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# PENOBSCOT NATION 

# WATER QUALITY STANDARDS September

# 5 2014 

# TABLE 

# OFCONTENTS SUBCHAPTER I 

# GENERAL

# PROVISIONS 1 Section 

## 101 Purpose 1 Section 

## 102 

# Applicability 1 Section 

## 103 

# Definitions 2 Section 

## 104 Authorities and

# Responsibilities 6 Section 

## 105 Revisions to Penobscot 

### Water Quality Standards 

### 6 Section 

## 106 

# Severability 12 Section 

## 107 Water

# Rights

12 Section 

## 108 Collaboration with Federal and State 

### Agencies 12 Section 

## 109 Dispute Resolution 

### 12 

## SUBCHAPTER II 

## ANTIDEGRADATION POLICY

# AND IMPLEMENTATION

# PLAN 12 Section 

## 201 Antidegradation

# Policy

12 Section 

## 202 

# Implementation 13 

## SUBCHAPTER III 

## NARRATIVE 

# WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 15 Section 

## 301 General

# Standards
15 Section 

## 302 

# Temperature 17 Section 

## 303 

# Minerals

17 Section 

## 304 Radioactive

# Materials 17 Section 

## 305 Determining Compliance with Narrative

# Standards 17 Section 

## 306 Biological Criteria 

### 18 Section 

## 307 Mixing Zones 18 Section 

## 308

# Wetlands

20 Section 

## 309 Lakes and

# Ponds

20 

## SUBCHAPTER IVDESIGNATED USES 

# AND ASSOCIATED 

# NUMERIC WATER QUALITY 

# STANDARDS
20 Section 

## 401 List of Designated 

### Uses and Associated

# Standards 20 Section 

## 402 Designated 

### Use Modifications 

### 24 Section 

## 403 Designated 

### Use

# Table

24 Section 

## 404 Application and

# Construction 30 Section 

## 405 Additional 

### Numeric Water Quality Criteria 

### 31 

## SUBCHAPTER 

# V SAMPLING

# AND ANALYSIS VARIANCES

# AND EXCEEDANCES 31ii Section 

## 501 Sampling and

# Analysis
31 Section 

## 502 

# Variances
31 Section 

## 503 Compliance Schedules 

### 33


## APPENDICES I Organoleptic Effect Criteria 

### II Aquatic Life Criteria
Table

# A Parameters forCalculating Freshwater Dissolved 

### Metals CriteriaThat 

### Are HardnessDependent
III 

## Ammonia Criteria
Table

# A Chronic CriteriaforTotal 

## Ammonia In 

## mg Nitrogen 

# LWhen Early Fish Life Stages 

### Are Present
Table

# B Chronic CriteriaforTotal 

## Ammonia In

# mg Nitrogen 

## LWhen EarlyFish Life Stages 

### Are

# ABSENT
Table

# C Total 

## AmmoniaAcute Criteria 

# mg Nitrogen

# L IV Human Health Criteria

### 1 

# PENOBSCOT NATION 

# WATER QUALITY STANDARDS September

# 5 2014 

# SUBCHAPTER I 

# GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 

## 101 Purpose 

# A Pursuant to its inherent sovereign authority to protect the health 

### and welfare of its 

## members and its political integrity 

### and economic security the 

### Penobscot Nation hereby enacts these 

### Penobscot Water Quality Standards 

# “PWQS” or “

### Standards” 

## The purpose of these Standards is to protect 

### maintain and improve the quality of 

### Penobscot Waters for public 

### and private drinking water supplies to 

### promote the habitation 

## growth and propagation of native 

### and other desirable aquatic plant 

### and animal life to protect existing 

### and future 

### domestic cultural agricultural recreational 

### and industrial 

### uses and to protect 

### any other existing 

### and future beneficial uses of 

### Penobscot 

## Waters including 

### economic uses Penobscot people 

### have resided 

### upon Penobscot Waters and have depended upon fish plants 

### and wildlife 

### from those waters for their physical cultural 

### and spiritual survival 

### from time immemorial The Penobscot Nation in
its 

## governmenttogovernment dealings with the 

## Commonwealth of 

### Massachusetts the State of 

## Maine and the 

### United States has ceaselessly 

### worked to protect 

### Penobscot Waters and the fish plant 

### and wildlife habitats therein 

### Through these 

### Standards the 

### Penobscot Nation exercises its sacred stewardship of the river 

### from which it derives its 

## name and upon which its people derive their identity 

## To carry out these 

### purposes these 

### Standards 

# 1 Designate the existing 

### and attainable uses for 

### which Penobscot Waters shall 

### be protected 

# 2 Prescribe water quality standards to sustain these designated 

### uses and 

# 3 Assure that degradation of 

### Penobscot Waters shall 

### be minimized and that 

### economic growth shall occur consistent with preserving the Nation’s existing clean 

### water resources 

# B An additional 

### purpose of the 

### Penobscot Nation in enacting these Standards is to achieve at least the 

## minimumlevel of

### water quality required 

### by the 

### law of the State of

## Maine
Section 

## 102 Applicability 

### These Standards 

### apply to all 

### Penobscot Waters and to all persons 

### and all activities within the 

### Penobscot Nation These Standards will 

## become applicable 

### and effective forpurposes of the 

### Clean Water 

## Act 33

# US

# C 12511387 if 

### and to the extent they are 

### approved by 

## EPA pursuant to 

### Clean Water Act 

## 303

# c 33

# US

# C 1313

# c Once effective these Standards

### 2 shall supersede 

### and replace 

### any 

## preexisting water quality standards enacted 

### by the 

### Penobscot Nation
Section 

## 103 Definitions 

# A For purposes of these 

# PWQS 

# 1 Acute Criteria 

## means a

## onehour average concentration in 

### ambient waters 

### which should not 

### be exceeded 

## more than 

### once every three years 

### on average In 

### general acute criteria thresholds are higherthan those forchronic criteria 

# 2 Acute Toxicity 

## means toxicity that exerts 

### shortterm lethal impacts 

### on representative sensitive 

### organismswith 

### a duration of

### exposure generally less

### than or equal 

## to 96 hours Acute toxicity 

## may include other effects 

### such 

## as but not limited

### to behavioral 

### changes or immobilization 

# 3 Attainable 

## Use means a use of water that has the water quality 

### and all other characteristics necessary to support 

### and maintain 

### such 

## use orthat 

### would support 

### and maintain 

### such use after the implementation of these 

### Standards 

# 4 Best 

## Management Practices 

### means 

## methods measures or practices undertaken to prevent or reduce the pollution of 

### Penobscot 

## Waters including to control restrict or diminish nonpoint sources of pollution 

### and that are consistent 

### with these 

### Standards 

# 5 Bioaccumulation means the process of a chemical accumulating in a biological 

### food chain 

## by being passed 

### from one organism to another as the 

### contaminated organism is 

### consumed by another 

### organism 

# 6 Chronic Criteria 

## means the 

### fourday average concentration of 

### a pollutant in 

### ambient water 

### which should not 

### be exceeded more than 

### once every three years 

### on average Generally chronic criteria thresholds are 

### lower than those for acute criteria 

# 7 Chronic Toxicity 

## means toxicity that exerts 

## sublethal negative effects 

### such as 

### growth or reproductive 

### impairment or 

### which becomes lethal after 

## longterm exposure generally 

### measured 

## by a 

# 28day test 

### on representative sensitive 

### organisms 

# 8 Clean Water Act 

# “CWA” means the federal 

### Clean Water Act codified at 

### 33 

# US

# C 12511387 as

## amended

### 3 

# 9 Confirmed Sustenance Fishing 

### and Hunting Rights 

## means the rights of 

### Penobscot 

## members to take fish including 

### anadromous and catadromous fish and wildlife including 

### waterfowl muskrat and beaver for their sustenance as 

### confirmed by Congress pursuant to the 

### Maine Indian 

### Claims Settlement 

## Act 25

# US

# C 17211735 ratifying 

### 30

# MRS

# A 62016214 

# 10 Criteria

## means elements of

### water quality standards that are expressed as pollutant concentrations levels or narrative statements representing 

### a water quality that supports 

### a particular designated 

## use 

## When criteria are 

## met water quality should protect the designated 

## use 

# 11 Cultural 

### and Ceremonial Use 

## means a use of water for cultural religious 

### and traditional practices 

### by 

## members of the 

### Penobscot Nation Such use involves the intentional 

### and incidental ingestion of 

### water immersion into or inhalation of 

### water or

### use of

### sediments 

# 12 Designated 

## Use means a use of water described in Section 

### 401 that is to 

### be protected under these 

### Penobscot Water Quality 

### Standards 

# 13 Director 

## means the Director of the 

### Penobscot Nation’s 

### Department of Natural 

### Resources 

# “DNR” or his or her

### designee 

# 14 EPA means the

# US Environmental Protection 

## Agency 

# 15 Effluent 

### means a discharge into 

### Penobscot Waters from otherthan natural 

### sources 

# 16 Ephemeral Water 

## means a water 

### body that 

### flows temporarily in direct response to precipitation or

### snowmelt and with a 

### channel that is 

### always above the water table 

# 17 Existing 

### Uses means those uses actually attained in a 

### water body on or after 

## November 

## 28 1975 whether or not they are referred to in these 

### Standards 

# 18 Geometric

## Mean means a 

## mean calculated 

### by converting all values to 

### logarithms averaging the 

### logarithms and determining the antilogarithm of that 

### average 

# 19 Intermittent 

### Stream 

## means a stream or reach that 

### flows only at certain times of the year

## when receiving 

### flow from springs melting 

## snow or localized precipitation
It also

