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lATER QUAITY STANDARDS

[ Introduction

11 Surface llaur Standarcb

llt Surfaca latu Clauificadons

IV Ground llaur Standards

V Ground later Clauiflcatlona

Appandix A bull Ofinitiona

Appandb 8 bull Cuiddinu for Uu of Co liform Bac teria Critaria

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11 Surhca Water Standarda

l Duianced uau aoal 2 Exbtinamp hiamph quality wnra (antidaaradation) l Chu a and sa and usa attainability 4 Chanai namp vatu quality aod ( antidaaradatlon ) S Dhcha raa conailtaney 6 Zona of l nfluanc a 1 Svan day u n yaar low flow I Toxic dhcharau 9 lioconeantration

10 Lo tte f raahvacar banch lc invar u br ataa 11 bd l oact iva d hcharaa a 12 ReuoMble controh and IKP a ll Hutrlanc affluent l111l t a amp autrophic a tion 14 Laku duisnatad Clan AA and A U Cr i teria and natural conditions 16 Phoaphorou1 dhcharau to natura l laku 17 Propoaad Cla1a M waters

- 18 Dilchuaa prohibit ion to Clau M vacua 19 Sauonal dhlnfection 20 loata amp aawaaa dhcharsa controls 21 Subacrip t b and dilcharau 22 Colifor11 bacta ria crltrh 23 Subscript c and cold watbullr fishriu 24 D-bull and cold vaur fishbullriu 2~ Tbullapbullraturbull incraasbulls on tidal rivbulln 26 Dndampbulld spoil disposal 27 s-pla containbullrbull pnrvation handlinamp amp anslys is 21 Co-luionr -y nd criterh 29 Iaten not duicnsud 30 Tidally inllubullncad t ribuuriu 31 latbullrs in duinacbull conduits 32 Exhtlnamp and propod vatu quality du i cntion

II I Surtacbull later Chui fications

Clau AA 8 ChuA 10 ChuB l2 Clau C l5 Chu D l1 Lakbull Trophic Clauifica t i ons l8 Ch u SA Ch u sa 24 Clau sc 26 Clau SD 28

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111

IV Cround Water Standarcll

)) Duianaud IIUI coala 34 Exhtlna hlamph quality waters 35 Chana inamp vatu qualiey aoal l7 Zonal of lnfluanca )0 36 Dlacharaa conahuney ll lncluud infiltration ll J9 Chabullical corutltuanu ll 40 ladloactlva -uriah ll 41 ampaac Kanaabull-nc Practicaa ll 42 Propoaad vatar aupplha ll 43 Saapla contalnan pnurvation handlina amp antyah ll 44 co-halonar -y nd crlurla ll

46 later not datsnaud 45 xhtina and propoud vaur quality dulampnamptlon

V Cround llatar Chuificaclonl

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Clau CA clau ca l7 Clau CC

Appendix A Dtofinltionbull

MF 40 Acuu Toxic ity 40 Aabhnt 40 Antt aaradacton 40 hnthlc 40 lent hic Kacro i nvarubraua 40 hat Kanaampbull-nt Practicaa 40 Chroni c toxicity 40 Claul fica t i oru 40 Chan Water 40 Cohalonar 40 Coaatal and KAr ina Iaten 41 Cri tuh 41 Depura t i on 41 Da tana cad U1a 41 Dhcharabull 41 Dhcharaa Todclty Evaluation 41 Dndatna 41 Eltluent 41 tut rophieation 41 1metionampl Group 41 Ground leten 41 Hi amph Quality leten 42 Indiampenous 42

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

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I r I

-IJampItR OUALITf SIAHQARQS

middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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MAJO DAINAQI aASINS lfll CONNICT1CIITmiddot- ___ _I M__ _ middot----_1__

I r I

lATER QUAITY STANDARDS

[ Introduction

11 Surface llaur Standarcb

llt Surfaca latu Clauificadons

IV Ground llaur Standards

V Ground later Clauiflcatlona

Appandix A bull Ofinitiona

Appandb 8 bull Cuiddinu for Uu of Co liform Bac teria Critaria

flu

29

33

40

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ll

11 Surhca Water Standarda

l Duianced uau aoal 2 Exbtinamp hiamph quality wnra (antidaaradation) l Chu a and sa and usa attainability 4 Chanai namp vatu quality aod ( antidaaradatlon ) S Dhcha raa conailtaney 6 Zona of l nfluanc a 1 Svan day u n yaar low flow I Toxic dhcharau 9 lioconeantration

10 Lo tte f raahvacar banch lc invar u br ataa 11 bd l oact iva d hcharaa a 12 ReuoMble controh and IKP a ll Hutrlanc affluent l111l t a amp autrophic a tion 14 Laku duisnatad Clan AA and A U Cr i teria and natural conditions 16 Phoaphorou1 dhcharau to natura l laku 17 Propoaad Cla1a M waters

- 18 Dilchuaa prohibit ion to Clau M vacua 19 Sauonal dhlnfection 20 loata amp aawaaa dhcharsa controls 21 Subacrip t b and dilcharau 22 Colifor11 bacta ria crltrh 23 Subscript c and cold watbullr fishriu 24 D-bull and cold vaur fishbullriu 2~ Tbullapbullraturbull incraasbulls on tidal rivbulln 26 Dndampbulld spoil disposal 27 s-pla containbullrbull pnrvation handlinamp amp anslys is 21 Co-luionr -y nd criterh 29 Iaten not duicnsud 30 Tidally inllubullncad t ribuuriu 31 latbullrs in duinacbull conduits 32 Exhtlnamp and propod vatu quality du i cntion

II I Surtacbull later Chui fications

Clau AA 8 ChuA 10 ChuB l2 Clau C l5 Chu D l1 Lakbull Trophic Clauifica t i ons l8 Ch u SA Ch u sa 24 Clau sc 26 Clau SD 28

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IV Cround Water Standarcll

)) Duianaud IIUI coala 34 Exhtlna hlamph quality waters 35 Chana inamp vatu qualiey aoal l7 Zonal of lnfluanca )0 36 Dlacharaa conahuney ll lncluud infiltration ll J9 Chabullical corutltuanu ll 40 ladloactlva -uriah ll 41 ampaac Kanaabull-nc Practicaa ll 42 Propoaad vatar aupplha ll 43 Saapla contalnan pnurvation handlina amp antyah ll 44 co-halonar -y nd crlurla ll

46 later not datsnaud 45 xhtina and propoud vaur quality dulampnamptlon

V Cround llatar Chuificaclonl

Ch u CM ))

Clau CA clau ca l7 Clau CC

Appendix A Dtofinltionbull

MF 40 Acuu Toxic ity 40 Aabhnt 40 Antt aaradacton 40 hnthlc 40 lent hic Kacro i nvarubraua 40 hat Kanaampbull-nt Practicaa 40 Chroni c toxicity 40 Claul fica t i oru 40 Chan Water 40 Cohalonar 40 Coaatal and KAr ina Iaten 41 Cri tuh 41 Depura t i on 41 Da tana cad U1a 41 Dhcharabull 41 Dhcharaa Todclty Evaluation 41 Dndatna 41 Eltluent 41 tut rophieation 41 1metionampl Group 41 Ground leten 41 Hi amph Quality leten 42 Indiampenous 42

