United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Regulations and Standards Washington, DC 20460 October 1980 Water &EPA Organics Water Quality Standards Criteria Summaries A Compilation of State/Federal Criteria ------- ORGANIC Water Quality Standards Criteria Summaries A Compilation of State/Federal Criteria October 1980 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Regulations and Standards Washington, D. C. 20460 ------- NATIONAL SUMMARY OF STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ORGANICS OCTOBER, 1980 PREPARED FOR / UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CRITERIA AND STANDARDS DIVISION 401 M STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20460 PREPARED BY NALESNIK ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED 505 ELEVENTH STREET, S. E. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20003 Contract Number 68-01-6058 Project Number WA-80-A055 ------- INTRODUCTION This digest is compiled to provide general information to the public as well 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. Water quality criteria (numerical or narrative specifications) for physical, chemical, temperature, and biological constituents are stated in the July 1976 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency publication Quality Criteria for Water (QCW), available from the Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The 1976 QCW, commonly referred to as the "Red Book," is the most current compilation of scientific information used by the Agency as a basis for assessing water quality. This publication is subject to periodic updating and revisions in light of new scientific and technical information. This digest summarizes three organic compounds which are usually incorporated into State Water Quality Standards. They are: phenol, phthalate esters, and polychorinated biphenyls (PCB's). Phenol and phenolic compounds are present in waters receiving wastes resulting from wood and coal distillation, oil refining, chemicals production and the natural degradation of organic wastes. Phthalate esters are not known to be naturally occuring. Their presence in water systems is a result of their production for use in plastics and to a limited extent pesticides. Likewise, PCB's are not naturally occuring. Their presence in water has been of particular importance because of toxic effects associated with very minute quantities of the chemical, and because it is a suspected carcinogen. PCB has, in the past, been primarily used as a heat exchanger in electrical capacitors and transformers. The production of PCB% for this use has been greatly reduced. EPA has established a zero discharge PCB federal effluent standard.for new and existing production facilities (40 CFR 129.105). The presence of PCB's in water is primarily a result of spills and uncontrollable non-point source leaching. All three substances exert detrimental effects on aquatic and animal life. For these reasons EPA has established water quality criteria recommendations for the chemicals in its publication, Quality Criteria for Water (1976). ------- The criteria are as follows: Phenol 1 ug/1 for domestic water supply (welfare), and to protect against fish flesh tainting. Phthalate esters 3 ug/1 for freshwater aquatic life. Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.001 ug/1 for freshwater and marine aquatic life and for consumers thereof. Every reasonable effort should be made to minimize human exposure. Since water quality standards experience revisions and upgrading from time to time, following procedures set forth in the Clean Water Act, individual entries in this digest may be superseded. As these revisions are accomplished and allowing for the States to revise their standards accordingly, this digest will be updated and reissued. Because this publication is not intended for use other than as a general information resource, to obtain the latest information and for special purposes and applications, the reader needs to refer to the current approved water quality standards. These can be obtained from the State water pollution control agencies or the EPA or Regional Offices. Individual State-adopted criteria follow: ------- REFERENCES A California Water Quality Standards by River Basins, c.a. 1975 For more detailed information on selected basins, sub-basins and stretches of streams and coastal areas refer to California State Water Quality Standards. D Delaware Water Quality Standards, March 25, 1979 Idaho Water Quality Standards, c.a. September, 1979 Missouri Water Quality Standards, c.a. February, 1978 American Samoa Water Quality Standards, Revised July, 1973 F Territory of Guam Water Quality Standards, Sept. 1975 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Water Quality Standards, October 21, 1973 H Virgin Islands Water Quality Standards, Aug. 1973 ENVIRONMENT REPORTER. The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D. C. 20037 1 Pages 701:0501-0509, February 16,1979 2 Pages 706:1004-1008, July 20, 1979 3 Pages 711:0542-0544, August 5, 1977 4 Pages 716:0603, March 26, 1976 5 Pages 726:1005, 1011-1013, March 7, 1980 Basic Water Quality Standards adopted May 22, 1979, have not yet been submitted to EPA for formal approval. 