Notes on Draft Table 30:

Proposed changes to the Toxic Substances rule reflect the movement of all the aquatic life criteria from Tables 20, 33A, and 33B into one new aquatic life criteria table, Table 30. As a result of this movement, Tables 20, 33A, and 33B are no longer needed and are proposed to be deleted from the toxics rule in OAR 340-041-0033. Table 30 contains the criteria from Tables 33A and 33B (adopted by the EQC in 2004) that EPA approved in January 2013, and the prior Table 20 criteria in those cases where EPA disapproved criteria from Table 33A or Table 33B. When a standard submitted to EPA by the state is disapproved by EPA, the previously effective standard remains in effect for federal Clean Water Act purposes. The criteria in black or dark blue type (i.e. not redline strikethrough) in Table 30 have been effective since EPA approval or represent criteria that did not change. These criteria do not need further Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) adoption or EPA approval. Conversely, the redline/strikethrough proposed changes to Table 30 reflect corrections or clarifications to criteria, footnotes, or introductory language (originally associated with or contained in Tables 20, 33A, or 33B) needed to respond to EPA disapproval or to provide further clarifications on the toxics tables or rule language. These changes must be adopted by the EQC and approved by EPA before they become effective. The language portrayed in grey is explanatory in nature, intended to help the reader understand the changes and the table from where the criteria originated from. Criteria tables may now be attached to the Oregon Administrative Rules in the Secretary of State Bulletin; therefore, proposed changes found at the end of the Toxic Substances rule state that Tables 30 and 40 (human health toxics criteria) will be attached as PDF documents.

The aquatic life toxics Tables 20, 33A, and 33B that are submitted to the EQC for adoption and to the Secretary of State for filing will show strikethrough in their entirety because the tables will be deleted from the Toxics Rule. Because Table 30 will be a completely new table, the Secretary of State requires that the entire table be shown in red/underline text. Therefore, the format below displays an alternate format that shows how the proposed changes differ from Tables 20, 33A, and 33B, so that the reader can more clearly see the changes.

TABLE 30: Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants

Effective [EPA Approval XXXXXX]

Aquatic Life Criteria Summary

The concentration for each compound listed in Table 303A is a criterion not to be exceeded in waters of the state in order to protect aquatic life. All values are expressed as micrograms per liter (µg/L) except where noted. Compounds are listed in alphabetical order with the corresponding information: EPA number (from National Recommended Water Quality Criteria: 2002, EPA-822-R-02-047), the the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, whether there is a human health criterion for the pollutant (i.e. “y”= yes, “n” = no), and the associated. aquatic life freshwater and saltwater acute and chronic criteria, aquatic life saltwater acute and chronic criteria . Pollutants which are italicized are non-priority pollutants, all other pollutants are priority pollutants.

Unless otherwise noted in the table below, the acute criteria refer to the Criterion Maximum Concentration (CMC) and are applied as a one hour average concentration and the chronic criteria refer to the Criterion Continuous Concentration (CCC) and are applied as a 96 hour (4 day) average concentration for 96 hours (4 days).The CMC and CCC criteria should not be exceeded more than once every three years. Footnote A, associated with eleven pesticide pollutants in Table 30, describes the exception to the frequency and duration stated in this paragraph.

Note on edits above: The paragraph above originated from the introductory language in Tables 33A and 33B. Redline text generally reflects proposed clarifying language. The last sentence referencing Footnote A (previously Footnote O in Tables 33A and 33B) will address EPA’s disapproval of 11 pesticides that have different frequencies and durations than the other toxic pollutants. EPA’s disapproval of 11 pesticides related to the frequency and duration language that was added to the introductory language in Tables 33A and 33B. EPA’s action letter indicated that when DEQ added the frequency and duration language to the introduction, it had the effect of changing the frequency and duration for the 11 pesticides. DEQ believed the introductory language in Table 33A with regards to the frequency and duration of a criterion was general in nature and that Footnote “O” for the pesticides would have superseded this general statement. It is DEQ’s intention that by adding the last sentence to the introductory paragraph above that it would be clearer that Footnote A (previously Footnote O) would override the frequency and duration language associated with the other aquatic toxic pollutants. Although EPA did not disapprove Footnote O, DEQ proposes to provide further clarification. See those revisions in Table 30 as re-named Footnote A.