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

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44 44 44 44

lactuia Criteria 45

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I r I

-IJampItR OUALITf SIAHQARQS

middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

I r I

lATER QUAITY STANDARDS

[ Introduction

11 Surface llaur Standarcb

llt Surfaca latu Clauificadons

IV Ground llaur Standards

V Ground later Clauiflcatlona

Appandix A bull Ofinitiona

Appandb 8 bull Cuiddinu for Uu of Co liform Bac teria Critaria

flu

29

33

40

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r

ll

11 Surhca Water Standarda

l Duianced uau aoal 2 Exbtinamp hiamph quality wnra (antidaaradation) l Chu a and sa and usa attainability 4 Chanai namp vatu quality aod ( antidaaradatlon ) S Dhcha raa conailtaney 6 Zona of l nfluanc a 1 Svan day u n yaar low flow I Toxic dhcharau 9 lioconeantration

10 Lo tte f raahvacar banch lc invar u br ataa 11 bd l oact iva d hcharaa a 12 ReuoMble controh and IKP a ll Hutrlanc affluent l111l t a amp autrophic a tion 14 Laku duisnatad Clan AA and A U Cr i teria and natural conditions 16 Phoaphorou1 dhcharau to natura l laku 17 Propoaad Cla1a M waters

- 18 Dilchuaa prohibit ion to Clau M vacua 19 Sauonal dhlnfection 20 loata amp aawaaa dhcharsa controls 21 Subacrip t b and dilcharau 22 Colifor11 bacta ria crltrh 23 Subscript c and cold watbullr fishriu 24 D-bull and cold vaur fishbullriu 2~ Tbullapbullraturbull incraasbulls on tidal rivbulln 26 Dndampbulld spoil disposal 27 s-pla containbullrbull pnrvation handlinamp amp anslys is 21 Co-luionr -y nd criterh 29 Iaten not duicnsud 30 Tidally inllubullncad t ribuuriu 31 latbullrs in duinacbull conduits 32 Exhtlnamp and propod vatu quality du i cntion

II I Surtacbull later Chui fications

Clau AA 8 ChuA 10 ChuB l2 Clau C l5 Chu D l1 Lakbull Trophic Clauifica t i ons l8 Ch u SA Ch u sa 24 Clau sc 26 Clau SD 28

-2 = =shy

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111

IV Cround Water Standarcll

)) Duianaud IIUI coala 34 Exhtlna hlamph quality waters 35 Chana inamp vatu qualiey aoal l7 Zonal of lnfluanca )0 36 Dlacharaa conahuney ll lncluud infiltration ll J9 Chabullical corutltuanu ll 40 ladloactlva -uriah ll 41 ampaac Kanaabull-nc Practicaa ll 42 Propoaad vatar aupplha ll 43 Saapla contalnan pnurvation handlina amp antyah ll 44 co-halonar -y nd crlurla ll

46 later not datsnaud 45 xhtina and propoud vaur quality dulampnamptlon

V Cround llatar Chuificaclonl

Ch u CM ))

Clau CA clau ca l7 Clau CC

Appendix A Dtofinltionbull

MF 40 Acuu Toxic ity 40 Aabhnt 40 Antt aaradacton 40 hnthlc 40 lent hic Kacro i nvarubraua 40 hat Kanaampbull-nt Practicaa 40 Chroni c toxicity 40 Claul fica t i oru 40 Chan Water 40 Cohalonar 40 Coaatal and KAr ina Iaten 41 Cri tuh 41 Depura t i on 41 Da tana cad U1a 41 Dhcharabull 41 Dhcharaa Todclty Evaluation 41 Dndatna 41 Eltluent 41 tut rophieation 41 1metionampl Group 41 Ground leten 41 Hi amph Quality leten 42 Indiampenous 42

-2 = =shy

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

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42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 4l 4 l 4l 4 ) 4 l 4l

44

44 44 44 44

lactuia Criteria 45

iii = =shy

I r I

-IJampItR OUALITf SIAHQARQS

middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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r

ll

11 Surhca Water Standarda

l Duianced uau aoal 2 Exbtinamp hiamph quality wnra (antidaaradation) l Chu a and sa and usa attainability 4 Chanai namp vatu quality aod ( antidaaradatlon ) S Dhcha raa conailtaney 6 Zona of l nfluanc a 1 Svan day u n yaar low flow I Toxic dhcharau 9 lioconeantration

10 Lo tte f raahvacar banch lc invar u br ataa 11 bd l oact iva d hcharaa a 12 ReuoMble controh and IKP a ll Hutrlanc affluent l111l t a amp autrophic a tion 14 Laku duisnatad Clan AA and A U Cr i teria and natural conditions 16 Phoaphorou1 dhcharau to natura l laku 17 Propoaad Cla1a M waters

- 18 Dilchuaa prohibit ion to Clau M vacua 19 Sauonal dhlnfection 20 loata amp aawaaa dhcharsa controls 21 Subacrip t b and dilcharau 22 Colifor11 bacta ria crltrh 23 Subscript c and cold watbullr fishriu 24 D-bull and cold vaur fishbullriu 2~ Tbullapbullraturbull incraasbulls on tidal rivbulln 26 Dndampbulld spoil disposal 27 s-pla containbullrbull pnrvation handlinamp amp anslys is 21 Co-luionr -y nd criterh 29 Iaten not duicnsud 30 Tidally inllubullncad t ribuuriu 31 latbullrs in duinacbull conduits 32 Exhtlnamp and propod vatu quality du i cntion

II I Surtacbull later Chui fications

Clau AA 8 ChuA 10 ChuB l2 Clau C l5 Chu D l1 Lakbull Trophic Clauifica t i ons l8 Ch u SA Ch u sa 24 Clau sc 26 Clau SD 28

-2 = =shy

- r -

111

IV Cround Water Standarcll

)) Duianaud IIUI coala 34 Exhtlna hlamph quality waters 35 Chana inamp vatu qualiey aoal l7 Zonal of lnfluanca )0 36 Dlacharaa conahuney ll lncluud infiltration ll J9 Chabullical corutltuanu ll 40 ladloactlva -uriah ll 41 ampaac Kanaabull-nc Practicaa ll 42 Propoaad vatar aupplha ll 43 Saapla contalnan pnurvation handlina amp antyah ll 44 co-halonar -y nd crlurla ll

46 later not datsnaud 45 xhtina and propoud vaur quality dulampnamptlon

V Cround llatar Chuificaclonl

Ch u CM ))

Clau CA clau ca l7 Clau CC

Appendix A Dtofinltionbull

MF 40 Acuu Toxic ity 40 Aabhnt 40 Antt aaradacton 40 hnthlc 40 lent hic Kacro i nvarubraua 40 hat Kanaampbull-nt Practicaa 40 Chroni c toxicity 40 Claul fica t i oru 40 Chan Water 40 Cohalonar 40 Coaatal and KAr ina Iaten 41 Cri tuh 41 Depura t i on 41 Da tana cad U1a 41 Dhcharabull 41 Dhcharaa Todclty Evaluation 41 Dndatna 41 Eltluent 41 tut rophieation 41 1metionampl Group 41 Ground leten 41 Hi amph Quality leten 42 Indiampenous 42

