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Ch.93 Ch.93 WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY STANDARDSSTANDARDS 2S § 2S § 93.4 93.4 F
F Fishing-Fishing- Use Use of of the the water water forfor the the legal legal taking taking of of fish.
fish. For For recreation recreation or consumption.
or consumption.
WC WC Water Contact Water Contact Sports-Use Sports-Use of of the the water water forfor swimming swimming and and related related activities.
activities.
E E Esthetics-Esthetics- Use Use of of the the water water as as an an esthetic esthetic setting setting to to recreational recreational pur- pur suits.
suits.
Special Protection Special Protection HQ HQ High Quality High Quality Waters Waters EV EV Exceptional Value Exceptional Value Waters Waters Other Other N
N Navigation-Use Navigation-Use of of thethe water water for for the the commercial commercial transfer transfer and and trans-trans of persons, port of port persons, animals animals and and goods.
goods.
Authority Authority 111e provisions of 111e provisions of this this §§ 93.3 93.3 amended amended underunder sections sections 5(b)(1) 5(b)(1) and and 402 402 of111e of111e Clean Clean Streams Streams Law Law (35 P.
(35 S. §§ P. S. 691.5(b)(1) and
§§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402);
691.402); andand section section 1920-A 1920-A of of The The Administrative Administrative CodeCode ofof 1929 1929 (71 (71 P. § 510-20).
S. § P. S. 5 10-20).
Source Source The provisions of The provisions of this this §§ 93.3 93.3 amended amended Fcbmary Fcbmary 15,1985, 15,1985, effective effective February February 16,16, 1985, 1985, 15 15 Pa.B.
Pa.B.
544; 544; amended amended July 16, 1999, July 16, 1999, effective effective July July 17, 17, 1999,29 1999,29 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 3720; 3720; amended amended November November 17,2000, 17,2000, effective November effective November 18, 18, 2000, 2000, 30 30 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 6059; 6059; amended amended May May 15, 15, 2009, 2009, effective effective May 16, 2009, 39 May 16,2009, 39 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 2523.
2523. Immediately Immediately preceding preceding text text appears appears at at serial serial pages pages (309705)
(309705) to to (309706)
(309706) andand (272017).
(272017).
Cross Cross Rererences Rererences This This section cited in section cited 25 Pa.
in 25 Pa. Code Code § § 93.4c 93.4c (relating (relating to to implementation implementation of of antidegradation antidegradation require-require ments); 25 ments); 25 Pa.
Pa. Code Code §§ 93.5 93.5 (relating (relating to application of to application of water water quality quality criteria criteria to to discharge discharge ofof pollut-pollut ants); 25 ants); 25 Pa.
Pa. Code Code § § 245.1 245.1 (relating to definitions);
(relating to definitions) ; and and 25 25 Pa.
Pa. Code Code § § 287.1 287.1 (relating (relating to to definitions).
definitions).
§§ 93.4.
93.4. Statewide Statewide water water uses.
uses.
(a) Statewide water (a) Statewide water uses.
uses. Except Except when when otherwise otherwise specified specified in in law law oror regula-regula tion, the uses tion, the uses set set forth forth inin Table Table 2 2 apply apply to to all all surface surface waters.
waters. These These usesuses shall shall bebe protected in protected in accordance accordance with with this this chapter, chapter, Chapter Chapter 96 96 (relating (relating to to water water quality quality standards implementation) standards implementation) and and other other applicable applicable StateState and and Federal Federal laws laws and and regu-regu lations.
lations.
