Rule 62-302.530. Table: Surface Water Quality Criteria

The following table contains both numeric and narrative surface water quality criteria to be applied except within zones of mixing. The left-hand column of the Table is a list of constituents for which a surface water criterion exists. The headings for the water quality classifications are found at the top of the Table, and the classification descriptions for the headings are specified in subsection 62-302.400(1), F.A.C. Applicable criteria lie within the Table. The individual criteria should be read in conjunction with other provisions in water quality standards, including Rule 62-302.500, F.A.C. The criteria contained in Rule 62-302.500, F.A.C., also apply to all waters unless alternative or more stringent criteria are specified in Rule 62-302.530, F.A.C. Unless otherwise stated, all criteria express the maximum not to be exceeded at any time except within established mixing zones or in accordance with site-specific effluent limitations developed pursuant to Rule 62-620.620, F.A.C. In some cases, there are separate or additional limits, which apply independently of the maximum not to be exceeded at any time. For example, the criteria for carcinogens, which are expressed as an annual average (denoted as “annual avg.” in the Table), are applied as the maximum allowable annual average concentration at the long-term harmonic mean flow (see subsection 62-302.200(2), F.A.C.). Numeric interpretations of the narrative nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(48)(b), F.A.C., shall be expressed as spatial averages and applied over a spatial area consistent with their derivation. In applying the water quality standards, the Department shall take into account the variability occurring in nature and shall recognize the statistical variability inherent in sampling and testing procedures. The Department’s assessment methodology, set forth in Chapter 62-303, F.A.C., accounts for such natural and statistical variability when used to assess ambient waters pursuant to sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act. |Criteria for Surface Water Quality Classifications | |Parameter |Units |Class I |Class II |Class III and Class|Class III and Class |Class IV |Class V | | | | | |III-Limited |III-Limited | | | | | | | |(see Note 4) |(see Note 4) | | | | | | | |Predominantly Fresh|Predominantly Marine| | | | | | | |Waters |Waters | | | |(1) Alkalinity |Milligrams/L as |Shall not be | |Shall not be | |< 600 | | | |CaCO3 |depressed below | |depressed below 20.| | | | | | |20. In waterbodies| |In waterbodies with| | | | | | |with natural | |natural alkalinity | | | | | | |alkalinity levels | |levels below 20 | | | | | | |below 20 mg/L, | |mg/L, alkalinity | | | | | | |alkalinity shall | |shall not be | | | | | | |not be reduced by | |reduced by more | | | | | | |more than 25%. | |than 25%. | | | | |(2) Aluminum |Milligrams/L | |< 1.5 | | < 1.5 | | | |(3) Ammonia (Total |Milligrams/L as |The 30-day average TAN value shall not exceed the average of the values calculated from the following equation, with no| |Ammonia Nitrogen) |Total Ammonia |single value exceeding 2.5 times the value from the equation: | |(Class I, Class III |Nitrogen | | |fresh water, and Class|(TAN = NH4+ + NH3)|[pic] | |III-Limited fresh | | | |water) | |T and pH are defined as the paired field temperature (°C) and pH associated with the TAN sample. For purposes of total | | | |ammonia nitrogen criterion calculations, pH is subject to the range of 6.5 to 9.0. The pH shall be set at 6.5 if | | | |measured pH is < 6.5 and set at 9.0 if the measured pH is > 9.0. The temperature (T) shall be constrained to values | | | |greater than or equal to 7° C. Temperature values less than 7° C shall be set to 7° C for purposes of calculating the | | | |TAN criteria. | |(4) Antimony |Micrograms/L |< 14.0 |< 4,300 |< 4,300 |< 4,300 | | | |(5)(a) Arsenic (total)|Micrograms/L |≤ 10 |< 50 |< 50 |< 50 |< 50 |< 50 | |(b) Arsenic |Micrograms/L | | < 36 | |< 36 | | | |(trivalent) |measured as total | | | | | | | | |recoverable | | | | | | | | |Arsenic | | | | | | | |(6)(a) Bacteriological|Number per 100 ml | |MPN or MF counts | | | | | |Quality (Fecal |(Most Probable | |shall not exceed a | | | | | |Coliform Bacteria) |Number (MPN) or | |median value of 14 | | | | | | |Membrane Filter | |with not more than | | | | | | |(MF)) | |10% of the samples | | | | | | | | |exceeding 43 (for | | | | | | | | |MPN) or 31 (for | | | | | | | | |MF). To determine | | | | | | | | |the percentage of | | | | | | | | |samples exceeding | | | | | | | | |the criteria when | | | | | | | | |there are both MPN | | | | | | | | |and MF samples for | | | | | | | | |a waterbody, the | | | | | | | | |percent shall be | | | | | | | | |calculated as | | | | | | | | |100*(nmpn+nmf)/N, | | | | | | | | |where nmpn is the | | | | | | | | |number of MPN | | | | | | | | |samples greater | | | | | | | | |than 43, nmf is the| | | | | | | | |number of MF | | | | | | | | |samples greater | | | | | | | | |than 31, and N is | | | | | | | | |the total number of| | | | | | | | |MPN and MF samples.| | | | | |(b) Bacteriological |Number per 100 ml |MPN or MF counts | |MPN or MF counts | | | | |Quality (Escherichia |(Most Probable |shall not exceed a| |shall not exceed a | | | | |coli Bacteria) |Number (MPN) or |monthly geometric | |monthly geometric | | | | | |Membrane Filter |mean of 126 nor | |mean of 126 nor | | | | | |(MF)) |exceed the Ten | |exceed the Ten | | | | | | |Percent Threshold | |Percent Threshold | | | | | | |Value (TPTV) of | |Value (TPTV) of 410| | | | | | |410 in 10% or more| |in 10% or more of | | | | | | |of the samples | |the samples during | | | | | | |during any 30-day | |any 30-day period. | | | | | | |period. Monthly | |Monthly geometric | | | | | | |geometric means | |means shall be | | | | | | |shall be based on | |based on a minimum | | | | | | |a minimum of 5 | |of 10 samples taken| | | | | | |samples taken on | |on ten different | | | | | | |five different | |days over a 30-day | | | | | | |days over a 30-day| |period. If there | | | | | | |period. If there | |are fewer than 10 | | | | | | |are fewer than 5 | |samples in a month | | | | | | |samples in a month| |for a given | | | | | | |for a given | |location, the TPTV | | | | | | |location, the TPTV| |is assessed as a | | | | | | |is assessed as a | |single sample | | | | | | |single sample | |maximum. | | | | | | |maximum. | | | | | | |(c) Bacteriological |Number per 100 ml | |MPN or MF counts | |MPN or MF counts | | | |Quality (Enterococci |(Most Probable | |shall not exceed a | |shall not exceed a | | | |Bacteria) |Number (MPN) or | |monthly geometric | |monthly geometric | | | | |Membrane Filter | |mean of 35 nor | |mean of 35 nor | | | | |(MF)) | |exceed the Ten | |exceed the Ten | | | | | | |Percent Threshold | |Percent Threshold | | | | | | |Value (TPTV) of 130| |Value (TPTV) of 130 | | | | | | |in 10% or more of | |in 10% or more of | | | | | | |the samples during | |the samples during | | | | | | |any 30-day period. | |any 30-day period. | | | | | | |Monthly geometric | |Monthly geometric | | | | | | |means shall be | |means shall be based| | | | | | |based on a minimum | |on a minimum of 10 | | | | | | |of 10 samples taken| |samples taken on ten| | | | | | |on ten different | |different days over | | | | | | |days over a 30-day | |a 30-day period. If | | | | | | |period. If there | |there are fewer than| | | | | | |are fewer than 10 | |10 samples in a | | | | | | |samples in a month | |month for a given | | | | | | |for a given | |location, the TPTV | | | | | | |location, the TPTV | |is assessed as a | | | | | | |is assessed as a | |single sample | | | | | | |single sample | |maximum. | | | | | | |maximum. | | | | | |(7) Barium |Milligrams/L |< 1 | | | | | | |(8) Benzene |Micrograms/L |< 1.18 |< 71.28 annual avg.|< 71.28 annual avg.