesticides, herbicides, and phenols shall be absent.- _-
PART 7 * RECREATION . — - ";-_L ;
|::r'::r _~'-'-r 7.1 The fecal coliform limit in primary contact waters-
~ '_ - - shall not exceed a log mean of 200ACO ml nor exceed_4.00/1QO --ml. •_ -
in more than 10 percent of samples during any 30-day"period. . -,- -.
• 7.2 The pH range shall be 7.0 to 8.3- - - -^ --
-^" --—- - - ~*7.~3r Visibility shall not be reduced by more -than, 10 percent -
• of natural values as measured by Secchi disc. ~. ------^-_ ~-^_ -~~~- ~~-
~-^ -- -----"--^7.4 Temperature shall not exceed 85°F due to influence-_-----
• of other than natural conditions. -. -_- - -.__- -_-_r__
:- "-17"1 PART 8 PROPAGATION OF FISH AND OTHER AQUATIG-LIFE ---;:,._
••r—~':- :c-~— "-8."i Temperatxire shg.il not deviate from natural conditions--,
-* - - by more than 1.5°F, nor hourly deviate by more than- l-0°F,-_£-_- --T" -
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8.2 Dissolved oxygen shall be 'greater than 6..Q mg/1 unless
reduced "by natural causes. N
8.3 pH shall be within 0.1 pH unit of the natural value.
8.4 In shellfish areas, coliform concentrations shall comply
with Public Health Service Shellfish Standards in its latest revision." 7.
8.5 The naturally occurring ratio of the concentrations of
nitrogen to phosphorus will be maintained in all waters.
PART 9 NAVIGATION
9.1 pH shal3 not be less than 7.0 nor more than 8.5 nor
shall the influence of these waters, where they connect with waters
of other uses, cause a change in the natural pH of more than' 0.1
pH unit.
9.2 The free C02 shall not exceed 20 mg/1 except where
due to natural causes. - • _
PART 10 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS -
10.1 In multiple-classification areas or where different
values for the same parameter are involved, the most stringent
criterion will apply. . .
10.2 DO shall not be less than 6 mg/1 .in all saline surface
waters from other than natural causes.
"10.3 Fecal coliform limits shall not exceed 2000/100 ml at
any time or at any place. ^ _.*___ .. . _-""_"
10.4. The concentration of radioactivity shall not: -. ....-
(a) . exceed 1/30 of the MFCy/ (Maximum Permissible Concentration "". ' \"
±h water) values given for continuous occupational exposure'in the . ,
.National Bureau of Standards Handbook No. 69 as revised; ~.~ ' ~ '_'
(b) " exceed the current Public Health Service Drinking Water"Standards_'
for waters used for public or domestic supplies; """_
(c) "result in accumulations of radioactivity in edible plants and , __"
animals that present a hazard to consumers; ._.. _.. ~ . ."., "" _.
(.d) be harmful to aquatic life. ; .'."..
Since human exposure to any ionizing radiation is - .
undesirable the concentration of radioactivity in natural waters ,_.
will be maintained at the lowest practicable level!"" ~7 "-""--
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PAST "II WATER USES - IDENTIFICATION OF WATER FOR BENEFICIAL USES
11.1 Fresh Water. The topography and geology of the six
administrative districts in the Trust Territory vary. The 'Jlow islands"-
of Majuro are composed of low, sandy platforms, Saipan is "basically '
limestone and low sandy areas; Truk, Ponape, Palau and Yap are of
volcanic origin. In the "low islands" of Majuro, "Saipan, and similar
areas. there are no rivers. Rainfall readily percolates" through" the ~
porous coraline limestone formations to form fresh" water lenses —
the major sources of water supply for these islands. On the "high — "- :
volcanic islands in Ponape, Truk, Palau and Yap the soils are ~ " ,.
impermeable, resulting in numerous rivers, streams and ;a natural- ~~_ ' :
lake in Palau. Water supplies are obtained from these streams or — — -
springs. ;~j - —•= -'-'--
Realizing the expanding need for fresh, palatable
water, and the unique water sources for the various islands, it is ------ -_-
necessary to classify ail fresh surface and ground waters; for -public - : :
and domestic water supply purposes, propagation of 'fish and "aquatic-- '_-
life, esthetic enjoyment and recreation. Other beneficial uses - \2~~~
for these 'waters are industrial and agricultural water supplies.- -
11.2 Near-Shore Waters. All near- shore waters shall be
protected for industrial water supplies, propagation of~fish and-
other aquatic life (including waters reserved for -conservation of '---
native marine biota, shellfish propagation, and commerical-and sport
fishing), esthetic enjoyment and recreation. Unless otherwise -
specified, the following near-shore waters shall be -protected for-
navigation (seafaring vessels and small craft), in addition to -----
uses listed above. MqlAVqi Harbor (Palau), Tomil "Harbor- (Yap ),; ------
Tanapag Harbor (Saipan), Oror en Newacho Harbor ( Truk),-- Ponape ; '
Harbor (Ponape), and Majuro Harbor, immediately adjacent to -the
dock.- r (Refer to Figures A, B, C, D, E, and F respectively^} -"All ':'
other waters in, around, and adjacent to docks and piers_not "listed-
above ah«n be protected for qmali boats navigation ,:r ~ :~ ~'_ ~-~
— , - ----_- To the extent that most of the lagoons in the district
centers are highly polluted, fishing, wading or swimming in waters --"
reserved for recreation and also known to be polluted shall "be—pro- --
•hibited until such time that they have been brought ^in'domplianie7"' -
.with quality standards. All possible efforts shaij: ^be "made- via --
news media and other means to inform the people of -the ^condition xif — _
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11.3 Off-Shore Waters. In recognition of the multiple
uses (industrial water supply, propagation of fish and other aquatic
life and wildlife, esthetic enjoyment, recreation, and navigation)
made of off-shore waters, the risks of occasional ingestion by humans,
and need for protection to the maximum erfcent feasible for all uses,
the most stringent standards of those previously described shall
apply to these waters.
