Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter445A Water Controls |
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL |
Standards for Water Quality |
NAC445A.1236. Standards for toxic materials applicable to designated waters.
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1. Except for waters which have site-specific standards for toxic materials or as otherwise provided in this section, the standards for toxic materials prescribed in subsection 2 are applicable to the waters specified in NAC 445A.123 to 445A.2234, inclusive. The following criteria apply to this section:
(a) If the standards are exceeded at a site and are not economically controllable, the Commission will review and may adjust the standards for the site.
(b) If a standard does not exist for each designated beneficial use, a person who plans to discharge waste must demonstrate that no adverse effect will occur to a designated beneficial use. If the discharge of a substance will lower the quality of the water, a person who plans to discharge waste must meet the requirements of NRS 445A.565.
(c) If a criterion is less than the detection limit of a method that is acceptable to the Division, laboratory results which show that the substance was not detected shall be deemed to show compliance with the standard unless other information indicates that the substance may be present.
2. The standards for toxic materials are:
Municipal or
Watering of
Chemical
Domestic Supply
Aquatic Life(1,2)
Irrigation
Livestock
(μg/l)
(μg/l)
(μg/l)
(μg/l)
INORGANIC CHEMICALS(3)
Antimony
146a
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Arsenic
50b
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100c
200d
1-hour average
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340e,(4)
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-
96-hour average
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150e,(4)
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Barium
2,000b
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-
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Beryllium
0a
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100c
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Boron
-
-
750a
5,000d
Cadmium
5b
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10d
50d
1-hour average
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(1.136672-{ln(hardness)(0.041838)})*e (1.0166{ln(hardness)} - 3.924) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(1.101672-{ln(hardness)(0.041838)})*e (0.7409{ln(hardness)} - 4.719) e,(4)
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Chromium (total)
100b
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100d
1,000d
Chromium (VI)
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-
-
-
1-hour average
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16e,(4)
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96-hour average
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11e,(4)
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Chromium (III)
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-
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-
1-hour average
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(0.316) * e (0.8190{ln(hardness)} + 3.7256) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(0.860) * e (0.8190{ln(hardness)} + 0.6848) e,(4)
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Copper
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200d
500d
1-hour average
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(0.960) * e (0.9422{ln(hardness)} - 1.700) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(0.960) * e (0.8545{ln(hardness)} - 1.702) e,(4)
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Cyanide
200a
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1-hour average
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22e,(5)
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-
96-hour average
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5.2e,(5)
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Fluoride
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-
1,000d
2,000d
Iron
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-
5,000d
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96-hour average
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1,000e
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Lead
50a,b
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5,000d
100d
1-hour average
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(1.46203-{ln(hardness)(0.145712)})*e (1.273{ln(hardness)} - 1.460) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(1.46203-{ln(hardness)(0.145712)})*e (1.273{ln(hardness)} - 4.705) e,(4)
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Manganese
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200d
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Mercury
2b
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10d
1-hour average
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1.4e,(4)
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-
96-hour average
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0.77e,(4)
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Molybdenum
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-
1-hour average
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6,160f
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96-hour average
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1,650f
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Nickel
13.4a
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200d
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1-hour average
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(0.998) * e (0.8460{ln(hardness)} + 2.255) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(0.997) * e (0.8460{ln(hardness)} + 0.0584) e,(4)
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Selenium
50b
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20d
50d
1-hour average
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20a
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-
96-hour average
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5.0e
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Silver
-
-
-
-
1-hour average
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(0.85) * e (1.72{ln(hardness)} - 6.59) e,(4)
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Sulfide (undissociated hydrogen sulfide)
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-
-
-
96-hour average
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2.0e
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-
Thallium
13a
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-
-
Zinc
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-
2,000d
25,000d
1-hour average
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(0.978) * e (0.8473{ln(hardness)} + 0.884) e,(4)
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96-hour average
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(0.986) * e (0.8473{ln(hardness)} + 0.884) e,(4)
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ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Acrolein
320a
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-
1-hour average
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3e
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-
96-hour average
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3e
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Aldrin
0a
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-
-
1-hour average
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3.0e
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-
alpha-Endosulfan
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-
-
-
1-hour average
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0.22e
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-
96-hour average
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0.056e
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beta-Endosulfan
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-
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-
1-hour average
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0.22e
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96-hour average
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0.056e
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Benzene
5b
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Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
34.7a
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Chlordane
0a
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-
-
1-hour average
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2.4e
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-
96-hour average
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0.0043e
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Chloroethylene
2b
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(vinyl chloride)
Chlorpyrifos
-
-
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-
1-hour average
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0.083e
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-
96-hour average
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0.041e
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2,4-D