TABLE 2 TABLE 2 Symbol Symbol Use Use Aquatic Life Aquatic Life WWF WWF Warm Water Warm Water Fishes Fishes 93-9 93-9 (343941)
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Water Supply Water Supply PWS PWS Potable Water Potable Water Supply Supply IWS IWS Industrial Water Industrial Water Supply Supply LWS LWS Livestock Water Livestock Water Supply Supply AWS AWS Wildlife Water Wildlife Water Supply Supply IRS IRS Irrigation Irrigation Recreation Recreation B
B Boating Boating F
F Fishing Fishing WC WC Water Contact Water Contact Sports Sports E
E Esthetics Esthetics (b) Less restrictive (b) Less restrictive uses.
uses. Less Less restrictive restrictive uses uses than than those those currently currently designated designated for particular for particular waters waters listed listed inin §§
§§ 93.9a-93.9a- 93.9z 93.9z may may be be adopted adopted whenwhen it it is is dem-dem onstrated that onstrated that the the designated designated use is more use is more restrictive restrictive than than the the existing existing use, use, the the use use cannot be cannot be attained attained by by implementing implementing effluenteffluent limits limits required required underunder sections sections 301(b) 301(b) and 306 and 306 ofof the the Federal Federal Clean Clean Water Water Act Act (33 (33 U.S.c.A.
U.S.c.A. §§ §§ 131l(b) 131l(b) andand 1316) 1316) or or implementing cost-effective implementing cost-effective and and reasonable reasonable BMPs BMPs for for nonpoint nonpoint source source control, control, and one and one or or more more ofof the the following following conditions conditions exist:
exist:
Naturally occurring (1) Naturally (1) occurring pollutant pollutant concentrations concentrations (natural quality) prevent (natural quality) prevent the the attainment attainment of of the the use.
use.
(2) Natural, (2) Natural, ephemeral, ephemeral, intennittent intennittent or or low low flow flow conditions conditions or or water water levels levels prevent the prevent the attainment attainment of of the the use, use, unless unless these these conditions conditions may may bebe compensated compensated for by for by the the discharge discharge ofof sufficient sufficient volume volume of of effluent etl1uent discharges discharges without without violat-violat ing State ing State water water conservation conservation requirements requirements to to enable enable uses uses to to be be met.
met.
(3) Human (3) Human caused caused conditions conditions or or sources sources of of pollution pollution prevent prevent thethe attain-attain ment of ment of the the use use and and cannot cannot be be remedied remedied or or would would causecause moremore environmental environmental damage to damage to correct correct than than toto leave leave in in place.
place.
(4) Dams, (4) Dams, diversions diversions or or other other types types of of hydrologic hydrologic modifications modifications preclude preclude the attainment the attainment of of the the use, use, and and itit is is not not feasible feasible to to restore restore the the water water body body to to its its original condition original condition or or to to operate operate the the modification modification in in aa way way thatthat would would result result in in the attainment the attainment of of the the use.
use.
(5) Physical (5) Physical conditions conditions related related to to the the natural natural features features of of the the water water body, body, such as such as the the lack of aa proper lack of proper substrate, substrate, cover, cover, flow, flow, depth, depth, pools, pools, riffles, riffles, andand the the like, unrelated like, unrelated to to water water quality, quality, preclude preclude attainment attainment of of aquatic aquatic life life uses.
uses.
(6) Controls (6) Controls moremore stringent stringent thanthan those those required required by by sections sections 301(b) 301(b) and and 306306 of the of the Federal Federal Clean Clean Water Water Act Act would would result result inin substantial substantial and and widespread widespread eco- eco nomic and nomic and social social impact.
impact.
93-10 93-10 (343942) No.417 (343942) No.417 Aug.Aug. 09 09 Cop)'rlghI O Cop)'rlghI O 2009 2009 Commonweallh Commonweallh of of PenllsY/"tJJlia PenllsY/"tJJlia
Ch. 93 Ch. 93 WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY STANDARDSSTANDARDS 25 § 25 § 93.7 93.7 Parameter Parameter Symbol Symbol Criteria Criteria Critical Use Critical Use-Temperature Temperature Maximum Maximum temperatures temperatures in the receiving in the receiving water water See Sec the the body body resulting resulting from from heated waste sources heated waste sources regu regu- following following lated under Chapters lated under Chapters 92,92, 9696 and and other other sourccs sources table.
table.
where temperature where temperature limits limits are are necessary necessary toto protect protect designated and designated and existing existing uses.
uses. Additionally, Additionally, thcse thcse wastes may wastes may not not result result in in aa change change byby more more than than 2°F during 2°F during aa I-hour I-hour period.
period.
