823R93005
                                UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                                       OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                    STANDARDS AND APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION

                                                 JANUARY 1993

                           CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF FEDERAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
                                             PROMULGATION ACTIONS
              STATE


        1.   Kentucky
 DATE


12/2/74
       >2.   Arizona


        3.   Nebraska





        4.   Mississippi
6/22/76


6/6/78






4/30/79
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X
STATUS      REFERENCE                 ACTION


Final      39 FR 41709   Established statement in WQS giving
                         EPA Administrator authority to grant
                         a temporary exception to stream
                         classification and/or criteria after
                         case-by-case studies.  Also, estab-
                         lished statement that streams not
                         Isted in the WQS are understood to
                         be classified as Aquatic Life and
                         criteria for this use to be met.

Final      41 FR 25000   Established nutrient standards for
                         11 streams.

Final      43 FR 24529   Redesignated eight stream segments
                         for full body contact recreation and
                         three for partial body contact
                         recreation and the protection of
                         fish and wildlife.

Final      44 FR 25223   Established dissolved oxygen
                         criterion for all water uses
                         recognized by the State.  Estab-
                         lished criterion for a daily average
                         of not less than 5.0 mg/1 with a
                         daily, instantaneous minimum of not
                         less than 4.0 mg/1.

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X          STATE          DATE         STATUS      REFERENCE                 ACTIOH


5S    r   ii^hAina         11/26/79      Proposed   44 FR 67442   Proposal to reestablish previously
      5.   Alabama         ii/t°/ /*         t-                     approved use classifications for
*                                                                segments of four navigable water-
                                                                 ways, Five Mile Creek, Opossum
                                                                 Creek, Valley Creek, Village Creek
                                                                 and upgrade the use designation of
                                                                 segment of Village Creek from rive
                                                                 mile 30 to its source.

      6   Alabama         2/14/80       Final      45 FR 9910    Established beneficial stream use
      6.   Alabama         ^/ii/ou                                classification for 16 streams:  8
                                                                 were designated for fish and
                                                                 wildlife, 7 were upgraded to a fis
                                                                 and wildlife classification, 1 was
                                                                 designated as agricultural and
                                                                 industrial water supply.  Proposed
                                                                 streams classification rulemaking
                                                                 for 7 streams withdrawn.

       ,.   north Carolina   4/1/80       Final      45 FR 21246
                                                                 Welch Creek and  reestablished  the
                                                                 State's previous standard of 5 mg/
                                                                 average,  4 mg/1  minimum,  except fo
                                                                 lower concentrations  caused by
                                                                 natural swamp  conditions.

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       STATE
                      DATE
                                   STATUS
                                               REFERENCE
                                                                         ACTION
 8.   Ohio
 V.   Kentucky
10.   North Carolina  11/10/81
11.   Ohio
11/28/80      Final      45 FR 79053   (1) Established water use designa-
                                       tion, (2) establish a DO criterion
                                       of 5 mg/1 for wannwater use, (3)
                                       designated 17 streams as warmwater
                                       habitat, (4) placed 111 streams
                                       downgraded by Ohio into modified
                                       warmwater habitat, (5) revised
                                       certain provisions relating to
                                       mixing zones (principally on Lake
                                       Erie), (6) revised low flow and
                                       other exceptions to standards, (7)
                                       amended sampling and analytical
                                       protocols, and (8) withdrew EPA
                                       proposal to establish a new cyanide
                                       criterion.

12/9/80       Final      45 FR 81042   Withdrew the Federal promulgation
          (Withdrawal)                 action of 12/2/74 after adoption of
                                       appropriate water guality standards
                                       by the State.

              Final      46 FR 55520   Withdrew the Federal promulgation
          (Withdrawal)                 action of 4/1/80 following State
                                       adoption of a dissolved oxygen
                                       criterion consistent with the
                                       Federally promulgated standard.

2/16/82       Final      47 FR 29541   Withdrew FEderal promulgation of
          (Withdrawal)                 11/28/80 because it was based on a
                                       portion of the water quality
                                       standards regulation that has been
                                       determined to be invalid.

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       STATE


12.  Nebraska




13.  Alabama





14.  Idaho
                      DATE
                                   STATUS
7/26/82       Final
          (Withdrawal)
11/26/82      Final
          (Withdrawal)
                     8/20/85
              Proposed
  .   Mississippi
16.  Idaho
 4/4/86       Final
          (Withdrawal)
                     7/14/86       Final
                               (Withdrawal)
                                               REFERENCE                 ACTION
47 FR 32128   Withdrew Federal promulgation action
              of 6/6/78 after adoption of
              appropriate water quality standards
              by the State.

47 FR 53372   Withdrew the Federal promulgation
              action of 2/14/80 following State
              adoption of requirements consistent
              with the Federally promulgated
              standard.

50 FR 33672   Proposal to replace DO criterion
              downstream from dams, partially
              replace Statewide ammonia criterion,
              replace ammonia criterion for Indian
              Creek, and delete categorical exemp-
              tion of dams from Antidegradation
              Policy.

51 FR 11581   Withdrew the Federal promulgation of
              4/30/79 following State adoption of
              requirements consistent with the
              Federally promulgated standard.

51 FR 25372   Withdrew portions of proposed rule
              to replace DO criterion downstream
              from dams and delete categorical
              exemptions of dams from antidegra-
              dation rule since State adopted
              acceptable standards in both
              instances.

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         STATE
                        DATE
                                     STATUS
                                                 REFERENCE
                                                                           ACTION
 17.  Kentucky
 18.  Idaho
*19.  Coleville
      Indian
      Reservation

 20.  Kentucky
3/20/87
7/25/88       Final
          (Withdrawal)
7/6/89
4/3/91
*21.  12 States       12/22/92
       2 Territories
    Final      50 FR 9102    Established a chloride criterion of
                             600 mg/1 as a 30-day average,  not to
                             exceed a maximum of 1,200 mg/1 at
                             any time.

               53 FR 27882   Withdrew portion of proposed rule
                             which would have established a
                             Statewide ammonia criterion and a
                             site-specific ammonia criterion
                             applicable to lower Indian Creek
                             since State adopted acceptable
                             standards.

   Final      54 FR 28622    Established designated uses and
                             criteria for all surface waters on
                             the Reservation.

    Final      56 FR 13592   Withdrew the Federal promulgation
(Withdrawal)                  of 3/20/87 after adoption of
                             appropriate WQS by the State.

    Final      57 FR 60848   Established numeric water quality
                             for toxic pollutants (aquatic life
                             and human health).
* Final Federal Rule Remains In Force

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        SUMMARY OF FEDERAL PROMULGATION ACTIONS









Total Number of Proposed or Final Rules                21





Final Standards Promulgated                            10





Withdrawal of Final Standards                           7





Federal Rules Remaining In Force                        3





No Action Taken on Proposals or Proposal Withdrawn      3

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