§131.36 Toxics criteria for those states not complying with Clean Water Act section 303(c)(2)(B).

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A	B Freshwater	C Saltwater	D Human Health (10^-6 risk for carcinogens) For consumption of:
(#) Compound	CAS Number	Criterion Maximum Conc.^d (µg//L) (B1)	Criterion Continuous Conc.^d (µg//L) (B2)	Criterion Maximum Conc.^d (µg//L) (C1)	Criterion Continuous Conc.^d (µg//L) (C2)	Water & Organisms (µg//L) (D1)	Organisms Only (µg//L) (D2)
1 Antimony	7440360					14 a	4300 a
2 Arsenic	7440382	360 m	190 m	69 m	36 m	0.018 abc	0.14 abc
3 Beryllium	7440417					n	n
4 Cadmium	7440439	3.7 e	1.0 e	42 m	9.3 m	n	n
5a Chromium (III)	16065831	550 e	180 e			n	n
b Chromium (VI)	18540299	15 m	10 m	1100 m	50 m	n	n
6 Copper	7440508		17 e	11 e	2.4 m	2.4 m
7 Lead	7439921	65 e	2.5 e	210 m	8.1 m	n	n
8 Mercury	7439976	2.1 m	0.012 ip	1.8 m	0.025 ip	0.14	0.15
9 Nickel	7440020	1400 e	160 e	74 m	8.2 m	610 a	4600 a
10 Selenium	7782492	20 p	5 p	290 m	71 m	n	n
11 Silver	7440224	3.4 e		1.9 m
12 Thallium	7440280					1.7 a	6.3 a
13 Zinc	7440666	110 e	100 e	90 m	81 m
14 Cyanide	57125	22	5.2	1	1	700 a	220000 aj
15 Asbestos	1332214					7,000,000 fibers/L k
16 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)	1746016					0.000000013 c	0.000000014 c
17 Acrolein	107028					320	780
18 Acrylonitrile	107131					0.059 ac	0.66 ac
19 Benzene	71432					1.2 ac	71 ac
20 Bromoform	75252					4.3 ac	360 ac
21 Carbon Tetrachloride	56235					0.25 ac	4.4 ac
22 Chlorobenzene	108907					680 a	21000 aj
23 Chlorodibromomethane	124481					0.41 ac	34 ac
24 Chloroethane	75003
25 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether		110758
26 Chloroform	67663					5.7 ac	470 ac
27 Dichlorobromomethane	75274					0.27 ac	22 ac
28 1,1-Dichloroethane	75343
29 1,2-Dichloroethane	107062					0.38 ac	99 ac
30 1,1-Dichloroethylene	75354					0.057 ac	3.2 ac
31 1,2-Dichloropropane	78875
32 1,3-Dichloropropylene	542756					10 a	1700 a
33 Ethylbenzene	100414					3100 a	29000 a
34 Methyl Bromide		74839				48 a	4000 a
35 Methyl Chloride		74873				n	n
36 Methylene Chloride		75092				4.7 ac	1600 ac
37 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	79345					0.17 ac	11 ac
38 Tetrachloroethylene	127184					0.8 c	8.85 c
39 Toluene	108883					6800 a	200000 a
40 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene.	156605
41 1,1,1-Trichloroethane	71556					n	n
42 1,1,2-Trichloroethane	79005					0.60 ac	42 ac
43 Trichloroethylene	79016					2.7 c	81 c
44 Vinyl Chloride	75014					2 c	525 c
45 2-Chlorophenol	95578
46 2,4-Dichlorophenol	120832					93 a	790 aj
47 2,4-Dimethylphenol	105679
48 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol.	534521					13.4	765
49 2,4-Dinitrophenol	51285					70 a	14000 a
50 2-Nitrophenol	88755
51 4-Nitrophenol	100027
52 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol	59507
53 Pentachlorophenol	87865	20 f	13 f	13	7.9	0.28 ac	8.2 acj
54 Phenol	108952					21000 a	4600000 aj
55 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol	88062					2.1 ac	6.5 ac
56 Acenaphthene	83329
57 Acenaphthylene	208968
58 Anthracene	120127					9600 a	110000 a
59 Benzidine	92875					0.00012 ac	0.00054 ac
60 Benzo(a)Anthracene	56553					0.0028 c	0.031 c
61 Benzo(a)Pyrene	50328					0.0028 c	0.031 c
62 Benzo(b)Fluoranthene	205992					0.0028 c	0.031 c
63 Benzo(ghi)Perylene	191242
64 Benzo(k)Fluoranthene	207089					0.0028 c	0.031 c