## means a stream or reach that 

### does not 

### flow continuously 

## when water losses 

### from evaporation or

### seepage exceed available stream 

### flow

### 4 

# 20 Mixing Zone 

## means athreedimensional 

### zone in 

### which discharged effluent 

### mixes with the receiving water 

### and within 

### which there is a gradation ofwater quality 

# 21 Nonpoint Source 

## means a source of pollution that is not a discernible 

### confined and discrete 

### conveyance for

## example surface 

## runoff 

# 22 NTU means nephelometric turbidity 

### unit which is a unit of turbidity based 

### on a standard 

### method using 

### formazin polymer or its equivalent as the standard reference 

### suspension 

## NTUs are numerically identical to 

### formazin turbidity units 

# 23 Oil 

### means oil in 

### any 

## form including but not limited to 

### petroleum crude oil gasoline diesel oil lubricating oil oil refuse 

### sludge vegetable oil animal oil 

### and oil 

### mixed with 

## waste 

# 24 Penobscot Indian Reservation 

## means the 

### Penobscot Indian Reservation 

### confirmed by Congress pursuant to the 

## Maine Indian 

### Claims Settlement 

## Act 25

# US

# C 17211735 ratifying 

### 30

# MRS

# A 62016214 

# 25 Penobscot Nation or

### Nation 

## means with regard to territory 

# a all land including 

### submerged lands 

### and banks of lands that 

## may be dry for part of the 

## year and waters within the 

### Penobscot Indian 

### Reservation including but not limited to 

### submerged lands 

### and waters in 

### which Penobscot Nation tribal 

## members enjoy Confirmed Sustenance Fishing 

### and Hunting Rights notwithstanding the issuance of

### any patent 

### and including rights

## ofway running through 

### such lands 

### and waters and notwithstanding the presence of 

## manmade items like 

## dams piers 

### abandoned 

## boom piers 

### abandoned logs bridge 

### supports or other structures or things that 

## may exist 

### on or in 

### such lands 

### and waters and 

# b all land 

### and waters outside of the 

### Penobscot Indian Reservation acquired 

## by the United States 

### and held in trust 

### on behalf of the 

### Penobscot Nation 

# 26 Penobscot Waters 

## means all surface 

### waters including but not limited to all or portions of rivers streams including perennial intermittent 

### and ephemeral streams 

### and their tributaries 

### lakes 

## ponds marshes waterways wetlands sloughs wet 

## meadows impoundments riparian 

### areas springs and all other bodies or accumulations of surface 

### water natural or artificial public or private including those dry for part of the 

### year that are within or bordering 

### upon the 

### Nation Consistent with federal 

### requirements the 

### Nation 

## may exclude from Penobscot Waters certain 

### waste treatment 

### systems

### 5 

# 27 Perennial 

### Water means a flowing or 

## nonflowing surface water that is present continuously throughout the 

### year 

# 28 Person means any individual partnership 

## company corporation 

### firm association or society 

### any federal state or local 

### government or 

### any of its 

### programs agencies or other subdivisions or 

### any Indian tribe including the 

### Penobscot Nation or 

### any tribal 

### agencies divisions 

### departments programs enterprises 

### companies orother entities 

# 29 Point 

### Source meansany discernible 

### confined and discrete 

### conveyance including but not limited to 

### any pipe ditch 

### channel tunnel conduit well discrete fissure landfill leachate collection 

## system container or concentrated 

### animal feeding operation 

# “CAFO” fromwhich pollutants are 

### or

## maybe discharged into a

### water 

## body The termdoes not include agricultural 

### storm water discharges except 

### from 

# CAFOs or return 

### flows from irrigated agriculture 

# 30 Pollutant 

### means any type of 

### contaminant including but not limited to toxic 

### substances hazardous substances dredge spoil solid 

### waste 

## sewage chemicals pesticides herbicides fungicides rodenticides fertilizers incinerator 

### residue discarded 

### equipment rock 

## sand dirt 

## sewage and oil regardless of 

### whether in liquid solid or

### gaseous 

## form 

# 31 Pollution 

### means any 

# manmade or 

# maninduced alteration of the 

### chemical physical biological or radiological integrity of 

### Penobscot 

## Waters 

# 32 Program 

## Manager means the 

### Water Resources Program Manager within the 

### Penobscot Nation Department of Natural 

### Resources or his or her

### designee 

# 33 Turbidity 

## means a measure of the cloudiness or 

### muddiness of 

### water that causes incident light to 

### be scattered orabsorbed rather than transmitted in straight lines 

# 34 Water 

## Body means any Penobscot 

## Water including 

### any portion thereof 

# 35 Wetlands means areas that are inundated or saturated 

### by surface or 

### groundwater frequently 

### and long enough to 

### support and that under 

### normal circumstances 

### do support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions 

### The term generally includes 

## swamps marshes 

## bogs and similar areas

### 6 Section 

## 104 Authorities 

## and Responsibilities 

## The Penobscot Nation hereby delegates to the 

# DNR Director the authority 

### and duty to administer these 

### Standards 

## The 

## daytoday operations necessitated 

## by these Standards are delegated to the

# DNR Water Resources 

## Program which operations include but are not limited to 

### samplingand monitoring 

### water quality 

### and preparing for the 

### mandatory triennial 

### review process including 

### any interim review of the Standards that 

## may be 

## needed The Water Resources Program is also authorized to 

### develop related water quality protection 

### programs such as but not limited to 

### a 

# CWA 319 nonpoint source 

### management 

## program

# CWA 401 certification 

## programor 

### groundwater quality 

## program in consultation with the Director 

### and as 

### approved by the 

### Penobscot Nation Chief

### and Tribal 

### Council
Section 

## 105 Revisions to 

### Penobscot 

## Water Quality 

## Standards 

# A Triennial 

## Review Consistent with 

# CWA 303

# c1 33 

# US

# C 1313

# c1 as 

## amended the 

### Nation through its 

### Water Resources 

## Program shall hold public hearings at least 

### once every three years to 

### review 

## and as appropriate revise these 

### Penobscot Water Quality 

### Standards Revisions shall incorporate relevant scientific 

### and engineering 

### advances with respect to water quality 

### and shall 

### be 

## made pursuant to the public 

## comment and hearing procedures described in subsection 

# B of this section 

### Whenever the 

### Nation revises oradopts a

## new standard the revised or 

## new standard shall 

### be submitted to 

## EPA for

### review pursuant to

# CWA 303

# c

# 2 33

# US

# C 1313

# c2 as

## amended 

# B Public 

## Comment and Hearing 

## Any revisions to these 

### Penobscot Water Quality Standards shall 

### be 

## made pursuant to the following 

### procedures 

# 1 Public notice 

## The Program Manager shall provide the public with notice of 

### any proposed revisions to these

# PWQS by 

# a mailing or emailing notice to other 

### Penobscot departments 

### and programs federal 

### agencies and agencies of affected tribes 

### and states that are likely to 

### have an interest in the 

### rulemaking such as environmental agencies 

### and agencies 

### and departments with jurisdiction over fish 

### and wildlife 

### and other natural 

### resources 

# b mailing or emailing notice to persons 

### on a list 

### maintained 

## by the 

### Water Resources Program of persons 

## who may be interested in or affected 

### by the 

### proposed revisions to the

# PWQS c publishing notice in a daily or

### weekly newspaper of general circulation at the 

### Penobscot Nation and

### 7 

# d using 

### any other 

### method that the 

### Program Manager finds to 

### be appropriate for eliciting public participation 

### such as issuing a press release posting notice 

### on a

## web page or providing notice at a public or traditional 

## forum The notice shall provide at least 

### 30 days for the public to

## comment in writing 

### on the 

### proposed revisions 

# 2 Public hearing 

## The Program Manager also shall provide 

### a public hearing 

### on proposed revisions to these Standards 

### so that 

### comments 

## may be 

## made orally Notice of 

### a public hearing shall 

### be 

## made at least 

### 45 days prior to the 

### hearing unless there are 

### no substantial 

### documents that 

### must be reviewed for effective hearing participation 

### and no complex orcontroversial matters to 

### be addressed in

### which case the notice 

## maybe provided at least 

### 30 days before the 

### hearing Public notice of the hearing 

## may be 

## made at the 

## same time as public notice of the 

### proposed revisions to the 

# PWQS and the 

### two notices 

## maybe 

## combined 

# 3 Contents of notice
Public notices issued 

### under this subsection shall contain the following 

### information 

# a Name and address of the office proposing the revisions 

# b A brief description of the 

### proposed revisions 

# c Name address email address and telephone 

### number of a person 

### from 

## whom interested persons 

## may obtain further 

### information including copies of the 

### proposed revisions the 

### proposed revisions also

## maybe posted 

### on a website 

### and the website address

## provided 

# d A brief description of the 

## comment procedures 

### and the 

### time and place of the public 

### hearing 

# e The location of the administrative 

### record the times at 

### which the record will 

### be open for public inspection 

### and a statement that all 

### comments submitted will 

### be available as part of the administrative 

### record and 

# f Any additional information that the 

### Program Manager considers appropriate to 

### provide

If the public notice for a hearing is issued separately 

### from the public notice of the 

### proposed revisions in addition to providing the information listed in subparagraphs

# af of this paragraph 

# 3 the public notice forthe hearing shall

### 8 reference the date of

### any previous public notices relating to the 

### proposed revisions 

### and include 

### a brief description of the nature 

### and purpose of the 

### hearing including applicable 

### procedures 

# 4 Procedures for Public 

### Hearing 

# a The Program Manager shall designate a 

### Hearing Moderator for the public 

### hearing The Program Manager or a 

## member of the staff of the 

### Water Resources Program or another 

### program within 

# DNR may serve as the 

### Hearing Moderator so long as the 

### Hearing Moderator does not 

### have a financial interest in the 

### outcome of the 

### proposed revisions 

### The public hearing is not 

### an adjudicative hearing 

### and is 

### conducted solely for the 

### purpose of providing 

### an opportunity to the public to orally present their 

### views on the 

### proposed revisions to the 

### Standards The Hearing Moderator shall 

### be responsible forthe orderly 

### conduct of the public hearing but is not 

## empowered to 

## make any findings of fact conclusions of 

## law or 

### recommendations on the 

### proposed revisions to the 

### Standards 

# b Hearings shall 

### be held at a

### timeand place that facilitates attendance 

### by the 

### public 

# c The Program 

## Manager a 

## member of the 

### Water Resources Program staff orthe 

### Hearing Moderator shall 

### inform the audience of the issues involved in the 

### proposed revisions the considerations the 

### Water Resources Program and the Director will take into 

### account the Director’s tentative determinations if 

## any to 

### be 

## recommended to the 

### Penobscot Nation Chief and Tribal 

### Council and any information that is particularly solicited 

### from the 

### public 

# d Any person 

## may submit oral or written statements 

### and information concerning the 

### proposed revisions to the 

### Standards The Hearing Moderator 

## may set reasonable limits 

### on the time 

### allowed for oral 

### statements The Hearing Moderator shall allow the 

### submissionof written statements at the hearing but shall not require a written statement instead of oras a condition of 

