Ind. Admin. Code tit. 327, r. 2-1-6
Authority: IC 13-14-8-2; IC 13-14-8-3; IC 13-18-4-3
Affected: IC 13-11-2-258; IC 13-18-4; IC 13-30-2-1; IC 14-22-9
Sec. 6. (a) The following are minimum surface water quality conditions:
(1) All surface waters, including waters within a mixing zone, must be free from substances, materials, floating debris, oil, or scum attributable to municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other land use practices, or other discharges that do any of the following:
(C) Produce:
(D) Occur in concentrations or combinations that will cause or contribute to the growth of aquatic plants or algae to a degree as to:
(E) Occur in amounts sufficient to be acutely toxic to, or to otherwise severely injure or kill, aquatic life, other animals, plants, or humans. To ensure protection of aquatic life, concentrations of toxic substances must not exceed the final acute value (FAV = 2 (AAC)) in the undiluted discharge or the acute aquatic criterion (AAC) outside the zone of initial dilution or, if applicable, the zone of discharge-induced mixing. The following apply where applicable:
(i) For certain substances, an AAC is specified in:
(ii) An AAC may be calculated by the commissioner using the procedures in section 8.2 of this rule for substances for which an AAC is not specified in:
(2) All surface waters outside of mixing zones must be free of substances in concentrations that, on the basis of available scientific data, are believed to be sufficient to injure, be chronically toxic to, or be carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic to humans, animals, aquatic life, or plants. The requirements to ensure protection against the adverse effects identified in this subdivision are as follows:
(A) A toxic substance or pollutant must not be present in surface waters outside of mixing zones in concentrations that exceed the most stringent of the following continuous criterion concentrations (CCCs):
(B) For certain substances, one (1) or more of the CCCs identified in clause (A) are specified in:
(C) Criterion or criteria may be calculated by the commissioner using the corresponding procedures prescribed by sections 8.3 through 8.6 of this rule for substances for which a CCC identified in clause (A) is not specified in:
(3) Surface water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life for specific substances are as follows: Table 6-1 Surface Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic Life
| CAS Number | Substances | Acute Aquatic Criteria (AAC) (Maximum) (μg/l) | AAC Conversion Factors (CF) | Chronic Aquatic Criteria (CAC) (4-Day Average) (μg/l) | CAC Conversion Factors (CF) | |
| Metals | ||||||
| 7440382 | Arsenic[1] | WER(340)(CF) | 1.000 | WER(150)(CF) | 1.000 | |
| 7440439 | Cadmium[1][2] | WER (e(0.9789[lnH]-3.866))(CF) | 1.136672- [lnH]0.041838 | WER (e(0.7977[lnH]-3.909)) (CF) | 1.101672- [lnH]0.041838 | |
| 16065831 | Chromium (III)[1][2] | WER (e(0.819[lnH]+3.7256))(CF) | 0.316 | WER (e(0.819[lnH]+0.6848))(CF) | 0.860 | |
| 18540299 | Chromium (VI)[1] | WER(16)(CF) | 0.982 | WER(11)(CF) | 0.962 | |
| 7440508 | Copper[1][2] | WER (e(0.9422[lnH]-1.464))(CF) | 0.960 | WER (e(0.8545[lnH]-1.465)) (CF) | 0.960 | |
| 7439921 | Lead[1][2] | WER (e(1.273[lnH]-1.460))(CF) | 1.46203-[lnH]0.145712 | WER (e(1.273[lnH]-4.705)) (CF) | 1.46203- [lnH]0.145712 | |
| 7439976 | Mercury[3][4] | 2.4 | NA | 0.012 | NA | |
| 7440020 | Nickel[1][2] | WER (e(0.846[lnH]+2.255))(CF) | 0.998 | WER (e(0.846[lnH]+0.0584))(CF) | 0.997 | |
| 7440224 | Silver[1][2][5] | WER (e(1.72[lnH]-6.59)/2)(CF) | 0.85 | |||
| 7440666 | Zinc[1][2] | WER (e(0.8473[lnH]+0.884))(CF) | 0.978 | WER (e(0.8473[lnH]+0.884)) (CF) | 0.986 | |
| Organics | ||||||
| 309002 | Aldrin[4][5] | 1.5 | NA | NA | ||
| 57749 | Chlordane[4][5] | 1.2 | NA | 0.0043 | NA | |
| 2921882 | Chlorpyrifos | 0.083 | NA | 0.041 | NA | |
| 50293 | DDT[4][5] | 0.55 | NA | 0.0010 | NA | |
| 60571 | Dieldrin[4][5] | 1.3 | NA | 0.0019 | NA | |
| Endosulfan[5] | 0.11 | NA | 0.056 | NA | ||
| 72208 | Endrin[4][5] | 0.09 | NA | 0.0023 | NA | |
| 76448 | Heptachlor[4][5] | 0.26 | NA | 0.0038 | NA | |
| 58899 | Gamma HCH (Lindane)[4][5] | 1.0 | NA | 0.080 | NA | |
| 56382 | Parathion | 0.065 | NA | 0.013 | NA | |
| 87865 | Pentachlorophenol | e(1.005[pH]-4.830) | NA | e(1.005[pH]-5.290) | NA | |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)[4] | NA | 0.014 | NA | |||
| 8001352 | Toxaphene[4] | 0.73 | NA | 0.0002 | NA | |
| Other Substances | ||||||
| 7782505 | Chlorine (Total Residual) | 19 | NA | 11 | NA | |
| 7782505 | Chlorine (intermittent, total residual)[6] | 200 | NA | |||
| 57125 | Cyanide (free) | 22 | NA | 5.2 | NA | |
| Selenium CAC are specified in subdivision (4). | ||||||
| Chloride AAC and CAC are specified in subdivision (6). | ||||||
