“Criterion” means:
- (a) A designated concentration of a pollutant;
- (b) A narrative statement concerning that pollutant that when not exceeded, will protect an organism, a population, a community, or a prescribed water use; or
- (c) A numeric value or narrative statement related to other characteristics of the surface waters, such as flow and biological community integrity.
Source. (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #3 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1700) #12042, eff 12-1-16; ss by #14203, eff 2-26-25 (formerly Env-Wq 1702.14)