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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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for 7 streams withdrawn.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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