[1]Aquatic life criteria for these metals are expressed as a dissolved concentration and are calculated using the water-effect ratio (WER) and the specified conversion factor (CF). The AAC and CAC for a dissolved metal are calculated by multiplying the WER by the criterion value or formula, and then by the appropriate CF. A value of one (1) must be used for the WER unless an alternate value is established under section 8.9 of this rule. The dissolved AAC and CAC must be rounded to two (2) significant digits, except when the criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of water quality-based effluent limitations (WQBELs). [2]The hardness values used in the equations for these criteria must not be greater than 400 mg/l as calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and the criteria at a hardness of 400 mg/l as CaCO3 are used for a water hardness above 400 mg/l as CaCO3. The term "lnH" is the natural log of hardness. [3]Aquatic life criteria for this metal are expressed as a total recoverable concentration. [4]These substances are bioaccumulative chemicals of concern. [5]The AAC for these substances is one-half (1/2) of the Final Acute Value (FAV) as calculated by procedures developed by U.S. EPA in 1980. This value would correspond to acute aquatic values calculated using procedures of the department or U.S. EPA procedures developed in 1985 in which the calculated FAV is divided by two (2) to reduce acute toxicity. [6]To be considered an intermittent discharge, total residual chlorine must not be detected in the discharge for a period of more than forty (40) minutes in duration, and these time periods must be separated by at least five (5) hours.
(4) Surface water quality criterion for selenium must meet the following: (A) The surface water quality criterion for selenium, except for waters where the department has made, and U.S. EPA has approved, a site-specific determination that the criterion in Table 6-1b are applicable, is as follows: Table 6-1a Surface Water Quality Aquatic Life Criterion for Selenium (CAS # 7782492) Chronic Aquatic Criterion (CAC) Media Type Fish Tissue[1] Water Column[5][7] Criterion Element Egg/Ovary[2] Fish Whole-Body or Muscle[3] Monthly Average Exposure Intermittent Exposure[6] Magnitude 15.1 mg/kg dw 8.5 mg/kg dw whole-body or 11.3 mg/kg dw muscle (skinless, boneless filet) 1.5 μg/l in lentic aquatic systems
3.1 μg/l in lotic aquatic systems Duration Instantaneous measurement[4] Instantaneous measurement[4] Thirty (30) days Number of days per month with an elevated concentration Frequency Not to be exceeded Not to be exceeded Not more than once in three (3) years on average Not more than once in three (3) years on average
[1]Fish tissue elements are expressed as steady-state; the aquatic system should not be experiencing new or increasing inputs of selenium.
[2]Egg or ovary supersedes any whole-body, muscle, or water column element when fish egg or ovary concentrations are measured. Any proposal to sample egg or ovary fish tissue must be submitted to the department for review and approval prior to initiation of sampling, and the department will evaluate all representative egg or ovary fish tissue data to determine compliance with this criterion element.
[3]Fish whole-body or muscle tissue supersedes the water column element when both fish tissue and water concentrations are measured. Any proposal to sample fish whole-body or muscle tissue must be submitted to the department for review and approval prior to initiation of sampling, and the department will evaluate all representative fish whole-body or muscle tissue data to determine compliance with this criterion element.
[4]Fish tissue data provide instantaneous point measurements that reflect integrative accumulation of selenium over time and space in fish populations at a given site.
[5]Water column values are the applicable criterion element in the absence of steady-state condition fish tissue data and for fishless waters. Water column values are based on dissolved total selenium in water and are derived from fish tissue values via bioaccumulation modeling. Instead of the requirements in 327 IAC 5-2-11.1(b)(2), the allowable mixing zone dilution will be determined by applying the guideline in 327 IAC 2-1-4 to the thirty (30) day, ten (10) year (Q30,10) low flow of the receiving stream for the chronic aquatic criterion (CAC) water column criterion element applicable to lotic aquatic systems, in the absence of site-specific mixing zone data.
[6]Intermittent Exposure Equation variables mean the following:
WQCint is the water column intermittent element.
WQC30-day is the water column monthly element for either lentic or lotic waters.
Cbkgrnd is the average background selenium concentration.
fint is the fraction of any 30-day period during which elevated selenium concentrations occur, with fint assigned a value >0.033 (corresponding to one (1) day).
[7]The water column criterion element may be modified on a site-specific basis in accordance with clause (C).
