Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-134tt-app5
Appendix 5 to the RBCRs
Surface-Water Protection Criteria for Substances in Groundwater
| Substance | SWPC in µg/L (ppb) |
|---|---|
| Volatile Organic Substances | |
| Acrylonitrile | 20 |
| Benzene | 710 |
| Bromoform | 10,800 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 132 |
| Chlorobenzene | 420,000 |
| Chloroform | 14,100 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1,020 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 170,000 |
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 26,000 |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 26,000 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2,970 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 96 |
| 1,3-Dichloropropene | 34,000 |
| Ethylbenzene | 580,000 |
| Methylene chloride | 48,000 |
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 110 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 88 |
| Toluene | 4,000,000 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 62,000 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 1,260 |
| Trichloroethylene | 2,340 |
| Vinyl chloride | 15,750 |
| Substance | SWPC in µg/L (ppb) |
|---|---|
| Semi-volatile Organic Substances | |
| Acenaphthylene | 0.3 |
| Anthracene | 1,100,000 |
| Benzo(a)anthracene | 0.3 |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | 0.3 |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 0.3 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 0.3 |
| Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether | 42 |
| Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether | 3,400,000 |
| Bis(2-ethyl hexyl)phthalate | 59 |
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 120,000 |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 15,800 |
| Fluoranthene | 3,700 |
| Fluorene | 140,000 |
| Hexachloroethane | 89 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0.077 |
| Phenanthrene | 14 |
| Phenol | 92,000,000 |
| Pyrene | 110,000 |
| Substance | SWPC in µg/L (ppb) |
|---|---|
| Inorganic Substances | |
| Antimony | 86,000 |
| Arsenic | 4 |
| Asbestos (in mfl) | 7 |
| Beryllium | 4 |
| Cadmium | 6 |
| Chromium, trivalent | 1,200 |
| Chromium, hexavalent | 110 |
| Copper | 48 |
| Cyanide | 52 |
| Lead | 13 |
| Mercury | 0.4 |
| Nickel | 880 |
| Selenium | 50 |
| Silver | 12 |
| Thallium | 63 |
| Zinc | 123 |
| Substance | SWPC in µg/L (ppb) |
|---|---|
| Pesticides and PCBs | |
| Chlordane | 0.3 |
| Dieldrin | 0.1 |
| Endrin | 0.1 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 0.05 |
| Heptachlor | 0.05 |
| Toxaphene | 1 |
| PCBs | 0.5 |
(Effective March 1, 2026)