-2 = =shy

I r I

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

lv

42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 4l 4 l 4l 4 ) 4 l 4l

44

44 44 44 44

lactuia Criteria 45

iii = =shy

I r I

-IJampItR OUALITf SIAHQARQS

middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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)) Duianaud IIUI coala 34 Exhtlna hlamph quality waters 35 Chana inamp vatu qualiey aoal l7 Zonal of lnfluanca )0 36 Dlacharaa conahuney ll lncluud infiltration ll J9 Chabullical corutltuanu ll 40 ladloactlva -uriah ll 41 ampaac Kanaabull-nc Practicaa ll 42 Propoaad vatar aupplha ll 43 Saapla contalnan pnurvation handlina amp antyah ll 44 co-halonar -y nd crlurla ll

46 later not datsnaud 45 xhtina and propoud vaur quality dulampnamptlon

V Cround llatar Chuificaclonl

Ch u CM ))

Clau CA clau ca l7 Clau CC

Appendix A Dtofinltionbull

MF 40 Acuu Toxic ity 40 Aabhnt 40 Antt aaradacton 40 hnthlc 40 lent hic Kacro i nvarubraua 40 hat Kanaampbull-nt Practicaa 40 Chroni c toxicity 40 Claul fica t i oru 40 Chan Water 40 Cohalonar 40 Coaatal and KAr ina Iaten 41 Cri tuh 41 Depura t i on 41 Da tana cad U1a 41 Dhcharabull 41 Dhcharaa Todclty Evaluation 41 Dndatna 41 Eltluent 41 tut rophieation 41 1metionampl Group 41 Ground leten 41 Hi amph Quality leten 42 Indiampenous 42

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

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44 44 44 44

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middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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Inva rtabra u a lAntic Lotte Major Dhcharabull Minor Dhchrabull Hblna Zona Hose Sanaitiva Uaa

Non -Point Sour ce Point Sourcaa Sad i-nti Savaaa Surfaca llatara Taxon Tachnoloay aaad Tnatbullant Ti dal llatlanda and CnaU Toxi c Subatanca Trophic Conditlona Uu AtuinabiUty llatara of tha State Water Quality Water Quality lud Tnat-nc Water Quality Liaitd Sapent latar QuAlity Standarda Zonaa of Intluanca Zonu of Pauaaa 7Ql0

Appancltx I Cuidalinu for ua of Coliform

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42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 4l 4 l 4l 4 ) 4 l 4l

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44 44 44 44

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middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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middot = 22a-426 of tha Connacticut Canaral Statutu nquiruSacdon tha co iaaionar of Environ~~antal Prouctlon to adopt acandarda of water quality [or all tha Staua waura Tha purpoaa of chua atandarda h to provide clear and objactiva staubullanu for axhtinamp and projactad vaur qullty and tha ampbullnaral proarP to ibullprova Connacticut a vatar reaourcaa Thay a lao aarva to qullllfy tha auu and ita unlcipalitiu for avalhbh federal amprants [or wa ur pollution conttol

(l) Apply to lntantata waters or portlona thanof within tha Stan (2) Apply to auch other watrl within tha ttaca u the Co1111luloner may

datarina ll nacaaaary (l) Protect cha public health and wallan and pro111ota the acono11ic

davalop11ant of tha Stata (4) Pruarva anci anhanca tha quality of StAte wAteU for pruent and

proapective fut11re u for public water auppliu propaampetion of Hs h and aquatic life and wildlife retreational purpoa and aampritultural indunrial and other leampitia~ate usas

(S Ba conshtent with the health atan~rds u established by the Depertllent of Health Servicu

later Quality Clauifications basad on the adopted later Quality - 2 Standards (WQS establish duiampnated usas for surface and rround waters and identify tha criteria necessary to support those uses The designated usa and = criteria aoala aerve to focus the depart11ents water quality riAnaampemant activltiu Lncludinamp utablishmant of water quality based treatment controls -= and atrateampiu required by Sections 301 and 306 of the Federal Clun Water Act

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Acr requires state adopclon of surface vatar quality atan~rds and their ravlev and 11odlflcation at halt every three yean Federal lav daflnu water quality atandarda u the lclentlficatlon of vacer qualicy ampoals of a vaterbody chrouamph the auian~~ent of ceaianatad uaea to be -de of the vatar and by Jetting criteria necessary to protect tha uaea

Federal reaulatlona a tate water quality standards should wherever attainable provide vatar quality for tha protection and propaaat iOn of fish shallfhh and vildlifa and for recreation in and on the vatar and take into contideration chair usa and value of publlc water suppliu propaampation of flsh shallfhh and vlldlifa recreation in and on the vater and aampricultural induatrlal and other purposu includinamp naviampation

Thouamph fadaral lav requires adoption of water qualiy standards for surface vatara ampround vatera ara not subject to hdaral ravhv and approval Connecticutbull water quality stan~rda however recognize the interbullralationahip batwaen aurface and ampro11nd vatars and tha cobullpatinamp usa of ampround vatan for drinkinamp and for vutavater aui11ilation Thua standards specifically idancify around vatar quality goals duiampnated uaaa and those 111aasuras naceuary for protaction of public and privata drinking vatar suppliaa tha principal usa of Connecticuts around vatara

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I 1 5lRFAC WATERS SIANQtJtQS

1 It ia t ha Stataa ampoal to raacora or -tntain aurfaca va ca r a to quality contnant wi t h thdr duiampna tad 1111 and aupporrlva qua lity crituia aoa h

2 Surface vauu with a clauiflcatlon aoal of amp or sa anltl with ex isting quali t y ba tu r t han utablhhad acandard1 for that Clau will ba - i nt ainad a t thair ah tlnamp hiamph quallty Tha Co-iu i onar - y require of dhcharau panlt appllcanta a ainl- laval o f tnatlnnt ncaad i na the applicabl e 1tandar da of parforaanca for naw 1ourcu proaulsand pursua nt to t ha f actira l Clean later Ac e u vall u Saedot11 22a middot 4l0 and 22a-4 36 of t ha Connc c lcu t Canemiddotnl Statutebull or ochar apacia l t n acant nquiramant a caad necaaaa ry co pravant pollution and which IUl -intain axla tina uu -dbull of or praaant ly poaaible in auch vau n

) All aur f ac a waean nca i v i namp umiddotaaud wa1tewaur dilchar au unde r parbullit will ba natorad and r~~inta ined to a condition conlisune with Class a o r Clus s a dniampnatad uaas and quality criteria ucapt whan i r repa rab ly altarad to tha extant certain daaiampnampted usaa hava baan paras na ntly lost Tha date rainat ion of vhara t ha axcaptions n ile shall fo llow fa da r a l EPA bullusa Attainab ilitybull ampYidanca and shall ba s ub j ac t to approval o r the co-iuionar and of tha fadaral Environantal Protac t i on Aaancy ( EPA ) -2