(B) The surface water quality criterion for selenium, where the department has made, and U.S. EPA has approved, a site-specific determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes (Order includes sturgeon and paddlefish) do not occur at the site, is as follows: Table 6-1b Site-specific Surface Water Quality Aquatic Life Criterion for Selenium (CAS # 7782492) in Non-Acipenseriformes (No Sturgeon or Paddlefish) Waters[1] Chronic Aquatic Criterion (CAC) Media Type Fish Tissue[2] Water Column[6][8] Criterion Element Egg/Ovary[3] Fish Whole-Body or Muscle[4] Monthly Average Exposure Intermittent Exposure[7] Magnitude 19.0 mg/kg dw 9.5 mg/kg dw whole-body or 13.1 mg/kg dw muscle (skinless, boneless filet) 2.7 μg/l in lentic aquatic systems
5.5 μg/l in lotic aquatic systems Duration Instantaneous measurement[5] Instantaneous measurement[5] Thirty (30) days Number of days per month with an elevated concentration Frequency Not to be exceeded Not to be exceeded Not more than once in three (3) years on average Not more than once in three (3) years on average
[1]This criterion is applicable to surface waters for which the department has made, and U.S. EPA has approved, a site-specific determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes do not occur at the site. In making this determination, the department must comply with the procedures in clause (D).
[2]Fish tissue elements are expressed as steady-state; the aquatic system should not be experiencing new or increasing inputs of selenium.
[3]Egg or ovary supersedes any whole-body, muscle, or water column element when fish egg or ovary concentrations are measured. Any proposal to sample egg or ovary fish tissue must be submitted to the department for review and approval prior to initiation of sampling, and the department will evaluate all representative egg or ovary fish tissue data to determine compliance with this criterion element.
[4]Fish whole-body or muscle tissue supersedes the water column element when both fish tissue and water concentrations are measured. Any proposal to sample fish whole-body or muscle tissue must be submitted to the department for review and approval prior to initiation of sampling, and the department will evaluate all representative fish whole-body or muscle tissue data to determine compliance with this criterion element.
[5]Fish tissue data provide instantaneous point measurements that reflect integrative accumulation of selenium over time and space in fish populations at a given site.
[6]Water column values are the applicable criterion element in the absence of steady-state condition fish tissue data and for fishless waters. Water column values are based on dissolved total selenium in water and are derived from fish tissue values via bioaccumulation modeling. Instead of the requirements in 327 IAC 5-2-11.1(b)(2), the allowable mixing zone dilution will be determined by applying the guideline in 327 IAC 2-1-4 to the thirty (30) day, ten (10) year (Q30,10) low flow of the receiving stream for the chronic aquatic criterion (CAC) water column criterion element applicable to lotic aquatic systems, in the absence of site-specific mixing zone data.
[7]Intermittent Exposure Equation variables mean the following:
WQCint is the water column intermittent element.
WQC30-day is the water column monthly element for either lentic or lotic waters.
Cbkgrnd is the average background selenium concentration.
fint is the fraction of any 30-day period during which elevated selenium concentrations occur, with fint assigned a value >0.033 (corresponding to one (1) day).
[8]The water column criterion element may be modified on a site-specific basis in accordance with clause (C).
(C) Modification of the selenium water column criterion element must be achieved according to the following: (i) Site-specific water column criterion elements must be derived using either the empirical bioaccumulation factor (BAF) or mechanistic modeling method provided in Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium – Freshwater, EPA-822-R-16-006, Appendix K: Translation of a Selenium Fish Tissue Criterion Element to a Site-Specific Water Column Value (June 2016)*. (ii) Any proposal to derive a site-specific water column criterion element must be submitted to the department for review and approval of the methodology and sampling plan prior to initiation of sampling. The department shall evaluate and approve the applicability of and use of all representative data used to derive a site-specific water column criterion element. (iii) Any proposal to derive a site-specific water column criterion element must be protective of downstream designated uses for aquatic life and human health. (iv) Upon receipt of an application for a site-specific water column criterion element, the department shall do the following: (AA) Publish on the department's website all pertinent information about the proposed site-specific modification. (BB) Provide notice and request comment on the application. (v) Upon approval of a site-specific water column criterion element, the department shall do the following: (AA) Publish a notice in the Indiana Register. (BB) Place on the department's website all pertinent information about the approved site-specific modification. (CC) Submit the site-specific modification to U.S. EPA for approval. (DD) If approved by U.S. EPA, incorporate the site-specific modification into the water quality standards during the next revision of the water quality standards. (vi) Site-specific modifications of this criterion must not be incorporated into a final NPDES permit or used for other Clean Water Act purposes until approved by U.S. EPA.
(D) Upon receipt of an application for a site-specific determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes (Order includes sturgeon and paddlefish) do not occur at the site, the department shall do the following: (i) Review available species occurrence and distribution information and do one (1) of the following: (AA) Make a tentative determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes do not occur at the site. (BB) Make a determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes occur at the site and deny the application. (ii) Upon a tentative determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes do not occur at the site, the department shall do the following: (AA) Publish on the department's website all pertinent information about the proposed site-specific determination. (BB) Provide notice and request comment on the tentative decision. (iii) Upon a final determination that fishes in the Order Acipenseriformes do not occur at the site, the department shall do the following: (AA) Publish a notice in the Indiana Register. (BB) Place on the department's website all pertinent information about the approved site-specific modification. (CC) Submit the site-specific modification to U.S. EPA for approval. (DD) If approved by U.S. EPA, incorporate the site-specific modification into the water quality standards during the next revision of the water quality standards. (iv) Site-specific modifications of this criterion must not be incorporated into a final NPDES permit or used for other Clean Water Act purposes until approved by U.S. EPA.