65 Bis(2-Chloroethoxy)Methane.	111911
66 Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether	111444					0.031 ac	1.4 ac
67 Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether	108601					1400 a	170000 a
68 Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate.	117817					1.8 ac	5.9 ac
69 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether.	101553
70 Butylbenzyl Phthalate	85687
71 2-Chloronaphthalene	91587
72 4-Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether	7005723
73 Chrysene	218019					0.0028 c	0.031 c
74 Dibenzo(ah)Anthracene	53703					0.0028 c	0.031 c
75 1,2-Dichlorobenzene	95501					2700 a	17000 a
76 1,3-Dichlorobenzene	541731					400	2600
77 1,4-Dichlorobenzene	106467					400	2600
78 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	91941					0.04 ac	0.077 ac
79 Diethyl Phthalate	84662					23000 a	120000 a
80 Dimethyl Phthalate	131113					313000	2900000
81 Di-n-Butyl Phthalate	84742					2700 a	12000 a
82 2,4-Dinitrotoluene	121142					0.11 c	9.1 c
83 2,6-Dinitrotoluene	606202
84 Di-n-Octyl Phthalate	117840
85 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine	122667					0.040 ac	0.54 ac
86 Fluoranthene	206440					300 a	370 a
87 Fluorene	86737					1300 a	14000 a
88 Hexachlorobenzene	118741					0.00075 ac	0.00077 ac
89 Hexachlorobutadiene	87683					0.44 ac	50 ac
90 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	77474					240 a	17000 aj
91 Hexachloroethane	67721					1.9 ac	8.9 ac
92 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene	193395					0.0028 c	0.031 c
93 Isophorone	78591					8.4 ac	600 ac
94 Naphthalene	91203
95 Nitrobenzene	98953					17 a	1900 aj
96 N-Nitrosodimethylamine	62759					0.00069 ac	8.1 ac
97 N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine	621647
98 N-Nitrosodiphenylamine	86306					5.0 ac	16 ac
99 Phenanthrene	85018
100 Pyrene	129000					960 a	11000 a
101 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	120821
102 Aldrin	309002	3 g		1.3 g		0.00013 ac	0.00014 ac
103 alpha-BHC	319846					0.0039 ac	0.013 ac
104 beta-BHC	319857					0.014 ac	0.046 ac
105 gamma-BHC	58899	2 g	0.08 g	0.16 g		0.019 c	0.063 c
106 delta-BHC	319868
107 Chlordane	57749	2.4 g	0.0043 g	0.09 g	0.004 g	0.00057 ac	0.00059 ac
108 4-4'-DDT	50293	1.1 g	0.001 g	0.13 g	0.001 g	0.00059 ac	0.00059 ac
109 4,4'-DDE	72559					0.00059 ac	0.00059 ac
110 4,4'-DDD	72548					0.00083 ac	0.00084 ac
111 Dieldrin	60571	2.5 g	0.0019 g	0.71 g	0.0019 g	0.00014 ac	0.00014 ac
112 alpha-Endosulfan	959988	0.22 g	0.056 g	0.034 g	0.0087 g	0.93 a	2.0 a
113 beta-Endosulfan	33213659	0.22 g	0.056 g	0.034 g	0.0087 g	0.93 a	2.0 a
114 Endosulfan Sulfate	1031078					0.93 a	2.0 a
115 Endrin	72208	0.18 g	0.0023 g	0.037 g	0.0023 g	0.76 a	0.81 aj
116 Endrin Aldehyde	7421934					0.76 a	0.81 aj
117 Heptachlor	76448	0.52 g	0.0038 g	0.053 g	0.0036 g	0.00021 ac	0.00021 ac
118 Heptachlor Epoxide	1024573	0.52 g	0.0038 g	0.053 g	0.0036 g	0.00010 ac	0.00011 ac
119 PCB-1242	53469219		0.014 g		0.03 g
120 PCB-1254	11097691		0.014 g		0.03 g
121 PCB-1221	11104282		0.014 g		0.03 g
122 PCB-1232	11141165		0.014 g		0.03 g
123 PCB-1248	12672296		0.014 g		0.03 g
124 PCB-1260	11096825		0.014 g		0.03 g
125a PCB-1016	12674112		0.014 g		0.03 g
125b Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)						0.00017 q	0.00017 q
126 Toxaphene	8001352	0.73	0.0002	0.21	0.0002	0.00073 ac	0.00075 ac
Total Number of Criteria (h) =		24	29	23	27	85	84