SYMBOL:
SYMBOL: TEMP] WWF TEMP] WWF CRITICAL USE:
CRITICAL USE: TEMP, TEMP, TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE TEMP; TEMP; PERIOD PERIOD CWF CWF OF of TSF TSF January 1-31 January 1-31 38 38 40 40 40 40 February 1-29 February 1-29 38 38 40 40 40 40 March 1-31 March 1-31 42 42 46 46 46 46 April 1-15 April 1-15 48 48 52 52 52 52 April 16-30 April 16-30 52 52 58 58 58 58 May May 1-15 1-15 54 54 64 64 64 64 May 16-31 May 16-31 58 58 72 72 68 68 June June 1-15 1-15 60 60 80 80 70 70 Junc 16-30 June 16-30 64 64 84 84 72 72 July 1-31 July 1-31 66 66 87 87 74 74 August 1-15 August 1-15 66 66 87 87 80 80 August 16-30 August 16-30 66 66 87 87 87 87 September September I-IS I-IS 64 64 84 84 84 84 September September 16-3016-30 60 60 78 78 78 78 October 1-15 October 1-15 54 54 72 72 72 72 October 16-31 October 16-31 50 50 66 66 66 66 November November 1-15 1-15 46 46 58 58 58 58 November November 16-30 16-30 42 42 50 50 50 50 December December 1-31 1-31 40 40 42 42 42 42 Parameter Parameter Symbol Symbol Criteria Criteria Critical Use*
Critical Use*
Total Dissolved TDS Total Dissolved TDS 500 500 mg/\ as aa monthly mg/\ as average value; monthly average value; maximum maximum PWS PWS Solids Solids 750 mg/1.
750 mg/1.
Total Total Residual Residual TRC TRC Four-day average Four-day average 0.011 mg/I; I-hour 0.011 mg/I; I-hour average average CWF, CWF, Chlorine Chlorine 0.019 mg/1.
0.019 mg/1. WWF, WWF, TSF, TSF, MFMF
- Critical Critical Use:
Use: The The designated designated or or existing existing useuse the the criteria criteria are are designed designed to to protect.
protect.
More stringent site-specific More stringent site-specific criteria criteria may may be be developed developed to to protect protect other other more more sen-sen sitive, intervening sitive, intervening uses.
uses.
(b) Table (b) Table 44 contains contains specific specific water water quality quality criteria criteria that that apply apply toto the the water water uses uses to be protected.
to be protected. When When thethe symbols symbols listed listed inin Table Table 44 appear appear inin the the Water Water UsesUses Protected column in Protected column in §§
§§ 93.9a-93.9z, 93 .9a- 93.9z, they they have have the the meaning meaning listed listed in in the the sec-sec ond column ond column of of Table Table 4.
- 4. Exceptions Exceptions to to these these standardized standardized groupings groupings will will be be indi-indi-93-21 93-21 (343953) No.
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cated cated on on aa stream-by-stream stream-by-stream or or segment-by-segment segment-by-segment basis basis by by the the words words "Add""Add" or "Delete" or "Delete" followed followed by by the the appropriate appropriate symbols symbols described described elsewhere elsewhere in in this this chapter.
chapter.
TABLE 44 TABLE Symbol Symbol Water Uses Water Uses Protected Protected Specific Specific Criteria Criteria WWF WWF Statewide list Statewide list D02 00 2 and and Temp2 Temp2 CWF CWF Statewide list Statewide list plus plus Cold Cold Water Water FishFish DOl and 001 and TemPI TemPI TSF TSF Statewide list Statewide plus Trout list plus Stocking Trout Stocking D033 and 00 and Temp3 Temp3 HQ-WWF HQ-WWF Statewide list Statewide list plus plus High High Quality Quality Waters Waters DOl and 001 TcmP2 and TemP2 HQ-CWF HQ-CWF Statewide list Statewide list plus plus High High Quality Quality Waters Waters andand D044 and 00 and TempI TempI Cold Water Cold Water FishFish HQ-TSF HQ-TSF Statewide list Statewide list plus plus High High Quality Quality Waters Waters and and DO I and TemP3 Trout Stocking Trout Stocking EV EV Statewide list Statewide list plus plus Exceptional Exceptional Value Value Waters Waters Existing Existing quality quality (c) The (c) The list list of of specific specific waterwater quality quality criteria criteria does does not not include include all all possible possible substances substances that that could could cause cause pollution.