(5) The dissolved AAC and CAC for certain metals at selected hardness values calculated from the equations and conversion factors in subdivision (3), Table 6-1, with a value of one (1) used for the WER are as follows: Table 6-2 Metals Concentrations in Micrograms Per Liter; Hardness in Milligrams Per Liter CaCO31 Arsenic Cadmium Chromium (III) Chromium (VI) Copper Hardness AAC CAC AAC CAC AAC CAC AAC CAC AAC CAC 50 340 150 0.94 0.43 320 42 16 11 8.9 6.3 100 340 150 1.8 0.72 570 74 16 11 17 11 150 340 150 2.6 0.97 790 100 16 11 25 16 200 340 150 3.4 1.2 1,000 130 16 11 33 21 250 340 150 4.2 1.4 1200 160 16 11 40 25 300 340 150 5.0 1.6 1,400 180 16 11 48 29 350 340 150 5.8 1.8 1,600 210 16 11 55 33 400 340 150 6.5 2.0 1,800 230 16 11 63 37 Lead Nickel Silver Zinc Hardness AAC CAC AAC CAC AAC CAC AAC CAC 50 30 1.2 260 29 0.49 – 65 66 100 65 2.5 470 52 1.6 – 120 120 150 100 3.9 660 73 3.2 – 170 170 200 140 5.3 840 93 5.3 – 210 210 250 170 6.7 1,000 110 7.8 – 250 260 300 210 8.1 1,200 130 11 – 300 300 350 240 9.5 1,400 150 14 – 340 340 400 280 11 1,500 170 17 – 380 380 [1] The dissolved metals criteria in this table have been rounded to two (2) significant digits in accordance with subdivision (3), Table 6-1. The equations and conversion factors in subdivision (3), Table 6-1 must be used instead of the criteria in this table when these criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs.
(6) Surface water quality criteria for chloride for protection of aquatic life are as follows: (A) The AAC for chloride as a function of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) and sulfate (in mg/l) in surface waters is calculated using the following formula: C = 287.8 (hardness)0.205797 (sulfate)-0.07452 Where: C = chloride AAC (maximum) in mg/l. (B) The CAC for chloride as a function of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) and sulfate (in mg/l) in surface waters is calculated using the following formula: C = 177.87 (hardness)0.205797 (sulfate)-0.07452 Where: C = chloride CAC (4-day average) in mg/l. (C) This clause applies to the AAC and CAC for chloride provided in this subdivision, as follows: (i) Chloride criteria may only be established based on a sulfate concentration greater than the water quality criterion for sulfate, as established under subdivision (8), where the water quality criterion for sulfate has been modified on a site-specific basis in accordance with either the: (AA) variance provisions under section 8.8 of this rule; or (BB) site-specific criteria provisions under section 8.9 of this rule. (ii) The AAC and CAC for chloride calculated from the equations in this subdivision must be rounded to the nearest whole numbers, except when the criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs. (D) The AAC for chloride in mg/l at selected concentrations of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) and sulfate is as follows: Table 6-3a[1] Hardness (mg/l) Sulfate (mg/l) 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 15 526 607 660 700 733 761 785 807 827 845 20 515 594 646 685 717 745 769 790 809 827 25 506 584 635 674 705 732 756 777 796 813 50 481 555 603 640 670 695 718 738 756 773 100 457 527 573 608 636 660 682 701 718 734 150 443 511 556 589 617 641 661 680 697 712 200 434 500 544 577 604 627 647 665 682 697 250 427 492 535 567 594 617 637 654 671 685 300 421 485 528 560 586 609 628 646 661 676 350 416 480 522 553 579 602 621 638 654 668 400 412 475 516 548 574 596 615 632 647 662 450 408 471 512 543 569 590 609 626 642 656 500 405 467 508 539 564 586 605 622 637 651 [1] The equation in clause (A) must be used instead of the criteria in this table when chloride criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs. (E) The CAC for chloride in mg/l at selected concentrations of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) and sulfate is as follows: Table 6-3b[1] Hardness (mg/l) Sulfate (mg/l) 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 15 325 375 408 433 453 470 485 499 511 522 20 318 367 399 423 443 460 475 488 500 511 25 313 361 392 416 436 453 467 480 492 503 50 297 343 373 395 414 430 444 456 467 477 100 282 326 354 375 393 408 421 433 444 453 150 274 316 343 364 381 396 409 420 430 440 200 268 309 336 357 373 388 400 411 421 431 250 264 304 331 351 367 381 394 404 414 423 300 260 300 326 346 362 376 388 399 409 418 350 257 297 322 342 358 372 384 394 404 413 400 255 294 319 339 355 368 380 391 400 409 450 252 291 316 336 351 365 377 387 397 405 500 250 289 314 333 349 362 374 384 394 402 [1] The equation in clause (B) must be used instead of the criteria in this table when chloride criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs.