4 Surfaca watan will not ba l owarad in a daaiampna u d usa aosl u utabli sha d by iu c lass i fication unless snd until it hu baan da11onstrarad to tha Cobullhsionar that sueh chanabull 11 justifiable dua to ovarr i dina aconorli c = or social n~~arU and will not inta r fara with or baco- i nj urious ro a ny = axiatinamp usa1 -de of or prantly p011 i bla i n such varan Any applicant raquut i namp a chanaa in a water qua lity c huificatlon will ba shyraquirad to daonstrata to t ha Co-baionar tha propod naw Cl au cluianation h consiatant with a ll such uaas

Dilcharau co surface watan 1ha ll ba libullitad as f ollows (A) Clbullbullbull Alt suraca waran dhchatampbullbull - Y ba pa raittad by the

C-iasioner t011 public or private clrinki namp vatar traa taene sysuru 11inor coolinamp and other c han wate r d l acharaaa aubjact to tha approval of tha co-iuion~~r of Health S rvieu Backwash dlscharau IIWit ba traatad to a lava l which l n t ha judampamplllnt of tha co- i u lonar of Envi roNNntal Pr otactlon pr otacta aquatic Ua and dr i nkinamp wa tar I Uppliu

( ) Clan A and SA aur faca wat ars dileharabullbull 111y ba par11 i ttad by tha Co-iabulllonar of treated baekvabullh watan f ro11 pub lic or prlvaca drinkinamp water traatllant syataiU 11lnor coolinamp and fthar claan wa t ar diacharau

(C) Cl an I and 51 surflca varan dhcharau raay ba parai ttad f or all thou allowad i n Clan M A and SA watan for bullaj or coo linamp warar dhchar au and ajor and ainor d h eha rabull bull f rora 11un i c i psl and induatrial wastavatar traatlllant systa111

( D) Tha duiampnamption o surface waters as Clan as C1 D 1 SC51 or SD 51 shall not ba bull rauon or authorizinamp a naw discharaa t hat would not allow tha racaivinamp aurfaca wat an to attain Claaa I or Clan 51 duipatad usabull and quality c riteria

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() Tha duianation of 111rface vatan u Chuu M A CfA SBSA or SCSA 1hall not ba a nuon for ampllthoririna a naw dlbullchratt that would ba lnconahunt with Clau M A or SA dlcharaa l111its

6 Tha Cobullhlionar 11ay utablllh zonaa of influanca whan parbulldtt ing dllcharaaa to aurfaca waun Tha apatial dlmandoftl andor volume of ncdvinamp water allocated to zonaa of Lnfluanca vUl ba aatablhhad on a caaa-bybullcaaa baala ukinamp into account tha unlqua hydraulic phyl1cal chabullLcal and bioloampLcal characurlltica of tha ncdvlng vaurbody Tha incant b to allow tha c-bsionar co allocate a port ion of tha ncalvinamp water r ourca for 11ixtna and ualbullllation of a dilcharga affl~nt provided thh zona of Lnfluanca vlll not pncluda any dutanatad u1aa of tha racaivi namp vatarbody Tha co-iaaionar pursuant to statutory authority -Y require surace water dhcharabulln to provide infonatlon on recslvinamp vata r characurbdcs lncludinr tha spatial dlbullansions of the dhchar ae zona of i nfluanca and tha volWM of flow nquirad for llixlnamp and anibullilat l on of vaata Conaldarationa to ba uud in aatabliahlna zonu of influanca incl~ a ) Tha volWH a tranath and parahunca of any tollic aubatancu in the

d h charra affluent as va ll aa potential bioaccWIulatlon of toxic aubatancaa i n aquatic orsania11a

(b ) Allowance fo r a continuous zona of pauaaa for fraa av i1111ing and r shydtiftinamp oraanbu