6 Pages 731:1002-1009, September 8,1978 7 Pages 746:1008-1014, October 19, 1979 8 Pages 751:0504-0505, January 25,1980 9 Pages 765:0512-0515, January 30, 1976 10 Page 761:0503-0504, 1973 ------- 11 Page 766:0504-0509, October 5, 1979 12 Pages 771:0502-0504, September 29, 1978 13 Pages 776:0504-0506, April 10, 1979 14 Pages 781:0501-0502, May 18, 1979 15 Pages 786:0501-0502, August 29, 1975 16 Page 791:0583, May 26, 1978 17 Pages 796:0103-0108, February 16, 1979 18 Pages 801:1001-1002, Sept. 29,. 1978 19 Page 806:1003, March 30, 1979 ?n Page 811:1043, 1974 21 Pages 816:0602-0607, 0642-0648, 1974 23 22 Pages 821:0502-0505, June 30, 1978 Pages 831:0501-0510, February 21, 1975 24 Page 836:0502, June 30, 1978 25 Pages 841:0507-0537, December 7, 1979 oc Pages 846:0501-0508, November 17, 1978 27 Pages 851:1001-1023, December 15, 1978 28 Pages 856:1001-1002, July 18, 1978 29 Pages 861:1002-1007, August 11, 1979 30 Pages 866:1004-1009, December 28, 1979 Pages 871:0501-0506, November 25, 1977 32 Pages 876:1001-1043, May 26, 1978 33 Pages 881:1001-1007, September 21, 1979 34 Pages 886:0513-0524, August 29, 1975 35 Pages 891:1001-1129, November 16, 1979 ------- og Pages 901:0501-0505, November 3,1978 37 Pages 906s0501-0506, October 13, 1978 38 Pages 911:0501-0507, June 22, 1979 39 Pages 916:0541-0544, April 14, 1978 40 Pages 921:1001-1003, August 13, 1976 41 Pages 926:0541-0563, January 26, 1979 42 Pages 931:0501-0508, May 26, 1978 43 Pages 936:1001-1003, June 27, 1975 44 Pages 941:1001-1005, May 26, 1978 45 Pages 946:0501-0520, July 14, 1978 46 Pages 951:1002-1003, April 28, 1978 47 Pages 956:1001-1007, January 11, 1980 48 Page 741:1002, November 23, 1979 40 Pages 896:0301-0310, March 31,1978 ------- OR PANICS, INCLUDING PHTHALATES. PCB'S PHENOL State Alabama Criteria Values in mgA Not specified • Toxic Substances narrative: only such amounts, whether alone or in combination with other substances as will not render the waters unsafe or unsuitable as a source of water supply for drinking or food-processing purposes, or injurious to fish, wildlife and aquatic life. Toxic Substances narrative: only such amounts, whether alone or in combination with other substances or wastes, as will not: render the water unsafe or unsuit- able for swimming and water-contact sports; be injurious to fish, wildlife and aquatic life or, where applicable, shrimp and crabs; impair the waters for any other usage established for this classification. Toxic substances narrative: Only such amounts, whether alone or in combination with other substances, as will not: be injurious to fish and aquatic life, including shrimp and crabs; exceed one-tenth of the 96-hour median tolerance limit for fish, aquatic life or shellfish, including shrimp and crabs. Toxic Substances narrative: Only such amounts, whether alone or in combination with other substances, as will not: be injurious to fish and aquatic life including shrimp and crabs in estuarine or salt waters or the propagation thereof; not to exceed one-tenth of the 96-hour median tolerance limit for fish and aquatic life including shrimp and crabs in salt and estuarine waters except that other limiting concentrations may be used when factually justified and approved by the Commission. Designated Stream Use All Public water supply Swimming and other whole body water-contact sports Shellfish harvesting Fish and wildlife -1- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Alabama (con't) Alaska 2. Only such amounts as will not render the waters unsuitable for agricultural irriga- tion, livestock watering, industrial cool- ing, industrial process water supply pur- poses, and fish survival, nor interfere with downstream uses. Only such amounts as will not render the waters unsuitable for industrial cooling and industrial process water supply pur- poses, nor interfere with downstream water uses. Only such amounts as will not render the waters unsuitable for agricultural irriga- tion, livestock watering, industrial cool- ing, and industrial process water supply purposes, where applicable nor interfere with downstream water use. Not specified Toxic substances narrative: shall not exceed Alaska Drinking Water Standards or EPA Quality Criteria for Water. Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (A) (i) where contact with a product des- tined for subsequent human consumption is present. Same as I. (C) or FWPCA Water Quality Criteria as applicable to substances for stockwaters. Concentra- tions for irrigation waters shall not exceed FWPCA Water Quality Criteria or WQC 1972. Toxic substances narrative: shall not individually or in combination exceed 0.01 times the lowest measured 96-hour L for life stages of species identified by department as being the most sensivtive, biologically important to the situation or exceed criteria cited in EPA Quality Criteria for Water or Alaska Drinking Water Standards whichever concentration is less. Agricultural and industrial water supply Industrial operations Navigation All I. Fresh water (A) water supply (i) drinking, culinary and food processing (ii) agriculture, including irrigation and stock watering (iii) aquaculture -2- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Alaska (con't) Toxic substances narrative: substances shall not be present which pose hazards to