	Pollutant	CAS No.		Human Health Criterion	Freshwater (µg/L)		Saltwater (µg/L)
					Acute Criterion (CMC)	Chronic Criterion (CCC)	Acute Criterion (CMC)	Chronic Criterion (CCC)
1	Aldrin	309002		y	3 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.	--	1.3A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	--
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
2	Alkalinity			n	--	20,000 B [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	--
B Criterion shown is the minimum (i.e. CCC in water may not be below this value in order to protect aquatic life).
3					[From Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to delete criterion from table.   EPA disapproved criterion and there is no replacement criterion in Table 20.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking	[From Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to delete criterion from table.   EPA disapproved criterion and there is no replacement criterion in Table 20.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking	--	--
3	Ammonia	7664417		n	Criteria are pH, temperature, and life stage dependent-- See document USEPA January 1985 (Fresh Water).M [From Table 20]   EPA disapproved Table 33B criteria—revert back to Table 20 criteria. Criteria do not need EQC adoption or EPA approval.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking		Ammonia criteria for saltwater may depend on pH and temperature. Values for saltwater criteria (total ammonia) can be calculated from the tables specified in Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia (Saltwater)--1989 (EPA 440/5-88-004; http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/current/index.cfm [From Table 33A]   EPA approved non-substantive changes to footnote. No change to criterion.   DEQ proposing to update footnote with corrected website.
M See expanded footnote M equations at bottom of Table 30 to calculate freshwater ammonia criteria DEQ is proposing to add the equations from the 1985 and 1989 criteria documents for easier reference
4	Arsenic			n	340 C, D [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20. EPA did not take action on this criterion.	150 C, D [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20. EPA did not take action on this criterion.	69 C, D [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. EPA did not take action on this criterion.	36 C, D [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. EPA did not take action on this criterion.
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] D Criterion is applied as total arsenic (i.e. arsenic (III) + arsenic (V)). [Footnote originated in Table 33B and re-proposed here]
5	BHC Gamma (Lindane)	58899		y	0.95 [From Table 33A]   approved and effective	0.08 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.   Email to EPA asking where this magnitude came from—EPA does not have a criterion and DEQ never had a footnote associated w/it	0.16A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
6	Cadmium	7440439		n	3.9 E [from Table 20]   EPA disapproved Table 33B criterion—revert back to Table 20 criterion. Criterion does not need EQC adoption or EPA approval.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking.	See C, F [from Table 33B]   approved and effective	40 C [From Table 33B   approved and effective	8.8 C [From Table 33B   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum). [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] E The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. The value given here corresponds to a hardness of 100 mg/L. To calculate the criterion based on other hardness values, use formula under expanded Footnote E at bottom of Table 30. F The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30.
7	Chlordane	57749		n	2.4 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.	0.0043 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.	0.09 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval.	0.004 A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval. Note: original 1986 crit is 0.0040
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
8	Chloride	16887006		n	860,000 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	230,000 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	--
9	Chlorine	7782505		n	19 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	11 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	13 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	7.5 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
10	Chlorpyrifos	2921882		n	0.083 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.041 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.011 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.0056 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
11	Chromium VI	18540299		n	16 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	11 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	1100C [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20 as total recoverable EPA did not take action on this criterion.	50C [From 2004 Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to re-adopt this criterion which was previously adopted in 2004 from Table 33B, but was inadvertently removed during the 2007 rule adoptions. Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20 as total recoverable EPA did not take action on this criterion.
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum). [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.]
12	Chromium III	16065831 [check w/ EPA]		n	See C, F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	See C, F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	--	--
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] F The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30.
13	Copper	7440508		n	18 E [from Table 20]   EPA disapproved Table 33B criterion—revert back to Table 20 criterion. Criterion does not need EQC adoption or EPA approval.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking.	12 E [from Table 20]   EPA disapproved Table 33B criterion—revert back to Table 20 criterion. Criterion does not need EQC adoption or EPA approval.   DEQ will propose remedies to address disapproval in a subsequent rulemaking.	4.8 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	3.1 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] E The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. The value given here corresponds to a hardness of 100 mg/L. To calculate the criterion based on other hardness values, use formula under expanded Footnote E at bottom of Table 30.
14	Cyanide	57125		y	22 J [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	5.2 J [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	1 J [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	1 J [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
J This criterion is expressed as µg free cyanide (CN)/L.
15	DDT 4,4'	50293		y	1.1A , G [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.001A, G [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval   Note 1986 crit is 0.0010	0.13A, G [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.001A, G [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval   Note 1986 crit is 0.0010
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion. G This criterion applies to DDT and its metabolites (i.e. the total concentration of DDT and its metabolites should not exceed this value).
16	Demeton	8065483		n	--	0.1 [From Table 33B] no change in criterion	--	0.1 [From Table 33B] no change in criterion
17	Dieldrin	60571		y	0.24 [From Table 33A]   approved and effective	0.056 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.71A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0019A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
18	Endosulfan	115297		n	0.22 A , H P [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.056 A , H P [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.034 A , H P [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0087 A, H P [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion. H This value is based on the criterion published in Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Endosulfan (EPA 440/5-80-046) and should be applied as the sum of alpha- and beta-endosulfan.   P Criterion shown is the minimum (i.e. CCC in water should not be below this value in order to protect aquatic life). [Incorrect footnote per EPA--associated w/alkalinity criterion. Replace with Footnote A above]
19	Endosulfan Alpha	959988		y	0.22A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.056A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.034A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0087A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
20	Endosulfan Beta	33213659		y	0.22A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.056A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.034A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0087A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
21	Endrin	72208		y	0.086 [From Table 33A]   approved and effective	0.036 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.037A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0023A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
22	Guthion	86500		n	--	0.01 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	0.01 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
23	Heptachlor	76448		y	0.52A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0038A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.053A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0036A [From Table 20]   DEQ proposing to retain currently effective magnitude and clarify frequency, duration and footnote.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
24	Heptachlor Epoxide	1024573		y	0.52A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0038A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.053A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	0.0036A [From Table 33A]   DEQ proposing to retain magnitude originally submitted in 2004 and clarify frequency, duration and footnote. No replacement criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval
A See expanded footnote A at bottom of Table 30 for alternate frequency and duration of this criterion.
25	Iron (total)	7439896		n	--	1000 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	--
26	Lead	7439921		n	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	210 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	8.1 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] F The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30.
27	Malathion	121755		n	--	0.1 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	0.1 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
28	Mercury (total)	7439976		n	2.4 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.012 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	2.1 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.025 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
29	Methoxychlor	72435		y	--	0.03 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	0.03 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
30	Mirex	2385855		n	--	0.001 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	0.001 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
31	Nickel	7440020		y	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	74 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	8.2 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] F The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30.
32	Parathion		56382	n	0.065 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.013 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	--
33	Pentachlorophenol		87865	y	See H [From Table 33A]   approved and effective	See H [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	13 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	7.9 [From Table 33A]   approved and effective
H Freshwater aquatic life values for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH, and are calculated as follows: CMC=(exp(1.005(pH)-4.869); CCC=exp(1.005(pH)-5.134).
34	Phosphorus Elemental	7723140		n	--	--	--	0.1 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
35	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	NA		y	2 K [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.014 K [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	10 K [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.03 K [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
K This criterion applies to total PCBs (e.g. determined as Aroclors or congeners)the sum of all congener or all isomer or homolog or Arochlor analyses [Note: Propose to revise footnote parenthetical to align with PCB footnote for human health criteria]
36	Selenium	7782492		y	C , L [From Table 33B]   DEQ proposing to correct magnitude originally submitted in 2004 by expressing the criterion as dissolved (i.e. by adding conversion factor to equation). Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	4.6 C [From Table 33B-corrected]   DEQ proposing to correct magnitude originally submitted in 2004 by expressing the criterion as dissolved (i.e. by multiplying the criterion by the conversion factor of 0.922). Strikethrough reflects currently effective criterion in Table 20.   Addresses EPA disapproval	290 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	71 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.]   L The CMC=(1/[(f1/CMC1)+(f2/CMC2)]µg/L) * CF where f1 and f2 are the fractions of total selenium that are treated as selenite and selenate, respectively,and CMC1 and CMC2 are 185.9 μg/L and 12.82 μg/L, respectively.See expanded footnote F for the Conversion Factor Table. [Note: Added CF (conversion factor) to freshwater acute equation to express the criterion as dissolved]
37	Silver	7440224		n	C , F P [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.10 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	1.9 C P [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	--
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] F The freshwater acute criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30. P Criterion shown is the minimum (i.e. CCC in water should not be below this value in order to protect aquatic life). [Propose to remove Footnote P per EPA disapproval action. Footnote is associated w/alkalinity criterion]
38	Sulfide Hydrogen Sulfide	7783064		n	--	2 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	--	2 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
39	Toxaphene	8001352		y	0.73 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.0002 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.21 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion	0.0002 [From Table 33A]   no change in criterion
40	Tributyltin (TBT)	688733		n	0.46 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.063 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.37 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	0.01 [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
41	Zinc	7440666		y	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	See C , F [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	90 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective	81 C [From Table 33B]   approved and effective
C Freshwater and saltwater criteria Criterion for metals are is expressed in terms of “dissolved” concentrations in the water column., except where otherwise noted (e.g. aluminum) [Changed footnote from Table 33B footnote to account for a few exceptions and because there will no longer be criteria for aluminum.] F The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. To calculate the criterion, use formula under expanded Footnote F at bottom of Table 30.