### making an oral

### statement 

# e Atape recording or written transcript shall 

### be 

## made of the 

### hearing At the conclusion of the 

### hearing the 

### Hearing Moderator shall 

### forward to the Director the record of the 

### hearing which shall consist of the tape recording or written transcript 

### and any materials submitted at the 

### hearing 

## The hearing record shall 

### be 

## made available to the public for

### review

### 9 

# f If the 

### Program Manager determines it is 

### necessary after consultation with the Director the 

### Program Manager shall extend the public 

## comment period provided 

### under paragraph 

# B1 of this section to 

### allow the record to 

### remain open for at least 

### 20 days after the public hearing to provide 

### an opportunity for

### submissionof rebuttal 

### and supplementary information 

# 5 Obligation to Raise Issues 

### During the Public

## CommentPeriod 

# a All persons 

## who believe that a 

### proposed revision to the Standards should 

### be issued modified or

### withdrawn must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues 

### and submit all reasonably available 

### arguments and facts supporting their position including all supporting material 

### by the close of the public 

## comment period 

# b The Program 

## Manager in consultation with the Director 

## may extend the public 

## comment period 

### on his or her 

## own initiative or 

### on request if the 

### Program Manager determines that 

### such extension is necessary to obtain full public participation 

### and 

## may grant additional 

### timeto

## comment to 

### any person

## who demonstrates a 

### need for

### such time 

# 6 Reopening the Public

## Comment Period 

# a Whenever any data information or

### arguments submitted during the public 

## comment period appear to raise substantial 

## new questions 

### concerning a 

### proposed revision to the Standards or 

### whenever the 

### Water Resources Program becomes aware of significant 

## new information the Director

## may take 

### one of the following actions



## i Withdraw the 

### proposed revision to the 

### Standards ii Prepare a 

## new proposed revision 

### and direct the 

### Program 

## Manager to 

### reopen the public 

## comment period or
iii Direct the 

### Program Manager to reopen or extend the 

## comment period to give interested persons 

### an opportunity to

## comment on the information or

### arguments submitted 

# b The Program Manager shall issue public notice under paragraph 

# B1 of this section of

### any action taken pursuant to this paragraph 

# 6 In addition to the requirements of paragraph 

# B1 of this section the notice for 

### any action taken to 

### reopen the public 

## comment period shall state the scope of the 

### reopening Such scope shall 

### be limited to the substantial 

## new questions or significant 

## new information that caused the 

### reopening

### 10 

# c If the 

## comment period is 

### reopened pursuant to 

### subparagraphs 

# aii or iii of this paragraph 

# 6 all reasonably available legal 

### and factual 

### grounds concerning the substantial 

## new questions or significant 

## new information including 

### any supporting material shall 

### be submitted in writing 

### by a date not less than 

### 30 days after the date of the public notice issued pursuant to 

### subparagraph 

# 6b Persons desiring to 

## comment 

## may request longer 

## comment periods which the 

### Program 

## Manager in consultation 

### with the Director 

## may grant to the extent that the 

### Program Manager finds is necessary to effect the 

### purpose of the 

### reopening 

# 7 Response to

## Commentsand Administrative 

### Record 

# a Response to

## comments The final revisions to the Standards shall 

### be accompanied by a response to 

### comments received 

### The response shall fully consider all 

### comments received during the public 

## comment period including 

### any comments received during a public 

### hearing 

## The response shall specify

### which of the 

### proposed revisions 

### have been changed if 

## any and the reasons for the 

## change briefly describe 

### and respond to all significant 

### comments raised during the public 

## comment period including the public 

### hearing and be 

## made available to the 

### public 

# b Administrative record 

## i The administrative record shall consist 

## of 

# A The proposed revisions 

# B The public 

### notice

# s C All 

### comments received during the public 

## comment period including 

## comments received during 

### any extension or reopening of the public 

## comment period 

# D The tape or transcript of the public hearing 

### and any written materialssubmitted at the 

### hearing 

# E The response to 

## comments and any 

## new material that is referenced in response to

## comments 

# F Any other 

### documents contained in the supporting file for the revisions to the 

### Standards and 

# G The final revised 

### Standards

### 11 

## The documents required 

### under this subparagraph 

# 7

# bi shall 

### be added to the record as 

### soon as possible after their receipt or 

### issuance 

## The administrative record shall 

### be complete upon issuance of the revised 

### Standards The administrative record shall 

### be available for public inspection beginning 

### no later than the date of the public notice despite not yet being 

### complete ii Material readily available at the 

# DNR office or published material that is generally available 

### need not 

### be physically included with the rest of the administrative 

### record 

# 8 Issuance 

### and Effective 

### Date of 

### Revised Standards 

# a The Director shall issue the final revised Standards 

### based on the administrative 

### record 

# b The revised Standards shall 

## become effective 

### upon approval 

### by the 

### Penobscot Nation General MeetingChief and Tribal 

### Council 

# c The Program 

## Manager shall give public notice of the adoption of the revised Standards as 

### soon as possible pursuant to paragraph 

# B1 of this section 

### and shall mailor email a notice to the 

### same persons as

### were mailed
or 

### emailed notice of the 

### proposed revisions as well as to all persons

## who commented on the 

### proposed revisions 

### and to 

### anyone else

## who requests to receive notice 

# C Judicial 

## Review 

# 1 Exhaustion 

## Any person challenging revised Standards 

### must have followed the procedures set forth in subsection 

# B of this section as a prerequisite to seeking judicial 

### review of the revised 

### Standards 

# 2 Notice of

### Appeal 

# A person 

## mayseek judicial 

### review in the 

### Penobscot Nation Tribal 

### Court no later than 

### 30 days after the Director issues notice pursuant to subparagraph 

# B8c of this section of the revised Standards at issue 

# 3 Filing the Administrative 

### Record Within 30 days following the date that a petition for 

### review is filed pursuant to paragraph 

# 2 of this subsection 

# C the Director shall file in the 

### Penobscot

### 12 Nation Tribal 

### Court a certified index of the administrative record 

### on which the revised Standards 

### were 

## based 

# 4 Standard for

### Review 

## The Court’s review shall 

### be based on the administrative 

### record 

## The Court

## may affirm reverse modify in 

### whole or in part or 

### remand to 

# DNR for further consideration 

### any revised 

### Standard provided that the 

### Court

## mayreverse 

## modify
or 

### remand only if the action at issue is arbitrary 

### and capricious 

### an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in 

### accordance with the 

## law in excess of jurisdiction or statutory authority without 

### observance of procedure required 

### by 

## law or unsupported 

### by substantial 

### evidence In 

### no event shall the Court 

### award damages against the 

### Nation
Section 

## 106 Severability

If 

### any provision of these Standards orthe application of

### any provision of these Standards to 

### any person or circumstance is held to 

### be invalid the 

### remainder of these Standards 

### and the application of

### such provision to other persons orcircumstances shall 

### remain unaffected
Section 

## 107 Water Rights 

## The water rights of the 

### Nation and the authority of the Nation to allocate quantities of water 

### and administer water rights within its jurisdiction shall not 

### be superseded abrogated or otherwise impaired 

### by these 

### Standards
Section 

## 108 Collaboration with Federal 

## and State 

### Agencies 

## The Nation will collaborate 

### with federal 

### and state agencies to 

### prevent reduce and eliminate water pollution in coordination with 

### programs for

### managing water resources
Section 

## 109 Dispute Resolution

If a dispute arises 

### between the Nation 

### and a state or another Indian tribe 

### approved by 

## EPA to administer a water quality standards 

### program due to differing 

### water quality standards 

### between the 

### two jurisdictions the 

### Nation will follow the Dispute Resolution 

## Mechanism promulgated 

## by

## EPA and found at

### 40

# CF

# R 131.7 as

## maybe revised 

### from time to 

### time 

# SUBCHAPTER II 

# ANTIDEGRADATION POLICY

# AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Section 

## 201 Antidegradation Policy 

# A Existing water uses 

### and the level ofwater quality necessary to protect existing water uses shall 

### be maintained 

### and protected

### 13 

# B Where existing water quality 

### exceeds levels necessary to support existing 

### uses including but not limited to the protection 

### and propagation of fish shellfish 

### and wildlife 

### and recreation in 

### and on the 

### water that 

### water quality shall 

### be maintained 

### and protected unless the 

### Nation finds after full interagency coordination 

### and public participation that a 

### lower level of 

### water quality is required in order to 

### accommodate important 

### economic or social 

### development in the area of the water in question In allowing 

### such degradation of water quality the 

### Nation shall nevertheless ensure

### water quality adequate to protect existing uses fully 

# C The Nation shall 

### mandate the highest statutory 

### and regulatory requirements for all 

## new and existing point sources 

### and the 

### most costeffective 

### and reasonable best 

### management practices forcontrol of nonpoint source pollution 

# D Where highquality waters constitute 

### an exceptional recreational cultural or ecological resource of the 

### Nation those waters 

## may be designated as Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource 

## Waters The existing 

### water quality of Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource Waters shall 

### be fully 

### maintained and protected 

### and no permanent degradation of

### such water quality shall 

### be permitted for

### any reason 

# E This antidegradation policy includes protection against water quality 

### impairment associated with thermal discharges 

### and shall 

### be implemented consistent 

### with 

# CWA 316 33 

# US

# C 1326 as

## amended
Section 

## 202 Implementation 

# A The Water Resources Program shall 

### implement these 

### Standards including the antidegradation 

### policy by establishing 

### and maintaining controls 

### on the introduction of pollutants into 

### Penobscot Waters and by taking the actions listed 

### below in coordination 

### with federal tribal 

### and state 

### agencies as appropriate 

# 1 Review the 

### adequacy of existing data 

### on Penobscot 

## Waters including their quality 

### and designated 

### uses as well as 

### on any activities that 

## may detrimentally 

### impact those waters 

### and uses and obtain additional data 

### where required 

# 2 Monitor water quality to assess the effectiveness of pollution controls 

### and to determine 

### whether designated uses are 

### being supported 

### and water quality standards are being attained 

# 3 Obtain and assess information 

### on the 

### impact of effluents 

### on receiving 

### waters including the capability of receiving waters to support designated uses 

### and achieve these 

# PWQS 

# 4 Advise prospective dischargers of discharge 

### requirements and coordinate with the appropriate permitting agencies as to the

## same

### 14 

# 5 Require the highest 

### and best degree of 

### wastewater treatment practicable 

### commensurate with protecting 

### and maintaining designated uses 

### and existing 

### water quality 

# 6 Develop water 

### qualitybased effluent limitations 

### and provide 

## comment on technology based effluent limitations as appropriate for inclusion in 

### any permit issued to 

### a discharger pursuant to

# CWA 402 33

# US

# C 1342 as

## amended 

# 7 Require that effluent limitations or other appropriate limitations applicable to activities 

### with the potential to discharge into 

### Penobscot Waters be included in 

### any permit as 

### a condition for certification 

## by the 

### Nation pursuant to

# CWA 401 33 

# US

# C 1341 as

## amended 

# 8 Coordinate water pollution control activities with other local tribal state 

### and federal 

### agencies as appropriate 

# 9 Develop and pursue inspection 

### programs to ensure that dischargers 

## comply with the requirements of these Standards 

### and to support the enforcement of federal permits issued 

### by the

# US Environmental Protection 

## Agency or the

# US Army Corpsof 

### Engineers 

# 10 Provide technical assistance to

### wastewater treatment facility operators 

# 11 Publish results ofwater quality investigations 

### and interpretation of those results 

# 11 Encourage in conjunction with other 

### agencies implementation of best 

### management practices to control nonpoint sources of pollution 

### and so to support designated uses 

### and meet these

# PWQS 12 Examine existing 

### and future 

### Penobscot Nation policies pertaining to septic 

### systems solid waste disposal 

### and other relevant activities to ensure that those policies are consistent with 

### meeting these

# PWQS 13 