ML093280551
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| Issue date: | 08/31/2009 |
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Ch.93 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 2S § 93.4 F
Fishing-Use of the water for the legal taking of fish. For recreation or consumption.
WC Water Contact Sports-Use of the water for swimming and related activities.
E Esthetics-Use of the water as an esthetic setting to recreational pur suits.
Special Protection HQ High Quality Waters EV Exceptional Value Waters Other N
Navigation-Use of the water for the commercial transfer and trans port of persons, animals and goods.
Authority 111e provisions of this § 93.3 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of111e Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 93.3 amended Fcbmary 15,1985, effective February 16, 1985, 15 Pa.B.
544; amended July 16, 1999, effective July 17, 1999,29 Pa.B. 3720; amended November 17,2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059; amended May 15, 2009, effective May 16, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 2523. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (309705) to (309706) and (272017).
Cross Rererences This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 93.4c (relating to implementation of antidegradation require ments); 25 Pa. Code § 93.5 (relating to application of water quality criteria to discharge of pollut ants); 25 Pa. Code § 245.1 (relating to definitions); and 25 Pa. Code § 287.1 (relating to definitions).
§ 93.4. Statewide water uses.
(a)
Statewide water uses. Except when otherwise specified in law or regula tion, the uses set forth in Table 2 apply to all surface waters. These uses shall be protected in accordance with this chapter, Chapter 96 (relating to water quality standards implementation) and other applicable State and Federal laws and regu lations.
TABLE 2 Symbol Use Aquatic Life WWF Warm Water Fishes 93-9 (343941) No. 417 Aug. 09 Ch.93 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 2S § 93.4 F
Fishing-Use of the water for the legal taking of fish. For recreation or consumption.
WC Water Contact Sports-Use of the water for swimming and related activities.
E Esthetics-Use of the water as an esthetic setting to recreational pur-suits.
Special Protection HQ High Quality Waters EV Exceptional Value Waters Other N
Navigation-Use of the water for the commercial transfer and trans-port of persons, animals and goods.
Authority 111e provisions of this § 93.3 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of111e Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 93.3 amended Fcbmary 15,1985, effective February 16, 1985, 15 Pa.B.
544; amended July 16, 1999, effective July 17, 1999,29 Pa.B. 3720; amended November 17,2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059; amended May 15, 2009, effective May 16,2009, 39 Pa.B. 2523. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (309705) to (309706) and (272017).
Cross Rererences This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 93.4c (relating to implementation of antidegradation require-ments); 25 Pa. Code § 93.5 (relating to application of water quality criteria to discharge of pollut-ants); 25 Pa. Code § 245.1 (relating to definitions); and 25 Pa. Code § 287.1 (relating to definitions).
§ 93.4. Statewide water uses.
(a)
Statewide water uses. Except when otherwise specified in law or regula-tion, the uses set forth in Table 2 apply to all surface waters. These uses shall be protected in accordance with this chapter, Chapter 96 (relating to water quality standards implementation) and other applicable State and Federal laws and regu-lations.
TABLE 2 Symbol Use Aquatic Life WWF Warm Water Fishes 93-9 (343941) No. 417 Aug. 09
2S § 93.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pt. I Water Supply PWS Potable Water Supply IWS Industrial Water Supply LWS Livestock Water Supply AWS Wildlife Water Supply IRS Irrigation Recreation B
Boating F
Fishing WC Water Contact Sports E
Esthetics (b) Less restrictive uses. Less restrictive uses than those currently designated for particular waters listed in §§ 93.9a-93.9z may be adopted when it is dem onstrated that the designated use is more restrictive than the existing use, the use cannot be attained by implementing effluent limits required under sections 301(b) and 306 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.c.A. §§ 131l(b) and 1316) or implementing cost-effective and reasonable BMPs for nonpoint source control, and one or more of the following conditions exist:
(1)
Naturally occurring pollutant concentrations (natural quality) prevent the attainment of the use.
(2)
Natural, ephemeral, intennittent or low flow conditions or water levels prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of etl1uent discharges without violat ing State water conservation requirements to enable uses to be met.
(3)
Human caused conditions or sources of pollution prevent the attain ment of the use and cannot be remedied or would cause more environmental damage to correct than to leave in place.
(4)
Dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modifications preclude the attainment of the use, and it is not feasible to restore the water body to its original condition or to operate the modification in a way that would result in the attainment of the use.
(5)
Physical conditions related to the natural features of the water body, such as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the like, unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life uses.
(6)
Controls more stringent than those required by sections 301(b) and 306 of the Federal Clean Water Act would result in substantial and widespread eco nomic and social impact.