100a,b
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DDT & metabolites
0a
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-
-
4,4’-DDT
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-
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-
1-hour average
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1.1e,(6)
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-
96-hour average
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0.001e,(6)
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Demeton
-
-
-
-
96-hour average
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0.1e
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Diazinon
-
-
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-
1-hour average
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0.17e
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96-hour average
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0.17e
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-
Dibutyl phthalate
34,000a
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-
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m-dichlorobenzene
400a
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o-dichlorobenzene
400a
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p-dichlorobenzene
75b
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-
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1,2-dichloroethane
5b
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-
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1,1-dichloroethylene
7b
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2,4-dichlorophenol
3,090a
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Dichloropropenes
87a
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Dieldrin
0a
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-
-
1-hour average
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0.24e
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96-hour average
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0.056e
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Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate
15,000a
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Diethyl phthalate
350,000a
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Dimethyl phthalate
313,000a
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4,6-dinitro-2-methylphenol
13.4a
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Dinitrophenols
70a
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Endosulfan
75a
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-
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Endrin
0.2b
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-
-
1-hour average
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0.086e
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96-hour average
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0.036e
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Ethylbenzene
1,400a
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Fluoranthene (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon)
42a
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Guthion
-
-
-
-
96-hour average
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0.01e
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Heptachlor
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-
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-
1-hour average
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0.52e
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96-hour average
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0.0038e
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Heptacholor Epoxide
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-
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-
1-hour average
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0.52e
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-
96-hour average
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0.0038e
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
206a
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Isophorone
5,200a
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Lindane
4b
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-
-
1-hour average
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0.95e
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Malathion
-
-
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-
96-hour average
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0.1e
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Methoxychlor
100a,b
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-
-
96-hour average
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0.03e
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Mirex
0a
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-
96-hour average
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0.001e
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Monochlorobenzene
488a
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Nitrobenzene
19,800a
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Nonylphenol
-
-
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1-hour average
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28e
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96-hour average
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6.6e
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Parathion
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-
1-hour average
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0.065a
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96-hour average
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0.013a
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Pentachlorophenol
1,010a
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1-hour average
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e1.005(pH) – 4.869e
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96-hour average
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e1.005(pH) – 5.134e
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Phenol
3,500a
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Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs)
0a
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-
-
96-hour average
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0.014e
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Silvex (2,4,5-TP)
10a,b
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-
Tetrachloromethane
5b
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(carbon tetrachloride)
Toluene
14,300a
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-
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Toxaphene
5b
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-
1-hour average
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0.73a
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-
96-hour average
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0.0002a
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Tributyltin (TBT)
-
-
-
-
1-hour average
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0.46e
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96-hour average
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0.072e
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-
1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA)
200b
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-
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Trichloroethylene (TCE)
5b
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Trihalomethanes (total)(7)
100b
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Footnotes:
(1) One-hour average and 96-hour average concentration limits may be exceeded only once every 3 years. See reference a.
(2) Aquatic life standards apply to surface waters only; “hardness” is expressed as mg/L CaCO3; and “e” refers to the base of the natural logarithm whose value is 2.718.
(3) The standards for metals are expressed as total recoverable, unless otherwise noted.
(4) This standard applies to the dissolved fraction.
(5) This standard is expressed as free cyanide.
(6) This standard applies to DDT and its metabolites (i.e., the total concentration of DDT and its metabolites should not exceed this value).
(7) The standard for trihalomethanes (TTHMs) is the sum of the concentration of bromodicholoromethane, dibromocholoromethane, tribromomethane (bromoform) and trichloromethane (chloroform). See reference b.
References:
a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pub. No. EPA 440/5-86-001, Quality Criteria for Water (Gold Book) (1986).
b. Federal Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), 40 C.F.R. §§ 141.11, 141.61 and 141.62 (1992).
c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pub. No. EPA 440/9-76-023, Quality Criteria for Water (Red Book) (1976).
d. National Academy of Sciences, Water Quality Criteria (Blue Book) (1972).
e. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, May 2009.
f. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Molybdenum, Tetra Tech, Inc., (June 2008).
(Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-13-85; A 9-25-90; 7-5-94; 11-29-95; R158-06, 9-18-2006; R160-06, 8-26-2008; R186-08, 12-17-2008; R129-12, 12-20-2012)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445A.144)