Determine whether 

## instream flows 

### and water levels are adequate to support designated uses 

### and to 

### meet these

# PWQS 14 Conduct an antidegradation analysis for regulated actions that 

## may impair 

### water quality 

### and 

# 15 Implement specific policies 

### and procedures to protect designated Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource 

## Waters 

# B In the event that 

### water quality monitoring identifies water bodies 

### where attainable quality is less than the 

### water quality required under designated 

### uses these Standards 

## maybe revised to reflect actual attainability forthose

### water bodies subject to the provisions of the 

### Clean Water Act

### 15 and consistent with the use attainability analysis described in 

### 40

# CF

# R 131.10

# g as 

## maybe revised 

### from time to 

### time 

# SUBCHAPTER III 

# NARRATIVE 

# WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Section 

## 301 General 

## Standards 

# A All 

### Penobscot Waters shall 

### be free 

### from pollution in 

### amounts or 

### combinations that for 

### any duration 

## maywith reasonable probability 

# 1 Injure or otherwise adversely affect 

## human health public safety or the public 

### welfare 

# 2 Injure or otherwise adversely affect the habitation 

## growth or propagation of indigenous aquatic plant 

### and animal 

### communities or 

### any individual 

## member of these 

### communities of 

### any desirable 

## nonindigenous 

## member of these 

### communities or of waterfowl accessing the 

### water 

## body or otherwise adversely affect the 

### physical chemical or biological conditions 

### upon which these 

### communitiesand their indigenous ordesirable 

## nonindigenous 

## members depend 

# 3 Settle to 

### form bottom deposits that injure or adversely affect the habitation 

## growth or propagation of indigenous aquatic plant 

### and animal 

### communities or 

### any 

## member of these 

### communities of 

### any desirable 

## nonindigenous 

## member of these 

### communities or of 

### waterfowl accessing the water 

## body or otherwise adversely affect the 

### physical chemical or biological conditions 

### on which these 

### communitiesand their

## members depend 

# 4 Cause physical 

### chemical or biological conditions that 

### promote the habitation 

## growth or propagation 

### of undesirable 

## nonindigenous species of plant or

### animal

life in the water

## body 

# 5 Cause solids oils 

### grease

## foam scum or other objectionable floating materials 

### and suspended substances of a persistent nature to collect 

### on the surface of the water 

## body including in the 

### form of a film or iridescence or cause a deposit 

### on a shoreline 

## bank or

### on aquatic vegetation 

# 6 Cause objectionable or aesthetically undesirable color in the 

### water 

## body Color producing substances 

### from a single discharge other than natural sources 

## may not increase the color of 

### any water 

### body from background levels 

### by 

## more than 

### 20 color pollution units 

### The total increase in color pollution units caused 

### by all waste discharges to the water 

### body must be less than 

### 40 color pollution units 

### from background levels

### 16 

# 7 Cause objectionable 

### odor in or in the area of the water 

### body that 

### would impair 

### any of the designated 

### uses

## The criteria 

### adopted to prevent organoleptic effects are 

### found in 

### Appendix 

## I 

# 8 Cause objectionable taste in the water 

### body or in edible 

### plant fish or 

### animal life including 

### waterfowl that reside 

## in

## on oradjacent to the water 

## body The criteria 

### adopted to prevent organoleptic effects are

### found in 

### Appendix 

## I 

# 9 Cause objectionable turbidity Turbidity shall not reduce light transmission to a point 

### where aquatic biota are inhibited or to a point that causes 

### an unaesthetic 

### and substantial visible contrast 

### with the natural 

### appearance of the 

### water Specifically turbidity shall not 

### exceed 5

# NTU over 

### background 

## when background turbidity is 

### 50 

# NTU or less 

### with no 

## more than 

### a

# 10 increase 

## when background turbidity is 

## more than 

### 50

# NTU 10 Cause the 

### growth of algae oraquatic plants that inhibit or prohibit the habitation 

## growth or propagation of other aquatic life or that impairthe Cultural 

### and Ceremonial

## Use orother designated 

### uses 

# B Penobscot Waters shall 

### be virtually free 

### from pathogens Water used for irrigation of table crops for

## example lettuce 

### peppers or 

### onions shall 

### be virtually free of 

### Salmonella and Shigella 

### species 

# C Toxic substances 

### from other than natural sources 

### and from algal toxins 

### due to the 

### growth of algae 

### caused by pollution shall not 

### be present in 

### Penobscot Waters in quantities concentrations or 

### combinations that are toxic to 

## human animal plant or aquatic life that interfere with the 

### normal propagation growth and survival of sensitive indigenous aquatic 

### biota
or that will or are reasonably expected to 

### bioaccumulate in tissues of fish shellfish or other aquatic 

### organisms to levels that will impair the health of aquatic 

### organisms or wildlife or result in unacceptable tastes 

### odors or health risks to 

## humans There shall 

### be no acute toxicity

### and no significant chronic toxicity in 

### any Penobscot 

## Waters For toxic substances lacking 

# EPA published criteria biomonitoring data 

## maybe used to determine 

### compliance with this standard in 

### accordance with 

## EPA standard acute 

### and chronic biological test protocols as listed in Section 

## 305 Human health criteria shall 

### be based on an ingestion rate of 

### 286 gramsper 

### day of fish 

### and other aquatic 

### organisms derived 

### from the 

### Wabanaki Traditional Cultural 

### Lifeways Exposure Scenario 

### 2009 Resident fish 

### and Aquatic life 

### from Inland 

# NonAnadromous diet and a cancer risk level of 

### 1 x

## 106 

# D No person shall place into 

### Penobscot Waters or

### onto their 

### banks in

### such a 

## way as 

### would allow the materials to enter 

### Penobscot Waters the following orsimilarmaterials 

### refuse rubbish demolition or construction debris trash 

### garbage motor vehicles 

### motor vehicle parts batteries 

### appliances tires other 

## nonceremonial

## waste or fill 

### sand or similarmaterial except 

## when used

### 17 for the 

### purpose of nonpoint source pollution control 

### such as 

### bank stabilization oras authorized 

### by a permit issued under

# CWA 404 33

# US

# C 1344 as

## amended
Section 

## 302 Temperature 

# A Normal seasonal variations of temperature in surface waters shall 

### be maintained 

## However high water temperatures 

### caused by unusually 

### high ambient air temperatures are not violations of these standards 

# B In 

### a stream the introduction of heat 

### by other than natural causes shall not increase the 

### temperature as 

### measured upstream from the point of introduction 

## bymore than 

## 2.7 

# C 

# 5

# F
based 

### on the 

### weekly average of the

## maximum daily temperatures 

### measured at

## middepth orthree feet

### whichever is less 

# C In 

### no event shall 

### any discharge 

### cause the receiving 

### water to 

### exceed a weekly average temperature of

# 66 F ora daily

## maximum temperature of

# 73

# F When the 

### ambient temperature of the stream naturally

### exceeds the limits set forth in this section 

### no discharge alone or 

### combined with others shall cause the 

## instream temperature increase to 

### exceed 

## 0.5 

## Fabove the receiving water 

### temperature
Section 

## 303 Minerals 

## The existing mineral content of 

### Penobscot Waters shall not 

### be altered 

### by municipal industrial or 

## instream activities orother waste discharges 

### so as to interfere 

### with their designated 

### uses Generally increases exceeding 

## onethird over naturally occurring levels will not 

### be allowed
Section 

## 304 Radioactive Materials
Concentrations of radioactive constituents shall not 

### exceed 

## EPA Safe Drinking 

### Water Act 

# SDWA standards except 

## when concentrations caused 

## by naturally occurring materials 

### exceed those standards in 

### which case the latter concentrations shall 

### apply Notwithstanding the foregoing 

### sentence if 

### a standard 

## more stringent than the 

# SDWA standard is indicated for a designated 

## use the 

## more stringent standard will 

### apply for that designated 

## use
Section 

## 305 Determining Compliance with Narrative

## Standards Biomonitoring testing following current 

## EPA test 

### methods shall 

### be used to determine 

### compliance with the narrative criteria in 

### 301 through 

## 303 provided that adequate funding is available 

### These protocols 

### can be found in the publication Short 

## Term Methods for Estimating the 

### Chronic Toxicity of Effluents 

### and Receiving 

### Waters to 

### Freshwater Organisms 4th 

# Ed

October 

# 2002 EPA

# No 821

# R02013 or the 

### most current edition Additionally the 

### Nation will rely

### on the following references

### 18 • 

# EPA Methods for 

### Measuring the 

### Acute Toxicity of Effluents 

### and Receiving Waters to Freshwater 

### and Marine Organisms 5th

# Ed October 

# 2002 EPA

# No 821

# R02012 or the 

### most current edition

• 

# EPA Technical 

### Support 

## Document For 

### Water Qualitybased 

### Toxics Control 

## March 

# 1991 EPA505

# 290001 orthe 

### most current edition

• 

# EPA Quality Criteriafor

### Water 

## The Gold 

## Book May

# 1986 EPA440

# 586001 orthe 

### most current edition
Section 

## 306 Biological 

### Criteria 

# A All 

### Penobscot Waters shall 

### be of sufficient quality to support aquatic species without detrimental 

### changes in the resident biological 

### communities 

# B The Nation’s goal is that all 

### Penobscot Waters will 

### be free 

### from substances whether attributable to point source discharges nonpoint 

### sources or 

## instream activities in concentrations or combinations 

### which impairthe structure or limit the function of the resident aquatic 

### community as it naturally

### occurs 

# C The structure 

### and function of the resident aquatic 

### community shall 

### be measured by biological assessment 

### methods approved 

## by the 

### Program 

## Manager which 

## may include 

## Maine 

## DEP Chapter 579 Classification 

### Attainment Evaluation 

### Using Biological Criteriafor Rivers 

### and Streams 

# D Determination of 

### impairment or limitation of the resident aquatic 

### community shall 

### be based 

### on a 

### comparison with the aquatic 

### community found at 

### an appropriate reference site or 

### region
Section 

## 307 Mixing Zones 

# A Amixingzone is a defined 

### and limited part of

### a water body adjacent to a point source of pollution in 

### which initial dilution of 

### wastewater occurs 

### and in 

### which certain 

### numeric water quality standards 

## may be exceeded provided that all the following requirements are

## met 

# 1 Mixing zones shall 

### be limited to perennial 

### streams 

# 2 All 

### mixing zones shall 

### have defined 

### boundaries beyond which applicable 

### water quality standards shall 

### be

## met 

# 3 In 

### no instance shall the narrative 

### water quality standards in 

### 301 be violated 

# 4 In 

### no instance shall the concentration of 

### any toxic pollutant 

### exceed the aquatic habitat acute 

### numeric standard for that pollutant 

### The aquatic habitat acute 

### numeric standard for all toxic pollutants shall 

### be met at the point of

### discharge

### 19 

# 5 In perennial 

### streams a continuous 

### zone of passage 

### around a mixing zone shall 

### be maintained in 

### which all applicable water quality standards are 

### met and which provides for migration of aquatic life without 

### exposure to pollutant concentrations that 

### exceed chronic toxicity for aquatic habitat 

### numeric standards The mixing zone shall 

### be no larger than

# 25 of the 

### crosssectional area or 

### volume of 

### low flow and no wider than

# 50 of stream 

## width 

# 6 Mixing zones are prohibited for the following persistent bioaccumulative toxic pollutants 

# a AldrinDieldrin 

# b Benzo

# apyrene 

# c Benzoperylene 

# d Chlordane 

# e DDT and its metabolites 

# DDD and

# DDE f Dioxin 

# g Furan 

# h Endrin 

## i Endrin aldelhyde 

## j Heptachlor 

# k Heptachlor 

### epoxide 

## l Hexachlorobenzene 

# m Isodrin 

# n Lead and lead 

## compounds 

# o Lindane 

# p Mercury 

# q Methoxychlor 

# r Mirex 

# s Octachlorostyrene

# u PCBs t Pendimethalin 

# u Pentachlorobenzene 

# v Tetrabromobisphenol 

# A 

# w Toxaphene and 

# x Trifluralin 

# B The Penobscot Nation will consider the requirements in subsection

# A

# 1 5 of this section in determining 

### whether to grant a 

### mixing

## zone 

# C The water quality criteria in these

# PWQS shall 

### apply within a 

### mixingzone unless specific alternative criteria 

### have been determined 

### by the Director pursuant to the provisions of Section 

## 105

# B and approved by the 

### Penobscot Nation 

### Chief and Tribal 

### Council and

# USEPA

### 20 Region 

# 1 Mixing zones shall not 

### be granted in lieu of reasonable control 

### measures to reduce point source pollutant discharges but will 

### be granted to 

### complement such control 

### measures 

# A limited 

### mixing

## zone serving as 

### a zone of initial dilution in the 

### immediate area of a point source of pollution 

## maybe allowed if the conditions set out in this section are

## met

Section 

## 308 Wetlands
All wetlands within the 