11.4 Waters for Other Purposes. For precautionary measures
against accidental ingestion of pathogens or chemicals attributed"""""".'
to sewage discharge, fishing or swimming within close proximity
of any sewage outfall inside a lagoon or inner reef is prohibited.
PART 12 - A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS , . _.;r
12.1 Existing Waste Water Discharge. Discharge of raw.. .
sewage originating from housing, hospitals and other institutions".
into the lagoons is common throughout the Trust Territory. .A pollu-
tion abatement inventory (Table I) contains a list of sources of
these discharges, types of waste, present treatment, if .any, and
additional treatment needed,'the date when additional treatment is
required to bring the waste discharge in compliance with applicable-
water quality standards. Any new treatment facility shall .provide, .
for not less than best practicable treatment of control consistent
with the policies as herein provided.
12.2 Septic Tanks, Cesspools, and Privies. Regulations____
for location and construction of these facilities are _being_promul^~ ~
gated.
- -" 12.3 Waste from Vessels and Marinas. Regulations for --:;-
control of waste discharges from commercial and private.vessels-andV:7
'from naval and other military vessels will be promulgated - by _the:-_-r
Trust Territory Environmental Protection Board and ^-enacted -.-before._- -_r
"Fiscal Year ending 1973. These regulations will be based on no
discharge within the territorial requirements. __; __--
'- - 12.4 Erosion and Other Surface Drainage. Erosion could ._. -
be a serious problem in the "high." islands due to -volcanic nature V.. _T_
of -the soil and the rugged topography. The problem is compounded--..- -.-
by'drainage from construction sites. There is no program..for.con- :;
trol of erosion. During heavy rainfalls, considerable damage ..could
be inflicted on reefs, lagoons and estuarine biota* „_"_.-- . : - -•-.. :
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The Board Till coordinate with the Land Conservation Division"
within the Department of Resources and the Department of Public "
forks, to develop a program and adopt regulations before Fiscal Year
("Tiffing 1973 to prevent erosion.
12.5 Nutrients. Problems associated with nutrients in-the ------
lagoons have not been observed. The fact that the necessary conditions
for algae growth (sunlight, relatively constant temperatures, and "_ /~;
shallow lagoons) exist year-round in toe Territory/" an introduction" ;
of a sufficient amount of nutrients into these lagoons "could induce-" -
eutrophic conditions. With proper locations of sewer _putf alls" ""
supported by scientific study, i.e., current , depth, and wind' data," "
this problem could be prevented or minimised. ~ .--_-_
12.6 Pesticides and Herbicides. Regulations for the com—^---
trolled use of pesticides and herbicides are partially covered under ; ~ "_
Public Health Regulation Chapter 14. Necessary amendments" will be—-" --
made as needed. ' - __..._---,--
12.7 Pollution from Diffused Sources. _Soon*~after a ssw«r=~=-^-
system has been put in operation in the District Centers, a "sanitary"
survey 'program of all diffused sources of pollution or contamination- "
will be initiated to identify each source of pollution, and. its ;^ _!.; ".
control. This program will continue as long as any such pollution
or" contamination is known to ezLst. " "" *~ ~~
PART 13 WATER MONITORING AND SI3H72ILLANC2-PSCGRAM ------ :'~
- 11.1 The Water Quality Surveillance Program "for the Terri- -;-;
tpry will consist of periodic inspections of treatment 'plants"/ ""monitor^"
and "sampling both surface and near-shore waters _and iavestigations :_
.response" to complaints. The Chief, Division of Environmental ~~-~~~~^
within the Department of Health Services, fshall_be "irespqnsiblf ^~_
_ "for admijiistration of this program for the EPB. ^e^d±7±siq;n;sMll;/ '_'
establish cooperative support from other departm^lfs"~aiid"agencfes,'~_; -'
_"b6th .local and Federal, to assist in performing these 'activities . ~~
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.13.2 Monitoring programs shall include "bactsriolqgicalT — "~
~ Chemical, physical, and biological ezaiiTf nations . ; ~£a:borgtory
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tions~of" these parameters shall be required in all;areas _o;f;wastf
discharges or outfalls to assure compliance 'jyith "the ""standards ." ; "S
^sewage "treatment plant should be provided facilities"for"i"ts"~cwn
physical, chemical and bacteriological examination". "Dos to
sidekablV distance between the district centers acd "the "Headquarters
.X3fflce/" special effort will be made to coordinate ^sampling
analytical techniques, and reporting.
'"Protejctlcn Beard staff shall be responsible for training " of "district"
staff "on these procedures and evaluations of performance. '~~~ ..... "
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Saaolinj Points
YAP
1. Tonal Harbor
2. Colonia Lagoon
3. Toail Bay
U.~ Hbrovo Bay
TRUK (Uoen )
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2. Oror en unulou
3. Sabert Point
k. Harbor Vicinity .
5. Mwan Bay
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1. T-Dock « Causevsy
2. Densercnger Bay
3. Iwayana Bay
b. Port of Palau
5. -Bechel (.-lalakal)
MAHSJ'CALLS (Ma.iuro)
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MARINE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
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STATEMENT P.- POLICY
It snail bs the pus lie policy of Gu2.-a TO:
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!. conserve, protect, raintain, and improve 7,19 quality
for or inking water susply anc food processing, for t.-.a c.-avth and
propagation of aquatic life, for marine research and for t.-.e
conservation of coral rests and wilserness areas, a~d for ccoestic,
agricultural, cstrcnercial , industrial, recreational and ot->er
lagitinate uses;
2. provide that no pollutant dischargs into any waters is allowed,
unless (a) the discharge first receives processing wnich will
assure the pollutant removal or provide the control technology
necessary to protect the legitimate beneficial uses of the waters,
and (b) the discharge meets the effluent limitations established for
that discharge; and
3. provide for the prevention, abatement and control of new and existing
water pol I ution.
Further, unser terms of U.S. Public Law 92-500, it is the national goal
that:
I. the discharge of pollutants Into navigable waters be eliminated by
1965;
2. wharavar attainable, an interim goal of water quality, wr.ich provides
for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish and wildlife,
and provides for recreation in and on the water, be achieved by July
I, 1983; enc!
3. the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited.
Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained in the Water Pollution Control
Act (Section 9950.5 Cb) and (e) of Chapter II, Title X of trie Govameant
Code of Guam), which authorized the formulation of standards of water purity
and classification of water according to the trast beneficial uses of such
waters, the Guam Environmental Prorsction Agency hereby proposes to adopt
the following standards of water quality for Guam.
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Waters whose existing qualiry was betrer than the establishsd srandards, as
of April 1963, will oe maintained at the sane htgn qual i ty-.exisTir.s at -that
tiir.s.
Waters whose existing qual iry is less tnan the esrabl ished sTancarcs for
their use due to the presence of substances, conditions, or ca-bi.-.ations
thereof attributable to domestic, corrsrcial and industrial disc.iarg»s or
agricultural, construction and other land-use practices, shall be Irproved
to ccnply with the establisned standarcs. ; "
Waters will r.ot be lowered in quality unless sncJ until it has isen affirr.a-
tlvaly demonstrated to the Board of Directors of The Guam Envirc.-rental
Prorection Agercy tnat such a change is justff iasle as a rssul- of recassar\'
social, envi ronnsntal , or economic development and will not ir.Terfe-e wirn or
Decore injurious TO any usas /nade of, or potenrialiy possible, in such warers.
Any industrial, public or private project or ceveiossant, which '-ould const irjte
3 ne- or increassc sour-a of pollution, will require, as osrt of the iniTia!
project dasign, provision for the pollutant reroval or control technology
nacesssr- y to protect tne designatec use of recsivt.tc waters o- r.sir.tain tns
existing high cuB.'ity of the receiving waters.
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CATEGORIES CF WATERS - The follow ing categories of waters ralate to
the different liquid components of tn» hysrslogic cycie. ;
A. Coastal Wafers
!. Category AA Waters
The uses to be protected in this category of waters are marine
research, propagation of aquatic life (particularly coral
reef organisms), conservation of wilderness areas, aesthetic
enjoyment, and such recreational activities as do not inpair
tha other estaolished uses. This category of waters shall
remain free from polluTion attricutaale to domestic, cccwercial,
and Industrial discharges or agricultural, construction and
other I and-use practices trat ir.pair their protected use. No
pollutant discharges wi11 oe permittee Therein. V/heraver
recreational facilities cu.-rs.it ly exist in these areas, such as
Tarague Seach, such uses ir.ay conrinue with their pol iuTant Impacts
control lee to prevent destruction of other water uses.
The categorization of any water area as Category AA shall not
preclude other uses of such waters compatible with these
objectives and In conforaance with the standards applicable
to them.
2. Category A Waters
The uses to be protected in this category of waters are recrea-
tion (including swimming, surfing, skin and SCUSA diving,
skiing, and other primary contact'sports), aesthetic snjoyr.er.t,
propagation of aquatic and associated wildlife, cccRercial,
Industrial, and navigational uses. It is the objective that
discharges of any pollutant be controlled to the degree
necessary to protect the waters for their specified uses.
B. Fresh Waters
I. Category I Waters are defined as all grouncwatsrs.
la. This suocategory Is the basal water lens and the perched
water systems. Sasal water lens refers to fresh ground-
water which is In hydraulic continuity with sea water en
which it floats; perched water systetns refer to fresh
groundwatsrs in aquifers whose inpsrr.sab!e lower
boundaries lie above sea level.
Zone la-1; Waters within this use-zone are those that
are currently used or potentially cevelopable as drinking
water resources. Waters within this zone shall be protected
for use as drinking watar.
Zone Ia-JT; '"'atars rfitnia tr.is jsa-ro.-.e ars Tr.cse i-hat
are proven to be r.ot potentially developable as a drinking
water resource. . Trese waTers (ray flow inno adjoining
coastal waters and acT as a buffer to prevent da.-rage to
inland arinking water resources by the intrusion of salt
water. Within this zone, treated waste may be discharged
if it is positively csmsnstrated That suca discharge will
not adversely affecT crour.swaters tnat are eiTher currently
or potentially ieveissaila for drinking water. Zone (s-H.
shall be defined as all crcu.-.a,vaters bar.aters descending vertically to
waters identified as ia waters. The use of these v,atsrs is
replenishment of la waters TO ensure The quality and quantity
of drinking nater resources necsssar'/ to supply tne current
and future neecs of tr.a pecs I e of Guam. Three use-zones
ars estaslishec witnin this suscatsgory.
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Zone !b-I (Conservation Zone). G.-ound'-aTars wiv'hin this
zone rapienish ia-l waters. They shal I os kapr fra* frcn
pollution. The watershed shall be raintainec as a
conservation area. No pollutanr discharges will ba permitted.
Lands within boundaries identified as It-J v.hic.1 are owned
by the Government of Guass snail be Kair.tsi.-.ad at tneir
current lane usa. Privately owned !a.ias shall is mai-tained
at tnair psraitred osnsiTies ar.d uses as of rr.e effective
date of these standards.
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Zone Jb-n (Resource Zone). Groundwaters' witnin this zone
replenish la warars that are developable for drinking
watsr. Pollutant discr.arges, shall be treated to the degree
necessary TO prorect la waters for this uis.
Zone Ib-iiL(Hecharje Zone). GroundwaTers within this zone
replenish waters that are not economically developable for
drinking water use and are, therefore, catecoriied for
treared discnarga. Discharges within this zone shall be
treated to the extant necessary to protect la-H waters for
their categorized use.
2. Category 2 Waters are defined as alt surface fresh waters. Thare
are three suasategories.
2s. This subcatsgory is cocposad of waters that flew contin-jcusly
over the land surface in a defined chznnsi or bad, such as
streams a.-d rivers.
2t>. This suocategory is composed of standing waters in basins
such as lakes, rarshes, swairps, end ponds, either natural or
nan-siade.
Two use-zones ere established for 2s and 2s waters. '
Zones 2a-I and 2b-i: The uses for these zones are drinking
water resources, conservation of wilderness areas, and
propagation and preservation of aquatic life and aesthetic
enjoyment. It is the objective that these waTers shall
ta kept free of substances or conditions attributable to
domestic, commercial and industrial discharges, or agricultural,
construction or other land-use practicss that impair their
use. No pollutant discharges will be psrairted. A (nanageffient
progran shall be implemented for any watershed of waters
categorized as 2a-I or 2b-l.
Lands within boundaries i-dentified as 2s-I and 23—! which -are
owned by the Government of Guarn shall be naintained at their
currant lar.d-asa. Privately o>isd lanes =fi;I 1 05 .Tiainrainad
at their ps.-nittad densities snd cses as OT the «rfa.=Tive
cat* of thes* stanoards.
Zones 2a-S and 2b-3—: The uses for these zones are prirsary
body contact recreation, aesthetic enjoyrr3.it, protection
and propagation of aauatic life; co.--9rcia,r, agricultural,
and industrial watsr supply- Waste discharcss shall ba
controlled to the degree necessary to p.-ctscT tress uses.
2c. This sutcategory comprises all waters flowing over the land,
either as unconfinad sheet ru.-off, or as runoff confined to
channels witn ints.-r.irtsnt flew. Tr.sse warers shall ta
kept frea from poll-tior. associated with r.iiT.an iar.d-use
activities to tha extent that tha cJesicnatsd uses of waters
receiving 2c waters ars not impaired.
3. Crir.kir.g Weter
All public and dcmesTic water supplies used for husan consurotion,
either directly or indirectly Through focd or bavaraca processing,
are categorized as "Drinking Warsr." These warers shaiI be Treated
as necessary to provide watar of good quality for cc.TSjr^ticn by the
people of Gu2.T. Specific standards asolicasia Ta ^-;-^;«^ ,.-*~^*-
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— Esruarfes are defined as zones of interaction between near-snore
waters and rivers wirhin w.iicn tidal action and river flew bring
about mixing of fresh and salt water.
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The waters of Estuaries are prcrectea for propagation of aquatic
and assocfarad wildlife, agriculture, csr.-3.-c i a r ana industrial
water supply and recreation.
During periods of nonral river flow, estuaries are usually
characterized by stratified csndiTisns and to* velocity prsfilas
with resultant limited mixing cnaracreristies snd extenced
flushing tines. Estuary waters, therefore, are highly sensitive
to dsgrac'arion by poMutants. Discharges of any pollutanrs
incampatiole with tna above cesigr.ated uses sfis!! not ss permitted
in Esmaries.
H. WATER QUALITY CRITERIA -
A. General Criteria Applicable to all Territorial Watars.
All waters shall meat generally accepted aesthetic qualifications,
shall be capable of supporting desirable aquatic life, and shall
be free from substances, conditions or ccnoinations thereof
attributable to doxestic, cotmercial and industrial discharges
or agricultural, construction and other land-use praericas that:
1. cause visible floating materials, desris, oils, grease,
scum, foam or other f Icating /ratter;
2. produce visible turbidity, settle to fom deposits, or
otherwise adversely affect desirable aquatic life; ~
3. produce objectionable color, odor, or taste, directfy
or by chemical or biological action;
4. are toxic or harmful to husans, anirais, plants, or
desirable aquatic life; and
5. Induce the growth of undesirable aquatic life.
B. Specific Numerical Water Q'-'siity Criteria
1. Micrcaiologtcat Requirements Applicable TO:
Concentrations sf fecal csliforr: at « AA, 2a-I, 2b-I
any point snail not be increased frc« • la-I
natural conditions at any tine.
Fecal coliform bacteria ccnr*-t shili 2s-3I, 2b-n, C
not exceed *n arithmetic -33.1 cf 200
per !CO fll during any 53—say period
nor shall any sample excssd iCO par :
IOC ml at any time.
The readian coliforn bacteria ronTenr A
shall not exceed 70 per -CO r.l during
any 3C—iay psrisd nor sfvs!! any sa.-rpls
excssd 22C per ICO ml at any tira.
Where snellfish are collacTac for huran
cons'jnption, the nicrotiolocical srs.-.carc
for A or f-A waters shall apply.
To de^eraine CC.TO I iarca witn tr.a above
nicroDiologica I requir=T.3.-T3 wnera 2
"30-aay period" is specified, a r.ini-u.r
of tan sa.Tples shall be col
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2. PH
.Variations of nore than 0.2 pH units AA, A
frcffl natural conditions but not icwer
tnan 7.0 nor higher Than -3.5 frcn otr.er
tnan natural causes shall not be al lowed.
Variations or core than 0.5 pH units ~a-l, 2a-H
difference from natural concitio.is but ' 23-1, 2r-H
not lower Than 6.3 nor higher than S.5 C
from ctr.er than narjrai causes snail not
be a 1 Sowed.
3. Nutrient Materials *
Total phosphorus shall not exceed 0.025 irg/l. M
Total phosphorus shall not exceed O.C5 rsg/1 . A, 2b-I, 2b-H, C
Total phcspnorus shall not exceed 0.10 rag/ I. 2a-I, 22-31
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Total nitrogen shall not exceed 0.40 crg/l . M
Total nitrogen shall not exceed 0.75 rag/l. A, 2b-I, 2U-H, C
Total nitrogen shall not exceed 1. 5 eg/ 1. 2a-I, 2a-^TJ
4. Dissolved Oxygen
Concentrations of dissolved oxygsn shall AA, 2a-I, 2b-1
not be decreased front natural conditions
at any ti.r.s.
Concenirations of dissolved oxygen shall A, 2a-H, 2b-H, C
not be dec-eased below 75 percent saturation
at any time. Whera natural conditions causa
lower dissolved oxygen levels, cor.tro 1 1 ab I e
water quality factors shall not causa further
reductions.
5. Total Dissolved Solids, Salinity, and Currents
No changes in channels, in batnymetry1 of M
the area, or in freshwater influx, shall be
mads which would cause permanent changes in
isohaline patterns of more than +• 1C* of
naturally occurring variation or~which vouii
otherwise affect the biological ar.d sedlr.e.iTary
sJtue-sron.
6. Suspended Matter
Concentrations of suspended matter at any AA, 2a-I, 2b-? :.
point shall not be increased from ambient
conditions at any time.
Concentrations of suspended cattar at any A
point shall not DS increased free arsaient
conditions irsre than 5* 37 any tine.
of sospsnisi -arrer shall 2z-~, 2S-ZI,
not be increased at any coin" frcn acjoienr
ccndifions rore than 25* at any Ti.-ra.
7. Turbidity
Turbidity at any point, as r.==sured by AA, 2a-I( 20-1
Jackson Turbidity _U.-;iTs (JPJ), shall net
be increased from ambient conaittons aT
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Turbidity at any point, as -assured by
JTU, shall nor be graarer taan 5 JPJ at
any time.
Turbidity values (JTU) at any point shall
not be increased frcm natural conditions
more than 25* at any ti-s.
S. Radioactive Materials.
The concentration of radioactivity in water
snail not exceed l/30tr. of ~na .Texitnuin pei—
missible limits sstablishad for continuous
occupational exposure in National Su.-aau of
Standards Handbook No. £5. No ra.siop.ucl ice
or mixture or raciorsus. i :as snaf I be present
at concentrations greats,- than tnosa specified
by the U.S. Public Health Service, Publication
No. 956, as revisad in 1952, as acceptable for
drinking water.
The concentration of radicactiva materials
present in fresh, estuari.-.e, and marine waters
shall be lass than those tnat would require
restrictions on ths use of organises harvested
from the area in order to seat th* Raaiation
Protection Guides reccnrsnded by the Federal
Radiation Council.
9. Temperature'
Water tanoarature shalI not ba chanced more
than 1.5'F (Q.99CJ from r.stural conditions.
10. Concentrations of oil or petroleum products
that exceed the limits dsscriied b«lcw are
unacceptable.
a. Detectable as a visible f !!,•=, shean,
discoloration of "he sur-faca, or by
odor;
b. Causes tainting of fisn or invertebrates,
daxage to the biota, or objectionable
taste in crinking *atar; and
c. Forms an oil deposit on t-.a shores or
botroai of the receiving soiy of water.
II. Toxic Substances
In ordsr to provide
^r\ protectio
ths propagation of fish eni wildlife, ccn-
concentrarions of toxic SJISTJ.ICSS snail not
exceed levels calculatai :y r.ulripiying
the application factors giv-en in ths Taile
fol Ic^ing by The So-'our '--=3 values
determine;! vsing the receiving -arer in
question and the TOST ssnsiTive spaciss
of aquatic crcania- affscrs;.
When Ths cor.csntratio- b352i on the ?5-
ho'jr ICsQ ;aT3 excsais r.-.a raxirrijm p.Lreric2l
li-its given in the foltowi-:: T32le, rne
nurerical lirn ITS shall cc.-,s~i t-.-te r.-.e
cri 73,- is.
Tha fol lowing applicitior: facrcrs ard rax four;
numarical limits' are derived from the NAS-flA£
1972 Rsport of ths Ccrai"=s on Watar Oualitv
Cri teri a . "
2a-
2b-II, C
a I I waters of the
Terr t Tory, exceot
2c, la-U, anfi
Ib-ZZ use-zones
alI surface waters
of the Territory
except 2c
alI waters of the
Territory
all surface waters
of the TarriTo"r/
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*Sut>stance
A 1 UTI i n urn
A/r.-son i a
Antimony
Arsen ic
3ar i urn
Eery i ! i urn
Soron
Bromine (free)
(as Eremats)
Cacniun
Chlorine
Chromium
Copper
Cyanide
Fluoride
Iron
Lead
Linear Alky late Sulfonates
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Phenols
Fnosphcrus, elemental
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Se 1 en i ufl)
Stiver
Sulflde
Tha 1 1 i urn
Uranium
Vanadi urn
Zinc
Maximum Numeric*
Limit
.2 mg/l •
.01 mg/I
.2 mg/l
.01 ma/I
.5 mg/l
.1 mg/1
5.0 mg/I
.1 mg/l
100 2icht
orcanis.75
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(Apo 1 i 3b [ a to 20-day
LC-0 data)
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'Total a/nounts, regardless of chemical state or fora of rretal
12. Pesticides
Concentrations of pesticides shall rot
exceed one percent of the 24-nour LC^j
value determinsd using the receiving
water in quest!at and the rost sensitive
species of aquatic organism affected.
Where tne concentration Sased on the LCjj
data excescs the following saximur.
numerical limits, the nisrsrica! limits
shall constiTute tns crijeria:
s) Organochloricas
Aldrin shall not exceed .0! ug/l•
DOT, .002 A!C/!; IDE, .COdjjC/l;
Dielcrin, .005 jjg/1; Chloriane,
.04 ug/l; tndosulfan, .COSug/l;
end.-in, .002ug/'f; Heprachlcr,
.01 iig/l,• Llndsne, .02 x;;/!; Marnoxychlor,
.C:f rg/l; and Toxaphe.-e, .01 ug/l. Tf»
total concentration of all orcanocnic.-ices
shall nor exceed .04 ;ug/|.
a! I waters of the
Territory, except
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b) Organophosphatas
Azinpnosmerhy! shall net excaed .CO! iig/l ; Ciodrin,
.[ ug/l; Ccusapncs, .COI ug/l; Oiszinon, .GC2i.g/l;
Orchiorovos, .00! ^g/l; DicxaTr. ion, .03uc/l; Qisulfonron,
.05 i-g/1; and Ourssan, .00! i.g/1. Ethicn^ .02-uc/l:
t?u, .05 ng/ I ; renThio.-,, .CC5 uc/ I ; Malsrnion,
.C03 ug/1; Msvinphos, .C32 ug/1 ; ,'ialed, .003 ug/1 ;
Oxydeneton Methyl, .3 .ug/l; Phosphamidon, .03 us/ I;
Pararhion, .000! u;/l; T£??, .3 ug/l; and TricnToroohc.i,
.002«g/l. The torsi csncsnrration of all orgsnaphosphates
shall not axcesd .3jug/l.
c) Carbansres
Carbaryl shall not exceed .02 i:g/!; zsctran, .1 j.c/1. The
total concantrarion o? ca.taflaras shall not_ excaad .02jjg/l.
d) Herbicides, fungicidas, and Gafol iants
Aralnotriazol* shall not «xc*«d 300 .ug/l; Calapon, 1 10 «g/l;
Oicainba, 200 jug/I; Otcnloasnif, 57 ^g/i; Oichlon*, .7 ug/l;
Diquat, .5 ug/l; and Olaron, I.5^g/l; 2, *-0 (Sis), 4.
ug/1; 2, 4, 5-7, 2 rg/I; ranac (sodium salt), 45 rg/l;
Silvax (S££), 2.0 us/ 1; Silvex (?G3£), 2.0ug/l; and Silvex
(potassium salt), 1C uc/l. The total concentration of all
herbicides, fungicides anc" defoliants shall not exce«d
SJOag/l.
e) Botanicals
Al lethrln.shal I not exceed .002 ug/ 1, pyrethrurn,
.01 ig/1; and rotenona, 10 xg/l . The total concentra-
tion of all botanicals shall not exceed 10 ug/l.
In addition 1o the above pesticide Units, ths following
pesticide criteria shall apply to all surface waters of
the Territory, except 2c waters.
I) Pol yen I or Snared biphenyl concentrations in any
sample consisting of a homo ga.i are of 25 or rare
whole fish of any sp«ei«s snail be no greater
than 0,5 .ug/kg of th» wet weight.
2) DOT concentrations in any sarple consisting of
a homogenata of 25 or oors fish of any spacies
sha! I be no graater than 50 «g/kg of the wet weight.
3) The susi of th» csncantrations of slcrin, dfelcrfn,
enjrin, and hapraclor in any sample consisting of
25 or more wnola fisn of any species shall be
no greater than 5 vug/kg of the wet weighr.
4) The concantraricn of any cMorinatad hydrocarbons,
in any sawpis cs.isisrirg of s hc-T^ganate of
25 or core wno.'a fish of any spsciss snail be r.o greater
than 50 i!g/k3 o^ rrle *** wsighr.
The serti.-g cf numerical li.rirs for soscific assticidas sr.sulc in no
way Se construed as official asp-oval or author! ;ari on for tr.sir
use wr.srs such use is contrary TO 'J.2. Environrsnral Pro rsc Tien Agency
or orhar reiera! ragulaTicns wnic" r.sw exist or may bs ensctsc ar sc.Te
fuTure tire.
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ZL GENERAL CCNS [DELATIONS
A. Analytical tasting methods for these criteria shall ^s in ecccrdar.ca
with the most recant editions of Sts^dard Mat-iads for ?.ie Exzni.-.s-
ticn of Watar 2nd Wasrgwater (APHA, Aw.tA, rt.-CfJ
Analysis or v.arar and ftasTss (U.S. Ersv i rorwenra ! .= rcT=CTic- .-.ssr.cy),
ans GT.isr r.ernocs puslisnss by knowlsccsabig author ir; as and
possessing adequate procedural precision and accuracy.
S. Effecrs of high temperature, biocides, pathogenic srcanisr^, toxic,
corrosive, or other deleterious suostances ar levels or cc.-oifi3r;ons
sufficient to be Toxic or harmful to hisran, anir.al, plar.r or aquaric
life or in amunts sufficient to interfere with any :en3f icia I use
of tne water, shall be eyaluared as a mining, oy us= of a So-hour
bioassay as described in tha rest recent additio.-, of Srsnsard t-'etr.ods
for the Examination of Water and W-stexater. Survival of resr
organises snail nor oe less man rnar in controls w-,icn urilize
appropriate water. Failure to determine presence of TOXI'C substances'
by. this nethod shall not preclude determination of excessive levels
of toxic substances on the tzsls of other criteria or nathods.
C. Pollurant discharges shall be controlled so as to protect not only
the waters receiving the discharge directly, but also these waters
into which the initial receiving waters may flow.
0. Whenever the natural conditions are of a lower c/Jality t.-.ar. the
criteria assigned, the narura! conditions shall constitute the
water quality criteria.
V. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
A. General Criteria
Effluent shall be fully and homogeneously dispersed and nixed insofar
as practical with receiving waters. Use of 8 I imiTed rr.ixing zone
nay be permitted on receipt of satisfactory evlcance t^.at such a
zone is necessary and will not adversely affect the designated uses
of the receiving waters.
Consideration will be given to reasonable dispersion tir.e and distance
to allow mixing of affluent ani receiving waters. Such cisTence shall
be defined and controlled as required by the Asjr.inistnror. Wherever
nixing zones are allowed, zones of passage, i.e., ss.trinuous water
routes of the volume, area and quality necessary to allow passage of
free-swimning and drifting organises with no significant effects
producsd on tt;siripopulations, snail bs provided.
The Agency reserves the right to amend or extend the fo! lowing criteria
as improved standard methods are developed or revisions consistent
with the enhancement of water quality are
I. All sewage shall receive at least complete secondary treatment as
provided by conventional treatment processes before discharge
to waters of the Territory. Industrial wats.-s and or.-.sr wastes
shall receive treatment or corrective action equivalent to that
received by ccnplsre seccncary sswags treatment. Nsrwithstanding
the abovs, a higher degres of tresrment r.ay te rerjired as
oeterrr.ined by rhe Agency ro eliminate or prave.rr pollution of
waters of the Territory.
2. Dilution of the effluent frc.ii any westewater so^rc= is not
acceptable as a method of treatment of wastes in orcar to r.eet the
standaras ser forth in rnis Section. Rstner, ir snail be 7,13
obligation of any person discharging pollutanrs of sr,y kind TO trie-
v.aters of the Terrtrory to provide -me bast ;ol!uT3.ir removal or
control consistent with tecnno logical fsasi til ir/, a::ncnic reason
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ableness, and sound engineering judgement. In raking determina-
_- tions as to what degre* of treatmsnT is the best pollutant
reiroval or control within tne meaning of this paragraph, any
person shall consider the following:
a) ths degree of wasre reduction that can be achieved by
process Changs, improved houseXaepira, and recovery
of incividual waste componenrs for rauss; and
b) whether individual proesss wastawatsr streams should bs
segregated or combinee.
3. Measurement of pollutant concentrations to determine compliance
with the effluent limiTarions s.-all be cade by tne discharger
at the point immediately following the final treatment process
and before mixing with other waters. Points of msasuranent
shall be designated by the Acsncy in an individual permit,
after consideration of the elsrsnrs contained In this section.
If necessary, the concentrations so measured shall oe recomputed
to exclude the effect of any dilution that is improper under
this standard.
4. Every person discharging effluent to the watsrs of the Territory
shalI submit operating reports to tne Agency ar a frequency
to be determined by the Agency. Such reporrs shall contain
information regarding the quantity of effluent discharged, and
the concentrations of those physical, chemical, bacteriological
and radiological parameters which shall be specified by'the
Agency; and any additional information the Agency ray reasonably
require,
5. In addition to other requirements no effluent shall, aione, or
in combination with other sources', causa a violation of any
applicable Water Quality Standard. When the Agency finds that
a discharge that would ccsply with effluent limitations contained
in Section V.A.I, would causa or is causing a violation of
Water Quality Standards, the Administrator shall take appropriate
sctlon under Section 570*3 of the Water Pollution Control Act
to require the discharge to msef whatever effluent limits are
necessary to ensure ccmpliance with the Water Quality Standards.
When such a violation is caused by the cumulative effect of more
than one source, several sources may be joined in a schedule
of compliance. Measures necessary for effluent reductions
will tw determined on tne basis of technical feasibility, economic
reasonableness, and fairness to ail dischargers.
3. Mixing Zones in Receiving Waters
The water quality criteria in Section U shall apply within a
mixing zone unless specific sltarr.sta criteria ire apcrovsd by tne
Administrator for specified parameters. Tne mixing zone shall be
defined by specified 1 ir.ear distance, volume or area, discharge
location, maximum fiow, and maximum concentrations of important
constituents which are determined on a case—by-case basis using the
fol lo-'lrg criteria: :"
II. Mixing zones shall b« as small as practicable and shall r.ot be
of such sire or shape as -= cause cr confributs to the impairment
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of water uses. In i.-i;n; rhs sire and location of mi
rones for any discharca, rr.e foilC'-inj snail ts cansicsrsd:
a) sirs of receiving water, vol'-iire of dischargs, stream bark.
or shore!ina configuration, ths mixing velocities, anc other
hydro logic and orv/aiccrar-nic cr.arzcTerisTics;
b) present and anticipsrad future use of the body of water;
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c) present and anticipated future qualiTy of 77:9 oooy of
water; and
d) the ratio of the maximum flow rats of waste :airg discharged
to Trie lowest recorded flow rats of the receiving WS
2. An sdecuara rone of passage shall exist a- at! tises for tne move-
ment or drift of aquatic I ife.
3. Where two or more nixing zones ara in cicse prcxi-s.'Ty, They shall
be so defined that a continuous zone of passage for aquatic life
is ava i I sale.
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4. Mixing zones shall not intersect any area of a-y vaT8"s in such
a rannar that the maintenance of aquatic life ir. Tne body of
water as a wnole *ould oe adversely affecTai.
5. The discharge shall not violate the basic standards applicable
to a 1 1 waters nor shall it unreasonably inter- fare with any
actual or probable use of the waters witnir TT.S cixing zon«,
C. Prohibited Discharges
No parson shal I cause or permit:
I. the discharge of any wasTes or wastewaters regardless of volu«»,
unless authorized by tne Ad.Tiinistrator under Sacrion 57045 of the
Water Pol lution Control Act or unless subject to control or
modification required by a schedule of compliance established
by the GE?A 2oard of Directors;
2. the discharge of any pollutant in toxic arounts, including
• substances which accumulate to toxic amounts during the expected
life of organises in the receiving water, or which produce
deleterious genetic, physiological, or behavioral effects on the
organisms;
3. the discharge of any radiological, chemical, cr biological
warfare agent or radioactive wastes exceeding the founts
allowed under Section U.S. 8.
4. any discharge which would substantially i.-rpeir anchorage and
navigation, including any discharge whicn tr:s Sec re tar/ of the Array,
acting through the Chief of Engineers, finds vo^li rssult in this
damage;
5. any discharge to which The Administrator of tr.s United States
Environmental Protection Agency -has ot^jecrsi rn vrrt Nig 'pursuant
to any right to object provided by the reisra i Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended;
5. any discharge which is in conflict with a-. si;rovac Territorial
plan;
7. the discharge of sewage frore vessels while .rcrrai, berthed or
docked, or uncer»-ay In waters of the Terr i tor.- sxcept through an
Agency approved Marine Sanitation Device; »r.:
3. any pollutant discharge into AA, I b-1, 2a-I c- 2r-I waters as
cafinsc in Section I of These STandarcs.