|< 71.28 annual avg. | | | |(9) Beryllium |Micrograms/L |< 0.0077 annual |< 0.13 annual avg. |< 0.13 annual avg. |< 0.13 annual avg. |< 100 in waters | | | | |avg. | | | |with a hardness in | | | | | | | | |mg/L of CaCO3 of | | | | | | | | |less than 250 and | | | | | | | | |shall not exceed | | | | | | | | |500 in harder | | | | | | | | |waters | | |(10)(a) Biological |Per cent reduction|The Index for | |The Index for | | | | |Health (Shannon-Weaver|of Shannon-Weaver |benthic | |benthic | | | | |Diversity Index using |Diversity Index |macroinvert-ebrate| |macroinvert-ebrates| | | | |Hester-Dendy type | |s shall not be | |shall not be | | | | |samplers) | |reduced to less | |reduced to less | | | | | | |than 75% of | |than 75% of | | | | | | |background levels | |established | | | | | | |as measured using | |background levels | | | | | | |organisms retained| |as measured using | | | | | | |by a U.S. Standard| |organisms retained | | | | | | |No. 30 sieve and | |by a U.S. Standard | | | | | | |collected and | |No. 30 sieve and | | | | | | |composited from a | |collected and | | | | | | |minimum of three | |composited from a | | | | | | |Hester-Dendy type | |minimum of three | | | | | | |artificial | |Hester-Dendy type | | | | | | |substrate samplers| |artificial | | | | | | |of 0.10 to 0.15 m2| |substrate samplers | | | | | | |area each, | |of 0.10 to 0.15 m2 | | | | | | |incubated for a | |area each, | | | | | | |period of four | |incubated for a | | | | | | |weeks. | |period of four | | | | | | | | |weeks. | | | | |(b) Biological Health |Percent reduction |In lakes, the |The Index for |In lakes, the Index|The Index for | | | |(Shannon-Weaver |of Shannon-Weaver |Index for benthic |benthic |for benthic |benthic | | | |Diversity Index using |Diversity Index |macroinvert-ebrate|macroinvert-ebrates|macroinvert-ebrates|macroinvert-ebrates | | | |Ekman or Ponar type | |s shall not be |shall not be |shall not be |shall not be reduced| | | |samplers) | |reduced to less |reduced to less |reduced to less |to less than 75% of | | | | | |than 75% of |than 75% of |than 75% of |established | | | | | |established |established |established |background levels as| | | | | |background levels |background levels |background levels |measured using | | | | | |as measured using |as measured using |as measured using |organisms retained | | | | | |organisms retained|organisms retained |organisms retained |by a U.S. Standard | | | | | |by a U.S. Standard|by a U.S. Standard |by a U.S. Standard |No. 30 sieve and | | | | | |No. 30 sieve and |No. 30 sieve and |No. 30 sieve and |collected and | | | | | |collected and |collected and |collected and |composited from a | | | | | |composited from a |composited from a |composited from a |minimum of three | | | | | |minimum of three |minimum of three |minimum of three |natural substrate | | | | | |natural substrate |natural substrate |natural substrate |samples, taken with | | | | | |samples, taken |samples, taken with|samples, taken with|Ponar type samplers | | | | | |with Ekman or |Ponar type samplers|Ekman or Ponar type|with minimum | | | | | |Ponar type |with minimum |samplers with |sampling area of 225| | | | | |samplers with |sampling area of |minimum sampling |cm2. | | | | | |minimum sampling |225 cm2. |area of 225 cm2. | | | | | | |area of 225 cm2. | | | | | | |(11) BOD (Biochemical | |Shall not be increased to exceed values which would cause dissolved oxygen to be depressed below the limit established | |Oxygen Demand) | |for each class and, in no case, shall it be great enough to produce nuisance conditions. | |(12) Boron |Milligrams/L | | | | |< 0.75 | | |(13) Bromates |Milligrams/L | |< 100 | | < 100 | | | |(14) Bromine (free |Milligrams/L | |< 0.1 | |< 0.1 | | | |molecular) | | | | | | | | |(15) Cadmium |Micrograms/L |Cd < |< 8.8 |Cd < |< 8.8 | | | | |See Notes (1) and |e(0.7409[lnH]-4.71| |e(0.7409[lnH]-4.719| | | | | |(3). |9); | |); | | | | |(16) Carbon |Micrograms/L |< 0.25 annual |< 4.42 annual avg. |< 4.42 annual avg. |< 4.42 annual avg. | | | |tetrachloride | |avg.; 3.0 max | | | | | | |(17) Chlorides |Milligrams/L |< 250 |Not increased more | |Not increased more | |In predominantly | | | | |than 10% above | |than 10% above | |marine waters, not| | | | |normal background. | |normal background. | |increased more | | | | |Normal daily and | |Normal daily and | |than 10% above | | | | |seasonal | |seasonal | |normal background.