### Penobscot Nation are 

### Penobscot Waters and are subject to narrative criteria 

### and applicable antidegradation provisions unless sitespecific numerical criteria 

### have been assigned It shall 

### be a goal of the 

### Nation to maintain the water quality of

### wetlands at natural 

### background levels within the natural range of variation for the particular 

### wetland For substances that are not naturally 

### occurring water quality requirements shall 

### be based upon protecting existing uses of the 

### wetland consistent with antidegradation 

### requirements the Nation’s narrative 

### water quality criteria or appropriate criteria 

### guidance issued 

### by the 

# EPA Wetlands shall not 

### be considered as repositories or treatment 

### systems for wastes 

### from 

## human sources
Section 

## 309 Lakes and 

## Ponds 

# A All lakes 

### and ponds within the 

### Penobscot Nation are 

### Penobscot Waters and are subject to these 

### Standards except that 

### no permits

## may be issued 

### under

# CWA Section 

### 402 for discharges into lakes 

### and ponds within the 

### Penobscot Nation 

# B All water bodies identified as either lakes or 

### ponds in Section 

## 403 Table 1 of these Standards are described 

### by their trophic state based 

### on measures of the chlorophyll

_ 

### content secchi disk transparency total 

### phosphorous content 

### and other appropriate criteria 

### These waters 

### must have stable ordecreasing trophic state subject 

### only to natural fluctuations 

### and must be free 

### from culturally 

### induced algal 

### blooms that impair their use 

### and enjoyment 

# SUBCHAPTER IV DESIGNATED USES

# AND ASSOCIATED NUMERIC 

# WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Section 

## 401 List of 

### Designated Uses 

## and Associated 

## Standards The following are the designated uses for

### Penobscot 

## Waters 

# A Domestic Water Supply 

## The water 

### body is 

### used as a potable water supplyfordrinking or 

### cooking Disinfection or other processing 

## may be required Standards specific to this 

## use expressed in

# mgL unless otherwise indicated 

### and fordissolved state 

### only are listed in 

### Appendix
I 

### and 

# IV This use is the 

## same as 

### Maine’s “drinking 

### water after treatment” 

## use 

# B Primary

## Human Contact Cultural 

### and Ceremonial 

## The water 

### body is 

### used for activities that

## may cause the 

## human body to

## come into direct contact 

### with the

### water typically to the point of

### submergence including probable ingestion inhalation of

### vapor orcontact with 

## membrane

### 21 material of the 

## body Examples include 

## swimming and cultural 

### and ceremonial 

## use Criteria specific to this use are in 

### Appendices I 

### and IV 

## Human Health Criteria In addition the following standards shall 

### apply 

# 1 Bacteria 

### Geometric 

## mean 

## maximum Escherichia coli 

# E coli 

## may not 

### exceed 100 colonies 

### 100 ml during 

### any 

# 30day interval or 

## may not 

### exceed a Statistical 

### Threshold Value 

# STV of 

### 320 colonies 100 

## ml with a frequency of 

## more than 

# 10 during the 

## same

# 30day interval 

# 2 The open water shall 

### be free 

### from algae in concentrations causing 

### a nuisance condition or causing gastrointestinal or skin disorders or other adverse health effects 

### Water column chlorophyll



### _ concentrations shall not 

### exceed 8

# _g

# L 3 Concentrations of the following substances shall not 

### exceed the following 

### where

“

### Substance” 

## means total unless otherwise 

### indicated Substance Criterion 

### Substance Criterion 

### Diazinon 2.0

# _gL Bariumdissolved 2.0

# mgL Ethylbenzene 0.7

# mgL Beryllium dissolved 4.0

# _gL Methoxychlor 40.0

# _gL Cadmium dissolved 

## 5.0_g

# L 2,4Dicholorphen oxyacetic acid 70.0

# _gL Chromium dissolved 

## 0.1mg

## L
Toluene 1.0

# mgL Cyanide amenable to chlorination 0.2

# mgL
Trihalomethanes total 80.0

# _gL Fluoride 4.0

# mgL Trichloroethylene 5.0

# _gL Total inorganic Nitrogen1 10.0

# mgL 1,1,1Trichloro ethane 0.20

# mgL Mercury 1.72.0_g

# L acute 

## 0.91_g

# L chronic 

### Xylenes total 10.0

# mgL Selenium total 

### recoverable 50.0

# _gL Antimony

dissolved 6.0

# _gL Thallium dissolved 2.0

# _gL

1 Total Inorganic Nitrogen shall be calculated as

## Ammonia 

# NH3 Ammonium 

# NH4 Nitrate 

## N03 Nitrite 

# N02 

# 4 pH range 6.5 

### –9.0 

# C Secondary 

## Human Contact 

## The water 

### body is 

### used foractivities 

### such as recreation that 

## may cause the 

### water to

## come into direct contact 

### with 

## human skin but normally not to the point of 

### submergence ingestion orcontact with 

## human membrane material 

### such contact 

### would occur

### 22 only incidentally 

### and infrequently 

### Examples include fishing 

### and boating Standards specific to this use are as

### follows 

# 1 Bacteria 

### Geometric 

## mean 

## maximum Escherichia coli 

# E coli 

## may not 

### exceed 100 colonies 

### 100 ml during 

### any 

# 30day interval or 

## may not 

### exceed a Statistical 

### Threshold Value 

# STV of 

### 320 colonies 100 

## ml with a frequency of 

## more than 

# 10 during the 

## same

# 30day interval 

# 2 pH range 

## 6.08.5 6.5 

### –

## 9.0 

# 3 The open water shall 

### be free 

### from algae in concentrations causing 

### a nuisance condition orcausing gastrointestinal or skin disorders 

# D Aquatic Life 

### and Wildlife 

### Habitat The water body is 

### used by

## nondomesticated plants 

### and animals including fish 

### and aquatic insects that are not considered 

### pathogens vectors for 

### pathogens or intermediate hosts forthe pathogens of

## humans ordomesticated livestock 

### and plants 

### The water is 

### used for direct 

### consumption foraging habitat 

### cover or

### propagation and the aquatic 

### ecosystem supports healthy aquatic life including sensitive indigenous species in all of their life 

### cycles Waters designated for this use shall not contain 

### any substance at concentrations that 

### would be deleterious to 

### any

## nondomesticated plant or animal that could bioaccumulate or

### biomagnify to deleterious levels 

## The acute 

### and chronic criteria foraquatic life listed in 

### Appendices II 

### and III 

### apply Additionally the following criteria shall not 

### be exceeded Substance Criterion 

### Substance Criterion 

# DDT and metabolites 

### 11 

## ngL Mercury 1.1 

## ng

# L PCBs total of all 

## forms 74

## ngL Selenium total 

### recoverable 2

# _gL Note Substances are totals unless otherwise indicated 

# E HighQuality 

### Coldwater Fishery 

## The water 

### body contains adequate water 

## flow water chemistry 

# DOpH etc temperature and biological characteristics that are suitable forthe support 

### and spawning of indigenous coldwater fish 

### such as 

### Brook trout landlocked 

## salmon and Atlantic 

### salmon or their 

### hybrids Standards specific to this use are as

### follows 

# 1 Dissolved 

### oxygen 

## minimum7

# mgl or

# 75 of saturation 

### whichever is higher 

### Spawning season 

### October 1
–

## May

# 14

–to ensure 

### spawning and egg incubation of indigenous cold water species
Dissolved 

### oxygen

# 7day

## mean 9.5

# mgL
Dissolved 

### oxygen 

# 1day

## minimum 8.0

# mgL

### 23 

# 2 Daily

## maximum temperature

# 23C 

# 73

# F Weekly average temperature

# 19C 

# 66

# F 3 pH range 

## 6.68.8 6.5 

### –9.0 

# 4 Turbidity 10

# NTU 

# 5 Conductivity at

# 25

# C 300

## _mhoscm unless natural 

### background is 

### higher 

# 6 Chlorine2

# _gL
In addition the acute 

### and chronic criteria foraquatic life listed in

### Appendices II 

### and III 

### apply 

# F Coldwater Fishery 

## The water 

## body has a water temperature 

### and other characteristics that are suitable forthe support of coldwater fish 

### such as 

### Brook trout landlocked 

## salmon Atlantic 

## salmon or their 

### hybrids Standards specific to this use are as

### follows 

# 1 Dissolved 

### oxygen 

## minimum 5

# mgl or

# 60 of saturation 

### whichever is higher 

# 2 Daily

## maximum temperature

# 23C 

# 73

# F 3 Weekly average temperature

# 19C 

# 66

# F 

# 4 pH range 

## 6.68.8 6.5 

### –9.0 

# 5 Total 

## ammonia as

# N shall not 

### exceed at 

### any time 

## EPA’s national 

## recommended Acute Criteria or 

### exceed more than 

### once in 

### any threeyear period the 

### Chronic Criteriacontained in

### Appendix III 

# 6 Total residual chlorine

## maximum 11_gL
In addition the acute 

### and chronic criteria foraquatic life listed in

### Appendices II 

### and III 

### apply 

# H Fish 

### Culture Water from the water 

### body is 

### used forproduction of coldwater or 

### warmwater fish in 

### a hatchery or rearing station 

### There are

### no numericwater quality standards specific to this

## use The General Standards in 

### 301 apply 

## I Sustenance Fishing The water body is 

### used forcarrying out sustenance fishing 

### and is necessary to provide a sufficient diet of fish to sustain a healthy population of

## members of the 

### Penobscot Nation Criteriaspecific to this use are in 

### Appendices I 

### and IV 

## Human Health 

### Criteria 

# J Irrigation 

## The water 

### body is 

### used forwatering agricultural crops 

### and other plants 

## by means of ditches 

### pipes sprinkler 

### systems waterspreading 

## berms orother artificial 

## means whether traditional historical or

### contemporary This use is similarto 

### Maine’s “agriculture” 

## use Concentrations of the following substances shall not 

### exceed the following criteria

### 24 Substance Criterion 

### Substance Criterion 

## Aluminum dissolved 5.0

# mgL Lithium dissolved 2.5

# mgL Boron dissolved 0.75

# mgL Molybdenum dissolved 0.01 

# mgL Cobalt 

### dissolved 0.05

# mgL Vanadium dissolved 0.1

# mgL Fluoride 

### dissolved 1.0

# mgL Uranium See 

# 11

# 234 

# K Livestock 

### and Wildlife 

### Watering 

## The water 

### body is 

### consumed by livestock 

## non domestic 

### animals including migratory 

## birds or

### both forwater 

### supply habitation 

## growth or 

### propagation Concentrations of the following substances shall not 

### exceed the following criteria 

### Substance Criterion 

### Substance Criterion 

## Aluminum dissolved 5.0

# mgL Copper dissolved 0.5

# mgL Arsenic 

### dissolved 0.2

# mgL Fluoride 

### dissolved 2.0

# mgL Boron dissolved 5.0

# mgL Total 

### Mercury 0.01 

# mgL Cadmium dissolved 0.05

# mgL Selenium total 

### recoverable 0.05

# mgL Chromium dissolved 1.0

# mgL Cobalt 

### dissolved 1.0

# mgL Vanadium dissolved 0.1

# mgL 

# L Industrial 

### Process and Cooling Water Supply 

## The water 

### body is 

### used in conjunction with the production of

### goods orservices for profit 

### There are

### no numeric water quality standards specific to this

## use The General Standards in Section 

### 301 apply 

# M Hydroelectric 

### power generation 

## The water 

## body is used in conjunction with the generation of hydroelectric 

## power There are 

### no numeric water quality standards specific to this 

## use The General Standards in Section 

### 301 apply 

# N Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource 

## Waters These waters represent a 

### unique sacred 

### and cultural resource of the 

### Penobscot Nation due for

### example to their

## use their

### being part of the traditional value 

### systemof the 

### Penobscot Indian 

### Nation or their uncharacteristic 

### beauty 

## They are therefore given this 

### most protective status to ensure their preservation Other waters 

## whose high quality 

### makes them an exceptional recreational cultural orecological resource of the 

### Nation 

## may also

### be designated Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource Waters pursuant to the procedures in Section 

## 105 The standards in

### Appendix IV shall apply to this 

### use
Section 

## 402 Designated Use Modifications
Modifications to designated 

### uses including the addition or

### removal of

### adesignated use or establishment of a use 

### subcategory 

## may be 

## made pursuant to the provisions of Section 

## 105

# B and consistent 

### with the requirements of

### 40

# CF

# R 131.10 as

## maybe revised 

### from time to

## time
Section 

## 403 Designated Use 

## Table
Table 

### 1 identifies the designated uses for

### Penobscot 

## Waters

### 25 Table 1

Designated 

### Uses



# _ Domestic Water Supply Primary Human Contact Cultural and

Ceremonial Secondary Human Contact Aquatic Life and

Wildlife Habitat High Quality Coldwater Fishery Coldwater Fishery Fish Culture Sustenance Fishing Irrigation Livestock and

Wildlife Watering Industrial Process and

Cooling Water Supply Hydroelectric power generation Outstanding Tribal Resources Waters

Location Surface 

### Water

_ Penobscot Indian Reservation Penobscot River Confluence of East 

### West Branch to 

### Mattawamkeag River 

# X X X X X X X X X X X

Penobscot River Confluence of 

### Mattawamkeag River to Milford 

## Dam 

# X X X X X X X X X X X X

East Branch Penobscot 

### River adjacent to Reservation parcel in

## T6R8

# WELS X X X X X X X X X X

Trust 

### Land T2

# R9T3 

# R9T3 

## R8 Mattamiscontis 

### Stream and tributaries 

# X X X X X X X X X X X

### 26 Designated 

### Uses



# _ Domestic Water Supply Primary Human Contact Cultural and

Ceremonial Secondary Human Contact Aquatic Life and

Wildlife Habitat High Quality Coldwater Fishery Coldwater Fishery Fish Culture Sustenance Fishing Irrigation Livestock and

Wildlife Watering Industrial Process and

Cooling Water Supply Hydroelectric power generation Outstanding Tribal Resources Waters

Location Surface 

### Water

_ East Branch Seboeis Stream 

# X X X X X X X X X

Trout Brook 

# X X X X X X X X X
Mountain 

### Brook and tributaries 

# X X X X X X X X X

Squirrel Brook 

# X X X X X X X X X
East Branch 

### Lake 

# X X X X X X X
Mattamiscontis 

### Lake 

# X X X X X X X X

Little Mattamiscontis 

### Lake 

# X X X X X X X

South Branch 

### Lake 

# X X X X X X X X

Trust 

### Land T1 

## R6 HayBrook 

# X X X X X X X X X Mud Brook 

# X X X X X X X X X Salmon Stream and tributaries 

# X X X X X X X X X

### 27 Designated 

### Uses



# _ Domestic Water Supply Primary Human Contact Cultural and

Ceremonial Secondary Human Contact Aquatic Life and

Wildlife Habitat High Quality Coldwater Fishery Coldwater Fishery Fish Culture Sustenance Fishing Irrigation Livestock and