( c ) 18pinaa-nt upon apawni namp arounda and nur ry 0arau for natciva -2

~~~~i~~~1c- ~ax~~~~i~~~tbythqunrronntibullv~~a st~~~ C racaivinamp vatarbody ia aiantflcantly raducad =

(d) Tha location of othar discharabullbull co tha racaivina vat arbody to insure =shythat tha CUIIUlativa affect of adjacent zonaa of influanca will not aipiflcantly raduca tha anviroNHntal valua of t ha ractvt ng watarbody Aabullbullbullbull-nt of anvtroNHntal value will ba bau d on a nWIIbar of racaivtna water charactarbtica includ i na but not lirlltad to typa of vatarbody veloc ity dapth nwabar and typa of aqua t ic habitats alaration pattarna natura of tha f ood chain laval of pr oductivity water U8paratura abil i t y of tributaries t o provi de ncruitaent praaanca of anodanaarad spac i aa and valua co hwaan uaas (aasthecic co-rclal and aport fbh i na and recreationa l uu s) Aa a ampUidalina zones of 1nfluanca on l a r aar rivara shall ba liaitad to no -rbull than 25t of tha c r osa middotsa ct ional a r e a or vo lwaa of flow

7 han conaidarina d i s charaa iapacta tha aini- ava raaa dally flov for aavan conaacutive daya that can ba axpactad to occur onca in tan yaan under natural c ondit i ons (7Ql0) La t ha bulllniiiWI flow to which tha standard f o r aurfaca watara apply axcapt vhan a a t rau has ~aan histor ically UampUlatad t o r u ul t i n low flows below t hat laval in which cua cha a t andarda apply t o that l ow low datat111ned by tha Daparcant o f nvironr~ental Protections KiniiiUII Flow Reaulat i ona u uandad tha Dapar taant a Divanlon Pa nit Proar u or tha Fadaral poundnar11 Rasulatory eo-halonbull hydr opowe r licana i na procaaa Kainta1n1na a lona bull tatlll flow of 7Q10 o r lau aay r aault i n tanificant atrubull on tha physical and bioloaical qualicy of aurfaca vatara Hiamphbull r flows a~ay ba duirabla to - aaintaln or achi ava duisnatad uaaa In thoaa aurfaca vatars havi ng raaulatad flows at or near tha naturally occurring 7Ql0 flow 111ore

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atrinampent wa ter quality criteria bull bullY ba nqutud to achhva a nd 1111intdll dallampnated uaaa The Co~inlonar 11ay approva dhcharaa lilli t ationa bued on ~aini11W1 avraaa ddly flow in axcua of 7Ql0 condltiona provided the co-tuionr Ll aathfhd that 1padal 11auuru will ba 1a pla11anead by the dhcharsar durinamp low flow conditions which provida protec tion to tha environment which would be at halt II affecc iva 11 that p rotection which would pertain 1t dhcharaa li11itatlona vera bad on 7Q l 0 cond itions alone

8 The co-haionar pununt to au tutory author i t y will raaulbulltbull dhcharampbullbull to tha vaun of the State to bullbullaura t hat auch d hchargu do not c auaa pollution due to ac~~u or chronic t ox ic ity to aqua tic and 11a rtna lite Tha atrauu to ldanc1fy and nculau potentially todc dhchargebull h ducribed in the Departllent of Envlronaental Protec t i on a Jete r Quellty Kanaae-nt Plan The Dapartllent 1 Culdeltnu f gr Pnparu l gn gf Qhsbauc Igxt s tty Eyaluulgna providu uchnlcel guidance to au la t dlachargen in obta l nlnamp the lnforation necaaaary for auua11ent o f toxic l11pac t

9 Surtace veura and aedi11enu ahall be free fro111 chelllical c onat i t uents vhlch accullata in ciuuaa of flab ahallfhh and other aquat ic oraania111bull to hvell which v ill i 11pdr the health of aquatic oraani1111 or teliu l t in unacceptable ta1te1 odor a or he alth rlaka to huaen conauaera of aquat ic life

10 later quality criteria for benth ic lnvertebraua ahall be utilind when -appropriete in evaluation of 1urhce vatar quality Thebullbull criteri a z deacrlbe the fauna of e rolionel or riffle habi tata in flowing watera which are not aubject to tidal influencea They are intended to provide = auidance for auua-nt of the bi oloaical intaarity of aurface aren lth raapect to aatabllahad Iter quality goalamp Thue criteria ara baaed on = the rationale that biolostcal data in cobullblnation vith phylicalchemical data batter reflect the attaln~~ent of theaa goall than do shyphylicalchallical data aloM The benthic co~ity la vidaly uaed for the anvi ron~~ental aaae1111ent of flovinamp vatara The atructun of thia coiiiiUni ty ia a function of envitollllental condition~ durinamp the life lpan of the organh1u Con11quantly c-mity atructun can be altered by the affactli of pollution lnc l udina incanittant avanta vhich could ually be 11llaed by conventional chabullicalphyalcal indicatoramp The well-bainamp of the benthic co-unity ia frequently reflected i n the vell-blinamp of higher fona of aquatic llfa auch aa fiah

11 The dhcharae of radioactive -uriah in concantratlona or co11binationa which would be hanful to h~n anl-1 or aquatic llfa ahall nor ba

~~at~nnfc~~hocr1lpp~r ei~treu in a aurfacemiddot water exceed a

12 Raaaonable controh or Beat Hanage11ent Practicebull for con trol of non- po i nt aource pollutants -Y ba ckfined by the Co11111iaaionar on a caaemiddotby -case bu b or the Co11111iuioner -y require that it be de11onatraud by any parson or llllDicipality that all ra aaonable controlamp vill ba or an being uud

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13 The co-hdonar ahbulll l aaubliah nutrhnt afluanr li11Lta Cor vaauwau r dbcharaaa wh ich bulln dauntnad by OEP to cau1a cultural (man 111ada ) eutrophicat i on that 111patra autharLca ncnacion andor habirat for fhh and aquatic life No TUIIIarlcal waur quality criteria can ba utablhhad aa each vatar couna haa unique tlow characteristicbull and nucrhnt Lnpuu fro11 nacural and cultunl (11an 11ada) aourcaamp Tha intent h to achieve bullbullbullnlnsul laprovabullanu in the t rophic condition of Class II or sa vaun throush L-pll11anution of nabullonabh point aourca nutrient controh and control of non-point aourcaa by Beat llanaampalllant Practlcaa

14 In lakaa pond and L11poundsunu daatanaud aa Clau M or A water quality -naaaaant afforu ahdl ba dinctad tovarda ibullplellantation of reasonable methods of control of non-point sources of nutrhnu and dtents in order to abate prevent or minildra eutrophic conditions Use of the controls is considered preferable to use of biocidal for n dtal correction of autrophic conditions

15 later quality criteria do not apply to conditions brousht about by natural causae Conditions which exist in tha water in part clue to bullans normal usu of tha land shall ba considered natural The bullbullanins of the word natural h not l l bullited t o only tho conditions ihich iould exist in vau r dr aln lns from pristine land In tha cua of land lyinamp within a wat er supply wate r s hed manbull nor mal usa of the land means cartain a1ricul tural prac t ica l l ow danalty ruldanthl development and the ~~~~~nrnbullbull~intenanca of sacondary roads provided ast Manaampemant Cbull shy2

16 Than shall ba no point aourca d i scha rse into any na tural taka or pond or tributary surface waterbull vhich wlll rat t he pho1phorua concentrat i on of t ha nceivinamp surface waters includinl phosphorua conta i ned in auspanded = uttar to an aaount in axeua of 0 03 bullIll The Clau r i mpoundments = listed bdov shall ba coUlderad natural laku or ponda

laD ~ -Bozrah Fitchvllh Pond Griswold Ashland Pond Killinsly FlvabullUa Pond Stafford Chnvllla Pond Stafford U vulide Pond Stafford larran Pond

17 Potential drinki namp wat er auppUu ident i fied in tha Lons Ranse Plan for Kanaampe- nt of llater Reaourcaa prepared and adopted pursuant to Sactlon 22a -352 of tha Connac t i cut Ganaral Statutu 1hall ba dutsnatad as Clus M aurfaca waters

18 Section 22a- 417 of tha Connec t icut Gene ral Statutes ibull~obullbullbull an absolute restric t ion on tha diacharsbull of sawaaa to Clau M r esacvoin and their t ributarias The ca li fon bacteria s tandard of nona of hwun oriain if v i o hted by 1 dhcharse aourca ou tside tha Stan whara aimilar n quiramenta are not iaposed shall not ba a valid nason for alther re l axinamp tha rutr ic t ion in Connecticut or chansi namp the Clan M duisnation I t is a Stata policy to pursue the adoption of COlfClble Yatar Quality Standards i n na i ahbor ina statu to usura the protection of Connacticut dr inkinamp water suppliu

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() Tha duianation of 111rface vatan u Chuu M A CfA SBSA or SCSA 1hall not ba a nuon for ampllthoririna a naw dlbullchratt that would ba lnconahunt with Clau M A or SA dlcharaa l111its

6 Tha Cobullhlionar 11ay utablllh zonaa of influanca whan parbulldtt ing dllcharaaa to aurfaca waun Tha apatial dlmandoftl andor volume of ncdvinamp water allocated to zonaa of Lnfluanca vUl ba aatablhhad on a caaa-bybullcaaa baala ukinamp into account tha unlqua hydraulic phyl1cal chabullLcal and bioloampLcal characurlltica of tha ncdvlng vaurbody Tha incant b to allow tha c-bsionar co allocate a port ion of tha ncalvinamp water r ourca for 11ixtna and ualbullllation of a dilcharga affl~nt provided thh zona of Lnfluanca vlll not pncluda any dutanatad u1aa of tha racaivi namp vatarbody Tha co-iaaionar pursuant to statutory authority -Y require surace water dhcharabulln to provide infonatlon on recslvinamp vata r characurbdcs lncludinr tha spatial dlbullansions of the dhchar ae zona of i nfluanca and tha volWM of flow nquirad for llixlnamp and anibullilat l on of vaata Conaldarationa to ba uud in aatabliahlna zonu of influanca incl~ a ) Tha volWH a tranath and parahunca of any tollic aubatancu in the

d h charra affluent as va ll aa potential bioaccWIulatlon of toxic aubatancaa i n aquatic orsania11a

(b ) Allowance fo r a continuous zona of pauaaa for fraa av i1111ing and r shydtiftinamp oraanbu

( c ) 18pinaa-nt upon apawni namp arounda and nur ry 0arau for natciva -2