| | | | |fluctuations shall | |fluctuations shall | |Normal daily and | | | | |be maintained. | |be maintained. | |seasonal | | | | | | | | |fluctuations shall| | | | | | | | |be maintained. | |(18) Chlorine (total |Milligrams/L |< 0.01 |< 0.01 |< 0.01 |< 0.01 | | | |residual) | | | | | | | | |(19)(a) Chromium |Micrograms/L |Cr (III) ( | |Cr (III) ( | |Cr (III) ( |In predominantly | |(trivalent) |measured as total |e(0.819[lnH]+0.684| |e(0.819[lnH]+0.6848| |e(0.819[lnH]+0.6848|fresh waters, ( | | |recoverable |8) | |) | |) |e(0.819[lnH]+0.684| | |Chromium | | | | | |8) | | |See Notes (1) and | | | | | | | | |(3). | | | | | | | |(b) Chromium |Micrograms/L |< 11 |< 50 |< 11 |< 50 |< 11 |In predominantly | |(hexavalent) |See Note (3) | | | | | |fresh waters, < | | | | | | | | |11. In | | | | | | | | |predominantly | | | | | | | | |marine waters, | | | | | | | | |< 50 | |(20) Chronic Toxicity (see definition in subsection 62-302.200(5), F.A.C. and also see below, “Substances in concentrations which...”) | |(21) Color, etc. (see |Color, odor, and | | | | |Only such amounts | | |also Minimum Criteria,|taste producing | | | | |as will not render | | |Odor, Phenols, etc.) |substances and | | | | |the waters | | | |other deleterious | | | | |unsuitable for | | | |substances, | | | | |agricultural | | | |including other | | | | |irrigation, | | | |chemical compounds| | | | |livestock watering,| | | |attributable to | | | | |industrial cooling,| | | |domestic wastes, | | | | |industrial process | | | |industrial wastes,| | | | |water supply | | | |and other wastes | | | | |purposes, or fish | | | | | | | | |survival. | | |(22) Conductance, |Micromhos |Shall not be | |Shall not be | |Shall not be |Shall not exceed | |Specific |(μmho/cm) or |increased more | |increased more than| |increased more than|4,000 | | |Microsiemans |than 50% above | |50% above | |50% above | | | |(μS/cm) |background or to | |background or to | |background or to | | | | |1275, whichever is| |1275, whichever is | |1275, whichever is | | | | |greater. | |greater. | |greater. | | |(23) Copper |Micrograms/L |Cu ( |( 3.7 |Cu ( |( 3.7 |< 500 |< 500 | | |See Notes (1) and |e(0.8545[lnH]-1.70| |e(0.8545[lnH]-1.702| | | | | |(3). |2) | |) | | | | |(24) Cyanide |Micrograms/L |< 5.2 |< 1.0 |< 5.2 |< 1.0 |< 5.0 |< 5.0 | |(25) Definitions (see section 62-302.200, F.A.C.) | |(26) Detergents |Milligrams/L |< 0.5 |< 0.5 |< 0.5 |< 0.5 |< 0.5 |< 0.5 | |(27) |Micrograms/L |< 0.057 annual |< 3.2 annual avg. |< 3.2 annual avg. |< 3.2 annual avg. | | | |1,1-Dichloroethylene | |avg.; < 7.0 max | | | | | | |(1,1-dichloroethene) | | | | | | | | |(28) Dichloromethane |Micrograms/L |< 4.65 annual avg.|< 1,580 annual avg.|< 1,580 annual avg.|< 1,580 annual avg. | | | |(methylene chloride) | | | | | | | | |(29) |Micrograms/L |< 0.11 annual avg.|< 9.1 annual avg. |< 9.1 annual avg. |< 9.1 annual avg. | | | |2,4-Dinitrotoluene | | | | | | | | |(30) Dissolved Oxygen |Milligrams/L |See Rule 62-302.533, F.A.C. |Shall not average |Shall not be less | | | | |less than 4.0 in a |than 0.3, fifty | | | | |24-hour period and |percent of the | | | | |shall never be less|time on an annual | | | | |than 3.0. |basis for flows | | | | | |greater than or | | | | | |equal to 250 cubic| | | | | |feet per second | | | | | |and shall never be| | | | | |less than 0.1. | | | | | |Normal daily and | | | | | |seasonal | | | | | |fluctuations above| | | | | |these levels shall| | | | | |be maintained. | |(31) Dissolved Solids |Milligrams/L |< 500 as a monthly| | | | | | | | |avg.; < 1,000 max | | | | | | |(32) Fluorides |Milligrams/L |< 1.5 |< 1.5 | < 10.0 |< 5.0 |< 10.0 |< 10.0 | |(33) “Free Froms” (see Minimum Criteria in Rule 62-302.500, F.A.C.) | |(34) “General Criteria” (see Rule 62-302.500, F.A.C., and individual criteria) | |(35)(a) Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 80 | | | | | | |(Total | | | | | | | | |trihalomethanes) | | | | | | | | |(total of bromoform, | | | | | | | | |chlorodibromo-methane,| | | | | | | | |dichlorobromome-thane,| | | | | | | | |and chloroform). | | | | | | | | |Individual | | | | | | | | |halomethanes shall not| | | | | | | | |exceed subparagraphs | | | | | | | | |(b)1. to (b)5., below.| | | | | | | | |(b)1. Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 4.3 annual avg. |< 360 annual avg. |< 360 annual avg. |< 360 annual avg. | | | |(individual): | | | | | | | | |Bromoform | | | | | | | | |2. Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 0.41 annual avg.|< 34 annual avg. |< 34 annual avg. |< 34 annual avg. | | | |(individual): | | | | | | | | |Chlorodibromo-methane | | | | | | | | |3. Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 5.67 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg. | | | |(individual): | | | | | | | | |Chloroform | | | | | | | | |4. Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 5.67 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg.|< 470.8 annual avg. | | | |(individual): | | | | | | | | |Chloromethane (methyl | | | | | | | | |chloride) | | | | | | | | |5. Halomethanes |Micrograms/L |< 0.27 annual avg.|< 22 annual avg. |< 22 annual avg. |< 22 annual avg. | | | |(individual): | | | | | | | | |Dichlorobromomethane | | | | | | | | |(36) |Micrograms/L |< 0.45 annual avg.|< 49.7 annual avg. |< 49.7 annual avg. |< 49.7 annual avg. | | | |Hexachlorobutadiene | | | | | | | | |(37) Imbalance (see Nutrients) | |(38) Iron |Milligrams/L |< 1.0 |< 0.3 | < 1.0 | < 0.3 |< 1.0 | | |(39) Lead |Micrograms/L |Pb < e(1.273[lnH] |( 8.5 |Pb < e(1.273 [lnH] |( 8.5 |< 50 |< 50 | | |See Notes (1) and |- 4.705) | |- 4.705) | | | | | |(3). | | | | | | | |(40) Manganese |Milligrams/L | |< 0.1 | | | | | |(41) Mercury |Micrograms/L |(0.012 |(0.025 |(0.012 |(0.025 |< 0.2 |< 0.2 | |(42) Minimum Criteria (see Rule 62-302.500, F.A.C.) | |(43) Mixing Zones (See Rule 62-4.244, F.A.C.) | |(44) Nickel |Micrograms/L |Ni ( |< 8.3 |Ni ( |< 8.3 |< 100 | | | |See Notes (1) and |e(0.846[lnH]+0.058| |e(0.846[lnH]+0.0584| | | | | |(3). |4) | |) | | | | |(45) Nitrate |Milligrams/L as N |< 10 or that | | | | | | | | |concentration that| | | | | | | | |exceeds the | | | | | | | | |nutrient criteria | | | | | | |(46) Nonylphenol |Micrograms/L |< 6.6 |< 1.7 |< 6.6 |< 1.7 | | | |(4-nonylphenol) | | | | | | | | |(47) Nuisance Species | |Substances in concentrations which result in the dominance of nuisance species: none shall be present. | |(48)(a) Nutrients | |The discharge of nutrients shall continue to be limited as needed to prevent violations of other standards contained in| | | |this chapter. Man-induced nutrient enrichment (total nitrogen or total phosphorus) shall be considered degradation in | | | |relation to the provisions of Rules 62-302.300, 62-302.700 and 62-4.242, F.A.C. | |(b) Nutrients | |In no case shall nutrient concentrations of a body of water be altered so as to cause an imbalance in natural | | | |populations of aquatic flora or fauna (see Rules 62-302.531, 62-302.532, and 62-302.540, F.A.C., for numeric | | | |interpretations of this criterion). | |(49) Odor (also see |Threshold odor | |Shall not exceed 24| | | |Odor producing | |Color, Minimum |number | |at 60 degrees C as | | | |substances: only | |Criteria, Phenolic | | |a daily average. | | | |in such amounts as| |Compounds, etc.) | | | | | | |will not | | | | | | | | |unreasonably | | | | | | | | |interfere with use| | | | | | | | |of the water for | | | | | | | | |the designated | | | | | | | | |purpose of this | | | | | | | | |classification. | |(50)(a) Oils and |Milligrams/L |Dissolved or |Dissolved or |Dissolved or |Dissolved or |Dissolved or |Dissolved or | |Greases | |emulsified oils |emulsified oils and|emulsified oils and|emulsified oils and |emulsified oils and|emulsified oils | | | |and greases shall |greases shall not |greases shall not |greases shall not |greases shall not |and greases shall | | | |not exceed 5.0 |exceed 5.0 |exceed 5.0 |exceed 5.0 |exceed 5.0 |not exceed 10.0 | |(b) Oils and Greases | |No undissolved oil, or visible oil defined as iridescence, shall be present so as to cause taste or odor, or otherwise | | | |interfere with the beneficial use of waters. | |(51) Pesticides and Herbicides | |(a) 2,4,5-TP |Micrograms/L |< 10 | | | | | | |(b) 2-4-D |Micrograms/L |< 100 | | | | | | |(c) Aldrin |Micrograms/L |< .00013 annual |< .00014 annual |< .00014 annual |< .00014 annual | | | | | |avg.; 3.0 max |avg.; 1.3 max |avg.; 3.0 max |avg.; 1.3 max | | | |(d) |Micrograms/L |< 0.014 annual |< 0.046 annual avg.|< 0.046 annual avg.