Wildlife Watering Industrial Process and

Cooling Water Supply Hydroelectric power generation Outstanding Tribal Resources Waters

Location Surface 

### Water

_ Little 

### Salmon Stream

### Lake 

# X X X X 

# X X X

Trust 

### Land T6 

## R8 East Branch Penobscot River 

# X X X X 

# X X X X X X
Wadleigh Brook 

# X X X X 

# X X X X X
Mountain Catcher 

### Brook 

# X X X X 

# X X X X X

Mountain Catcher 

### Pond 

# X X X X 

# X X X

Grand Lake Matagamon 

# X X X X 

# X X X X

Morrell 

### Pond 

# X X X X 

# X X X

Trust 

### Land
Williamsburg Merill Brook 

# X X X X 

# X X X X X

West Branch Pleasant River 

# X X X X 

# X X X X X X

### 28 Designated Uses


# _ Domestic Water Supply Primary Human Contact Cultural and Ceremonial Secondary Human Contact Aquatic Life and

Wildlife Habitat
High Quality Coldwater Fishery Coldwater Fishery Fish Culture Sustenance Fishing Irrigation Livestock and

Wildlife Watering Industrial Process and

Cooling Water Supply Hydroelectric power generation Outstanding Tribal Resources Waters

Location Surface 

### Water

_ 

### West Branch Pleasant River and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X

Whetstone 

### Brook and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X

Trust 

### Land Argyle Birch Streamand tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X X

Hemlock Stream 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X Ephriam Brook 

## X 

# X X X X X X X

Trust 

### Land Lakeville 

# E Branch 

### Passadumkeag River and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X

Cranberry 

### Brook 

## X 

# X X X X X X X UpperSysladobsis Stream 

## X 

# X X X X X X X

Taylor 

### Brook and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X
UpperSysladobsis 

### Lake 

## X 

# X X X X X X

Sysladobsis 

### Lake 

## X 

# X X X X X X

### 29 Designated Uses


# _ Domestic Water Supply Primary Human Contact Cultural and

Ceremonial Secondary Human Contact Aquatic Life and

Wildlife Habitat High Quality Coldwater Fishery Coldwater Fishery Fish Culture Sustenance Fishing Irrigation Livestock and

Wildlife Watering Industrial Process and

Cooling Water Supply Hydroelectric power generation Outstanding Tribal Resources Waters

Location Surface 

### Water

_
Trust 

### Land Lee 

# E Branch 

### Passadumkeag River and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X

Trust 

### Land Alder Stream 

## Twp Nash Brook 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X

North Branch 

### Dead River 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X

Little Alder Stream and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X
Alder Stream and tributaries 

