a) The acute standard (AS) for the chemical
constituents listed in subsection (e) must not be exceeded at any time except
for those waters for which a
zone of initial dilution (
ZID) has been approved
by the Agency under Section
302.102.
b) The chronic standard (CS) for the chemical
constituents listed in subsection (e) must not be exceeded by the arithmetic
average of at least four consecutive samples collected over any period of at
least four days, except for those waters in which the Agency has approved a
mixing zone or in which mixing is allowed under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
302.102. The
samples used to demonstrate attainment or lack of attainment with a CS must be
collected in a manner that assures an average representative of the sampling
period. For the chemical constituents that have water quality-based standards
dependent upon
hardness, the chronic water quality standard will be calculated
according to subsection (e) using the
hardness of the water body at the time
the sample was collected. To calculate the attainment status of chronic
standards, the concentration of the chemical constituent in each sample is
divided by the calculated water quality standard for the sample to determine a
quotient. The water quality standard is attained if the mean of the sample
quotients is less than or equal to one for the duration of the averaging
period.
c) The human health
standard (HHS) for the chemical constituents listed in subsection (f) must not
be exceeded when the streamflow is at or above the harmonic mean flow under
Section
302.658, nor must an annual
average, based on at least eight samples collected in a manner representative
of the sampling period, exceed the HHS except for those waters in which the
Agency has approved a
mixing zone or in which mixing is allowed under Section
302.102.
d) The standard for the
chemical constituents of subsections (g) and (h) must not be exceeded at any
time except for those waters in which the Agency has approved a mixing zone or
in which mixing is allowed under Section 302.102.
f) Numeric Water Quality Standard for the
Protection of Human Health
Constituent
|
(µg/L)
|
Mercury (total)
|
0.012
|
Benzene
|
310
|
where:
µg/L
|
=
|
micrograms per liter
|
g)
Single-value standards apply at the following concentrations for these
substances:
Constituent
|
Unit
|
Standard
|
Barium (total)
|
mg/L
|
5.0
|
Chloride (total)
|
mg/L
|
500
|
Iron (dissolved)
|
mg/L
|
1.0
|
Phenols
|
mg/L
|
0.1
|
Selenium (total)
|
mg/L
|
1.0
|
Silver (total)
|
µg/L
|
5.0
|
where:
mg/L
|
=
|
milligram per liter and
|
µg/L
|
=
|
microgram per liter
|
h)
Water quality standards for sulfate are as follows:
1) At any point where water is withdrawn or
accessed for purposes of livestock watering, the average of sulfate
concentrations must not exceed 2,000 mg/L when measured at a representative
frequency over a 30-day period.
2)
The results of the following equations provide sulfate water quality standards
in mg/L for the specified ranges of
hardness (in mg/L as
CaCO
3) and chloride (in mg/L) and must be met at all
times:
A) If the
hardness concentration of
receiving waters is greater than or equal to 100 mg/L but less than or equal to
500 mg/L, and if the chloride concentration of waters is greater than or equal
to 25 mg/L but less than or equal to 500 mg/L, then:
C = [1276.7 +
5.508(hardness)
- 1.457(chloride)]
* 0.65
where:
C
|
=
|
sulfate concentration
|
B) If
the
hardness concentration of waters is greater than or equal to 100 mg/L but
less than or equal to 500 mg/L, and if the chloride concentration of waters is
greater than or equal to 5 mg/L but less than 25 mg/L, then:
C = [-57.478 +
5.79(hardness)
+ 54.163(chloride)]
* 0.65
where:
C
|
=
|
sulfate concentration
|
3) The following sulfate standards must be
met at all times when
hardness (in mg/L as CaCO
3) and
chloride (in mg/L) concentrations other than specified in subsection (h)(2) are
present:
A) If the hardness concentration of
waters is less than 100 mg/L or chloride concentration of waters is less than 5
mg/L, the sulfate standard is 500 mg/L.
B) If the hardness concentration of waters is
greater than 500 mg/L and the chloride concentration of waters is 5 mg/L or
greater, the sulfate standard is 2,000 mg/L.
C) If the combination of
hardness and
chloride concentrations of existing waters are not reflected in subsection
(h)(3)(A) or (B), the sulfate standard may be determined in a site-specific
rulemaking under section 303(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of
1972 (Clean Water Act), 33
U.S.C.
1313(c), and Federal
Regulations at 40 CFR
131.10(j)(2).