(7) Surface water quality criteria for protection of human health for specific substances are as follows: Table 6-4 Surface Water Quality Criteria for Protection of Human Health[1] CAS Number Substances Continuous Criterion Concentrations Outside of Mixing Zone (μg/l) Point of Water Intake (μg/l) Metals (total recoverable) 7440360 Antimony 640 (T) 5.6 (T) Arsenic III 0.175 (C) 0.022 (C) 7440393 Barium 1,000 (D) 7440508 Copper 1,300 (D) 7439976 Mercury[2] 0.15 (T) 0.14 (T) 7440020 Nickel 4,600 (T) 610 (T) 7782492 Selenium 4,200 (T) 170 (T) 7440280 Thallium 48 (T) 13 (T) 7440666 Zinc 26,000 (T) 7,400 (T) Organics 107028 Acrolein 780 (T) 320 (T) 107131 Acrylonitrile 6.5 (C) 0.58 (C) 309002 Aldrin[2] 0.00079 (C) 0.00074 (C) 71432 Benzene 400 (C) 6.6 (C) 92875 Benzidine 0.0053 (C) 0.0012 (C) 56235 Carbon Tetrachloride 69.4 (C) 4.0 (C) 57749 Chlordane[2] 0.0048 (C) 0.0046 (C) Chlorinated Benzenes 108907 Monochlorobenzene 488 (T) 95943 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene[2] 48 (T) 38 (T) 608935 Pentachlorobenzene[2] 85 (T) 74 (T) 118741 Hexachlorobenzene[2] 0.0074 (C) 0.0072 (C) Chlorinated Ethanes 107062 1,2-dichloroethane 2,430 (C) 9.4 (C) 71556 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,030,000 (T) 18,400 (T) 79005 1,1,2-trichloroethane 418 (C) 6.0 (C) 79345 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 107 (C) 1.7 (C) 67721 Hexachloroethane 87.4 (C) 19 (C) Chlorinated Phenols 95954 2,4,5-trichlorophenol 2,600 (T) 88062 2,4,6-trichlorophenol 36 (C) 12 (C) Chloroalkyl Ethers bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether 4,360 (T) 34.7 (T) 542881 bis(chloromethyl) ether 0.018 (C) 0.000038 (C) 111444 bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 13.6 (C) 0.3 (C) 67663 Chloroform 157 (C) 1.9 (C) 50293 DDT[2] 0.00024 (C) 0.00024 (C) Dichlorobenzenes 2,600 (T) 400 (T) Dichlorobenzidine 0.2 (C) 0.1 (C) 75354 1,1-dichloroethylene 18.5 (C) 0.33 (C) 120832 2,4-dichlorophenol 3,090 (T) Dichloropropenes 14,100 (T) 87 (T) 60571 Dieldrin[2] 0.00076 (C) 0.00071 (C) 121142 2,4-dinitrotoluene 91 (C) 1.1 (C) 1746016 Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)[2] 0.0000001 (C) 0.0000001 (C) 122667 1,2-diphenylhydrazine 5.6 (C) 0.422 (C) Endosulfan 159 (T) 74 (T) 72208 Endrin[2] 1.0 (D) 100414 Ethylbenzene 3,280 (T) 1,400 (T) 206440 Fluoranthene 54 (T) 42 (T) Halomethanes 157 (C) 1.9 (C) 76448 Heptachlor[2] 0.0028 (C) 0.0028 (C) 87683 Hexachlorobutadiene[2] 500 (C) 4.47 (C) Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) 319846 alpha HCH[2] 0.31 (C) 0.09 (C) 319857 beta HCH[2] 0.55 (C) 0.16 (C) 58899 gamma HCH (Lindane)[2] 0.63 (C) 0.19 (C) 608731 Technical HCH[2] 0.41 (C) 0.12 (C) 77474 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 206 (T) 78591 Isophorone 520,000 (T) 5,200 (T) 98953 Nitrobenzene 19,800 (T) Nitrophenols 534521 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 765 (T) 13.4 (T) 25550587 Dinitrophenol 14,300 (T) 70 (T) Nitrosamines 55185 N-nitrosodiethylamine 12.4 (C) 0.008 (C) 62759 N-nitrosodimethylamine 160 (C) 0.014 (C) 924163 N-nitrosodibutylamine 5.9 (C) 0.064 (C) 86306 N-nitrosodiphenylamine 161 (C) 49 (C) 930552 N-nitrosopyrrolidine 919 (C) 0.16 (C) 87865 Pentachlorophenol 1,000 (T) 108952 Phenol 3,500 (T) Phthalate Esters 131113 Dimethyl phthalate 2,900,000 (T) 313,000 (T) 84662 Diethyl phthalate 1,800,000 (T) 350,000 (T) 84742 Dibutyl phthalate 154,000 (T) 34,000 (T) 117817 Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate 50,000 (T) 15,000 (T) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)[2] 0.00079 (C) 0.00079 (C) Carcinogenic Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 0.31 (C) 0.028 (C) 127184 Tetrachloroethylene 88.5 (C) 8 (C) 108883 Toluene 424,000 (T) 14,300 (T) 8001352 Toxaphene[2] 0.0073 (C) 0.0071 (C) 79016 Trichloroethylene 807 (C) 27 (C) 75014 Vinyl Chloride 5,246 (C) 20 (C) Other Substances 1332214 Asbestos (fibers/liter) 300,000 (C) 57125 Cyanide (Total) 200 (D) [1]The human health criteria are thirty (30) day average criteria. T-derived from threshold toxicity C-derived from nonthreshold cancer risk D-derived from drinking water standards, equal to or less than threshold toxicity [2]This substance is a bioaccumulative chemical of concern.