~~~~i~~~1c- ~ax~~~~i~~~tbythqunrronntibullv~~a st~~~ C racaivinamp vatarbody ia aiantflcantly raducad =

(d) Tha location of othar discharabullbull co tha racaivina vat arbody to insure =shythat tha CUIIUlativa affect of adjacent zonaa of influanca will not aipiflcantly raduca tha anviroNHntal valua of t ha ractvt ng watarbody Aabullbullbullbull-nt of anvtroNHntal value will ba bau d on a nWIIbar of racaivtna water charactarbtica includ i na but not lirlltad to typa of vatarbody veloc ity dapth nwabar and typa of aqua t ic habitats alaration pattarna natura of tha f ood chain laval of pr oductivity water U8paratura abil i t y of tributaries t o provi de ncruitaent praaanca of anodanaarad spac i aa and valua co hwaan uaas (aasthecic co-rclal and aport fbh i na and recreationa l uu s) Aa a ampUidalina zones of 1nfluanca on l a r aar rivara shall ba liaitad to no -rbull than 25t of tha c r osa middotsa ct ional a r e a or vo lwaa of flow

7 han conaidarina d i s charaa iapacta tha aini- ava raaa dally flov for aavan conaacutive daya that can ba axpactad to occur onca in tan yaan under natural c ondit i ons (7Ql0) La t ha bulllniiiWI flow to which tha standard f o r aurfaca watara apply axcapt vhan a a t rau has ~aan histor ically UampUlatad t o r u ul t i n low flows below t hat laval in which cua cha a t andarda apply t o that l ow low datat111ned by tha Daparcant o f nvironr~ental Protections KiniiiUII Flow Reaulat i ona u uandad tha Dapar taant a Divanlon Pa nit Proar u or tha Fadaral poundnar11 Rasulatory eo-halonbull hydr opowe r licana i na procaaa Kainta1n1na a lona bull tatlll flow of 7Q10 o r lau aay r aault i n tanificant atrubull on tha physical and bioloaical qualicy of aurfaca vatara Hiamphbull r flows a~ay ba duirabla to - aaintaln or achi ava duisnatad uaaa In thoaa aurfaca vatars havi ng raaulatad flows at or near tha naturally occurring 7Ql0 flow 111ore

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atrinampent wa ter quality criteria bull bullY ba nqutud to achhva a nd 1111intdll dallampnated uaaa The Co~inlonar 11ay approva dhcharaa lilli t ationa bued on ~aini11W1 avraaa ddly flow in axcua of 7Ql0 condltiona provided the co-tuionr Ll aathfhd that 1padal 11auuru will ba 1a pla11anead by the dhcharsar durinamp low flow conditions which provida protec tion to tha environment which would be at halt II affecc iva 11 that p rotection which would pertain 1t dhcharaa li11itatlona vera bad on 7Q l 0 cond itions alone

8 The co-haionar pununt to au tutory author i t y will raaulbulltbull dhcharampbullbull to tha vaun of the State to bullbullaura t hat auch d hchargu do not c auaa pollution due to ac~~u or chronic t ox ic ity to aqua tic and 11a rtna lite Tha atrauu to ldanc1fy and nculau potentially todc dhchargebull h ducribed in the Departllent of Envlronaental Protec t i on a Jete r Quellty Kanaae-nt Plan The Dapartllent 1 Culdeltnu f gr Pnparu l gn gf Qhsbauc Igxt s tty Eyaluulgna providu uchnlcel guidance to au la t dlachargen in obta l nlnamp the lnforation necaaaary for auua11ent o f toxic l11pac t

9 Surtace veura and aedi11enu ahall be free fro111 chelllical c onat i t uents vhlch accullata in ciuuaa of flab ahallfhh and other aquat ic oraania111bull to hvell which v ill i 11pdr the health of aquatic oraani1111 or teliu l t in unacceptable ta1te1 odor a or he alth rlaka to huaen conauaera of aquat ic life

10 later quality criteria for benth ic lnvertebraua ahall be utilind when -appropriete in evaluation of 1urhce vatar quality Thebullbull criteri a z deacrlbe the fauna of e rolionel or riffle habi tata in flowing watera which are not aubject to tidal influencea They are intended to provide = auidance for auua-nt of the bi oloaical intaarity of aurface aren lth raapect to aatabllahad Iter quality goalamp Thue criteria ara baaed on = the rationale that biolostcal data in cobullblnation vith phylicalchemical data batter reflect the attaln~~ent of theaa goall than do shyphylicalchallical data aloM The benthic co~ity la vidaly uaed for the anvi ron~~ental aaae1111ent of flovinamp vatara The atructun of thia coiiiiUni ty ia a function of envitollllental condition~ durinamp the life lpan of the organh1u Con11quantly c-mity atructun can be altered by the affactli of pollution lnc l udina incanittant avanta vhich could ually be 11llaed by conventional chabullicalphyalcal indicatoramp The well-bainamp of the benthic co-unity ia frequently reflected i n the vell-blinamp of higher fona of aquatic llfa auch aa fiah

11 The dhcharae of radioactive -uriah in concantratlona or co11binationa which would be hanful to h~n anl-1 or aquatic llfa ahall nor ba

~~at~nnfc~~hocr1lpp~r ei~treu in a aurfacemiddot water exceed a

12 Raaaonable controh or Beat Hanage11ent Practicebull for con trol of non- po i nt aource pollutants -Y ba ckfined by the Co11111iaaionar on a caaemiddotby -case bu b or the Co11111iuioner -y require that it be de11onatraud by any parson or llllDicipality that all ra aaonable controlamp vill ba or an being uud

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13 The co-hdonar ahbulll l aaubliah nutrhnt afluanr li11Lta Cor vaauwau r dbcharaaa wh ich bulln dauntnad by OEP to cau1a cultural (man 111ada ) eutrophicat i on that 111patra autharLca ncnacion andor habirat for fhh and aquatic life No TUIIIarlcal waur quality criteria can ba utablhhad aa each vatar couna haa unique tlow characteristicbull and nucrhnt Lnpuu fro11 nacural and cultunl (11an 11ada) aourcaamp Tha intent h to achieve bullbullbullnlnsul laprovabullanu in the t rophic condition of Class II or sa vaun throush L-pll11anution of nabullonabh point aourca nutrient controh and control of non-point aourcaa by Beat llanaampalllant Practlcaa

14 In lakaa pond and L11poundsunu daatanaud aa Clau M or A water quality -naaaaant afforu ahdl ba dinctad tovarda ibullplellantation of reasonable methods of control of non-point sources of nutrhnu and dtents in order to abate prevent or minildra eutrophic conditions Use of the controls is considered preferable to use of biocidal for n dtal correction of autrophic conditions

15 later quality criteria do not apply to conditions brousht about by natural causae Conditions which exist in tha water in part clue to bullans normal usu of tha land shall ba considered natural The bullbullanins of the word natural h not l l bullited t o only tho conditions ihich iould exist in vau r dr aln lns from pristine land In tha cua of land lyinamp within a wat er supply wate r s hed manbull nor mal usa of the land means cartain a1ricul tural prac t ica l l ow danalty ruldanthl development and the ~~~~~nrnbullbull~intenanca of sacondary roads provided ast Manaampemant Cbull shy2

16 Than shall ba no point aourca d i scha rse into any na tural taka or pond or tributary surface waterbull vhich wlll rat t he pho1phorua concentrat i on of t ha nceivinamp surface waters includinl phosphorua conta i ned in auspanded = uttar to an aaount in axeua of 0 03 bullIll The Clau r i mpoundments = listed bdov shall ba coUlderad natural laku or ponda

laD ~ -Bozrah Fitchvllh Pond Griswold Ashland Pond Killinsly FlvabullUa Pond Stafford Chnvllla Pond Stafford U vulide Pond Stafford larran Pond

17 Potential drinki namp wat er auppUu ident i fied in tha Lons Ranse Plan for Kanaampe- nt of llater Reaourcaa prepared and adopted pursuant to Sactlon 22a -352 of tha Connac t i cut Ganaral Statutu 1hall ba dutsnatad as Clus M aurfaca waters

18 Section 22a- 417 of tha Connec t icut Gene ral Statutes ibull~obullbullbull an absolute restric t ion on tha diacharsbull of sawaaa to Clau M r esacvoin and their t ributarias The ca li fon bacteria s tandard of nona of hwun oriain if v i o hted by 1 dhcharse aourca ou tside tha Stan whara aimilar n quiramenta are not iaposed shall not ba a valid nason for alther re l axinamp tha rutr ic t ion in Connecticut or chansi namp the Clan M duisnation I t is a Stata policy to pursue the adoption of COlfClble Yatar Quality Standards i n na i ahbor ina statu to usura the protection of Connacticut dr inkinamp water suppliu

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atrinampent wa ter quality criteria bull bullY ba nqutud to achhva a nd 1111intdll dallampnated uaaa The Co~inlonar 11ay approva dhcharaa lilli t ationa bued on ~aini11W1 avraaa ddly flow in axcua of 7Ql0 condltiona provided the co-tuionr Ll aathfhd that 1padal 11auuru will ba 1a pla11anead by the dhcharsar durinamp low flow conditions which provida protec tion to tha environment which would be at halt II affecc iva 11 that p rotection which would pertain 1t dhcharaa li11itatlona vera bad on 7Q l 0 cond itions alone

8 The co-haionar pununt to au tutory author i t y will raaulbulltbull dhcharampbullbull to tha vaun of the State to bullbullaura t hat auch d hchargu do not c auaa pollution due to ac~~u or chronic t ox ic ity to aqua tic and 11a rtna lite Tha atrauu to ldanc1fy and nculau potentially todc dhchargebull h ducribed in the Departllent of Envlronaental Protec t i on a Jete r Quellty Kanaae-nt Plan The Dapartllent 1 Culdeltnu f gr Pnparu l gn gf Qhsbauc Igxt s tty Eyaluulgna providu uchnlcel guidance to au la t dlachargen in obta l nlnamp the lnforation necaaaary for auua11ent o f toxic l11pac t

9 Surtace veura and aedi11enu ahall be free fro111 chelllical c onat i t uents vhlch accullata in ciuuaa of flab ahallfhh and other aquat ic oraania111bull to hvell which v ill i 11pdr the health of aquatic oraani1111 or teliu l t in unacceptable ta1te1 odor a or he alth rlaka to huaen conauaera of aquat ic life

10 later quality criteria for benth ic lnvertebraua ahall be utilind when -appropriete in evaluation of 1urhce vatar quality Thebullbull criteri a z deacrlbe the fauna of e rolionel or riffle habi tata in flowing watera which are not aubject to tidal influencea They are intended to provide = auidance for auua-nt of the bi oloaical intaarity of aurface aren lth raapect to aatabllahad Iter quality goalamp Thue criteria ara baaed on = the rationale that biolostcal data in cobullblnation vith phylicalchemical data batter reflect the attaln~~ent of theaa goall than do shyphylicalchallical data aloM The benthic co~ity la vidaly uaed for the anvi ron~~ental aaae1111ent of flovinamp vatara The atructun of thia coiiiiUni ty ia a function of envitollllental condition~ durinamp the life lpan of the organh1u Con11quantly c-mity atructun can be altered by the affactli of pollution lnc l udina incanittant avanta vhich could ually be 11llaed by conventional chabullicalphyalcal indicatoramp The well-bainamp of the benthic co-unity ia frequently reflected i n the vell-blinamp of higher fona of aquatic llfa auch aa fiah

11 The dhcharae of radioactive -uriah in concantratlona or co11binationa which would be hanful to h~n anl-1 or aquatic llfa ahall nor ba

~~at~nnfc~~hocr1lpp~r ei~treu in a aurfacemiddot water exceed a

12 Raaaonable controh or Beat Hanage11ent Practicebull for con trol of non- po i nt aource pollutants -Y ba ckfined by the Co11111iaaionar on a caaemiddotby -case bu b or the Co11111iuioner -y require that it be de11onatraud by any parson or llllDicipality that all ra aaonable controlamp vill ba or an being uud

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13 The co-hdonar ahbulll l aaubliah nutrhnt afluanr li11Lta Cor vaauwau r dbcharaaa wh ich bulln dauntnad by OEP to cau1a cultural (man 111ada ) eutrophicat i on that 111patra autharLca ncnacion andor habirat for fhh and aquatic life No TUIIIarlcal waur quality criteria can ba utablhhad aa each vatar couna haa unique tlow characteristicbull and nucrhnt Lnpuu fro11 nacural and cultunl (11an 11ada) aourcaamp Tha intent h to achieve bullbullbullnlnsul laprovabullanu in the t rophic condition of Class II or sa vaun throush L-pll11anution of nabullonabh point aourca nutrient controh and control of non-point aourcaa by Beat llanaampalllant Practlcaa

14 In lakaa pond and L11poundsunu daatanaud aa Clau M or A water quality -naaaaant afforu ahdl ba dinctad tovarda ibullplellantation of reasonable methods of control of non-point sources of nutrhnu and dtents in order to abate prevent or minildra eutrophic conditions Use of the controls is considered preferable to use of biocidal for n dtal correction of autrophic conditions

15 later quality criteria do not apply to conditions brousht about by natural causae Conditions which exist in tha water in part clue to bullans normal usu of tha land shall ba considered natural The bullbullanins of the word natural h not l l bullited t o only tho conditions ihich iould exist in vau r dr aln lns from pristine land In tha cua of land lyinamp within a wat er supply wate r s hed manbull nor mal usa of the land means cartain a1ricul tural prac t ica l l ow danalty ruldanthl development and the ~~~~~nrnbullbull~intenanca of sacondary roads provided ast Manaampemant Cbull shy2

