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Chapter 9: Natural ResourcesTable 9-1 (cont’d)Surface <strong>Water</strong> Quality Standards for Class SB Saline Surface <strong>Water</strong>sSUBSTANCESTANDARD(ug/L)TYPENumeric Standards (continued)Hexachloroethane 0.6 H(FC)Hydrogen sulfide 2 A© Aquatic Type standards apply to undissociated formLead 8 A© Aquatic Type standards apply to dissolved formLead 204 A(A) Aquatic Type standards apply to dissolved formMalathion 0.1 A©Mercury 7 x 10 -4 H(FC) Applies to dissolved formMercury 0.0026 W Applies to dissolved formMethoxychlor 0.03 A©Methylene chloride 200 H(FC)Mirex 1 x 10 -6 H(FC)Mirex 0.001 A©Nickel 8.2 A© Aquatic Type standards apply to dissolved formNickel 74 A(A) Aquatic Type standards apply to dissolved formOctachlorostyrene 6 x 10 -6 H(FC)Polychlorinated biphenyls 1.2 x 10 -4 W Applies to the sum of these substancesToluene 6000 H(FC)Toxaphene 6 x 10 -6 H(FC)Toxaphene 0.005 A©Trichlorobenzenes5 A©Applies to the sum of 1,2,3-, 1,2,4- and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene1,1,2-Trichloroethane 40 H(FC)Zinc 66 A© Aquatic Type standards apply to dissolved formNarrative StandardsTurbidityNo increase that will cause a substantial visible contrastto natural conditionsSuspended, colloidal andsettleable solidsOil and floating substancesGarbage, cinders, ashes, oils,sludge and other refusePhosphorus and nitrogenpHNone from sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes thatwill cause deposition or impair the waters for their bestusagesNo residue attributable to sewage, industrial wastes orother wastes, nor visible oil film nor globules of greaseNone in any amountsNone in amounts that will result in growths of algae,weeds and slimes that will impair the waters for their bestusagesThe normal range shall not be extended by more thanone-tenth (0.1) of a pH unit.Dissolved oxygen (DO) Chronic: Shall not be less than a daily average of 4.8mg/LAcute: Shall not be less than 3.0 mg/L at any timeTotal coliforms (number per 100ml)Fecal coliforms (number per 100ml)The total and fecal coliformstandards shall be met during allperiodsThe monthly median value and more than 20 percent ofthe samples, from a minimum of five examinations, shallnot exceed 2,400 and 5,000, respectively.The monthly geometric mean, from a minimum of fiveexaminations, shall not exceed 200(1) when disinfection is required for SPDES permitteddischarges directly into, or affecting the best usage of,the water; or(2) when the department determines it necessary toprotect human health.Types:H(WS): Health (<strong>Water</strong> Source); H(FC): Health (Fish Consumption); A(C): Aquatic (Chronic); A(A): Aquatic (Acute); W: Wildlife;E(WS): Aesthetic (<strong>Water</strong> Source); E(FS): Aesthetic (Food Source); R: Recreation.Source: New York Department of Environmental Conservation. Part 703: Surface <strong>Water</strong> and Groundwater Quality Standardsand Groundwater Effluent Limitations. http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4590.html9-11

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