## X 

# X X X X X X X X Snow Mountain 

### Pond 

## X 

# X X X X X X X
Round Mountain Pond 

## X 

# X X X X X X X
Blanchard 

### Pond 

## X 

# X X X X X X

### 30 Section 

## 404 Application 

## and Construction 

# A The criteria assigned to 

### a water 

### body are those required to sustain all designated uses of the water 

### body 

## and with regard to bacteria the water 

## body class 

## When a Penobscot Water has 

## more than 

### one designated 

## use as listed in 

### Table 

# 1 the applicable 

### numeric standards for 

### each parameter shall 

### be those necessary to maintain all the designated uses of that 

### water 

## body that 

### is the 

### most stringent of those established for that 

### body of 

### water taking into consideration its 

### water body class in the case of 

### Primary

## Human Contact Cultural 

### and Ceremonial designated 

## use 

# B The criteria specific to a designated use shall 

### be maintained at all timesfornarrative criteria 

### and for persistent bioaccumulative toxic pollutants including those listed in 

## 307

# A6 and at all timesfor all other pollutants except

## when flows are 

### below critical 

### low flow rates 

### For 

## human health criteria the critical 

### low flow rate is the 

### harmonic 

## mean flow

## orfor

### ephemeral waters the modified 

### harmonic

## mean Foraquatic life the critical 

### low flow foracute criteria is 

## 1Q10 and forchronic criteria is

## 7Q10 For all other 

### numeric criteria the critical 

### low flow is 

## 7Q10

“

### Harmonic

## mean flow” is the 

## number of daily 

### flow measurements divided 

### bythe 

## sum of the reciprocals of the 

### flows that 

### is it is the reciprocal of the 

## mean of reciprocals “

### Modified harmonic 

## mean” is 

### based upon the 

### nonzero flow intervals 

### and modified 

### by including 

### a factor to adjust forthe proportion of intervals 

### with zero

## flow The equations are as 

### follows
Harmonic 

## Mean __ 

# _1

__ 

### where n number of

### flow values 

### and 

# Q flow value



### Modified Harmonic 

## Mean
where Qi nonzero flow Nt total 

## number of

### flow values 

## And N0 number of zero 

### flow values 

# C Water quality standards established for the attainment 

### and maintenance of 

### upstream designated uses shall 

### be sufficient to protect the attainment 

### and maintenance of 

### downstream designated 

### uses

### 31 

# D These 

# PWQS provide the basis for 

### managing discharges attributable to point 

### and nonpoint sources of pollution including 

## instream activities 

### These 

# PWQS are not 

### used to control natural 

### background 

## phenomena 

# E These 

# PWQS are intended to protect the water quality of 

### Penobscot Waters in a 

### manner that is at least as protective as

### would be provided 

### by the 

### law of the State of

## Maine Thus if 

### any of these Standards is less protective of water quality than 

### would be provided 

### by the 

### law of the State of

## Maine the standard provided 

## byMaine law shall 

### apply
Section 

## 405 Additional 

## Numeric Water Quality Criteria
Tables listing additional 

### numeric water quality criteria 

## may be found in 

### Appendices I through 

## IV of these 

### Standards 

# SUBCHAPTER 

# V SAMPLING 

# AND ANALYSIS VARIANCES

# AND EXCEEDANCES
Section 

## 501 Sampling 

## and Analysis Sample collection preservation 

### and analysis 

### used to determine water quality 

### and to maintain these Standards shall 

### be performed in 

### accordance with the 

### Penobscot Nation’s Quality 

### Assurance Plan 

### and procedures prescribed 

### by the latest 

## EPA analytical references including but not limitedto the latest editions of

### any of the following authorities 

# 1 American Public Health 

### Association Standard 

### Methods for the 

### Examination of 

### Water and Wastewater 22nd 

# Ed 2012 orthe 

### most current edition 

# 2 EPA Methods for 

### Chemical Analysis of 

### Water and 

## Wastes 3rd 

# Ed March 

# 1983 EPA

# No 600

# 479020 orthe 

### most current edition or 

# 3 Guidelines Establishing Test 

### Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants 

### 40 

## CFR Part

## 136
Section 

## 502 Variances 

# A The Director with the approval of the 

### Penobscot Nation 

### Chief and Tribal 

### Council and 

# EPA pursuant to subsection 

# H of this section 

## may grant a variance 

### from a water quality standard for a point source discharge provided that the discharger demonstrates that treatment 

## more advanced than that required to 

### comply with technology based effluent limitations is necessary to 

### comply with the water quality standard 

## and 

# 1 It is not technically feasible to achieve 

### compliance within the next three 

### years or 

# 2 The cost 

### of treatment 

### would result in substantial 

### and widespread economic and social 

### impact

### 32 

# B Avariance 

## maybe granted 

### on a pollutantspecific basis

## only 

# A point source discharge is required to 

### comply with all other applicable 

# PWQS for

### which a variance is not 

### granted 

## No variances 

## maybe granted for point source discharges to Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource 

## Waters 

# C Avariance applies 

### only to a specific point source 

### discharge 

## The granting of 

### a variance 

### does not 

### modifya water quality 

### standard Other point source discharges to the water 

### body shall 

### comply with all applicable 

### Standards including 

### any Standard for 

### which a variance has 

### been granted fora specific point source 

### discharge 

# D Avariance is fora fixed 

### term not to 

### exceed three 

### years Variances are not 

### renewable but upon adequate justification 

## maybe reissued 

### by the Director with the approval of the 

### Penobscot Nation Chief 

### and Tribal 

### Council and of

# EPA pursuant to subsection 

# H of this section In addition the Director shall reevaluate 

### a variance 

### upon the 

### issuance reissuance or modification of the discharge permit forthe point source 

### discharge 

# E A person 

## who seeks 

### a variance 

### from a water quality standard shall 

### submit a letter to the Director requesting a

### variance The request shall include the following 

### information 

# 1 Identification of the specific pollutant 

### and water quality standard for

### which the variance is 

### sought 

# 2 Identification of the receiving 

### water 

# 3 For an existing point source 

### discharge a detailed description of the existing discharge control technologies that are 

### used to achieve 

### compliance with applicable 

### water quality 

### standards For

### a 

## new point source 

### discharge a detailed description of the 

### proposed discharge control technologies that will 

### be used to achieve 

### compliance with applicable water quality standards 

# 4 Documentation that the existing or 

### proposed discharge control technologies will 

### comply with applicable 

### technology based effluent limitations 

### and that 

## more advanced treatment 

### technology is necessary to achieve 

### compliance with the 

### water quality standard for

### which a variance is 

### sought 

# 5 A detailed discussion of

## why compliance with the 

### water quality standard cannot 

### be achieved 

# 6 A detailed discussion of the discharge control technologies that are available for achieving 

### compliance with the 

### water quality standard for 

### which a variance is 

### sought 

# 7 Documentation of

### one or

### both of the 

### following

### 33 

# a That it is not technically feasible to install 

### and operate 

### any of the available discharge control technologies to achieve 

### compliance with the 

### water quality standard for

### which a variance is 

### sought or 

# b That installation 

### and operation of 

### each of the available discharge technologies to achieve 

### compliance with the 

### water quality standard 

### would result in substantial 

### and widespread economic and social 

### impact 

# 8 Documentation that the point source discharger has 

### reduced to the 

## maximum extent practicable the discharge of the pollutant for 

### which a variance is sought through 

### implementation of pretreatment source 

### reduction or 

### a waste minimization 

## program 

# 9 A detailed description of

### proposed interim discharge limitations that represent the highest level of treatment achievable 

### by the point source discharge during the 

### term of the variance Interim discharge limitations shall not 

### be less stringent than 

### technology based effluent limitations 

# F In determining 

### whether to 

## recommend that the 

### Penobscot Nation Chief 

### and Tribal 

### Council grant or 

### deny the request for 

### a variance the Director shall consider the following factors 

### bioaccumulation bioconcentration predicted 

### exposure on biota 

### and the likelihood that resident biota will 

### be adversely affected the 

## known or predicted safe exposure levels for the pollutant of

### concern and the likelihood of adverse 

## human health effects 

# G The Director shall issue public notice 

### and shall provide 

### an opportunity for a public hearing 

### on whether the request for a variance should 

### be granted or 

### denied pursuant to the procedures in 

## 105

# B H A variance is subject to 

### review and approval 

## by the 

### Penobscot Nation Chief 

### and Tribal 

### Council and the

# EPA I The final decision 

### on a request for a variance is subject to judicial 

### review pursuant to Section 

## 105

# C

Section 

## 503 Compliance Schedules 

## The Penobscot Nation Chief

### and Tribal 

### Council 

## mayallow on a

## case

# bycase 

### basis inclusion of a 

### compliance schedule in a National Pollutant 

### Discharge Elimination 

### System 

# “NPDES” permit that is issued to 

### an existing facility if it is determined 

## bythe permitting authority that 

## more time is required to 

### meet the 

## NPDES permit requirements 

### based on 

## new or revised water quality standards 

## The compliance schedule shall require

### compliance at the earliest practicable time

### and shall specify milestones 

### and their anticipated dates in order to track 

### a permittee’s progress 

### towards compliance Notwithstanding the

### forgoing a 

### compliance schedule

### 34 shall not 

### be issued for

## NPDES permit requirements designed to 

### meet water quality standards for Outstanding Tribal 

### Resource 

## Waters

### 35 

## APPENDICES APPENDIX 

# I ORGANOLEPTIC EFFECT CRITERIA

Organoleptic Effect Criteriaare contaminants 

## whose presence causes adverse taste orodors in water or

## fish
Pollutant Organoleptic Effect Criteria 

## _g

# L
Acenaphthene 

### 20
Color

Iron 

### 300
Monochlorobenzene 

### 20 Tainting Substance 

# 3Chlorophenol 0.1 

# 4Chlorophenol 0.1 

### 2,3Dichlorophenol 0.04 

### 2,5Dichlorophenol 0.5 

### 2,6Dichlorophenol 0.2 

### 3,4Dichlorophenol 0.3 2,4,5Trichlorophenol 

### 1 2,4,6Trichlorophenol 

### 2 2,3,4,6 Tetrachlorophenol 

### 1 

# 2Methyl

# 4Chlorophenol 

### 1800 

# 3Methyl

# 4Chlorophenol 

### 3000 

# 3Methyl

# 6Chlorophenol 

### 20 

# 2Chlorophenol 0.1 Copper 

### 1000

### 36 

## APPENDIX 

# I ORGANOLEPTIC EFFECT CRITERIA continued
Pollutant Organoleptic Effect Criteria 

## _g

# L 2,4Dichlorophenol 0.3 

### 2,4Dimethylphenol 

### 400 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 

### 1 Manganese
Nitrobenzene 

### 30 Pentachlorophenol 

### 30
Phenol 

### 300
Zinc 

### 5000

### 37 

## APPENDIX II 

# AQUATIC LIFE CRITERIA
Pollutant 

# CMC 1 

# CCC 1 acute chronic 

## _g

# L _g

# L Acrolein 

## 3ug

## L 3ug

## L Aesthetic Qualities 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT— SEE

# DOCUMENT Aldrin 3.0 Alkalinity 

### 20000 alphaEndosulfan 0.22

# A 0.056

# A Aluminum

## pH 6.5



### –9.0 750

## B 87

# B Ammonia 

## FRESHWATER CRITERIA 

## ARE 

# pH Temperature and 

### Lifestage 

## DEPENDENT Arsenic 340

# CD 150

# CD Bacteria 

## FOR PRIMARY RECREATION AND SHELLFISH USES beta Endosulfan 0.22

# A 0.056

# A Boron 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Carbaryl 2.1 2.1 

## Cadmium 2.0

# DE 0.25

# DE Chlordane 2.4 0.0043 Chloride 

### 860000 230000 Chlorine 

### 19 11 Chloropyrifos 0.083 0.041 

### Chromium III 570

# DE 74

# DE Chromium 

## VI 16

# D 11

# D Color 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Copper 13.4

# DE 8.96

# DE Cyanide 

### 22 F 5.2 

### F Demeton 0.1 Diazinon 

### 0.17ug

## L 0.17ug

## L Dieldrin 0.24 0.056 Endrin 0.086 0.036 

## gammaBHC

Lindane 0.95

### 38 

## APPENDIX II 

### continued
Pollutant 

# CMC 1 

# CCC 1 acute chronic 

## _g

# L _g

# L Gases Total Dissolved 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Guthion 0.01 Hardness 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT Heptachlor 0.52 0.0038 Heptachlor Epoxide 0.52 0.0038

Iron 

### 1000 Lead 65

# DE 2.5

# DE

Malathion 0.1 

### Mercury Methylmercury 1.4 

# D 0.77 

# D Methoxychlor 0.03 Mirex 0.001 Nickel 470

# DE 52

# DE Nonylphenol 

## 28ug L 6.6ug

## L Nutrients 

## NARRATIVE STATEMENT and trophic status for lakes and ponds Oiland Grease See Subchapter III Section 

## 11

# 231 

## 301

# A5on General Standards 

## Oxygen Dissolved Freshwater See Subchapter 

## IV Section 

## 11

# 2 41401

# E1 and 

### F 

# 1 on Designated Uses and Associated Standards Parathion 0.065

# B 0.013 

## B

Pentachlorophenol 

### 19

# G 15

# G pH 6.5 

### –9
Phosphorus Elemental

### 39 

## APPENDIX II 

### continued
Pollutant 

# CMC 1 

# CCC 1 acute chronic 

## _g

# L _g

# L Polychlorinated Biphenyls 

## PCBs 0.014 

# H
Selenium I 5 Silver 3.2

# DE Solids Suspended and Turbidity See Subchapter III Section 

## 11

# 231 

## 301

# A5 and 

# 9on General Standards Sulfide

### Hydrogen Sulfide 2.0 Tainting Substances See Subchapter III Section 

## 11

# 231 

## 301

# A78on General Standards Temperature See Subchapter IIIV Section 

## 11

# 2 41302 

### on Temperature and Subchapter 

## IV Section 

## 401

# E2 and

# F2 on Designated Uses and Associated Standards 

### Toxaphene 0.73 0.0002 Tributyltin 

# TBT 0.46 0.072 Zinc 120

# DE 120

# DE 

## 4,4

## DDT 1.1 J 0.001 J 

### A This value applies to the sumof alphaendosulfan and beta endosulfan 

### B This value foraluminum is expressed intermsoftotal recoverable metal in the water column 

### C This water quality criterion applies to total arsenic 

### D Freshwatercriteria for metals are expressed interms ofthe dissolved metal in the watercolumn 

### EThe freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function ofhardness 

## mg

# L in the water column The value given here corresponds to a hardness of100

## mg

# L Criteriavalues for other hardness maybe calculated per the factors and equations for calculating hardnessdependent metals’ criteria that are included in thisAppendix F This recommended water quality criterion is expressed as ug free cyanide as

# CNL G Freshwateraquatic life values forpentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of

## pH Values displayed in table correspond to a

### pH of7.8 

## H This criterion applies to total PCBs 

### e

# g the sumof all congener or all isomerorhomolog orAroclor analyses

I The

## CMC 

# 1 f1

## CMC1 f2

## CMC2 where f1 and f2 are the fractions of total selenium that are treated as selenite and selenate respectively and 

### CMC1 and 

### CMC2 are 185.9 

### ug l and 12.82 

### ugl respectively J This criterion applies to

### DDT and its metabolites i

# e the total concentration of

## DDT and its metabolites should not exceed this value 1 Criteria Maximum Concentration 

## CMC is an estimate of the highest concentration ofa material in surface water towhich an aquatic community can be exposed briefly without resulting in an unacceptable effect

### 40 2The Criterion Continuous Concentration 

## CCC is an estimate ofthe highest concentration ofa material in surface water to which an aquatic community can be exposed indefinitely without resulting inan unacceptable effect

### 41 

## APPENDIX II 

# AQUATIC LIFE CRITERIA continued Parameters forCalculating 

### Freshwater Dissolved Metals Criteria

### That Are HardnessDependent
Chemical 

# mA bA 

# mC bC Freshwater Conversion Factors 

# CF CMC CCC Cadmium 1.0166 3.924 0.7409 4.719 

### 1.136672 lnhardness 

# 0.041838 1.101672 lnhardness 

# 0.041838 Chromium III 0.819 3.7256 0.819 0.6848 0.316 0.86 Copper 0.9422 1.7 0.8545 1.702 0.96 0.96 

### Lead 1.273 1.46 1.273 4.705 

### 1.46203 lnhardness 

# 0.145712 1.46203 lnhardness 

# 0.145712 Nickel 0.846 2.255 0.846 0.0584 0.998 0.997 Silver 1.72 6.59 

# — — 0.85 

# — Zinc 0.8473 0.884 0.8473 0.884 0.978 0.986


### Hardnessdependant metals criteria 

## maybe calculated 

### fromthe following 

# CMC dissolved 

## exp

# mA ln

## hardness 

# bA CF CCC dissolved 

## exp

# mC ln

## hardness 

# bC CF

### 42 Appendix III

# A Temperature and

# pHDependent Values ofthe

# CMC Acute Criterion

### Magnitude in

# mgL Total 

## Ammonia Nitrogen 

### – Oncorhynchus spp Present 

## pH Temperature 

# C 014 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6.5 

### 33 33 32 29 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.9 6.6 

### 31 31 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9.5 6.7 

### 30 30 29 27 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.0 6.8 

### 28 28 27 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.2 8.5 6.9 

### 26 26 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.4 8.6 7.9 7.0 

### 24 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.4 8.6 8.0 7.3 7.1 

### 22 22 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.3 8.5 7.9 7.2 6.7 7.2 

### 20 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.1 8.3 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.0 7.3 

### 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9.5 8.7 8.0 7.4 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.3 7.4 

### 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.7 7.5 

### 13 13 13 12 11 10 9.2 8.5 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 7.6 

### 11 11 11 10 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 7.7 9.6 9.6 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 7.8 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 7.9 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 8.0 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 8.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 8.2 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 8.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 8.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.86 0.79 8.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.98 0.90 0.83 0.77 0.71 0.65 8.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 0.88 0.81 0.75 0.69 0.63 0.59 0.54 8.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.94 0.87 0.80 0.74 0.68 0.62 0.57 0.53 0.49 0.45 8.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.86 0.79 0.73 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.37 8.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.93 0.85 0.79 0.72 0.67 0.61 0.56 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.40 0.37 0.34 0.32 9.0 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.79 0.73 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.37 0.34 0.32 0.29 0.27

### 43 Appendix III

# B Temperature and

# pHDependent Values ofthe

# CMC Acute Criterion

### Magnitude in

# mgLTotal 

## Ammonia Nitrogen
– 

### Oncorhynchus sppAbsent 

## pH Temperature 

# C 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
6.5 

### 51 48 44 41 37 34 32 29 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.9 6.6 

### 49 46 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9.5 6.7 

### 46 44 40 37 34 31 29 27 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.0 6.8 

### 44 41 38 35 32 30 27 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.2 8.5 6.9 

### 41 38 35 32 30 28 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.4 8.6 7.9 7.0 

### 38 35 33 30 28 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.4 8.6 7.9 7.3 7.1 

### 34 32 30 27 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.3 8.5 7.9 7.2 6.7 7.2 

### 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.1 8.3 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.0 7.3 

### 27 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9.5 8.7 8.0 7.4 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.3 7.4 

### 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 9.8 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.7 7.5 

### 21 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.2 8.5 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 7.6 

### 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 7.7 

### 15 14 13 12 11 10 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 7.8 

### 13 12 11 10 9.3 8.5 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 7.9 

### 11 9.9 9.1 8.4 7.7 7.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 8.0 8.8 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 8.1 7.2 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 8.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 8.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 8.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.86 0.79 8.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.98 0.90 0.83 0.77 0.71 0.65 8.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 0.88 0.81 0.75 0.69 0.63 0.58 0.54 8.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.94 0.87 0.80 0.74 0.68 0.62 0.57 0.53 0.49 0.45 8.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.86 0.79 0.73 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.37 8.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.85 0.79 0.72 0.67 0.61 0.56 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.40 0.37 0.34 0.32 9.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.93 0.86 0.79 0.73 0.67 0.62 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.37 0.34 0.32 0.29 0.27