93-10 (343942) No.417 Aug. 09 Cop)'rlghI O 2009 Commonweallh of PenllsY/"tJJlia 2S § 93.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pt. I Water Supply PWS Potable Water Supply IWS Industrial Water Supply LWS Livestock Water Supply AWS Wildlife Water Supply IRS Irrigation Recreation B
Boating F
Fishing WC Water Contact Sports E
Esthetics (b) Less restrictive uses. Less restrictive uses than those currently designated for particular waters listed in §§ 93.9a-93.9z may be adopted when it is dem-onstrated that the designated use is more restrictive than the existing use, the use cannot be attained by implementing effluent limits required under sections 301(b) and 306 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.c.A. §§ 131l(b) and 1316) or implementing cost-effective and reasonable BMPs for nonpoint source control, and one or more of the following conditions exist:
(1)
Naturally occurring pollutant concentrations (natural quality) prevent the attainment of the use.
(2)
Natural, ephemeral, intennittent or low flow conditions or water levels prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent discharges without violat-ing State water conservation requirements to enable uses to be met.
(3)
Human caused conditions or sources of pollution prevent the attain-ment of the use and cannot be remedied or would cause more environmental damage to correct than to leave in place.
(4)
Dams, diversions or other types of hydrologic modifications preclude the attainment of the use, and it is not feasible to restore the water body to its original condition or to operate the modification in a way that would result in the attainment of the use.
(5)
Physical conditions related to the natural features of the water body, such as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the like, unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life uses.
(6)
Controls more stringent than those required by sections 301(b) and 306 of the Federal Clean Water Act would result in substantial and widespread eco-nomic and social impact.
93-10 (343942) No.417 Aug. 09 Cop)'rlghI O 2009 Commonweallh of PenllsY/"tJJlia
Ch. 93 Parameter Temperature SYMBOL:
Symbol CRITICAL USE:
PERIOD January 1-31 February 1-29 March 1-31 April 1-15 April 16-30 May 1-15 May 16-31 June 1-15 Junc 16-30 July 1-31 August 1-15 August 16-30 September I-IS September 16-30 October 1-15 October 16-31 November 1-15 November 16-30 December 1-31 Parameter Symbol Total Dissolved TDS Solids Total Residual TRC Chlorine WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Criteria Maximum temperatures in the receiving water body resulting from heated waste sources regu lated under Chapters 92, 96 and other sources where temperature limits are necessary to protect designated and existing uses. Additionally, thcse wastes may not result in a change by more than 2°F during a I-hour period.
TEMP] WWF 25 § 93.7 Critical Use See the following table.
- TEMP, TEMPERATURE TEMP; CWF OF TSF 38 40 40 38 40 40 42 46 46 48 52 52 52 58 58 54 64 64 58 72 68 60 80 70 64 84 72 66 87 74 66 87 80 66 87 87 64 84 84 60 78 78 54 72 72 50 66 66 46 58 58 42 50 50 40 42 42 Criteria Critical Use*
500 mg/\\ as a monthly average value; maximum PWS 750 mg/1.
Four-day average 0.011 mg/I; I-hour average
- CWF, 0.019 mg/1.
- WWF, TSF, MF
- Critical Use: The designated or existing use the criteria are designed to protect.
More stringent site-specific criteria may be developed to protect other more sen sitive, intervening uses.
(b)
Table 4 contains specific water quality criteria that apply to the water uses to be protected. When the symbols listed in Table 4 appear in the Water Uses Protected column in §§ 93.9a-93.9z, they have the meaning listed in the sec ond column of Table 4. Exceptions to these standardized groupings will be indi-93-21 (343953) No. 417 Aug. 09 Ch. 93 Parameter Temperature SYMBOL:
Symbol CRITICAL USE:
PERIOD January 1-31 February 1-29 March 1-31 April 1-15 April 16-30 May 1-15 May 16-31 June 1-15 June 16-30 July 1-31 August 1-15 August 16-30 September I-IS September 16-30 October 1-15 October 16-31 November 1-15 November 16-30 December 1-31 Parameter Symbol Total Dissolved TDS Solids Total Residual TRC Chlorine WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Criteria Maximum temperatures in the receiving water body resulting from heated waste sources regu-lated under Chapters 92, 96 and other sourccs where temperature limits are necessary to protect designated and existing uses. Additionally, thcse wastes may not result in a change by more than 2°F during a I-hour period.
TEMP] WWF 25 § 93.7 Critical Use-Sec the following table.
- TEMP, TEMPERATURE TEMP; CWF of TSF 38 40 40 38 40 40 42 46 46 48 52 52 52 58 58 54 64 64 58 72 68 60 80 70 64 84 72 66 87 74 66 87 80 66 87 87 64 84 84 60 78 78 54 72 72 50 66 66 46 58 58 42 50 50 40 42 42 Criteria Critical Use*
500 mg/\\ as a monthly average value; maximum PWS 750 mg/1.
Four-day average 0.011 mg/I; I-hour average
- CWF, 0.019 mg/1.
- WWF, TSF, MF
- Critical Use: The designated or existing use the criteria are designed to protect.
More stringent site-specific criteria may be developed to protect other more sen-sitive, intervening uses.