worker contact. (iv) industrial, including any water sup- plies used in association with a manufacturing or production enterprise other than food processing), including mining, placer mining, energy production or development Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (A) (0. (B) water recreation (i) contact recrea- tion. Toxic substances narrative: substances shall not be present which pose hazards to incidental human contact. Toxic substances narrative: shall not in- dividually or in combination exceed 0.01 times the lowest measured 96 hour LC for life stages of species identified by the department as being the most sensitive, biologically important to the location, or exceed criteria cited in EPA Quality Cri- teria for Water or Alaska Drinking Water Standards whichever concentration is less. Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (A) (Hi). Toxic substances narrative: shall not ex- ceed EPA Quality Criteria for Water as applicable to the substance. Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (A) (iv). (ii) secondary recreation (C) growth and propa- gation of fish, shellfish, other aquatic life, and wildlife including water- fowl and furbearers n.Marine water (A) water supply (i) aquaculture (ii) seafood processing (iii) industrial, including any water supplies used in association with a manu- facturing or production enterprise (other than food processing) including min- ing, placer mining, energy production or development -3- ------- State Alaska (con't) Arizona" Arkansas Criteria Value in mg/1 Toxic substances narrative: same as n. Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (B) Toxic substances narrative: same as I. (C). Toxic substances narrative:same as I. (C) but excluding the phrase "or Alaska Drinking Water Standards." Phthalates: Not specified PCB: Not specified Phenol: 0.001 Other organics: Not specified Toxic substances narrative: Toxic sub- stances shall be kept below levels which are deleterious to human, animal, plant or aquatic life, or in amounts sufficient to interfere with the beneficial use of the water. As a minimum evaluation for the presence of toxic substances, a water shall be evaluated by use of a 96-hour bioassay, guided by the document Stan- dard Methods for the Examination of Wa- ter and Wastewater. The survival of the test organisms shall not be less than that in controls which utilize appropriate ex- perimental water. Not specified Toxic substances narrative: Toxic mate- rials attributable to municipal, industrial, agricultural, or other waste discharges, shall not be present in receiving waters in such quantities as to be toxic to human, Designated Stream Use (B) water recreation (i) contact recreation (ii) secondary recreation (C) growth and propa- gation of fish, shellfish, aquatic life, and wildlife including seabirds, water- fowl and furbearers (D) harvesting for con- sumption of raw mollusks or other raw aquatic life All All All except agricultural All All All ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Arkansas (con't) CaliforniaA Colorado* animal, plant or aquatic life or to inter- fere with the normal propagation of aqua- tic life. For any toxicants, concentra- tions in the receiving waters after mixing shall not exceed 0.01 of the 96-hour TLm, unless they can be shown to be non- persistant and noncumulative, and to exhibit no synergistic interactions with other waste or stream components. In no case shall concentrations exceed 0.05 of the 96-hour TLm. CAE - m 3.0 CCE - m 0.7 MBAS 0.5 No individual pesticide or combination of pesticides shall be present in concentra- tions that adversely affect beneficial uses. There shall be no bioaccumulation in pesticide concentrations found in bottom sediments or aquatic life. Total identifiable chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides shall not be present at concen- trations detectable within the accuracy of analytical methods prescribed in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, latest edition, or other equivalent methods approved by the Executive Officer. (See California Basin Plan Standards for specific limits) PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) 0.000001 Cnlorophenol 0.001 Monohydric phenol 0.5 Benzidine 0.0001 Municipal supply Municipal supply Municipal supply Aquatic life Aquatic life Aquatic life Aquatic Life PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) Not specified Domestic water supply -5- ------- State Colorado (con't) Connecticut 6 Delaware B Criteria Value in mg/I Chlorophenol 0.001 Monohydric phenol 0.001 Benzidine 0.0001 Not specified The waters shall be free from chemical constituents in concentrations or combi- nations which would be harmful to human, animal or aquatic life for the most sensi- tive and governing water use class. Criteria for chemical constituents con- tained in the "Quality Criteria for Water" published by the Environmental Agency shall be considered and used as guidance. In areas where fisheries are the governing considerations and approved limits.have not been established, bioassays are neces- sary to establish limits on toxic sub- stances, the recommendations for bio- assay procedures contained in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste water" and the