|< 0.046 annual avg. | | | |Beta-hexachlorocyclohe| |avg. | | | | | | |xane (b-BHC) | | | | | | | | |(e) Carbaryl |Micrograms/L |< 2.1 | |< 2.1 | | | | |(f) Chlordane |Micrograms/L |< 0.00058 annual |< 0.00059 annual |< 0.00059 annual |< 0.00059 annual | | | | | |avg.; 0.0043 max |avg.; 0.004 max |avg.; 0.0043 max |avg.; 0.004 max | | | |(g) Chlorpyrifos |Micrograms/L |< 0.041 |< 0.0056 |< 0.041 |< 0.0056 | | | |(h) DDT |Micrograms/L |< 0.00059 annual |< 0.00059 annual |< 0.00059 annual |< 0.00059 annual | | | | | |avg.; 0.001 max |avg.; 0.001 max |avg.; 0.001 max |avg.; 0.001 max | | | |(i) Demeton |Micrograms/L |< 0.1 |< 0.1 |< 0.1 |< 0.1 | | | |(j) Diazinon |Micrograms/L |< 0.17 |< 0.82 |< 0.17 |< 0.82 | | | |(k) Dieldrin |Micrograms/L |< 0.00014 annual |< 0.00014 annual |< 0.00014 annual |< 0.00014 annual | | | | | |avg.; 0.0019 max |avg.; 0.0019 max |avg.; 0.0019 max |avg.; 0.0019 max | | | |(l) Endosulfan |Micrograms/L |< 0.056 |< 0.0087 |< 0.056 | < 0.0087 | | | |(m) Endrin |Micrograms/L |< 0.0023 |< 0.0023 |< 0.0023 |< 0.0023 | | | |(n) Guthion |Micrograms/L |< 0.01 |< 0.01 |< 0.01 |< 0.01 | | | |(o) Heptachlor |Micrograms/L |< 0.00021 annual |< 0.00021 annual |< 0.00021 annual |< 0.00021 annual | | | | | |avg.; 0.0038 max |avg.; 0.0036 max |avg.; 0.0038 max |avg.; 0.0036 max | | | |(p) Lindane |Micrograms/L |See Minimum |See Minimum |See Minimum |See Minimum criteria| | | |(g-benzene | |criteria in |criteria in |criteria in |in paragraph | | | |hexachloride) | |paragraph |paragraph |paragraph |62-302.500(1)(d), | | | | | |62-302.500(1) |62-302.500(1)(d), |62-302.500(1)(d), |F.A.C. | | | | | |(d), F.A.C. |F.A.C. |F.A.C. | | | | |(q) Malathion |Micrograms/L |< 0.1 |< 0.1 |< 0.1 |< 0.1 | | | |(r) Methoxychlor |Micrograms/L |< 0.03 |< 0.03 |< 0.03 |< 0.03 | | | |(s) Mirex |Micrograms/L |< 0.001 |< 0.001 |< 0.001 |< 0.001 | | | |(t) Parathion |Micrograms/L |< 0.04 |< 0.04 |< 0.04 |< 0.04 | | | |(u) Toxaphene |Micrograms/L |< 0.0002 |< 0.0002 |< 0.0002 |< 0.0002 | | | |(52)(a) pH (Class I |Standard Units |Shall not vary more than one unit above or below natural background provided that the pH is not lowered to less than 6 | |and Class IV Waters) | |units or raised above 8.5 units. If natural background is less than 6 units, the pH shall not vary below natural | | | |background or vary more than one unit above natural background. If natural background is higher than 8.5 units, the pH | | | |shall not vary above natural background or vary more than one unit below background. | |(b) pH (Class II |Standard Units |Shall not vary more than one unit above or below natural background of coastal waters as defined in paragraph | |Waters) | |62-302.520(3)(b), F.A.C., or more than two-tenths unit above or below natural background of open waters as defined in | | | |paragraph 62-302.520(3)(f), F.A.C., provided that the pH is not lowered to less than 6.5 units or raised above 8.5 | | | |units. If natural background is less than 6.5 units, the pH shall not vary below natural background or vary more than | | | |one unit above natural background for coastal waters or more than two-tenths unit above natural background for open | | | |waters. If natural background is higher than 8.5 units, the pH shall not vary above natural background or vary more | | | |than one unit below natural background of coastal waters or more than two-tenths unit below natural background of open | | | |waters. | |(c) pH (Class III |Standard Units |Shall not vary more than one unit above or below natural background of predominantly fresh waters and coastal waters as| |Waters) | |defined in paragraph 62-302.520(3)(b), F.A.C. or more than two-tenths unit above or below natural background of open | | | |waters as defined in paragraph 62-302.520(3)(f), F.A.C., provided that the pH is not lowered to less than 6 units in | | | |predominantly fresh waters, or less than 6.5 units in predominantly marine waters, or raised above 8.5 units. If | | | |natural background is less than 6 units, in predominantly fresh waters or 6.5 units in predominantly marine waters, the| | | |pH shall not vary below natural background or vary more than one unit above natural background of predominantly fresh | | | |waters and coastal waters, or more than two-tenths unit above natural background of open waters. If natural background | | | |is higher than 8.5 units, the pH shall not vary above natural background or vary more than one unit below natural | | | |background of predominantly fresh waters and coastal waters, or more than two-tenths unit below natural background of | | | |open waters. | |(d) pH (Class V |Standard Units |Not lower than 5.0 nor greater than 9.5 except certain swamp waters which may be as low as 