pollution. For For substances substances not not listed, listed, the the general general cri- cri terion that terion that these these substances substances may may not not bebe inimical inimical or or injurious injurious to to the the existing existing or or designated water designated water uses uses applies.
applies. The The Department Department will will develop develop aa criterion criterion for for any any substance not substance not listed listed in in Table Table 33 that that isis detemlined detemlined to to bebe inimical inimical or or injurious injurious to to existing or existing or designated designated water water usesuses using using the the best best available available scientific scientific information, information, as determined as determined by by the the Department.
Department.
(d) If (d) If the the Department Department determines determines that that natural natural quality quality of of aa surface surface water water seg-seg ment is ment of lower is of lower quality quality thanthan thethe applicable applicable aquaticaquatic lifelife criteria criteria inin Table Table 33 or or 5,5, the natural the natural quality quality shall shall constitute constitute the the aquatic aquatic life life criteria criteria for for that that segment.
segment. All All draft natural draft natural quality quality determinations determinations will will be be published published in in the Pennsylvania Bulle-the Pennsylvania Bulle tin and tin and be be subject subject to to aa minimum minimum 30-day 30-day comment comment period.period. The The Department Department will will maintain aa publicly maintain publicly available available list list of of surface surface waterswaters and and parameters parameters where where this this subsection applies, subsection applies, and and will, will, from from time time to to time, time, submit submit appropriate appropriate amendments amendments
§§ 93.9a-93.9z.
to §§ to 93.9a-93.9z.
Authority Authority The provisions of The provisions of this this § 93.7 93.7 amended amended under under sections sections 5(b)(1) 5(b)(I) and and 402 402 of of The The Clean Clean Streams Streams LawLaw (35 P.
(35 P. S.
S. §§
§§ 691.5(b)(I) 691.5(b)(I) andand 691.402);
691.402); and and section section 1920-A I 920-A ofof The The Administrative Administrative CodeCode ofof 1929 1929 (71 (71 P. S.
P. § 510-20).
S. § 510-20).
Source Source The provisions of The provisions of this this § 93.7 93.7 amended amended through through March March 8, 8, 1985, 1985, effective effective February February 16,16, 1985, 1985, 1515 Pa.B. 907; Pa.B. 907; amended amended March March 10, 10, 1989, 1989, effective effective March March II, II, 1989, 1989, 19 19 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 968; 968; amended amended February February 11, 11, 1994, effective 1994, effective February February 12,12, 1994, 1994, 2424 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 832; 832; amended amended AprilApril 3, 3, 1998, 1998, effective effective November November 4, 4, 1995, 1995, 28 Pa.B.
28 Pa.B. 1633; 1633; amended amended JulyJuly 16, 16, 1999, 1999, effective effective July July 17.17. 1999,29 1999,29 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 3720; 3720; amended amended November November 17,2000, effective 17,2000, effective November November 18,2000,30 18,2000,30 Pa.B.Pa.B. 6059; 6059; amended amended February February 11,2005, 11,2005, effective effective Febru-Febru ary 12, ary 12, 2005, 2005, 35 35 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 1197; 1197; amended amended January January 5, 5, 2007, 2007, effective January 6, effective January 6, 2007, 2007, 37 37 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 11;11; amended May amended May 15,
\5,2009, effective May 2009, effective May 16,2009, 16,2009, 39 39 Pa.B.
Pa.B. 2523.
2523. Immediately Immediately preceding preceding text text appears appears at serial at serial pages pages (336598)
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