NAC445A.1316. Black Rock Region: Quinn River (the slough).

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the Quinn River from the Oregon-Nevada state line in section 31, T. 48 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M., to the confluence with the main tributary of the Quinn River at the south line of section 17, T. 47 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M., except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation. This segment of the Quinn River is located in Humboldt County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Quinn River (the slough)

PARAMETER	REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN EXISTING HIGHER QUALITY		WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL USES		Beneficial Usea
					Livestock	Irrigation	Aquatic	Contact	Noncontact	Municipal	Industrial	Wildlife	Aesthetic	Enhance	Marsh
Beneficial Uses					X	X	X		X		X	X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
pH - SU			S.V.	6.0 - 9.0	X	X	*				X	*
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l			S.V.	≥ 3.0	X		*		X			X
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l			b				*
E. coli - No./100 ml			A.G.M.	≤ 630					*

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

^a     Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1282 for beneficial use terminology.

^b     The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R129-10, 1-13-2011)