4.5. | |Waters) | | | |(53)(a) Phenolic | |Phenolic compounds other than those produced by the natural decay of plant material, listed or unlisted, shall not | |Compounds: Total | |taint the flesh of edible fish or shellfish or produce objectionable taste or odor in a drinking water supply. | |(b) Total Chlorinated |Micrograms/L |1. The total of all chlorinated phenols, and chlorinated cresols, except as set forth in |1. The total of | |Phenols and | |subparagraphs (c)1. to (c)4., below, shall not exceed 1.0 unless higher values are shown not to be |the following | |Chlorinated Cresols | |chronically toxic. Such higher values shall be approved in writing by the Secretary. |Phenolic compounds| | | |2. The compounds listed in subparagraphs (c)1. to (c)6., below, shall not exceed the limits |shall not exceed | | | |specified for each compound. |50: | | | | |a) Chlorinated | | | | |phenols; | | | | |b) Chlorinated | | | | |cresols; and | | | | |c) | | | | |2,4-dinitrophenol.| |(c)1. Phenolic |Micrograms/L | < 120 | < 400 | < 400 | < 400 | < 400 | | |Compound: | | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | |2-chlorophenol | | | | | | | | |2. Phenolic Compound: |Micrograms/L |< 93 |< 790 |< 790 |< 790 |< 790 | | |2,4-dichlorophenol | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | |3. Phenolic Compound: |Micrograms/L |< 30 max; |< 7.9 |< 30 max; |< 7.9 |< 30 | | |Pentachlorophenol | |< 0.28 annual avg;| |< 8.2 annual avg; | | | | | | |< | |< e(1.005[pH]-5.29)| | | | | | |e(1.005[pH]-5.29) | | | | | | |4. Phenolic Compound: |Micrograms/L |< 2.1 annual avg. |< 6.5 annual avg. |< 6.5 annual avg. |< 6.5 annual avg. |< 6.5 annual avg. | | |2,4,6-trichlorophenol | | | | | | | | |5. Phenolic Compound: |Milligrams/L |< 0.0697 |< 14.26 |< 14.26 |< 14.26 |< 14.26 | | |2,4-dinitrophenol | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | |6. Phenolic Compound: |Milligrams/L |< 0.3 |< 0.3 |< 0.3 |< 0.3 |< 0.3 |< 0.3 | |Phenol | | | | | | | | |(54) Phosphorus |Micrograms/L | |< 0.1 | | < 0.1 | | | |(Elemental) | | | | | | | | |(55) Phthalate Esters |Micrograms/L |< 3.0 | | < 3.0 | | | | |(56) Polychlorinated |Micrograms/L |< 0.000044 annual |< 0.000045 annual |< 0.000045 annual |< 0.000045 annual | | | |Biphenyls (PCBs) | |avg.; 0.014 max |avg.; 0.03 max |avg.; 0.014 max |avg.; 0.03 max | | | |(57)(a) Polycyclic |Micrograms/L |< 0.0028 annual |< 0.031 annual avg.|< 0.031annual avg. |< 0.031 annual avg. | | | |Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |avg. | | | | | | |(PAHs). Total of: | | | | | | | | |Acenaphthylene; | | | | | | | | |Benzo(a)anthracene; | | | | | | | | |Benzo(a)pyrene; | | | | | | | | |Benzo(b)fluoran-thene;| | | | | | | | |Benzo-(ghi)perylene; | | | | | | | | |Benzo(k)fluoranthene; | | | | | | | | |Chrysene; | | | | | | | | |Dibenzo-(a,h)anthracen| | | | | | | | |e; | | | | | | | | |Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene| | | | | | | | |; and Phenanthrene | | | | | | | | | (b)1. (Individual |Milligrams/L |< 1.2 |< 2.7 |< 2.7 |< 2.7 | | | |PAHs): Acenaphthene | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | | |2. (Individual PAHs): |Milligrams/L |< 9.6 |< 110 |< 110 |< 110 | | | |Anthracene | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | | |3. (Individual PAHs): |Milligrams/L |< 0.3 |< 0.370 |< 0.370 |< 0.370 | | | |Fluoranthene | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | | |4. (Individual PAHs): |Milligrams/L |< 1.3 |< 14 |< 14 |< 14 | | | |Fluorene | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | | |5. (Individual PAHs): |Milligrams/L |< 0.96 |< 11 |< 11 |< 11 | | | |Pyrene | |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). |See Note (2). | | | |(58)(a) Radioactive |Picocuries/L |< 5 |< 5 |< 5 |< 5 |< 5 |< 5 | |substances (Combined | | | | | | | | |radium 226 and 228) | | | | | | | | |(b) Radioactive |Picocuries/L |< 15 |< 15 |< 15 |< 15 |< 15 |< 15 | |substances (Gross | | | | | | | | |alpha particle | | | | | | | | |activity including | | | | | | | | |radium 226, but | | | | | | | | |excluding radon and | | | | | | | | |uranium) | | | | | | | | |(59) Selenium |Micrograms/L |< 5.0 |< 71 | < 5.0 |< 71 | | | |(60) Silver |Micrograms/L |< 0.07 |See Minimum |< 0.07 |See Minimum criteria| | | | |See Note (3). | |criteria in | |in paragraph | | | | | | |paragraph | |62-302.500(1)(c), | | | | | | |62-302.500(1)(c), | |F.A.C. | | | | | | |F.A.C. | | | | | |(61) Specific Conductance (see Conductance, Specific, above) | |(62) Substances in | |None shall be present. | |concentrations which | | | |injure, are | | | |chronically toxic to, | | | |or produce adverse | | | |physiological or | | | |behavioral response in| | | |humans, plants, or | | | |animals | | | |(63) |Micrograms/L |< 0.17 annual avg.|< 10.8 annual avg. |< 10.8 annual avg. |< 10.8 annual avg. | | | |1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroeth| | | | | | | | |ane | | | | | | | | |(64) |Micrograms/L |< 0.8 annual avg.,|< 8.85 annual avg. |< 8.85 annual avg. |< 8.85 annual avg. | | | |Tetrachloroethylene | | | | | | | | |(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroet| |< 3.0 max | | | | | | |hene) | | | | | | | | |(65) Thallium |Micrograms/L |< 1.7 |< 6.3 |< 6.3 |< 6.3 | | | |(66) Thermal Criteria (See Rule 62-302.520, F.A.C.) | |(67) Total Dissolved |Percent of the |< 110% of |< 110% of |< 110% of |< 110% of saturation| | | |Gases |saturation value |saturation value |saturation value |saturation value |value | | | | |for gases at the | | | | | | | | |existing | | | | | | | | |atmospheric and | | | | | | | | |hydrostatic | | | | | | | | |pressures | | | | | | | |(68) Transparency |Depth of the |The annual average|The annual average |The annual average |The annual average | | | | |compensation point|value shall not be|value shall not be |value shall not be |value shall not be | | | | |within the water |reduced by more |reduced by more |reduced by more |reduced by more than| | | | |column for |than 10% as |than 10% as |than 10% as |10% as compared to | | | | |photosynthetic |compared to the |compared to the |compared to the |the natural | | | | |activity |natural background|natural background |natural background |background value. | | | | | |value. Annual |value. Annual |value. Annual |Annual average | | | | | |average values |average values |average values |values shall be | | | | | |shall be based on |shall be based on a|shall be based on a|based on a minimum | | | | | |a minimum of three|minimum of three |minimum of three |of three samples, | | | | | |samples, with each|samples, with each |samples, with each |with each sample | | | | | |sample collected |sample collected at|sample collected at|collected at least | | | | | |at least three |least three months |least three months |three months apart. | | | | | |months apart. |apart. |apart. | | | | |(69) Trichloroethylene|Micrograms/L |< 2.7 annual avg.,|< 80.7 annual avg. |< 80.7 annual avg. |< 80.7 annual avg. | | | |(trichloroethene) | |< 3.0 max | | | | | | |(70) Turbidity |Nephelometric |< 29 above natural|< 29 above natural |< 29 above natural |< 29 above natural |< 29 above natural |< 29 above natural| | |Turbidity Units |background |background |background |background |background |background | | |(NTU) |conditions |conditions |conditions |conditions |conditions |conditions | |(71) Zinc |Micrograms/L |Zn ( |< 86 |Zn ( |< 86 |< 1,000 |< 1,000 | | |See Notes (1) and |e(0.8473[lnH]+0.88| |e(0.8473[lnH]+0.884| | | | | |(3). |4) | |) | | | | Notes: (1) “ln H” means the natural logarithm of total hardness expressed as milligrams/L of CaCO3. For metals criteria involving equations with hardness, the hardness shall be set at 25 mg/L if actual hardness is < 25 mg/L and set at 400 mg/L if actual hardness is > 400 mg/L. (2) This criterion is protective of human health not of aquatic life. (3) For application of dissolved metals criteria see paragraph 62-302.500(2)(d), F.A.C. (4) Class III-Limited waters have at least one Site Specific Alternative Criterion as established under Rule 62-302.800, F.A.C. Rulemaking Authority 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.504, 403.704, 403.804 FS. Law Implemented 403.021(11), 403.061, 403.087, 403.088, 403.141, 403.161, 403.182, 403.502, 403.702, 403.708 FS. History–New 1-28-90, Formerly 17-3.065, Amended 2-13-92, 6-17-92, Formerly 17-302.540, 17-302.550, 17-302.560, 17-302.570, 17-302.580, Amended 4-25-93, Formerly 17-302.530, Amended 1-23-95, 1-15-96, 5-15-02, 7-19-04, 12-7-06, 8-5-10, 7-3-12, 8-1-13, 2-17-16, 11-25-25.