application factors contained in "Quality Criteria for Water" shall be considered. For public drinking water supplies, the raw water sources must be of such quality that U. S. Environmental Protection Agency limits as defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law 93-523), or state limits if more stringent, for finished water can be met after conventional treatment. Toxic substances narrative: None in con- centrations or combinations which would be harmful to human, animal or aquatic life or which would make the waters un- safe or unsuitable for fish or shellfish or their propagation or impair the waters for any other uses. (See Note 4. above). Phenols: Shall not exceed 0.01 mg/1 at any time except where natural conditions cause this value to be increased. Designated Stream Use Domestic water supply Domestic water supply Domestic water supply All All Coastal and marine water uses All -6- ------- State Delaware (con't) Florida7 Georgia Hawaii9 Criteria Value in mg/1 Synthetic detergents (MBAS) 0.5 PCB: Not specified Phthalates: Not specified Phenolic compounds as listed - Chlori- nated phenols including trichlorophenols; chlorinated creosols; 2-chlorophenol; 2, 4- dichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol; 2, 4-dinitrophenol; phenol - shall not exceed 1.0 micrograms per litre (ug/1) unless higher values are shown not to be chro- nically toxic. Such higher values shall be approved in writing by the Secretary. Phenolic compounds other than those pro- duced by the natural decay of plant material, named or unnamed, shall not taint the flesh of edible fish or shellfish or produce objectinable taste or odor in a drinking water supply. Phthalate esters 0.003 PCB 0.000001 Other organics: Not specified Not specified Not specified All waters shall be free of substances attributable to domestic, industrial, or other controllable sources as follows: toxic 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 mini- mum, evaluation by use of a 96-hour bio- assay described in the most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination Designated Stream Use All All All All Drinking water supply, recreation, fish and wild- life Drinking water supply, shellfish harvesting, re- creation, fish or wildlife All All All All -7- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Hawaii (con't) Idaho 10 Illinois11 of Water and Wastewater shall be conducted. Survival of test organisms shall not be less than that in controls which utilize appropriate experimental water. Not specified A material or combination of materials which, if discharged in any quantity into State waters, presents a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, the public health, or the environment. Unless otherwise specified, published guides such as Quality Criteria for Water (1976) by E.P.A., Water Quality Criteria (Second Edition, 1963) by the State of California Water Quality Control Board, their subsequent revisions, and more recent research papers, regulations and guidelines will be used in identifying individual and specific materials and in evaluating the tolerance of the identified materials for the beneficial uses indicated. Phenol 0.001 Phenol 0.3 Phenols: 0.1 mg/1 PCB: Not specified Phthalates: Not specified Other organics: Not specified Any substance toxic to aquatic life shall not exceed l/10th of the 96-hour median tolerance limit (96-hr TL ) for native fish or essential fish food organisms All Water supply after treat- ment Secondary contact, indige- nous aquatic life All waters except water supply and secondary contact and indigenous aquatic life All All All -8- ------- State Illinois (con't) Indiana 12 Criteria Value in mg/1 except for USEPA registered pesticides approved for aquatic application and applied pursuant to the following conditions: (i) Applications shall be made in strict accordance with label directions. (ii) Applicator shall be properly certified under the provisions of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 135 etseq. (1972) (iii) Application of aquatic pesticides must be in accordance with the laws, regulations and guidelines of all State and Federal agencies authorized by law to regulate, use, or supervise pesticide applications, among which are included the Illinois Department of Conservation pursuant to HI. Rev. Stat. Ch. 56, Sees. 1.1-250 (1976); the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant to m. Rev. Stat., Ch.5, Sees. 256-257 (1976); and the Illinois Natural History Survey pursuant to HI. Rev. Stat., Ch. 127, Sec. 58-14 (1976). (iv) No aquatic pesticide shall be applied to water affecting public or food processing water supplies unless a permit to apply the pesticide has been obtained from the Illinois Environmental Protec- tion Agency. All permits shall be issued so as not to cause a violation of the Act or of any of the Board's rules or regu- lations. To aid applicators in determining their responsibilities under this sub- section, a list of waters affecting public water supplies will be published and main- tained by the Agency's Division of Public Water Supplies. Not specified Toxic Substance Narrative: Concen- trations of toxic substances shall not Designated Stream Use All -9- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Indiana (con't) Iowa 13 Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine17 15 16 exceed one-tenth of the 96-hour median lethal concentration for important indige- nous aquatic species. More stringent application factors shall be used when justified on the basis of available evi- dence and approved by the Board after public notice and opportunity for hearings. Persistent or Bioconcentrating Sub- stances: Concentrations of organic contaminants which can be demonstrated to be persistent, to have a tendency to bioconcentrate in the aquatic biota, and are likely to be toxic on the basis of available scientific evidence, shall be limited as determined by the Board after public notice and opportunity for hearing. (Note: For subsections 6 (b)(2) and 6 (b) (3), The United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrators' Quality Criteria for Water will be among the documents used in establishing water quality standards for toxic and/or per- sistent substances) Phenol 0.05 PCB: Not specified Phthalates: Not specified Other organics: Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Toxic substances narrative: no waste sub- stances containing chemical constituents which would be harmful to humans, ani- mal or aquatic life. Public water supply, fish and aquatic life, secondary recreation All All All All All All All All -10- ------- State Maryland 18 Massachusetts 19 Michigan 20 Criteria Value in mg/1 Not specified Not specified Toxic substances narrative: free from pollutants in concentrations or combina- tions that are toxic to humans or aquatic life. For each class, the most sensitive benefi- cial uses are identified and minimum cri- teria for water quality in the water column are established. The minimum criteria in Reg. 3.4 have been developed by applying the criteria contained in the EPA publication Quality Criteria for Water (EPA-440/9-76-023) to account for local conditions including, but not limited to: (a) The characteristics of the biological community (b) Temperature, characteristics, and weather and flow (c) Synergistic and antagonistic effects of combinations of pollutants. The Division will use the EPA publication entitled Quality Criteria for Water, EPA-440/9-76-023 as guidance in establi- shing case-by-case discharge limits for pollutants not specifically listed in these standards but included under the heading "Other Constituents" in Regulation 3.4, for identifying bioassay application factors and for interpretations of narra- tive criteria. Where the minimum cri- teria specifically listed by a Division in thfe part differ from those contained in the federal criteria, the provisions of the specifically listed criteria in these stan- dards shall apply. Not Specified. Toxic substances narrative: (1) toxicity of undefined toxic substances not included Designated Stream Use All All All All All -ii- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Michigan (con't) Minnesota 21 in (2) and (3) below shall be determined by development of 96-hour TLm's or other appropriate, effect end points obtained by continuous-flow or in situ bioassays using suitable test organisms. Shall not exceed safe concentrations as determined by applying an application factor, based on knowledge of behavior of toxic substances and organisms to be protected, to the TLm or other appropriate effect end point. (2) defined toxic substances shall be limited by application of recommenda- tions contained in the chapter on Fresh- water Organisms, Report of the NTAC to Secretary of the Interior, WQC. 1968, or by application of any toxic effluent stan- dard, limitation or prohibition promul- gated by EPA pursuant to section 307(a) of PL92-500, whichever is more restric- tive. (3) shall not exceed the permissible inor- ganic chemicals criteria for raw public water supply in Report of the NTAC to Secretary of the Interior, WQC, 1968. Phenol: 0.001 0.01 - None that could impart odor or taste to fish flesh or other fresh water edible products such as crayfish, clams, prawns and like creatures. Where it seems probable that a discharge may result in tainting of edible aquatic pro- ducts, bioassays and taste panels will be required to determine whether tainting is likely or present. 0.1 - None that could impart odor or taste to fish flesh or other fresh water edible products such as crayfish, clams, prawns and like creatures. Where it seems prob- able that a discharge may result in taint- ing of edible aquatic products, bioassays and taste panels will be required to deter- mine whether tainting is likely or present. All Public water supply Drinking water supply Fisheries and recreation (Classes A and B) Fisheries and recreation (Class C) -12- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use Minnesota (con't) oo Mississippi^ Missouri Montana 23 Nebraska Nevada25 24 New Hampshire 26 Questions concerning the permissible levels, or changes in the same, of a substance, or combination of substances, of undefined toxicity to fish or other Biota shall be resolved in accordance with the latest methods recommended by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Committee appointed by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency shall be used as official guidelines in all aspects where the recommendations may be applicable. Toxic substances shall not exceed 1/10 of the 96-hour median tolerance limit (TLM) as a water quality standard except that other more stringent application factors shall be used when justified on the basis of available evidence. Phenol 0.05 Phenol 0.001 Other organics: Not specified PCB: 0.0 Phenol: 0.001 Other organics: Not specified Not specified Not specified (see Article 4.5.2., Nevada Water Pollution Control Regs, for numerical water quality standards for selected waters of the State) Phenol: 0.001 Phenol 0.002 PCB: Not specified Phthalates: Not specified Fish and wildlife Public water supply All All Aquatic life Drinking water supply All All All All Water supply, recreation Boating, fishing, industrial All All -13- ------- State New Hampshire (con't) New Jersey 27 28 New Mexico New York 29 North Carolina 30 Criteria Value in mg/1 Other organics: Not specified Toxic substances narrative: none unless naturally occurring Toxic substances narrative: Not in toxic concentrations of combinations Phenols: 0.005 Phenols: 0.02 Phenols: 0.01 Toxic or Deleterious Substances, includ- ing but not limited to Mineral Acids, Caustic Alkali, Cyanides, Heavy Metals, Carbon Dioxide, Ammonia or Ammonium Compounds, Chlorine, Phenols, Pesticides, etc.-None, either alone or in combination with other substances, in such concen- trations as to affect humans or be detri- mental to the natural aquatic biota, produce undesirable aquatic life, or which would render the waters unsuitable for the designated uses. Where source of public water supply is a potential use, none which would cause standards for drinking water to be exceeded after appropriate treatment. Not specified Phenolic compounds: 0.001 No other organics specified Phenol: 0.001 Phenol: 0.005 Designated Stream Use All Water supply (after disin- fection) Water supply (after ade- quate treatment), recrea- tion, fish habitat, swim- ming, industrial All uses Delaware River main stem and Delaware Bay, Zones 1, 2, and 3 All uses Delaware River Zone 4 All uses Delaware River, Zones 5 and 6 All All Drinking water supply All Drinking water supply Class AA Drinking water supply Class A -14- ------- State North Carolina (con't) North Dakota 31 Ohio32 Criteria Value in mg/1 MBAS 0.5 Other organics: Not specified PCB's: 0.001 Phenols 0.01 Other organics: Not specified Phthalate esters: 0.003 PCB's: Not to exceed 0.000001 mg/1 at any time in a water sample, or 0.01 mgA (wet weight) in any whole sample of any representative aquatic organism. PCB's: Total PCB shall not exceed 0.001 ugA; however, when the level is less than the practical laboratory quantification level (currently 0.1 ug/1) a fish flesh body burden level in excess of 2 ug/g shall be cause for concern and further inve- stigation. Absent Phenol (Phenolic Material): 0.01 Phenolic compounds: 0.01 Phenolic compounds: 0.001 Phenolic Compounds: .001 MBAS: 0.5 Other organics: Not specified Designated Stream Use Drinking water supply All All All All Warmwater habitat, cold- water habitat, Ohio River, Lake Erie Warmwater habitat, cold- water habitat Ohio River Public water stpply Ohio River Warmwater habitat Coldwater habitat, public water supply Exceptional warm water habitat, as well as cold water habitat and public water supply and Lake Erie. Warmwater habitat, cold- water habitat All -15- ------- State Oklahoma' 33 Oregon 34 . 35 Pennsylvania Rhode Island 36 Criteria Value in mgA Detergents (total): 0.2 Methylene blue active substances: 0.5 Phthalate esters: 0.003 Cyanide: 0.2 PCB: 0.3 Phenols: 0.001 Other organics: Hot specified Phenolics: 0.005 MBAS: 0.5 MBAS2:1.0 mg/1 Other organics: Not specified None in concentrations or combinations which would be harmful to human, animal or aquatic life or which would make the waters unsafe or unsuitable for fish or shellfish or their propagation, impair the palatability of same, or impair the waters for any other uses. None in concentrations on combinations which would be harmful to human, animal or aquatic life or which would make the waters unsafe or unsuitable for fish of shellfish or their propagation, or impair the water for any other usage assigned to this Class. Designated Stream Use Drinking water supply Drinking water supply All All uses of Main stem Kla- mmath River; Multnomah Channel; Main stem Willia- mette River; Main stem Columbia River from eastern Oregon-Washington border westward to Pacific Ocean; Main stem Grande Ronde River; Main stem Walla Walla River; Main stem Snake River in and adjacent to Oregon; Rouge River Basin; Umpqua River Basin; McKenzie River Basin; Santiam River Basin All All All All AU Class SA/SAm Class SB -16- ------- State Rhode Island (con't) South Carolina 37 Criteria Value in mg/1 None in concentrations or combinations which would be harmful to human, animal or aquatic life or which would make the waters unsafe or unsuitable for fish or shellfish or their propagation, or impair the water for any other usage assigned to this Class. Waters shall be free from chemical con- stitutents in concentrations or combi- nations which would be harmful to human, animal, or aquatic life for the appropriate most sensitive and governing water class use or unfavorably alter the biota. In areas where fisheries are