(b)
Table 4 contains specific water quality criteria that apply to the water uses to be protected. When the symbols listed in Table 4 appear in the Water Uses Protected column in §§ 93.9a-93.9z, they have the meaning listed in the sec-ond column of Table 4. Exceptions to these standardized groupings will be indi-93-21 (343953) No. 417 Aug. 09
25 § 93.7 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pt. I cated on a stream-by-stream or segment-by-segment basis by the words "Add" or "Delete" followed by the appropriate symbols described elsewhere in this chapter.
WWF CWF Symbol TSF HQ-WWF HQ-CWF HQ-TSF EV TABLE 4 Water Uses Protected Statewide list Statewide list plus Cold Water Fish Statewide list plus Trout Stocking Statewide list plus High Quality Waters Statewide list plus High Quality Waters and Cold Water Fish Statewide list plus High Quality Waters and Trout Stocking Statewide list plus Exceptional Value Waters Specific Criteria D02 and Temp2 DOl and TemPI D03 and Temp3 DOl and TcmP2 D04 and TempI DO I and TemP3 Existing quality (c)
The list of specific water quality criteria does not include all possible substances that could cause pollution. For substances not listed, the general cri terion that these substances may not be inimical or injurious to the existing or designated water uses applies. The Department will develop a criterion for any substance not listed in Table 3 that is detemlined to be inimical or injurious to existing or designated water uses using the best available scientific information, as determined by the Department.
(d) If the Department determines that natural quality of a surface water seg ment is of lower quality than the applicable aquatic life criteria in Table 3 or 5, the natural quality shall constitute the aquatic life criteria for that segment. All draft natural quality determinations will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulle tin and be subject to a minimum 30-day comment period. The Department will maintain a publicly available list of surface waters and parameters where this subsection applies, and will, from time to time, submit appropriate amendments to §§ 93.9a-93.9z.
Authority The provisions of this § 93.7 amended under sections 5(b)(I) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b)(I) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 93.7 amended through March 8, 1985, effective February 16, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 907; amended March 10, 1989, effective March II, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 968; amended February 11, 1994, effective February 12, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 832; amended April 3, 1998, effective November 4, 1995, 28 Pa.B. 1633; amended July 16, 1999, effective July 17. 1999,29 Pa.B. 3720; amended November 17,2000, effective November 18,2000,30 Pa.B. 6059; amended February 11,2005, effective Febru ary 12, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1197; amended January 5, 2007, effective January 6, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 11; amended May \\5,2009, effective May 16,2009, 39 Pa.B. 2523. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (336598) and (324879) to (324882) and (309713).
93-22 (343954) No.417 Aug. 09 Copyright c 2009 CommOllweoilh of Pennsylvania 25 § 93.7 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pt. I cated on a stream-by-stream or segment-by-segment basis by the words "Add" or "Delete" followed by the appropriate symbols described elsewhere in this chapter.
WWF CWF Symbol TSF HQ-WWF HQ-CWF HQ-TSF EV TABLE 4 Water Uses Protected Statewide list Statewide list plus Cold Water Fish Statewide list plus Trout Stocking Statewide list plus High Quality Waters Statewide list plus High Quality Waters and Cold Water Fish Statewide list plus High Quality Waters and Trout Stocking Statewide list plus Exceptional Value Waters Specific Criteria 002 and Temp2 001 and TemPI 003 and Temp3 001 and TemP2 004 and TempI Existing quality (c)
The list of specific water quality criteria does not include all possible substances that could cause pollution. For substances not listed, the general cri-terion that these substances may not be inimical or injurious to the existing or designated water uses applies. The Department will develop a criterion for any substance not listed in Table 3 that is detemlined to be inimical or injurious to existing or designated water uses using the best available scientific information, as determined by the Department.
(d) If the Department determines that natural quality of a surface water seg-ment is of lower quality than the applicable aquatic life criteria in Table 3 or 5, the natural quality shall constitute the aquatic life criteria for that segment. All draft natural quality determinations will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulle-tin and be subject to a minimum 30-day comment period. The Department will maintain a publicly available list of surface waters and parameters where this subsection applies, and will, from time to time, submit appropriate amendments to §§ 93.9a-93.9z.
Authority The provisions of this § 93.7 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b)(I) and 691.402); and section I 920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 93.7 amended through March 8, 1985, effective February 16, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 907; amended March 10, 1989, effective March II, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 968; amended February 11, 1994, effective February 12, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 832; amended April 3, 1998, effective November 4, 1995, 28 Pa.B. 1633; amended July 16, 1999, effective July 17. 1999,29 Pa.B. 3720; amended November 17,2000, effective November 18,2000,30 Pa.B. 6059; amended February 11,2005, effective Febru-ary 12, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1197; amended January 5, 2007, effective January 6, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 11; amended May 15, 2009, effective May 16,2009, 39 Pa.B. 2523. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (336598) and (324879) to (324882) and (309713).
93-22 (343954) No.417 Aug. 09 Copyright c 2009 Commollwealth of Pennsylvania