(8) Surface water quality criteria for sulfate that must not be exceeded in surface waters outside of a mixing zone are as follows: (A) The surface water quality criteria for sulfate in mg/l for the specified ranges of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) or chloride (in mg/l), or both, are as follows: (i) If the hardness concentration of surface waters is greater than or equal to one hundred (100) mg/l but less than or equal to five hundred (500) mg/l, and if the chloride concentration of surface waters is greater than or equal to five (5) mg/l but less than twenty-five (25) mg/l, then: C = [-57.478 + 5.79 (hardness) + 54.163 (chloride)] × 0.65 Where: C = sulfate criterion in mg/l. (ii) If the hardness concentration of surface waters is greater than or equal to one hundred (100) mg/l but less than or equal to five hundred (500) mg/l, and if the chloride concentration of surface waters is greater than or equal to twenty-five (25) mg/l but less than or equal to five hundred (500) mg/l, then: C = [1276.7 + 5.508 (hardness) - 1.457 (chloride)] × 0.65 Where: C = sulfate criterion in mg/l. (iii) If the hardness concentration of surface waters is less than one hundred (100) mg/l and the chloride concentration of surface waters is less than or equal to five hundred (500) mg/l, the sulfate criterion is five hundred (500) mg/l. (iv) If the hardness concentration of surface waters is greater than five hundred (500) mg/l and the chloride concentration of surface waters is greater than or equal to five (5) mg/l, but less than or equal to five hundred (500) mg/l, the sulfate criterion is calculated using a hardness concentration of five hundred (500) mg/l and the equation in item (i) or (ii) that applies to the chloride concentration. (v) If the chloride concentration of surface waters is less than five (5) mg/l, the sulfate criterion is five hundred (500) mg/l. (B) This clause applies to the surface water quality criteria for sulfate provided in clause (A), as follows: (i) Sulfate criteria may only be established based on a chloride concentration greater than the CAC for chloride established under subdivision (6) where the CAC for chloride has been modified on a site-specific basis in accordance with either the: (AA) variance provisions under section 8.8 of this rule; or (BB) site-specific criteria provisions under section 8.9 of this rule. (ii) The surface water quality criteria for sulfate calculated from equations in clause (A) must be rounded to the nearest whole numbers, except when the criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs. (C) The surface water quality criteria for sulfate in mg/l at selected concentrations of hardness (in mg/l as CaCO3) and chloride are as follows: Table 6-5[1] Hardness (mg/l) Chloride (mg/l) <100 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 >500 <5 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 5 500 515 703 891 1080 1268 1456 1644 1832 2020 2020 10 500 691 879 1067 1256 1444 1632 1820 2008 2196 2196 15 500 867 1055 1243 1432 1620 1808 1996 2184 2372 2372 20 500 1043 1231 1419 1608 1796 1984 2172 2360 2549 2549 25 500 1164 1343 1522 1701 1880 2059 2238 2417 2596 2596 50 500 1141 1320 1499 1678 1857 2036 2215 2394 2573 2573 100 500 1093 1272 1451 1630 1809 1988 2167 2346 2525 2525 150 500 1046 1225 1404 1583 1762 1941 2120 2299 2478 2478 200 500 998 1177 1356 1535 1715 1894 2073 2252 2431 2431 250 500 951 1130 1309 1488 1667 1846 2025 2204 2383 2383 [1]The equations in clause (A) must be used instead of the criteria in this table when sulfate criteria are used as intermediate values in a calculation, such as in the calculation of WQBELs.
(9) Fluoride must not exceed two (2.0) mg/l in surface waters outside of a mixing zone except in the Ohio River and Interstate Wabash River where it must not exceed one (1.0) mg/l outside of a mixing zone.