Expanded Footnotes A, E,F, M

Footnote A: Alternate Frequency and Duration for Certain Pesticides

This criterion is based on EPA recommendations issued in 1980 that were derived using guidelines that differed from EPA's 1985 Guidelines for minimum data requirements and derivation procedures. The CMC should not be exceeded at any time and the CCC should not be exceeded based on a 24-hour average. The CMC may be applied using a one hour averaging period not to be exceeded more than once every three years , if the CMC values given in the Table are divided by 2 to obtain a value that is more comparable to a CMC derived using the 1985 Guidelines.

Footnote E: Equations for Hardness-Dependent Freshwater Metals Criteria for Cadmium Acute and Copper Acute and Chronic Criteria

The freshwater criteria for these metals are expressed as total recoverable and are a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. Criteria values for hardness may be calculated from the following formulas (CMC refers to the acute criterion; CCC refers to the chronic criterion):

CMC = (exp(m_A*[ln(hardness)] + b_A))

CCC = (exp(m_C*[ln(hardness)] + b_C))

[Proposed strikethrough to original footnote in Table 20: EPA disapproved the freshwater acute criterion for cadmium and the freshwater acute and chronic criteria for copper. The criteria were expressed as dissolved. Therefore, the criteria revert back to Table 20 criteria based on total recoverable (i.e. conversion factors should not be used) and utilize the hardness factors applicable at that time.]

Footnote F: Equations for Hardness-Dependent Freshwater Metals Criteria and Conversion Factor Table

The freshwater criterion for this metal is expressed as dissolved and is a function of hardness (mg/L) in the water column. Criteria values for hardness may be calculated from the following formulas (CMC refers to the acute criterion; CCC refers to the chronic criterion):

         CMC = (exp(m_A*[ln(hardness)] + b_A))*CF

         CCC = (exp(m_C*[ln(hardness)] + b_C))*CF

where “CF” is the conversion factor used for converting a metal criterion expressed as the total recoverable fraction in the water column to a criterion expressed as the dissolved fraction in the water column.

 . The conversion factors (CF) below must be used in the equations above for the hardness-dependent metals in order to convert total recoverable metals criteria to dissolved metals criteria. For metals that are not hardness-dependent (i.e. arsenic, chromium VI, selenium, and silver (chronic)), including the saltwater criteria, the criterion value associated with the metal in Table 30 already reflects a dissolved criterion based on its conversion factor below.

Conversion Factor (CF) Table for Dissolved Metals

[Proposed strikethrough to original footnote in Table 33B: Propose to remove hardness factors for acute cadmium and acute and chronic copper values in the table, since criteria reverted back to Table 20 and to the factors applied to the equations that were effective at that time (some of these factors have since been updated). Also propose to remove CFs for cadmium acute and copper acute and chronic criteria because they reverted back to total, rather than dissolved.]

Footnote M: Equations for Freshwater Ammonia Calculations

Acute Criterion

The 1-hour average concentration of un-ionized ammonia (mg/L NH3) does not exceed more often than once every three years on average, the numerical value given by:

CMC_NH3 = 0.52/FT/FPH/2 where:

FT = 10 ^{0.03(20-TCAP)}; TCAP ≤ T ≤ 30 C

FT = 10 ^0.03(20-T); 0 ≤ T ≤ TCAP

FPH = 1    8≤ pH ≤ 9

FPH = 1 + 10  ^7.4-pH  6.5 ≤ 8

1.25

TCAP = 20 C; Salmonids and other sensitive coldwater species present

TCAP = 25 C; Salmonids and other sensitive coldwater species absent

Chronic Criterion

The 4-day average concentration of un-ionized ammonia (mg/L NH3) does not exceed more often than once every three years on average, the average numerical value given by:

CCC_NH3 = 0.80/FT/FPH/RATIO

where FT and FPH are as above for acute criterion and:

RATIO = 16    7.7 ≤ pH ≤ 9

RATIO = 24    6.5≤ pH ≤ 7.7

TCAP = 15 C; Salmonids and other sensitive coldwater species present

TCAP = 20 C; Salmonids and other sensitive coldwater species absent

Kathleen Collins, 2013-06-14T14:48:00Z
This got a bit confusing because the CMC and CCC are the scientifically correct terms for criteria but they are more generally referred to as the acute and chronic criteria. Having both terms in one sentence is a little confusing….but the acute criteria refer to the CMC (not apply to the CMC), same for CCC.

Kathleen Collins, 2013-06-14T14:31:00Z
I thought it was important to point out where someone could find the CF for this pollutant.

Kathleen Collins, 2013-06-14T14:31:00Z
I changed this wording a little bit to capture what EPA was trying to say by that horrible footnote we wrote ….I think everyone at EPA recognizes we did a terrible job writing this footnote – so ODEQ may as well improve on it.