the governing considerations and approved limits have not been established, bioassays shall be performed as required by the appropriate agencies. The latest edition of the fede- ral publication Water Quality Criteria will be considered the interpretation and application of bioassay result. Bioassays shall be performed according to the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste water (APHA). For public drinking water supplies, the limit prescribed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency will be used where not superseded by more strin- gent state requirements. Not specified Toxic substances narrative: none (zero). Toxic substances narrative: none in amounts exceeding limitations established and adopted by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Designated Stream Use Class SC Class A, B, C, and D All Domestic and food pro- cessing; trout fishing; out- standing recreational or ecological resources Direct water contact (swimming); domestic supply; propagation of fish; industrial; agricultural -17- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use South Carolina (eon't) South Dakota 38 Tennessee 39 Toxic substances narrative: none alone or in combination with other substances or wastes in sufficient amounts to be inju- rious to edible fish or shellfish or the culture or propagation thereof. Toxic substances narrative: shall be free from toxic substances attributable to sewage, industrial waste, or other waste in concentrations or combinations which are harmful to human, animal, plant or aquatic life. PCB's: 0.000001 Other organics: Not specified Concentrations of chemicals toxic to humans, animals, plants, or the most sen- sitive stage or form of aquatic life, greater than 0.1 times the median toler- ance limit for short residual compounds or 0.01 times the median tolerance limit for an accumulative substance or substances exhibiting a residual life exceeding thirty days in the receiving waters. Median tolerance limits shall be determined in accordance with section 34:04:02:06. Concentrations specified for toxic mate- rials shall be based on daily averages, but the concentrations shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-five per cent of the value specified in this section at any time or at any point in the receiving water. Not specified Toxic substances narrative: No toxic sub- stances added that will produce toxic con- ditions that materially affect man or ani- mals; impair the safety of a conven- tionally treated water supply; affect the water for industrial processing, fish or aquatic life, man or animal, livestock and wildlife, navigation, irrigation. Shellfish harvesting; direct water contact (swimming); crabbing; commercial fish- ing; propagation of marine fauna and flora All All except domestic water supply All All All All -18- ------- State Texas 40 Utah 41 Vermont 42 Criteria Value in mg/1 Not specified Toxic substances narrative: the surface waters of the State shall be maintained so that they will not be toxic to man, fish and wildlife, and any other terrestrial and aquatic life. Toxic substances narrative: toxic mate- rials not removable by ordinary water treatment techniques shall not exceed USPHS Drinking Water Standards or those established by EPA pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. For a general guide, with respect to fish toxicity, "receiving waters outside mixing zones should not have a concentration of nonpersistent to- xic materials exceeding 0.1 of the 96-hour TLm, where the bioassay is made using fish indigenous to the receiving waters. For persistent toxicants, concentrations should not exceed 0.05 of the 96-hour TLm. Phenol: 0.01 Other organics: Not specified PCB: Prohibited Wastes discharged to waters of the State shall contain no chemical or radiological constituents which would be inconsistent with the water uses associated with the assigned water class. I Discharge of radioactive material to waters of the State shall not exceed the lowest practicable limits after utilization of the latest technological development and equipment for control of radioactive emissions. In no event shall the discharge of such materials exceed the limits established by the Agency of Human Services. There shall be no discharge of wastes containing any of the prohibited sub- stances in detectable amounts either to waters of the State or to a municipal Designated Stream Use All All Public drinking water supplies Aquatic life All All -19- ------- State Criteria Value in mgA Designated Stream Use Vermont (eon't) Virginia 43 wastewater collection and /or treatment facility except in those cases where a process water contains an incoming level of a prohibited substance due to natural or other causes. In such cases the concentration of the prohibited substance or substances in the actual wastes discharged shall not be increased. The Secretary shall determine in accordance with the provisions of Section 1259 of Title 10 V.S.A. the appropriate limits for discharges containing chemical and other substances when such limits are not otherwise specified by these regula- tions. In establishing such effluent limitations, the Secretary shall use the current edition of the United States Environmental Protection Agency publi- cation