(b) In addition to subsection (a), the following minimum conditions are applicable in the surface waters outside of a mixing zone to ensure conditions necessary for the maintenance of a well-balanced aquatic community:
(1) There must be no substance that:
(2) No pH values below six (6.0) or above nine (9.0) are permitted, except daily fluctuations that:
(3) Concentrations of dissolved oxygen must:
(4) Conditions for temperature are as follows:
(C) The maximum temperature rise at any time or place above natural temperatures must not exceed:
(D) Water temperatures must not exceed the maximum limits in the following table:
(ii) by more than three (3) degrees Fahrenheit (one and seven-tenths (1.7) degrees Celsius):
| Table 6-6 | ||||
| Ohio River Main Stem °F(°C) | Other Indiana Streams °F(°C) | |||
| January | 50 (10.0) | 50 (10.0) | ||
| February | 50 (10.0) | 50 (10.0) | ||
| March | 60 (15.6) | 60 (15.6) | ||
| April | 70 (21.1) | 70 (21.1) | ||
| May | 80 (26.7) | 80 (26.7) | ||
| June | 87 (30.6) | 90 (32.2) | ||
| July | 89 (31.7) | 90 (32.2) | ||
| August | 89 (31.7) | 90 (32.2) | ||
| September | 87 (30.7) | 90 (32.2) | ||
| October | 78 (25.6) | 78 (25.5) | ||
| November | 70 (21.1) | 70 (21.1) | ||
| December | 57 (14.0) | 57 (14.0) | ||
(5) The following criteria must be used to regulate ammonia:
(A) Except for waters covered in clause (B), surface waters outside of mixing zones must be free of substances in concentrations that, on the basis of available scientific data, are believed to be sufficient to injure, be chronically toxic to, or be carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic to:
(B) For waters listed in subsection (c), the following ammonia criteria apply outside of a mixing zone:
| Table 6-7 | |||||||
| Maximum Ammonia Concentrations (Unionized Ammonia as N)*** | |||||||
| (mg/l) Temperature (°C) | |||||||
| pH | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| 6.5 | 0.0075 | 0.0106 | 0.0150 | 0.0211 | 0.0299 | 0.0299 | 0.0299 |
| 6.6 | 0.0092 | 0.0130 | 0.0183 | 0.0259 | 0.0365 | 0.0365 | 0.0365 |
| 6.7 | 0.0112 | 0.0158 | 0.0223 | 0.0315 | 0.0444 | 0.0444 | 0.0444 |
| 6.8 | 0.0135 | 0.0190 | 0.0269 | 0.0380 | 0.0536 | 0.0536 | 0.0536 |
| 6.9 | 0.0161 | 0.0228 | 0.0322 | 0.0454 | 0.0642 | 0.0642 | 0.0642 |
| 7.0 | 0.0191 | 0.0270 | 0.0381 | 0.0539 | 0.0761 | 0.0761 | 0.0761 |
| 7.1 | 0.0244 | 0.0316 | 0.0447 | 0.0631 | 0.0892 | 0.0892 | 0.0892 |
| 7.2 | 0.0260 | 0.0367 | 0.0518 | 0.0732 | 0.1034 | 0.1034 | 0.1034 |
| 7.3 | 0.0297 | 0.0420 | 0.0593 | 0.0837 | 0.1183 | 0.1183 | 0.1183 |
| 7.4 | 0.0336 | 0.0474 | 0.0669 | 0.0946 | 0.1336 | 0.1336 | 0.1336 |
| 7.5 | 0.0374 | 0.0528 | 0.0746 | 0.1054 | 0.1489 | 0.1489 | 0.1489 |
| 7.6 | 0.0411 | 0.0581 | 0.0821 | 0.1160 | 0.1638 | 0.1638 | 0.1638 |
| 7.7 | 0.0447 | 0.0631 | 0.0892 | 0.1260 | 0.1780 | 0.1780 | 0.1780 |
| 7.8 | 0.0480 | 0.0678 | 0.0958 | 0.1353 | 0.1911 | 0.1911 | 0.1911 |
| 7.9 | 0.0510 | 0.0720 | 0.1017 | 0.1437 | 0.2030 | 0.2030 | 0.2030 |
| 8.0 | 0.0536 | 0.0758 | 0.1070 | 0.1512 | 0.2135 | 0.2135 | 0.2135 |
| 8.1 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.2 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.3 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.4 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.5 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.6 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.7 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.8 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 8.9 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| 9.0 | 0.0537 | 0.0758 | 0.1071 | 0.1513 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 |
| ***To calculate total ammonia, divide the number in this table by the value determined by: 1/(10pK a -pH + 1). | |||||||
| Where: | pKa | = | 0.09018 + (2729.92/(T + 273.2)) |
| pH | = | pH of water | |
| T | = | °C |
| Table 6-8 | |||||||
| 24-Hour Average Ammonia Concentrations (Unionized Ammonia as N)*** | |||||||
| (mg/l) Temperature (°C) | |||||||
| pH | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| 6.5 | 0.0005 | 0.0008 | 0.0011 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 |
| 6.6 | 0.0007 | 0.0010 | 0.0014 | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 0.0019 |
| 6.7 | 0.0009 | 0.0012 | 0.0017 | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 0.0024 |
| 6.8 | 0.0011 | 0.0015 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 0.0031 | 0.0031 | 0.0031 |
| 6.9 | 0.0014 | 0.0019 | 0.0027 | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 0.0038 |
| 7.0 | 0.0017 | 0.0024 | 0.0034 | 0.0048 | 0.0048 | 0.0048 | 0.0048 |
| 7.1 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 0.0043 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 |
| 7.2 | 0.0027 | 0.0038 | 0.0054 | 0.0077 | 0.0077 | 0.0077 | 0.0077 |
| 7.3 | 0.0034 | 0.0048 | 0.0068 | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 0.0097 | 0.0097 |
| 7.4 | 0.0043 | 0.0061 | 0.0086 | 0.0122 | 0.0122 | 0.0122 | 0.0122 |
| 7.5 | 0.0054 | 0.0077 | 0.0108 | 0.0153 | 0.0153 | 0.0153 | 0.0153 |
| 7.6 | 0.0068 | 0.0097 | 0.0136 | 0.0193 | 0.0193 | 0.0193 | 0.0193 |
| 7.7 | 0.0086 | 0.0122 | 0.0172 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 |