### 44 Appendix III

# C Temperature and

# pHDependent Values ofthe

## CCC Chronic Criterion

### Magnitude in

# mgLTotal 

## Ammonia Nitrogen 

## pH Temperature 

# C 07 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6.5 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 6.6 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 6.7 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 6.8 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 6.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 7.0 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.99 7.1 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.95 7.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 0.90 7.3 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.97 0.91 0.85 7.4 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 0.90 0.85 0.79 7.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.95 0.89 0.83 0.78 0.73 7.6 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.98 0.92 0.86 0.81 0.76 0.71 0.67 7.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.94 0.88 0.83 0.78 0.73 0.68 0.64 0.60 7.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.95 0.89 0.84 0.79 0.74 0.69 0.65 0.61 0.57 0.53 7.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.95 0.89 0.84 0.79 0.74 0.69 0.65 0.61 0.57 0.53 0.50 0.47 8.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.94 0.88 0.83 0.78 0.73 0.68 0.64 0.60 0.56 0.53 0.50 0.44 0.44 0.41 8.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.99 0.92 0.87 0.81 0.76 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.40 0.38 0.35 8.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.96 0.90 0.84 0.79 0.74 0.70 0.65 0.61 0.57 0.54 0.50 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.34 0.32 0.30 8.3 1.1 1.1 0.99 0.93 0.87 0.82 0.76 0.72 0.67 0.63 0.59 0.55 0.52 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.40 0.38 0.35 0.33 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.26 8.4 0.95 0.89 0.84 0.79 0.74 0.69 0.65 0.61 0.57 0.53 0.50 0.47 0.44 0.41 0.39 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.23 0.22 8.5 0.80 0.75 0.71 0.67 0.62 0.58 0.55 0.51 0.48 0.45 0.42 0.40 0.37 0.35 0.33 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.25 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.20 0.18 8.6 0.68 0.64 0.60 0.56 0.53 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.41 0.38 0.36 0.33 0.31 0.29 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.15 8.7 0.57 0.54 0.51 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.25 0.23 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.13 8.8 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.40 0.38 0.35 0.33 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.26 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.11 8.9 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.25 0.23 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.09 9.0 0.36 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.08

### 45 

## APPENDIX 

# IV 

# HUMAN HEALTH CRITERIA 

## When calculating 

### ambient water quality criteria to protect 

## human health criteria shall 

### be based on a fish ingestion rate of

### 286 grams per

### day derived from the

### Wabanaki Traditional Cultural Lifeways Exposure Scenario 

### 2009 Resident fishand Aquatic life from Inland 

## NonAnadromous diet and forcarcinogenic 

### compounds a cancer risk level of 

### 1 x

## 106 Human Health 

### For Consumption 

## of Pollutant 

## CAS Number Water Organism Organism Only Publication 

### Year 

## _g

# L _g

# L Acenaphthene 

### 83329 59

# G 61 

# G 2002 Acrolein 

### 107028 0.6 0.6 

### 2009 Acrylonitrile 

### 107131 0.012 0.02 

### 2002 Aldrin 

### 309002 0.000003 0.000003 

### 2002 alpha

## BHC 319846 0.0003 0.0003 

### 2002 alphaEndosulfan 

### 959988 5 5 2002 Anthracene 

### 120127 1985 2448 2002 Antimony 7440360 4.9 39.2 

### 2002 Arsenic 

### 7440382 0.009

# A 0.02

# A 1992 Asbestos 

### 1332214 7 million fibers

### L

## B 1991
Barium 7440393 1000 1986 Benzene 71432 0.3650 0.8558 

### 2002 Benzidine 

### 92875 0.000011 0.00001 

### 2002 

## Benzo

# a Anthracene 

### 56553 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 

## Benzo

# a Pyrene 

### 50328 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 

## Benzo

# b Fluoranthene 

### 205992 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 

## Benzo

# k Fluoranthene 

### 207089 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 Beryllium 

### 7440417 

# H beta

## BHC 319857 0.0010 0.001 

### 2002 beta Endosulfan 

### 33213659 5.30 5.44 

### 2002 Bis

# 2Chloroethyl Ether 

### 111444 0.016 0.03 

### 2002 Bis

# 2Chloroisopropyl Ether 

### 108601 1035 3964 2002 Bis

# 2Ethylhexyl Phthalate 

### 117817 0.128 0.13 

### 2002 Bromoform 75252 2.9 

### 8 2002 Butylbenzyl Phthalate 

### 85687 116 118 2002 

## Cadmium 7440439 

# H Carbon Tetrachloride 

### 56235 0.07 0.10 

### 2002 Chlordane 

### 57749 0.00005 0.00005 

### 2002 Chlorobenzene 

### 108907 57

# G 95

# G 2003

### 46 

## APPENDIX IV continued 

## Human Health 

### For Consumption 

## of Pollutant 

## CAS Number Water Organism Organism Only Publication 

### Year 

## _g

# L _g

# L Chlorodibromomethane 

### 124481 0.27 

### 1 2002 Chloroform 

### 67663 3.7 

### 11 2002 Chlorophenoxy Herbicide 

### 2,4

# D 94757 100 

# H 1986
Chromium III 

### 16065831 

# H Total 

### Chromium 

## VI 18540299 

# H Total Chrysene 

### 218019 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 Copper 

### 7440508 1,300 

# G 1992 Cyanide 

### 57125 122 

## C 122 

## C 2003 Dibenzo

# a

# hAnthracene 

### 53703 0.0009 0.001 

### 2002 Dichlorobromomethane 

### 75274 0.37 1.1 

### 2002 Dieldrin 

### 60571 0.000003 0.000003 

### 2002
Diethyl Phthalate 

### 84662 2448 2682 2002 Dimethyl Phthalate 

### 131113 56929 67988 2002 

## Di

# nButyl Phthalate 

### 84742 255 275 2002 Dinitrophenols 

### 25550587 58 324 2002 Endosulfan Sulfate 

### 1031078 5 5 2002 Endrin 

### 72208 0.0037 0.0037 

### 2003 Endrin Aldehyde 

### 7421934 0.018 0.018 

### 2002 Ether

## Bis Chloromethyl 

### 542881 0.000016 0.000018 

### 2002 Ethylbenzene 

### 100414 110 131 2003 Fluoranthene 

### 206440 8 9 2002 Fluorene 

### 86737 265 326 2002 

## gammaBHC Lindane 58899 0.107 0.113 

### 2003 Heptachlor 

### 76448 0.0000049 0.0000049 

### 2002
Heptachlor Epoxide 

### 1024573 0.0000024 0.0000024 

### 2002

Hexachlorobenzene 

### 118741 0.000018 0.000018 

### 2002 Hexachlorobutadiene 

### 87683 0.32 1.13 

### 2002 Hexachlorocyclo 

### hexane Technical 

### 608731 0.0123 0.0414
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 

### 77474 26

# G 68

# G 2003 Hexachloroethane 

### 67721 0.19 0.20 

### 2002

### 47 

## APPENDIX IV continued 

## Human Health 

### For Consumption 

## of Pollutant 

## CAS Number Water Organism Organism Only Publication 

### Year 

## _g

# L _g

# L Ideno1,2,3

## cdPyrene 

### 193395 0.0009 0.0011 

### 2002 Isophorone 

### 78591 23 59 2002 Manganese 7439965 50

# D 100 Methylmercury 

### 22967926 0.2

# mgkg 

## E See Title 

### 38 

# MRSA

420

# 1

# Band 

## 413

## 11 2001

Methoxychlor 

### 72435 100 

# H 1986 Methyl 

### Bromide 74839 32 91 2002 Methylene Chloride 

### 75092 4.1 

### 36 2002 Nickel 

### 7440020 91 104 1998 Nitrates 

### 14797558 10,000 

### 1986 Nitrobenzene 

### 98953 12 42

# G 2002 Nitrosamines 

# — 0.0008 1.24 

### 1980 Nitrosodibutylamine 

# N 924163 0.0043 0.013 

### 2002 Nitrosodiethylamine 

# N 55185 0.0008 1.24 

### 2002 Nitrosopyrrolidine

# N 930552 0.016 2.1 

### 2002 

# NNitrosodimethylamine 

### 62759 0.00068 0.18 

### 2002 

# NNitrosodi

# nPropylamine 

### 621647 0.0043 0.03 

### 2002 

# NNitrosodiphenylamine 

### 86306 0.35 0.37 

### 2002 Pentachlorobenzene 

### 608935 0.09 0.09 

### 2002 Pentachlorophenol 

### 87865 0.11 0.19 

### 2002 

## pH 

# — 6.50

# – 9.08.5 

### 1986
Phenol 

### 108952 8749 

# G 52448 

# G 2009 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 

## PCBs 0.0000039 

### F 0.0000039 

### F 2002
Pyrene 

### 129000 198 245 2002 Selenium 

### 7782492 104 255 2002 Solids Dissolved and Salinity 

# — 1986
Tetrachlorobenzene 1,2,4,5 

### 95943 0.06 0.07 

### 2002 Tetrachloroethylene 

### 127184 0.16 0.20 

### 2002 Thallium 

### 7440280 0.027 0.029 

### 2003 Toluene 

### 108883 553 915 2003 Toxaphene 8001352 0.000017 0.000017 

### 2002

### 48 Trichloroethylene 

### 79016 1.10 1.83 

### 2002 

## APPENDIX IV continued 

## Human Health 

### For Consumption 

## of Pollutant 

## CAS Number Water Organism Organism Only Publication 

### Year 

## _g

# L _g

# L Trichlorophenol 2,4,5 

### 95954 209 223 2002 Vinyl Chloride 

### 75014 0.021 0.15 

### 2003 Zinc 

### 7440666 1360 

# G 1562 

# G 2002 1,1,1 Trichloroethane 

### 71556 

# H 1,1,2,2 Tetrachloroethane 

### 79345 0.102 0.24 

### 2002 1,1,2Trichloroethane 

### 79005 0.374 0.95 

### 2002 1,1 Dichloroethylene 

### 75354 194 437 2003 1,2,4Trichlorobenzene 

### 120821 4 4 2003 1,2Dichlorobenzene 

### 95501 70 79 2003 1,2Dichloroethane 

### 107062 0.33 2.2 

### 2002 1,2Dichloropropane 

### 78875 0.33 0.9 

### 2002 1,2Diphenylhydrazine 

### 122667 0.010 0.012 

### 2002 1,2 TransDichloroethylene 

### 156605 114 620 2003 1,3Dichlorobenzene 

### 541731 52 59 2002 1,3Dichloropropene 

### 542756 0.28 1.3 

### 2003 1,4Dichlorobenzene 

### 106467 10 12 2003 2,3,7,8

## TCDD Dioxin 1746016 

## 3.1E10 

## 3.1E10 See also Title 

### 38

# MRSA

420

# 2 2002

2,4,6Trichlorophenol 

### 88062 0.14 0.15 

### 2002 2,4Dichlorophenol 

### 120832 15

# G 18

# G 2002 2,4Dimethylphenol 

### 105679 49 52

# G 2002 2,4Dinitrophenol 

### 51285 58 326 2002 2,4Dinitrotoluene 

### 121142 0.073 0.21 

### 2002 

# 2Chloronaphthalene 

### 91587 94 97 2002 

# 2Chlorophenol 

### 95578 8.7

# G 9.1 

# G 2002 

# 2Methyl4,6Dinitrophenol 

### 534521 8 17 2002 

## 3,3Dichlorobenzidine 

### 91941 0.0017 0.0017 

### 2002 

# 3Methyl

# 4Chlorophenol 

### 59507 

# G G 4,4

# DDD 72548 0.000019 0.000019 

### 2002 

## 4,4

## DDE 72559 0.000013 0.000013 

### 2002 

## 4,4

## DDT 50293 0.000013 0.000013 

### 2002

### 49 

# AThis water quality criterion for arsenic refers to the inorganic

### formonly 

## B This criterion for asbestos isthe

## Maximum Contaminant Level 

# MCLdeveloped under the Safe Drinking 

### Water Act 

# SDWA CThis water quality criterion isexpressed as total cyanide 

# D This criterion for

### manganese is not based 

### on toxic effects but rather is intended to minimize objectionable qualities such as laundry stains and objectionable tastes in beverages 

## E This criterion applies to methyl mercury concentration in fishtissue 

### F This criterion applies to total 

## PCBs 

## e

# g the

## sum of all congener or all isomeror

### homolog orAroclor 

### analyses 

# GThe organoleptic effect criterion is 

### more stringent than the value forpriority toxic pollutants 

# HAmore stringent

## Maximum Contaminant Level 

# MCL has been issued 

### by

## EPA under the Safe Drinking 

### Water 

## Act Please refer to the drinking water regulations in

### 40

## CFR Part 

### 141 orcall the Safe Drinking 

### Water Hotline 

# 18004264791 forvalues