I. PRIMARY STANDARDS FOR OHIO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES (Ohio Administrative Code; Chapter 3745-81) |
| INORGANIC |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (mg/l) |
| Antimony |
0.006 |
| Arsenic |
0.010 (effective 1/1/06; 0.05 until 12/31/05) |
| Asbestos |
7 million fibers/liter (longer than 10 um) |
| Barium |
2 |
| Beryllium |
0.004 |
| Cadmium |
0.005 |
| Chromium |
0.1 |
| Cyanide |
0.2 |
| Fluoride |
4.0 |
| Mercury |
0.002 |
| Nitrate (as N) |
10 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite (as N) |
10 |
| Nitrite (as N) |
1 |
| Selenium |
0.05 |
| Thallium |
0.002 |
| PESTICIDES AND OTHER ORGANIC CHEMICALS (SOCs) |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (mg/l) |
| Alachlor |
0.002 |
| Aldicarb |
0.007 (proposed) |
| Aldicarb sulfone |
0.007 (proposed) |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide |
0.007 (proposed) |
| Atrazine |
0.003 |
| Benzo-a-pyrenes |
0.0002 |
| Carbofuran |
0.04 |
| Chlordane |
0.002 |
| 2,4-D |
0.07 |
| Dalapon |
0.2 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate |
0.4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
0.006 |
| Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) |
0.0002 |
| Dinoseb |
0.007 |
| Diquat |
0.02 |
| Endothall |
0.1 |
| Endrin |
0.002 |
| Ethylene dibromide (EDB) |
0.00005 |
| Glyphosate |
0.7 |
| Heptachlor |
0,0004 |
| Heptachlor epoxide |
0,0002 |
| Hexachlorobenzene |
0.001 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
0.05 |
| Lindane |
0.0002 |
| Methoxychlor |
0.04 |
| Oxamyl (Vydate) |
0.2 |
| Pentachlorophenol |
0,001 |
| Picloram |
0,5 |
| Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) |
0,0005 |
| Simazine |
0,004 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) |
3x10-8 |
| 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) |
0,05 |
| Toxaphene |
0.003 |
| ORGANIC DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS (DBPs) |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (mg/l) |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs): The sum of the concentrations of Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Bromoform, and Chloroform |
0.080 |
| Five Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): The sum of the concentrations of Monochloroacetic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Trichloroacetic acid, Monobromoacetic acid, and Dibromoacetic acid |
0.060 |
| INORGANIC DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS (DBPs) |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (mg/l) |
| Bromate |
0.010 |
| Chlorite |
1.0 |
| DISINFECTANT RESIDUALS (Distribution System) |
Minimum Level Needed for Compliance (mg/l) Required for Free Chlorine or Combined Chlorine |
| Free Chlorine: Surface Water System |
not less than 0.2 mg/l in more than 5% samples per month (not less than 0.2 mg/l for more than 4 consecutive hours) |
| Combined Chlorine: Surface Water System |
not less than 1 mg/l in more than 5% samples per month (not less than 1 mg/l for more than 4 consecutive hours) |
| Free Chlorine: (Ohio Administrative Code; Chapter 3745-83) Ground Water System - Community and major Non-Community |
at least 0.2 mg/l (unless exempted by the Director) |
| Combined Chlorine: (Ohio Administrative Code; Chapter 3745-83) Ground Water System - Community and major Non-Community |
at least 1 mg/l (unless exempted by the Director) |
| DISINFECTANT RESIDUALS (Distribution System) |
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level - MRDL (mg/l) |
| Total Chlorine (as Cl2) |
4.0 |
| Chlorine Dioxide (as ClO2) |
0.8 |
| VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS (VOCs) |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (mg/l) |
| Benzene |
0.005 |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
0.005 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
0.07 |
| Dichloromethane |
0.005 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
0.007 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane |
0.005 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane |
0.005 |
| Ethylbenzene |
0.7 |
| Monochlorobenzene |
0.1 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
0.6 |
| para-Dichlorobenzene |
0.075 |
| Styrene |
0.1 |
| Tetrachloroethylene |
0.005 |
| Toluene |
1 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
0.1 |
| Trichloroethylene |
0.005 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
0.2 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
0.07 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
0.005 |
| Vinyl Chloride |
0.002 |
| Xylenes (total) |
10 |
| RADIOLOGICAL |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (pCi/l) |
| Beta particle and photon radioactivity |
4 mrem/yr* |
| Combined Radium-226 and Radium-228 |
5 |
| Gross Alpha particle activity (including Radium-226 but excluding Radon and Uranium) |
15 |
| Uranium |
30 ug/L |
| MICROBIOLOGY (Total Coliform) |
COLIFORM RESULTS (compliance) |
| 1. Public water supplies monitoring at least 40 samples per month |
no more than 5% coliform positives per month |
| 2. Public water supplies monitoring fewer than 40 samples per month |
no more than 1 coliform positive per month |
|
COLIFORM RESULTS (non-compliance) |
| 3. Public water supplies with any positive repeat samples |
Coliform violation |
| 4. Public water supplies failing to monitor for repeat samples |
Coliform violation |
| TURBIDITY (Finished Water) |
Maximum Contaminant Level - MCL (pCi/l) |
| 1. Conventional Filtration or Alternative Filtration Technology: Combined population less than 10,000 |
less than or equal to 0.5 NTU in at least 95% of samples per month and shall not exceed 5 NTU |
| 2. Conventional Filtration or Alternative Filtration Technology: Combined population equal to or greater than 10,000 |
less than or equal to 0.3 NTU in at least 95% of samples per month and shall not exceed 1 NTU |
| 3. Slow Sand Filtration |
less than or equal to 1 NTU in at least 95% of samples per month and shall not exceed 5 NTU |
| Lead and Copper Action Level |
Action Level |
| 1. Lead |
exceeded if lead greater than 0.015 mg/l is detected in more than 10% of tap samples in a compliance period |
| 2. Copper |
exceeded if copper greater than 1.3 mg/l is detected in more than 10% of tap samples in a compliance period |