Metal	m_A	b_A	m_C	b_C	Freshwater conversion factors
Metal	m_A	b_A	m_C	b_C	Acute	Chronic
Cadmium	1.128	-3.828	0.7852	-3.490	^a 0.944	^a 0.909
Chromium (III)	0.8190	3.688	0.8190	1.561	0.316	0.860
Copper	0.9422	-1.464	0.8545	-1.465	0.960	0.960
Lead	1.273	-1.460	1.273	-4.705	^a 0.791	^a 0.791
Nickel	0.8460	3.3612	0.8460	1.1645	0.998	0.997
Silver	1.72	-6.52	^b N/A	^b N/A	0.85	^b N/A
Zinc	0.8473	0.8604	0.8473	0.7614	0.978	0.986

Aquatic Life
Acute criteria (CMC)	1 Q 10 or 1 B 3
Chronic criteria (CCC)	7 Q 10 or 4 B 3
Human Health
Non-carcinogens	30 Q 5
Carcinogens	Harmonic mean-flow

6.21 Freshwater	6.22 Saltwater:
Class A	Class SA
Class B	Class SB
Class C	Class SC

Use classification	Applicable criteria
Class A	These classifications are assigned the criteria in Column D1#2, 68
Class B waters where water supply use is designated.
Class B waters where water supply use is not designated.	Each of these classifications is assigned the criteria in: Column D2 #2, 68
Class C;
Class SA;
Class SB;
Class SC

Use classification	Applicable criteria
1. Classes A1, A2, B1, B2, B3	These classification are assigned criteria in: Column B2#105

Use classification	Applicable criteria
Class I	This classification is assigned the criteria in: Column D1-#16
Class II	This classification is assigned the criteria in: Column D2-#16
Class III (marine)	This classification is assigned the criteria in: Column D2-#16
Class III (freshwater)	This classification is assigned the criteria in: Column D2-#16

Use classification	Applicable criteria
Sections (2)(A), (2)(B), (2)(C), (4)	These classifications are each assigned criteria as follows:
	i. Column B1, #2.
	ii. Column D2, #12, 21, 29, 39, 46, 68, 79, 81, 86, 93, 104,114, 118.
Section (3)	This classification is assigned all criteria in:
	Column D1, all except #1, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 22, 33, 36, 39, 44, 75, 77, 79, 90, 112, 113, and 115.

Water and use classification	Applicable criteria
Waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta within Regional Water Board 5	Column C1—pollutant 14. Column C2—pollutant 14.
Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries except the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay	These waters are assigned the criteria in:
	Column B1—pollutants 5a and 14
	Column B2—pollutants 5a and 14
	Column C1—pollutant 14
	Column C2—pollutant 14
	Column D2—pollutants 1, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 48, 49, 54, 59, 66, 67, 68, 78-82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98
Waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) that include a MUN use designation	These waters are assigned the criteria in: Column B1—pollutants 5a and 14 Column B2—pollutants 5a and 14 Column D1—pollutants 1, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42-48, 49, 59, 66, 67, 68, 78-82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98
Waters of the State defined as inland without an MUN use designation	These waters are assigned the criteria in:
	Column B1—pollutants 5a and 14
	Column B2—pollutants 5a and 14
	Column D2—pollutants 1, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 48, 49, 54, 59, 66, 67, 68, 78-82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98
Waters of the San Joaquin River from the mouth of the Merced River to Vernalis	In addition to the criteria assigned to these waters elsewhere in this rule, these waters are assigned the criteria in:
	Column B2-pollutant 10
Waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to the mouth of the Merced River	In addition to the criteria assigned to these waters elsewhere in this rule, these waters are assigned the criteria in:
	Column B1-pollutant 10
	Column B2-pollutant 10
Waters of San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta	These waters are assigned the criteria in:
	Column B1—pollutants 5a, 10* and 14.
	Column B2—pollutants 5a, 10* and 14.
	Column D2—pollutants 1, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 48, 49, 54, 59, 66, 67, 68, 78-82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98.
All inland waters of the United States or enclosed bays and estuaries that are waters of the United States that include an MUN use designation and that the State has either excluded or partially excluded from coverage under its Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California, Tables 1 and 2, or its Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California, Tables 1 and 2, or has deferred applicability of those tables. (Category (a), 131.36(b), and (c) waters described on page 6 of Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California or page 6 of its Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California.)	These waters are assigned the criteria for pollutants for which the State does not apply Table 1 or 2 standards. These criteria are: Column B1—all pollutants Column B2—all pollutants Column D1—all pollutants except #2
All inland waters of the United States that do not include an MUN use designation and that the State has either excluded or partially excluded from coverage under its Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California, Tables 1 and 2, or has deferred applicability of these tables. (Category (a), 131.36(b), and (c) waters described on page 6 of Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California.)	These waters are assigned the criteria for pollutants for which the State does not apply Table 1 or 2 standards. These criteria are: Column B1—all pollutants Column B2—all pollutants Column D2—all pollutants except #2
All enclosed bays and estuaries that are waters of the United States that do not include an MUN designation and that the State has either excluded or partially excluded from coverage under its Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California, Tables 1 and 2, or its Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California, Tables 1 and 2, or has deferred applicability of those tables. (Category (a), 131.36(b), and (c) waters described on page 6 of Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters of California or page 6 of its Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California.)	These waters are assigned the criteria for pollutants for which the State does not apply Table 1 or 2 standards. These criteria are: Column B1—all pollutants Column B2—all pollutants Column C1—all pollutants Column C2—all pollutants Column D2—all pollutants except #2

Water and use classification	Applicable criteria
Waters that the State has included in NAC 445.1339 where Municipal or domestic supply is a designated use	These waters are assigned the criteria in: Column B1—pollutant #118 Column B2—pollutant #118 Column D1—pollutants #15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 34, 37, 38, 42, 43, 55, 58-62, 64, 66, 73, 74, 78, 82, 85, 87-89, 91, 92, 96, 98, 100, 103, 104, 105, 114, 116, 117, 118
Waters that the State has included in NAC 445.1339 where Municipal or domestic supply is not a designated use	These waters are assigned the criteria in: Column B1—pollutant #118 Column B2—pollutant #118 Column D2—all pollutants except #2.

Use classification	Applicable criteria
(1)(A)(i)	Column D1—#s 16, 18-21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42-44, 53, 55, 59-62, 64, 66, 68, 73, 74, 78, 82, 85, 88, 89, 91-93, 96, 98, 102-105, 107-111, 117-126.
(1)(A)(iii)	Column D2—#s 14, 16, 18-21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 53, 54, 55, 59-62, 64, 66, 68, 73, 74, 78, 82, 85, 88-93, 95, 96, 98, 102-105, 107-111, 115-126
(1)(B)(i), (1)(B)(ii), (1)(C)	Column D2—#s 14, 16, 18-21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 53, 54, 55, 59-62, 64, 66, 68, 73, 74, 78, 82, 85, 88-93, 95, 96, 98, 102-105, 107-111, 115-126
(2)(A)(i), (2)(B)(i), and (2)(B)ii, (2)(C), (2)(D)	Column D2—#s 14, 16, 18-21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42-44, 46, 53, 54, 55, 59-62, 64, 66, 68, 73, 74, 78, 82, 85, 88-93, 95, 96, 98, 102-105, 107-111, 115-126