| 7.8 | 0.0092 | 0.0130 | 0.0184 | 0.0260 | 0.0260 | 0.0260 | 0.0260 |
| 7.9 | 0.0098 | 0.0138 | 0.0196 | 0.0276 | 0.0276 | 0.0276 | 0.0276 |
| 8.0 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.1 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.2 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.3 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.4 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.5 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.6 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.7 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.8 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 8.9 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| 9.0 | 0.0103 | 0.0146 | 0.0206 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 |
| ***To calculate total ammonia, divide the number in this table by the value determined by: 1/(10pK a -pH + 1). | |||||||
| Where: | pKa | = | 0.09018 + (2729.92/(T + 273.2)) |
| pH | = | pH of water | |
| T | = | °C |
(c) Waters designated by the Indiana department of natural resources for put-and-take trout fishing are designated as salmonid waters and must be protected for cold-water fish. In addition to subsections (a) and (b), the following criteria are applicable outside of a mixing zone in the surface waters designated as salmonid waters to ensure conditions necessary for the maintenance of a well-balanced, cold-water fish community:
(1) Dissolved oxygen concentrations must not be less than:
(2) The maximum temperature rise above natural must not exceed two (2) degrees Fahrenheit (one and one-tenth (1.1) degrees Celsius) at any time or place and, unless due to natural causes, the temperature must not exceed the following:
(d) Bacteriological quality for recreational uses during the recreational season is as follows:
(2) In addition to subsection (a), the criteria in this subsection are to be used to do the following:
(3) For full body contact recreational uses, E. coli bacteria must not exceed the following:
(B) Two hundred thirty-five (235) cfu or MPN per one hundred (100) milliliters in any one (1) sample in a thirty (30) day period, except that, in cases where there are at least ten (10) samples at a given site, up to ten percent (10%) of the samples may exceed two hundred thirty-five (235) cfu or MPN per one hundred (100) milliliters where the:
(4) For demonstrating compliance with wastewater treatment requirements, sanitary wastewater dischargers shall ensure the following:
(5) Effluent limits to implement the criteria in subdivision (3) during the recreational season must be established in NPDES permits by incorporating the following that are to be applied to the undiluted discharge:
(e) In addition to subsections (a) and (d), the criteria to protect the surface water quality at the point at which water is withdrawn for treatment for public water supply are as follows:
(1) The coliform bacteria group must not exceed the following:
(2) Taste and odor producing substances, other than naturally occurring, must not interfere with the production of a finished water by conventional treatment consisting of the following:
(6) The:
(f) In addition to subsection (a), dissolved solids must not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) milligrams per liter at any time other than from naturally occurring sources to ensure protection of water quality at the point at which surface water is withdrawn for use, either with or without treatment, for industrial cooling and processing. A specific conductance of one thousand two hundred (1,200) micromhos per centimeter (at twenty-five (25) degrees Celsius) may be considered equivalent to a dissolved solids concentration of seven hundred fifty (750) milligrams per liter.
(g) The criteria to ensure surface water quality conditions necessary for agricultural use are the same as those in subsection (a).
(h) The quality of surface waters designated for limited uses under section 11(a) of this rule must, at a minimum, meet the criteria contained in subsections (a), (d), and where applicable, (f), and be aerobic at all times. However, the water must meet the criteria that are applicable to the higher use water at the point where a limited use water:
*This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications (www.epa.gov/nscep), or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 2-1-6; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 581; filed Feb 1, 1990, 4:30 p.m.: 13 IR 1020; errata, 13 IR 1861; errata filed Jul 6, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 2003; filed Feb 26, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1725; errata filed May 7, 1993, 4:00 p.m.: 16 IR 2189; filed Jan 14, 1997, 12:00 p.m.: 20 IR 1348; errata filed Aug 11, 1997, 4:15 p.m.: 20 IR 3376; filed Feb 14, 2005, 10:05 a.m.: 28 IR 2047; errata filed Apr 6, 2006, 2:48 p.m.: 29 IR 2546; errata, 29 IR 3027; filed Mar 18, 2008, 2:26 p.m.: 20080416-IR-327060573FRA; filed May 22, 2008, 10:40 a.m.: 20080618-IR-327070185FRA; filed Jul 9, 2012, 2:54 p.m.: 20120808-IR-327110320FRA; filed Nov 10, 2014, 1:51 p.m.: 20141210-IR-327130290FRA; filed Nov 5, 2021, 12:56 p.m.: 20211201-IR-327140058FRA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA)