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EPA 440/5-88/011
September 1988
Other Elements
Water Quality Standards
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INTRODUCTION
This digest is compiled to provide general information to the public as veil
as to Federal, State, and local officials. It contains excerpts from the
individual Federal-State water quality standards establishing pollutant
specific criteria for interstate surface waters. The water quality standards
program is implemented by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency where
responsibility for providing water quality recommendations, approving
State-adopted standards for interstate waters, evaluating adherence to the
standards, and overseeing enforcement of standards compliance, has been
mandated by Congress.
Standards, a nationwide strategy for surface water quality management, contain
three major elements: the use (recreation, drinking water, fish and wildlife
propagation, industrial, or agricultural) to be made of the navigable water;
criteria to protect these uses; and an antidegradation statement to protect
existing high quality waters, from degradation by the addition of pollutants.
Guidance for the development of standards by individual States is contained in
two EPA documents entitled Water Quality Standards Handbook (1983) and Quality
Criteria for Water (1986).
This digest summarizes eight elements which are usually incorporated into
State Water Quality Standards. These are: barium, beryllium, boron, chlorine,
manganese, nickel, selenium and silver. The presence of any of these elements
water is not unusual because of their wide industrial application. Many of
Lements also occur in natural waters as a result of leaching from
mineral deposits and various mining operations. Toxic effects attributed to
these elements «ere as varied as the uses to which they are applied. Some are
even essential nutrients in very minute concentrations. Nevertheless, EPA has
succeeded in demonstrating water associated environmental problems with these
elements.
The 1986 Quality Criteria for Water recommends the following:
in
these
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
1 mg/1 for domestic water supply (health)
130 ug/1 acute toxicity to freshwater aquatic life
5.3 ug/1 chronic toxicity to freshwater aquatic life
3.7 ng/1 water and aquatic organism ingestion (human health)
64.1 ng/1 aquatic organism consumption only (human health)
750-ug/1 for long-term irrigation on sensitive crops
11 ug/1 chronic
19 ug/1 acute
7.5 ug/1 chronic
13 ug/1 acute
freshwater aquatic organisms and their uses
freshwater aquatic organisms and their uses
saltwater aquatic organisms and their uses
saltwater aquatic organisms and their uses
Manganese
50 ug/1 for domestic water supplies (welfare)
100 ug/1 for protection of consumers of marine molluscs
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Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life
e(0.76[ln(hardness)]+1.06)
(0.76[ln(hardness)M.02)
Protection of Saltwater Aquatic Life:
7.1 ug/1 24-hour average
140 ug/1 maximum at any time
632 ug/1 vater and aquatic organism ingestion (human health)
4.77 mg/1 aquatic organism consumption only (human health)
Protection of Freshwater Aquatic Life:
35 ug/1 24-hour average
260 ug/1 maximum at any time
Protection of Saltwater Aquatic Life:
54 ug/1 24-hour average
410 ug/1 maximum at any time
10 ug/1 human health
(1.72[ln(hardness)]-6.52) maxinum f()r freshwater aquatic life
maximum for saltwater aquatic life
e
2.3 ug/1
50 ug/1
human health
Since water quality standards are revised from time to time, following
procedures set forth in the Clean Vater Act, individual entries in this digest
may be superseded. This digest will be updated periodically. Because this
publication is intended for use only as a general information reference, the
reader needs to refer to the current approved water quality standards to
obtain the latest information for special purposes and applications. These can
be obtained from the State water pollution control agencies or the EPA
Regional Offices.
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REFERENCES
5 California Vater Quality Standards by River Basins, ca. 1975
For more detailed information on selected basins, sub-basins and stretches
of streams and coastal areas refer to California State Vater Quality
Standards.
12 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Rules and Regulations, Title 1,
Chapter 2, "Water Quality Standards and Wastevater Treatment
Requirements", 1980.
25 Missouri Water Quality Standards, 10 CSR 20-7.031, Rule of Department of
Natural Resources: Division 20 - Clean Water Commission.
31 Water Quality Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Streams in Nev
Mexico, State of Nev Mexico Water Quality Control Commission, 1988.
33 State of North Carolina Administrative Code Section: 15 NCAC 2B .0200 -
Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to Surface Waters
of North Carolina.
35 Ohio Water Quality Standards, Chapter 3745-1 of the Administrative Code,
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, 1985, pp. 07-04 through 07-08, 31-01
through 31-03, 32-03.
43 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, Texas Water. Commission, Rule
' Change, 1988.
44 Utah Standards of Quality for Waters of the State, Wastevater Disposal
Regulations: Part II, State of Utah Department of Health: Division of
Environmental Health, 1988.
48 Water Quality Standards, West Virginia Legislative Rules, State Water
Resources Board, 1985.
51 Water Quality Standards for American Samoa, 1984, p. 19.
52 Water Quality Standards of the District of Columbia, Chapter 42,
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 1985, Section 4206.1.
53 Revised Guam Water Quality Standards, Guam Environmental Protection
Agency, 1984, p. 13.
54 Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Marine and Fresh Water Quality
Standards, Commonwealth Register, Vol. 8 No. 5, 1986, p. 4467.
55 Puerto Rico Water Quality Standards Regulation, Environmental Quality
Board, 1983.
56 Marine and Fresh Water Quality Standard Regulations, Trust Territory,
1986, pp. 8-10.
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ENVIRONMENT REPORTER, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D.C.
20037
2 Pages 706:1006-1010, November 7, 1986
3 Pages 711:1017-1021, February 7, 1986
6 Pages 726:1010-1011, August 22, 1986
9 Pages 746:1010.3, September 5, 1986, 746:1011-1014, January 21, 1983
13 Pages 766:0505, 0514, March 28, 1986, 766:0507-0508, May 25, 1984,
766:0511, December 2, 1983
14 Pages 771:1006, August 10, 1984, 771:1009, December 26, 1980, 771:1017,
January 10, 1986
15 Pages 776:1005-1006, February 13, 1987
16 Pages 781:1011-1013, March 27, 1987
17 Page 786:1009, November 29, 1985
20 Page 801:1003, April 19, 1985
23 Pages 816:1005-1009, June 25, 1982
24 Page 821:1003, October 25, 1985
27 Page 836:1005, March 27, 1987
28 Pages 841:1025, 1065-1066, June 29, 1984, 841:1075, February 22, 1985
30 Pages 851:1018-1019, April 11, 1986
32 Pages 861:1016, 1023-1024, 1027, 1032-1036, November 29, 1985
34 Pages 871:1003-1004, June 7, 1985
35 Pages 876:1011, May 24, 1985, 876:1023, December 27, 1985
36 Pages 881:1003, 1006-1008, September 26, 1986
37 Pages 886:1006-1047, May 9, 1986
38 Page 891:1006, August 9, 1985
39 Pages 901:1012-1016, August 9, 1985
41 Pages 911:1005-1006, March 22, 1985
42 Pages 916:0542, September 7, 1984, 916:1002, April 28, 1978
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46 Pages 936:1006.4-1006.5, February 28, 1986, 936:1059, 1062-1064, October
4, 1985
52 Pages 741:1003-1004, March 28, 1986
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Alabama1
All
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Alaska"
All
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Fresh & Salt Water
Uses: Aquaculture,
Growth and Propagation
of Fish, Shellfish,
other Aquatic Life, and
Wildlife incl. Seabirds,
Waterfowl and Furbearers
Chlorine (total residual):
2.0 ug/1 for salmonid fish
10.0 ug/1 for other organisms
Arizona
All
Domestic - Recreation
Beryllium
Chlorine
Nickel
Barium
Boron
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Boron
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
Agricultural Irrigation Barium
Boron
Aquatic Life and
Wildlife
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.000 S mg/1 (S
No standard
No standard
0.010 S mg/1
0.050 S mg/1
No standard
No standard
No standard
0.050 T mg/1 (T
0.050 S mg/1
No standard
1.000 T mg/1
* filterable residue)
total residues)
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Agricultural Livestock
Watering
West Fork of the
Little Colorado
River above
Government Springs
Oak Creek and Its
West Fork
All Effluent
Dominated Waters
Manganese 10.000 T mg/1
Selenium 0.020 T mg/1
Silver No standard
Barium No standard
Boron No standard
Manganese No standard
Selenium 0.050 T mg/1
Silver No standard
Selenium 0.002 mg/1 total
Silver 0.02 mg/1 dissolved
Silver 25 ug/1 dissolved
Boron No standard
Manganese No standard
Selenium 0.05 T mg/1
Silver 0.05 D mg/1 (D « dissolved)
All
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
California-
All
Barium 1.0 mg/1
Beryllium (see specific Basin Plans)
Boron . varies from stream to stream:
Chlorine (see specific Basin Plans)
Manganese (see specific Basin Plans)
Nickel (see specific Basin Plans)
Selenium 0.01 mg/1
Silver (see specific Basin Plans)
0-0.5 mg/1
Colorado
Aquatic Life (1)(3)(4) Manganese
Nickel
Chronic
e
to.76[ln(hardness)]+1.06)
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State and Water Use Other Elements Criteria Values
Selenium Acute = 135 yg/1
Silver
Chrnnir -
Chr(?rout) . e<1.72[ln(hardness) 1-10.51
Chlorine 0.003 mg/1 1-day avg. (tot. residual)
Agriculture (2) Manganese 200 ug/1 30-day avg.
Nickel 200 yg/1 30-day avg.
Selenium 20 yg/1 30-day avg.
Boron 0.75 mg/1 30-day avg.
Drinking Water Supply Manganese 50(dis) yg/1 1-day avg.
(2) Selenium 10 yg/1 1-day avg.
Silver 50 yg/1 1-day avg.
All Except where authorized by permits, BMP's or plans of
operation approved by the Division, State waters shall
be free from substances attributable to human-caused
point source or nonpoint source discharges in amounts,
concentrations or combinations which are harmful to
beneficial uses or toxic to humans, animals, plants,
or aquatic life.
Footnotes:
(1) Metals for aquatic life use are stated as
dissolved unless otherwise specified.
(2) Metals for agriculture and domestic uses are
stated as total recoverable unless otherwise specified.
(3) Hardness values to be used in equations are in
mg/1 as calcium carbonate. The hardness values used
in calculating the appropriate metal standard should
be based on the lower 95 per cent confidence limit of
the mean hardness value at the periodic low flow
criteria as determined from a regression analysis of
site-specific data. where insufficient site-specific
data exists to define the mean hardness value at the
periodic low flow criteria, representative regional
data shall be used to perform the regression analysis.
where a regression analysis is not appropriate, a
site-specific method should be used. In calculating a
hardness value, regression analyses should not be
extrapolated past the point that data exist.
(4) Both acute and chronic numbers adopted as stream
standards are levels not to be exceeded more than once
every three years on the average.
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State and Water Use
Connecticut
All
Other Elements Criteria Values
Delaware
All
8
Florida7
Potable Vater Supply
(Class I)
Shellfish Propagation
or Harvesting
(Class II)
Recrea t i on-Propagat ion
and Management of Fish
and Wildlife
(Class III)
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Beryllium
150
Chlorine
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1 mg/1
0.011 mg/1 in vaters with hardness
mg/1 of CaCO,
1.10 mg/1 in harder vaters
0.01 mg/1 (total residual)
0.1 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.07 ug/1
0.01 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
0.025 mg/1
0.05 ug/1
Beryllium
Chlorine
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Agriculture (Class IV) Beryllium
0.011 mg/1 in waters with hardness <
150 mg/1 of CaCO-
1.10 mg/1 in harder waters
(in predominantly fresh waters)
0.01 mg/1 (total residual)
0.1 mg/1
0.025 mg/1
0.07 ug/1 in predominantly fresh waters
0.05 ug/1 in predominantly marine waters
0.1 mg/1 in waters with hardness < 150
mg/1 CaCO-
0.5 mg/1 in harder waters
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State and Water Use Other Elements Criteria Values
Georgia
All
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Boron
Nickel
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
0.75 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Hawaii
All
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Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Idaho
All
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Domestic Water Supply
Vastevaters Discharged
Into Surface Waters
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.000 mg/1
0.010 mg/1
0.050 mg/1
Chlorine (total residual): The vastevater must not
affect the receiving water outside the mixing zone so
that:
i. If the receiving water is designated for cold
water biota, its total chlorine residual concentration
exceeds two one-thousandth (0.002) mg/1.
ii. If the receiving water is designated for warm
water biota and not cold water biota, its total
chlorine residual concentrations exceeds one
one-hundredth (0.01) mg/1.
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Illinois13
General Use
Public and Food Pro-
cessing Water Supply
Secondary Contact and
Indigenous Aquatic
Life
Unnamed Tributary of
Vood River Creek
Effluent Standards
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Manganese
Selenium
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
5.0 mg/1
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
0.005 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
0.15 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
(a) This section applies to the unnamed tributary of
Wood River Creek which enters Wood River Creek 4700
feet above the confluence of Wood River Creek with the
Mississippi River from a point 450 feet above the
confluence of the unnamed tributary and Wood River
Creek to said confluence, and in Wood River Creek from
said confluence to the confluence of Wood River Creek
and* the Mississippi River.
(b) Such waters shall meet the following standard
instead of the boron standard of Section
302.208(General Use):
15 mg/1
No person shall cause or allow the concentration of
the following constituents in any effluent to exceed
the following levels, subject to the averaging rules
contained in Section 304.104(a):
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Silver
2.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
Indiana
All
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Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Ohio River Main Stem Barium
and the Interstate Selenium
Portion Of The Wabash Silver
River
Lake Michigan and Con- Barium
tiguous Harbor Areas Selenium
Silver
1.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
not to exceed 1000 ug/1 at any time
not to exceed 10 ug/1 at any time
not to exceed 50 ug/1 at any time
Natural Spawning,
Rearing or Imprinting
Areas;Migration Routes
for Salmonid Fishes
Nickel (max)
(24-hr ave) e
Selenium (max) 260 ug/1
(24-hr ave) 35 ug/1
Silver (max) e
<1.72(ln(hardness*))-6.52)
ug/1
Chlorine (max) 19 ug/1
(24-hr ave) 11.0 ug/1
*Hardness in mg/1 CaCO,
lova
All
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Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Wildlife, Fish, Aquatic Barium
And Semiaquatic Life, Selenium
Secondary Contact Chlorine
(Class B)
Potable Water Supply
(Class C)
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
25 ug/1 (total residual)
1.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
Kansas16
All
Aquatic Life
Barium
Beryllium
Manganese
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Chlorine - There shall be no detectable concentrations
of total residual chlorine in surface waters as
detected by method 408C (Amperometric) or 408D
(DPD-FAS), which are hereby adopted by reference, and
are found in the 16th edition of "Standard Methods for
the , Examination of Water and Wastewater" (American
Public Health Association, 1985).
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Nickel
0.056 mg/1
0.130 mg/1
0.192 mg/1
0.324 mg/1
Selenium
Silver
Zinc
Agricultural Irrigation Boron
Selenium
Silver
Agricultural Livestock
Boron
Silver
hardness range (mg/1 CaCO,)
< 150 -
150-250
251-400
> 400
0.035 mg/1
0.00012 mg/1
0.047 mg/1
0.75 mg/1
0.2 mg/1
0.2 mg/1
5 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
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Kentucky
All
Varmvater Aquatic
Habitat
CoIdwater Aquatic
Habitat
Domestic Water Supply
Boron Not specified
Nickel Not specified
Beryllium 11 ug/1 soft water
1100 ug/1 hard water
Chlorine 10 ug/1 (total residual)
^
Beryllium 11 ug/1 soft water
1100 ug/1 hard water
Chlorine The total residual chlorine shall not
exceed two (2) ug/1 as an instream
value.
Barium 1 mg/1
Manganese 0.05 mg/1
Selenium 0.01 mg/1
Silver 0.05 mg/1
Louisiana
All
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Covered by general criteria for toxic substances.
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Maine
All
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Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Maryland
All
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Natural Trout Waters
(Class III)
Recreational Trout
Waters (Class IV)
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Chlorine The use of chlorine or chlorine
compounds is prohibited in the treatment of
vastevaters discharged into the waters of this State
designated as Class III unless:
(i) The volume* of treated sewage discharged from
the sewage'treatment facilities is less than 1 percent
of the 7 day, 10 year low flow; or
(ii) Matching federal funds are not available to
convert existing publicly owned treatment works from
chlorine to another disinfectant.
(iii) When
residual chlorine
surface waters.
an exception occurs, the total
shall be less than .002 mg/1 in the
Chlorine Total residual chlorine concentrations
shall be less than .002 mg/1 in the surface waters.
Massachuset ta
All
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Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Michigan
All
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Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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Minnesota
All
Domestic (Classes
A, B, C, & D)
Fisheries & Recreation
(Classes A, B, & C)
Agriculture and ViId-
life (Class A)
Beryllium Not specified
Nickel Not specified
Barium 1 mg/1
Manganese 0.05 mg/1
Selenium 0.01 mg/1
Silver 0.05 mg/1
Chlorine 0.005 mg/1 (total residual)*
Applies to conditions of continuous exposure, where
continuous exposure refers to chlorinated effluents
which are * discharged for more than a total of two
hours in any 24 hour period.
Boron
0.5 mg/1
Mississippi
All
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Public Water Supply
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
Missouri25
Effluent Limitations
for: Losing Stream;
Wild and Scenic Rivers
and Ozark National
Scenic Riverways and
Chlorine - Where chlorine is used as a
disinfectant, the effluent shall be dechlorinated
except when the discharge is:
A. Into an unclassified stream at least one (1)
mile from a Water Quality Standard classified stream;
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Drainage Thereto; all
water, except those in
and 6.
Effluent Limitations
for Subsurface Vaters
Groundvater
B. Into a flowing stream where the seven (7)-day
flow is equal to or greater than fifty (50) times
effluent flow.
If aquifer recharges surface water designated for
Aquatic Life protection:
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1000 ug/1
5 ug/1
2000 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
100 ug/1
10 ug/1
5 ug/1
(total residual)
When aquifer does not recharge
designated for Aquatic Life protection:
surface water
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1000 ug/1
100 ug/1
2000 ug/1
Not specified
50 ug/1
200 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
If aquifer recharge has an effect on surface water
designated for Aquatic Life protection:
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1000 ug/1
5 ug/1
750 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
100 ug/1
10 ug/1
5 ug/1
(total residual)
If aquifer recharge has a negligible effect on surface
water designated for Aquatic Life protection:
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1000 ug/1
100 ug/1
750 ug/1
Not specified
50 ug/1
200 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
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State and Water Use
Aquatic Life
Irrigation
Livestock, Wildlife
Watering
Coldwater Fishery
Drinking Water Supply
Other Elements Criteria Values
Beryllium 5 ug/1
Chlorine 10 ug/1 (total residual)
Nickel 100 ug/1
Selenium 10 ug/1
Silver 5 ug/1
Beryllium 100 ug/1
Boron 750 ug/1
Nickel 200 ug/1
Chlorine 2.0 ug/1 (total residual)
All values for "Aquatic Life" also shall apply,
unless values listed here are more stringent.
Barium
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
1000 ug/1
50 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
Montana
All
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Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Nebraska
All
27
Aquatic Life:
Coldvater Habitat
(Classes A & B);
Warmvater Habitat
(Class A)
Public Drinking Water
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Chlorine
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
0.01 mg/1 (residual)
1.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Nevada
All
28
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1.0 mg/1
0.011 mg/1
1.0 mg/1
0.002 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
0.20 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
Humboldt River
Irrigation
Boron
Municipal or Dom- Selenium
estic supply
Freshwater Aquatic Selenium
Life
Irrigation
Selenium
Vatering of Live- Selenium
stock & Propagation
of Wildlife
Nev Hampshire
All
29
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
sample mean
single value
1.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.260 mg/1
0.02 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Nev Jersey
All
.30
FW-2
All SE, SC
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Chlorine
Selenium
Silver
Chlorine
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1000 ug/1
3.0 ug/1
10
(total residual)
50
ug/1
ug/1
10.0 ug/1 (total residual)
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Nev Mexico
All
31
Coldwater Fishery
High Quality Cold
Vater Fishery
Barium Not specified
Beryllium Not specified
Boron Not specified
Manganese Not specified
Nickel Not specified
Selenium Not specified
Silver Not specified
Chlorine 0.003 mg/L (total residual)
Chlorine 0.002 mg/L (total residual)
Nev
All
Chlorine
Remarks :
Not specified
AA; AA-s; A; A-s
(Human)
AA; AA-s; A; A-s
(Aquatic)
B; C
D
SA; SB; SC
"
SD
Barium
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
Beryllium
Boron
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Beryllium
Boron
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Nickel
Silver
Boron
Nickel
Nickel
Silver
1,000
300
10
50
lla or l,100b
10,000
C
I.U
O.le
lla or l,100b
10,000
c
/t
1.0d
O.le
f
g
1,000
7.1
140
2.3
all units in ug/1
f - when hardness is < 75 ppm
- when hardness is > 75 ppm
j - exp (0.76[ln(ppm hardness)]+1.06)
- all standards except (Human) apply
to acid-soluble form
^ - ionic silver
- exp (0.76[ln(ppm hardness)]+4.02)
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
GA
Effluent Standards
for Discharges To
Class GA Vaters
8 - exp (1.72[ln(ppm hardness)]-6.52)
Most standards except (Human) apply to acid-soluble
form.
Barium
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
1.0 mg/1
0.3 mg/1
0.02 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
2.0 mg/1
0.6 mg/1
2.0 mg/1
0.04 mg/1
0.1 mg/1
North Carolina33
All
Fresh Surface Vaters
VS-1 Vaters
VS-II Vaters
VS-III Vaters
Tidal Salt Vaters
Class SA Vaters
Boron
Beryllium
Chlorine
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Manganese
Nickel
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Manganese
Not specified
11 ug/1
2.0 ug/1 (tot. resid.) for Trout Vaters
50 ug/1 or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
10 ug/1
5
10
ug/1
ug/1
or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50 in streams
and rivers
in ponds, lakes and reservoirs
1.0 mg/1
50 ug/1
25 ug/1
1.0 mg/1
50 ug/1
25 ug/1
1.0 mg/1
50 ug/1
25 ug/1
or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
50 ug/1 or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
10.0 ug/1 or if more stringent, 0.01 of
the 96-hour LC50
10 ug/1
0.1 mg/1
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State and Water Use
North Dakota34
All
Other Elements Criteria Values
Classes I, IA, II,
and III
Beryllium
Manganese
Nickel
Silver
Barium
Boron
Chlorine
Selenium
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
.75 mg/1
.2 mg/1
.01 mg/1
(dissolved)
(dissolved)
(total residual)
(total)
Ohio35
All
All Lake Erie Uses
All Ohio River Uses
Aquatic Life Habitat
Nuisance Prevention
Public Water Supply
Agricultural Water
Supply
Boron Not specified
Barium 1.0 mg/1
Beryllium 1.100 mg/1
Chlorine 0.002 mg/1 (total residual)
Manganese 0.050 mg/1
Nickel 0.025 mg/1
Selenium 0.010 mg/1
Silver 0.050 mg/1
Barium 1.0 mg/1
Selenium 0.01 mg/1
Silver 0.05 mg/1
Beryllium vater hardness dependent (30-day ave.)
Chlorine 2 ug/1 (total residual) (30-day ave.)
No chlorine is to be discharged
Seasonal Salmonid
Nickel vater hardness dependent (30-day ave.)
Selenium 34 ug/1 (30-day ave.)
Silver 1.3 ug/1 (30-day ave.)
0.06 ug/1 (30-day ave.) - Coldwater
Beryllium vater hardness dependent (max.)
Nickel vater hardness dependent (max.)
Selenium 128 ug/1 (max.)
Silver vater hardness dependent (max.)
Barium 1.0 ug/1 (max.)
Manganese 50 ug/1 (max.)
Selenium 10 ug/1 (max.)
Silver 50 ug/1 (max.)
Beryllium 100 ug/1 (max.)
Nickel 200 ug/1 (max.)
Selenium 50 ug/1 (max.)
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
36
Oklahoma
All
Public And Private
Vater Supplies
Fish And Wildlife
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Mot specified
Not specified
1.00 mg/1
0.010 mg/1
0.050 mg/1
Chlorine The maximum allowable concentration for
total residual chlorine shall not exceed 0.5 mg/1 at
any time. Total residual chlorine shall include the
combined chlorine (as chloramines) plus free chlorine.
Nickel A methodology to establish protective
criteria for Nickel is being developed. Until further
criteria are adopted the 1982 criteria for Nickel
remain in effect.
Selenium
Same as above comment (Nickel).
Silver Criteria for silver whose toxicity is
extremely dependent on water chemistry are listed by
segment. The concentration varies from 1.3 to 50.0
ug/1 depending on the segment (see Oklahoma Vater
Quality.Standards Table 1).
Oregon'
All
37
All
Beryllium
Chlorine
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Special water quality standard applicable to: North
Coast-Lower Columbia Basin, Mid Coast Basin, Umpqua
Basin, South Coast Basin, Rogue Basin, Willamette
Basin, Sandy Basin, Hood Basin, Deschutes Basin, John
Day Basin, Umatilla Basin, Valla Valla Basin, Grande
Ronde Basin, Powder Basin, Malheur River Basin, Owyhee
Basin, Malheur Lake Basin, Goose and Summer Lakes
Basin, and Klamath Basin:
Barium
Boron
Manganese
1.0 mg/1
0.5 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Pennsylvania'
All
38
All
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Selenium
Silver
Manganese
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
Nickel Not to exceed 0.01 of the 96-hour LC50
for representative important species as determined
through substantial available literature data or
bioassay tests tailored to the ambient quality of the
receiving vaters.
Rhode Island
All
39
Fresh Vater Aquatic
Life
Saltvater Aquatic Life
Barium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Beryllium
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
minimum data base guidelines
R.I.DEM R.I.DEM
Acute * Chronic
7.5 .17
U.S.EPA U.S.EPA
Acute Chronic
e(.76[ln(H)M.02) e
260 35
(.76[ln(H)]+1.06)
(Selenite)
.(!
-6.52)
- No EPA chronic criterion is available for silver.
The chronic value should be determined by dividing the
acute value given by the hardness equation by an acute
to chronic ratio of 45.
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
140
410
2.3
all units in ug/1
7.1
54
(Selenite)
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
South Carolina
All
40
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
South Dakota
All
41
Domestic Vater Supply
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Barium
Selenium
Silver
Fish Life Propagation Chlorine
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
0.02 mg/1 (total residual)
The applicable criteria are to be maintained at'all
times, without exception.
42
Tennessee
All
Domestic Vater Supply
Effluent Limitations
(Industrial Vastevater
Treatment Plants)
Beryllium
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Barium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
100 ug/1
10 ug/1
50 ug/1
5.0 mg/1
500 mg/1
2.0 mg/1
10.0 mg/1
3.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
Texas
All
43
Chlorine Chlorine toxicity will be controlled by
the development of generic permit
limits for final residual chlorine
concentration.
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
All Toxic Material
without Specific
Numerical Criteria
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
. (0.8460[ln(hardness)]+3.3612)
Chronic - e(0.8460[In(hardness)1+1.1645)
Acute > 260 ug/1
Chronic - 35 ug/1
Acute
Chronic
* e
(1.72[ln(hardness)]-6.52)
0.49 yg/l
10) For toxic material for which specific numerical
criteria are not listed in the table in §307.6(c)(l)
of this title (relating to Toxic Materials), the
following provisions shall be applied in accordance
with the application procedures of specific numerical
criteria, as established in this sections and in
§307.8 (relating to Application of Standards):
A. concentration of non-persistent toxic material
shall not exceed concentrations which are chronically
toxic (as determined from appropriate chronic toxicity
data or calculated as 0.1 of LC5Q values) to
representative, sensitive aquatic organisms;
B. concentrations of persistent toxic materials that
do not bioaccumulate shall not exceed ambient
concentrations of specific toxics of concern in
receiving water, sediment, and/or .indigenous biota;
C. bioavailability of specific toxics of concern in
the effluent.
Utah44
All
Domestic Source
Agriculture
Aquatic Wildlife
(Class 3A & 3B)
Beryllium Not specified
Manganese Not specified
Barium 1 mg/1
Chlorine Limits assigned on a case-by-case basis.
Selenium .01 mg/1
Silver .05 mg/1
Selenium .05 mg/1
Chlorine .011 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
.019 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
Selenium 5.0 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
20 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
Silver 0.12 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
4.1 ug/1 - 1 hour avg. (Hardness Depend)
Nickel 160 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
1400 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
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State and Water Use
Aquatic Wildlife
(Class 3C)
Other Elements Criteria Values
Aquatic Wildlife
(Class 3D)
Chlorine
Selenium
Silver
Nickel
Chlorine
Selenium
Silver
Nickel
0.2 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
5.0 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
20 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
.12 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
4.1 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
160 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
1400 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
Determined on case-by-case basis.
5.0 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
20 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
4.1 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
160 ug/1 - 4 day avg.
1400 ug/1 - 1 hour avg.
Vermont
All
45
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Virginia46
All
Public Water Supply
Surface Water
(Chronic Criteria for
the Protection of
Aquatic Lige)
Beryllium
Boron
Barium
Manganese.
Selenium
Silver
Manganese
Nickel**
Selenium
***
Silver
**
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
0.05 mg/1 (soluble)
0.01 mg/1
0.05 mg/1
100 ug/1
saltwater
e0.76(ln(hardness))+1.06 freshwater
7.1 ug/1 saltwater
35 ug/1 freshwater
54 ug/1 saltwater
e1.72(ln(hardness))-6.52x0i01 freshvater
0.023 ug/1 saltwater
- The numeric standards for the chemicals listed
under Public Water Supply above are designed to
protect public water supplies for human consumption.
The limits established for those chemicals marked with
an asterisk ( ) may not protect aquatic life.
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Groundwater(All except
Cumberland Plateau)
Groundva ter(Cumberland
Plateau)
Therefore when a request to classify a stream as a
public water supply is received, it will be determined
if more stringent limits are needed for those
chemicals in order to insure protection of aquatic
life.
**
***
- total recoverable
- total inorganic
Manganese
Manganese
0.05 mg/1
0.01 - 0.5 mg/1
Washington'
All
47
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
West Virginia48
All
Category A
Category A & B
Beryllium
Boron
Barium
Selenium
Manganese
Not specified
Not specified
1.0 mg/1
10 ug/1
1.0 mg/1
- Effluent limitations which may result in a
concentration up to 2.0 mg/1 manganese in the stream
are allowable upon demonstration to the Chief by the
applicant that such concentration will not have an
adverse impact upon designated stream uses. This
demonstration is subject to EPA approval and must show
either: (1) the stream is supporting designated uses
while containing manganese concentrations higher than
the .applicable criteria, or (2) the stream does not
have an aquatic life use to protect. Notwithstanding
Series I, Section 4 of the Board's regulations, this
demonstration shall be the only demonstration required
before the Chief and the Board with respect to water
quality related effluent limitations. This exception
does not apply to trout waters.
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State and Water Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Category Bl & C2
Silver
Water Use Categories Bl & C2:
(Public Water Supply and Trout Waters)
Hardness Silver Criterion
mg/1 as CaC03 ug/1 Total Silver
Category B2
Nickel
Chlorine
0-50
51-100
101- 200
> 201
50 ug/1
No chlorinated
(total residual)
1
4
12
24
discharges allowed
Category A,B1,B3 & C Chlorine
Silver
10 ug/1 as measured by the
amperometric or equivalent
method (total residual)
Water Use Category Cl:
Water Hardness Total Recoverable
mg/1 as CaCO, Silver ug/1
0-50
51-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
501-600
1
4
12
24
24
30
43
All except B2
Chlorine - There is a chart located in Section 8 of
the West Virginia Water Standards that may be used to
derive the criteria instead of the above fixed
criteria.
Wisconsin
All
49
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Wyoming
All
50
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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State and Water Use Other Elements Criteria Values
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
American Sanoa
All
51
All Fresh Surface
Water, Embayments,
Open Coastal Water
and Oceanic Waters
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Manganese
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Chlorine 20 ug/1 (total residual)
(shall apply as a minimum within the zone of mixing)
District of Columbia
All
52
Boron Not specified
Manganese '. Not specified
Class C (Aquatic Life, Beryllium
Waterfowl, Shore Birds, Chlorine
And Water Oriented
Wildlife)
Class D (Public Water
Supply)
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
150 ug/1
0.01 mg/1 (total residual)
100 ug/1
0.04 mg/1 (total recoverable)
1.0 ug/1 (dissolved)
Barium 1.0 mg/1 (Jotal recoverable)
Beryllium 0.0004 ug/1
Nickel 13.0 ug/1
Selenium 0.01 mg/1 (total recoverable)
Silver 50.0 ug/1 (dissolved)
- A risk factor of 10" is associated with the
criterion, the preferred level is absolutely none.
Guam
All
53
Beryllium
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
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State and Vater Use
Other Elements Criteria Values
Maximum Numerical
Limit
Barium
Boron ^
Chlorine
Manganese
Marine Fresh
0.5 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
0.01 mg/1 (free,
0.02 mg/1
residual)
Application
Factor
.05
.1
.1
.02
- Greater amounts of Chlorine may be used to treat a
source of drinking water in order to meet the
requirements of Subsection II.B.I of the Revised Guam
Vater Quality Standards.
Mariana Islands
All
54
Maximum
Cone. Level
Barium
Beryllium
Boron ^
Chlorine^
Chlorine
Manganese
Nickel
CA! on ^ inn
jc .LCI i x mil
Silver
mg/1
0.50
0.10
5.00
0.0075
0.011
0.02
0.002
0.001
ug/1
500.0
100.0
5000.0
7.5
11.0
20.0
2.0
1.0.
Application
Factor
0.05
0.01
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.02
0.02
n m
w w A
0.01'
- Chlorine prod, oxidants
- Chlorine residual (for fresh waters)
Puerto Rico
All
55
Beryllium
Chlorine
Nickel
SB, SC (Coastal Vaters) Barium
Boron
Manganese
Selenium
SD (Surface Vaters)
Silver
Not specified
Not specified
Not specified
1,000.0 ug/1
4,800.0 ug/1
100.0 ug/1
10.0 ug/1
2.00 ug/1
Barium
Boron
Manganese
Selenium
Silver
1,000.0 ug/1
1,000.0 ug/1
10.0 ug/1
2.00 ug/1
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State and Water Use Other Elements Criteria Values
Trust Territory
Factor Marine Class 1 Class 2
All Barium 0.05 0.5 mg/1 1.0 mg/1
Beryllium 0.01 0.1 mg/1 6.8 ug/1
Boron . 0.1 5.0 mg/1
Chlorine 0.1 7.5 ug/1 10 ug/1 10 ug/1
Manganese 0.02 0.02 mg/1 50 mg/1
Nickel 0.01 0.002mg/l 56 ug/1 56 ug/1
Selenium 0.01 0.005ug/l 10 ug/1 10 ug/1
Silver 0.01 1 ug/1 1 ug/1 1 ug/1
- Chlorine-produced oxidants
Virgin Islands57
All Barium Not specified
Beryllium Not specified
Boron Not specified
Chlorine Not specified
Manganese Not specified
Nickel Not specified
Selenium Not specified
Silver Not specified
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