D. Land Treatment anc'/or Disposal of KastewarerCs).
I. Approval for land treatr.snT and/or disposal ;-' ,'icuii wasrs
i^3teri3l(3) requires tr.at:
a) wastewatars shal! be resTricted to ths p.-sr.Isas of ths
disposal site unless otnarwise autnor i zee ;y Tne scare;
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b) provision shell be sad 9 iy rr.3 discharger for .TO-I TO ring
the quality of the grau-.s warsr in proximity of the disposal
area;
c) all cats and reports re5j!7i-c frcsi the grcu.-dw»t3r
ironltoring program sr.sll s« suS.r.itrsa to the Ags.-.cy.
d) land Treatment and/or cissesst snail rot C.~S=TS a public
health hazard, a nuisance cs.-.siticn, or an air pollution
problem.
2. The evaluation for a pernir for land treatment and/or disposal
of wastew3tar(s) should ircKis but cor necessarily be lir.ited
to consideration of the foil3*1,15 its.rs:
a) the type of wastewaterCs) prs-osed for disposal (in general,
the wastewater(s) sfco-jlc &a -ioiogically decradable but
other wasteweter(s) will » ccnsidered provided it can be
shown that disposal of said wsstewater(s) will not adversely
affect the designated usss of the receiving warers).
b) the nature of the earrtt r^TeriaKs) underlying the disposal
site (the applicant rr^st provide reesonable assurance that
the earth materiaKs) unisrlying the proposed disposal site
will not allo-rf direct rssii sovecent of pollutants In^s
underlying ground waters).
c) the vegetative cover of t^e disposal site (the selection
of a vegetative cover shcvIc reflect the disposal season(s),
the duration and frecuerry of disposal and the response
of the vegetative cover to the wastewater. If the waste-
water proves too strc-r; for plant growth, a higher degree
of treatment and/or cispsssl over a larger area may be
requI red).
3. Improperly and/or inadequately Treated sewage shall not b« allowed
to accufflulata on the ground surface in such a manner that Ft may
create a health hazsrd sni/ar s nuisance condition.
14. It shall be a violation of rr.ese standards to stare, dispose
of, or allow 1o accumulate »n> iefeTarious material adjacent to
or in the Irarediate vicinirv of ity streams, rivers, or marine
waters in a ranner thar susn rarer! a I will directly or indirectly
enter such waters. Such carerfs! sJvall Include, but not be
limited to, sewage sludge, t-ssh, ruibish, garbage, oil,
gasoline, chemicals, sawiusr, accinulatlons of nanure, and
stockp i I es of so i I .
5. In case of accidental spills of deleterious materials, persons
in responsible e.hsrca s^ai: ^-r^sijra!-/ notify The Aisiinistrator
of any such spills and «•« e-.e-y resscnable effort to
spilled r-stariai in sucn 3 ss.-.-sr T.-.at it will not pollute
•«fiSTers of tne Terr i tor/.
porab
surface warers
Cafiniticns contained in Section :~2~2 of tl-.a Via tar Pol lurior. Control
Act s^.all be cp-!icable to such Ta.— s 23 cssc in tnese Sr-s-i2ards; fcr
example, "sewage," "indus-rrisl ••-sra," "Trejr-enT v/orks , " "warers of
the Terriror,-," "disposal systar., " "p-arsor. .''
"Adversely affecr" shall raaa carara TO T.-a «ters of tne Territory
that res u ITS in any of the ToUc«i-::
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!. substantial increase in abundance or distrisuticn of any
species not representative of the highest cccrv.:n i ty cevelop-
nent achievable in receiving wafers of eoniparasle qjlity;
2. a substantial decrease of formerly indigenous species;
3. cha.igsxs) in cam-jnitY structure to rsssrrole * si.tste.-
succsasional stage tnan is natural fcr trie locsiitv 2nd
season in question;
4. unaesthetic appearance, odor or taste of the waters;
5. elimination of an astafcl is.-.ea or potential economic or
recreational use of the waters;
6. reduction of tne successful completion of life cycles of
indigenous species, including those of migratory species; and
7. substantial reduction of comsunity hetercgana i ty or Trophic
strucTura.
"Aquifer" snail mean a water-bearing stratufn of perwaaile rock, sand,
or grave I .
"Best pollutant removal or control" shall rean a feasible process which,
as demonstrated by general use, de.-nonstration process or pilot planrs
represents good engineering practice at reasonable CCST at T.-.a t!r*
a discharge pernit Is issued by the Agency.
"Coastal warers" Includes "near-shore wafers" "off-shore waters," and
"Conservation" reans planned manacenent of a natural resource to prevent
destruction or neglect.
"Direct rapid ffiovesent" shall irean the rovecent of effluanr through the
soil and underlying rock strata in sucn a rar.ner That pollutanrs wnich
would adversely impact on the designated uses of the receiving water
are not removed.
"Discharger" shal ! mean any person who emits any waste-star,
or materiel info the waters of ths Territory, whether or r,ot such -
substance causes pollution.
"Effluent" shall mean any point source wastevater discharged diractiy or
Indirectly to w»rers of the Territory or to any. stora se~er, and tne runoff
"from land used for the disposition of solid wsrsTes, wsste^ater, or
s I udges .
"Effluent ! irMtaticn" shall mean any rsstrictio- or orol-.Tiitisn established
under Terriiorial or Federal Law including, but net United ts,
paracerers for TOXIC and non-toxic discna.-ges, sranoaris of perfonr.snce
for ne-w sources, or ocean discharge criteria. The restrictic-~s or prohibi-
tions shall specify quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical,
physical, biological, and other constituents which sre dfsc^argsd to
the waters of ths Territory.
"Equivalent to (secondary trsatrent)" sha! I r.ssn thst prccess cr croup
of processes achieving a raximun practicable removal of so! ics, oifs,
grease, acics, alkalis, toxic rrsterials, racteria, tssre sni cior-causing
materials, color and any other ob jectionao le constituents ccntsines i-n
untreated wastes ts produce an effluent aqua I to *h2t citains; frcr: ---
seconoary treatnsnt facilities in current use for any specific category
of industrial waste.