Quality Criteria for Water as a guideline and reference and shall give consideration to concentrations of prohi- bited substances and other constituents in the receiving waters and to any syner- gistic relationship which may exist between the various substances being dis- charged and those existing in the receiving waters. Phenols: 0.001 MBAS: 0.5 Phenol: 1 ug/1 Phalate Ester: 3 ug/1 (3 ug/1 is a goal for class I & n waters pending additional effect date) PCB's: None Other organics: Not specified Public water supply Public water supply All waters, Class I, n, III, IV, V, & VI waters Class HI, IV, V, & VI waters All All -20- ------- State Washington 44 West Virginia 45 Wisconsin 46 Criteria Value in mg/1 Not Specified Toxic substances narrative: toxic material concentrations shall be below those which adversely affect public health, and the natural aquatic environment. Toxic substances narrative: toxic mate- rial concentrations shall be below those which adversely affect public health, or which may cause acute or chronic toxic conditions to the aquatic biota. Deleterious concentrations of toxic, or other nonradioactive materials, shall be determined by the department in consi- deration of the "Quality Criteria for Water," published by EPA 1976, and as revised, as the authoritative source for criteria and/or other relevant infor- mation, if justified. Phenol: 0.001 Other organics: Not specified Not specified Toxic substances narrative: substances in concentrations or combinations which are toxic or harmful to humans shall not be present in amounts found to be of public health significance, nor which are acutely harmful to animal, plant or aquatic life. Toxic substances narrative: the intake water supply will by appropriate treat- ment and adequate safeguards meet the PHS Drinking Water Standards, 1962. (d) Unauthorized concentrations of sub- stances are not permitted that alone or in combination with other materials present are toxic to fish or other aquatic life. The determination of the toxicity of a substance shall be based upon the available scientific date base. Designated Stream Use All All uses for extraordinary (class AA) and lake class waters All uses for excellent (class A), good (class B), and fair (class C) waters All All All All Public water supply All -21- ------- State Criteria Value in mgA Designated Stream Use Wisconsin (con't) Wyoming .47 References to be used in determining the toxicity of a substance shall include, but not be limited to: 1. "Quality Criteria for Water" EPA 440 /9-76-003, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D. C. 1976, and 2. "Water Quality Criteria 1972" EPA-R- 73-003. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering. United State Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 1974. 3. Questions concerning the permissible levels, or changes in the same, of a substance, or combination of substances, of undefined toxicity to fish and other biota shall be resolved in accordance with the methods specified in "Water Quality Criteria 1972." "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" 14th Edition, 1975 (American Public Health Assciation, New York) or other methods approved by the Department of Natural Resources. Benzedine: 0.0001 Other organics: Not specified Toxic substances narrative: none in con- centrations or combinations attributable to or influenced by the activities of man which would damage or impair the normal growth, function or reproduction of hu- man, animal, plant or aquatic life. Maxi- mum allowable concentrations shall be based on latest edition of Quality Criteria for Water by EPA and/or more generally accepted scientific information. All All All E American Samoa Not specified All -22- ------- State District of Columbia 48 Guam Puerto Rico 49 Criteria Value in mg/1 Detergents (linear alkylate sulfonates - LAS) - 0.2 mg/1 of 96 hr. LC5Q Oil, grease: 96 hr LCgo x 0.01 PCB: 0.000001 mg/1 max. Phenol: 0.001 mg/1 max. Phalate Esters: 0.003 mg/1 max. Oil, grease: essential free Phenol: 0.001 mg/1 max. Toxic substances narrative: The waters shall at all times be free from: toxic substances attributable to sewage, indus- trial waste, or other waste in concentra- tions or combinations which interfere di- rectly or indirectly with water uses, or which are harmful to human, animal, plant, or aquatic life. PCB's: 0.0005 mg/kilogram of wet weight of aquatic organisms or 0.000002 mg/1 Phenol: 0.0001 or 0.05 times the 96-hour LC50 LAS: 0.02 or 0.05 times the 96-hour LC50 MB AS: 0.5 CCE: 0.3 CAE: 1.5 Phenols: 0.001 Phenols: 0.010 MBAS: 0.1 MB AS: 0.5 CCE: 0.15 CCE: 28.0 Other organics: Not specified Designated Stream Use All All All All All Domestic water supply Domestic Water Supply All All All Drinking water supply Drinking water supply Drinking water supply All surface waters All coastal waters All surface waters All coastal waters All surface waters All coastal waters All -23- ------- State Criteria Value in mg/1 Designated Stream Use f* Trust Territories Phenol: None (zero) Drinking water supply of the Pacific Islands MBAS: Virtually absent Drinking water supply CCE: 0.025 Drinking water supply Other organics: Not specified All Virgin Islands11 Not specified All -24- ' PMBTXBO omcBi 1990 341-031/123 ------- |