16 Than shall ba no point aourca d i scha rse into any na tural taka or pond or tributary surface waterbull vhich wlll rat t he pho1phorua concentrat i on of t ha nceivinamp surface waters includinl phosphorua conta i ned in auspanded = uttar to an aaount in axeua of 0 03 bullIll The Clau r i mpoundments = listed bdov shall ba coUlderad natural laku or ponda

laD ~ -Bozrah Fitchvllh Pond Griswold Ashland Pond Killinsly FlvabullUa Pond Stafford Chnvllla Pond Stafford U vulide Pond Stafford larran Pond

17 Potential drinki namp wat er auppUu ident i fied in tha Lons Ranse Plan for Kanaampe- nt of llater Reaourcaa prepared and adopted pursuant to Sactlon 22a -352 of tha Connac t i cut Ganaral Statutu 1hall ba dutsnatad as Clus M aurfaca waters

18 Section 22a- 417 of tha Connec t icut Gene ral Statutes ibull~obullbullbull an absolute restric t ion on tha diacharsbull of sawaaa to Clau M r esacvoin and their t ributarias The ca li fon bacteria s tandard of nona of hwun oriain if v i o hted by 1 dhcharse aourca ou tside tha Stan whara aimilar n quiramenta are not iaposed shall not ba a valid nason for alther re l axinamp tha rutr ic t ion in Connecticut or chansi namp the Clan M duisnation I t is a Stata policy to pursue the adoption of COlfClble Yatar Quality Standards i n na i ahbor ina statu to usura the protection of Connacticut dr inkinamp water suppliu

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13 The co-hdonar ahbulll l aaubliah nutrhnt afluanr li11Lta Cor vaauwau r dbcharaaa wh ich bulln dauntnad by OEP to cau1a cultural (man 111ada ) eutrophicat i on that 111patra autharLca ncnacion andor habirat for fhh and aquatic life No TUIIIarlcal waur quality criteria can ba utablhhad aa each vatar couna haa unique tlow characteristicbull and nucrhnt Lnpuu fro11 nacural and cultunl (11an 11ada) aourcaamp Tha intent h to achieve bullbullbullnlnsul laprovabullanu in the t rophic condition of Class II or sa vaun throush L-pll11anution of nabullonabh point aourca nutrient controh and control of non-point aourcaa by Beat llanaampalllant Practlcaa

14 In lakaa pond and L11poundsunu daatanaud aa Clau M or A water quality -naaaaant afforu ahdl ba dinctad tovarda ibullplellantation of reasonable methods of control of non-point sources of nutrhnu and dtents in order to abate prevent or minildra eutrophic conditions Use of the controls is considered preferable to use of biocidal for n dtal correction of autrophic conditions

15 later quality criteria do not apply to conditions brousht about by natural causae Conditions which exist in tha water in part clue to bullans normal usu of tha land shall ba considered natural The bullbullanins of the word natural h not l l bullited t o only tho conditions ihich iould exist in vau r dr aln lns from pristine land In tha cua of land lyinamp within a wat er supply wate r s hed manbull nor mal usa of the land means cartain a1ricul tural prac t ica l l ow danalty ruldanthl development and the ~~~~~nrnbullbull~intenanca of sacondary roads provided ast Manaampemant Cbull shy2

16 Than shall ba no point aourca d i scha rse into any na tural taka or pond or tributary surface waterbull vhich wlll rat t he pho1phorua concentrat i on of t ha nceivinamp surface waters includinl phosphorua conta i ned in auspanded = uttar to an aaount in axeua of 0 03 bullIll The Clau r i mpoundments = listed bdov shall ba coUlderad natural laku or ponda

laD ~ -Bozrah Fitchvllh Pond Griswold Ashland Pond Killinsly FlvabullUa Pond Stafford Chnvllla Pond Stafford U vulide Pond Stafford larran Pond

17 Potential drinki namp wat er auppUu ident i fied in tha Lons Ranse Plan for Kanaampe- nt of llater Reaourcaa prepared and adopted pursuant to Sactlon 22a -352 of tha Connac t i cut Ganaral Statutu 1hall ba dutsnatad as Clus M aurfaca waters

18 Section 22a- 417 of tha Connec t icut Gene ral Statutes ibull~obullbullbull an absolute restric t ion on tha diacharsbull of sawaaa to Clau M r esacvoin and their t ributarias The ca li fon bacteria s tandard of nona of hwun oriain if v i o hted by 1 dhcharse aourca ou tside tha Stan whara aimilar n quiramenta are not iaposed shall not ba a valid nason for alther re l axinamp tha rutr ic t ion in Connecticut or chansi namp the Clan M duisnation I t is a Stata policy to pursue the adoption of COlfClble Yatar Quality Standards i n na i ahbor ina statu to usura the protection of Connacticut dr inkinamp water suppliu

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19 Dhinfection ehell be nquind or 1ll tnaud I dlachargu co 1urace veun The period o dbinhc tion 1h1ll vary depend inamp on the nature of the middotuceivinamp waterbody bullbull d11cribed below 1 Continuous dhinhccion bullhall be required at all wage cnatn~ent

plants located aouth of I nters tate Hl amphvey 95 to protect the unitary quality of ahdltllh ruources Continuous disinfection n~ay be required at other locations bullbull daurined by the Coutu loner

2 Ohinhccion 1hall be nquind only durinamp the period froru Kay 1 to October l at all sewage tnat111nt plants located north of 1middot95 Seaaonlll dhlnfection h intended to protect the unitry quality of bathi namp waters and ainibulliu adverse i111pacu to aqubulltic llfe aeeociated with dbinhction It 11 recoampnized that crturia for colifona bacteria 111ay not ba t on tha abova streams durinamp tha period whan dhinfaetion of savaaa traat11ant plant affluent ia not raquirad Tha daaraa of traaCIIant and dhlnhctlon shall ba u raquirad by tha co- iuionar and shall ba conahtant with tha health standardbull uubliahad by tha Co-iuionar of Hnlth Sarvlcas

20 Tha dhcharsa of 1awaaa sink and salley wutaa frobull boatl whathar or no t traatad by any a arina sanitation davies h prohibited in all inland fraahwatara not c apabh of i nuratata navisation Tha Dapartaant will punua dahaacion of authority fro11 EPA for daaianaclon of no dhcha r ga zonas a t IUZlnaa naar bathinamp araaa and ovar ahallfiah araaa 111arkad in accordanc a with Saction l9middotl3 middot B7l of tha Public Haalch Coda r shy

21 0 shy2 iamp~~a ha bullbori~ ~nncn 1 1~~ ~~d~u58~ici cy i~bulln~at~~ aawaga outfalla whara bathinamp h not adviaabla dua to alavacad concantrationa of facal coliform bacte r ia = =shy22 Criteria for facal colifor 111 oraanibullbullbull ara as da tarbulli nad by tha 111a11brana tilur (MF) thod for fnahvaura and tha 11ultipla tuba farmantation (HPN ) thod for r i na watara Cr iteria for coll f ont bacteria are intended to provide a bash for avaluatlon of data ralatad co sawaga contaaination Dua to tha inharant uncartaincy involvad Ln bull-pUna and analytical datanination of coli for lavala axcuraiona tro111 aatabllshad c rltaria should ba lnvastlaaud by 11aana of a flald survey of sanitary conditioM or othar appropriate ana to data111Lna colifolll source and co confin tha sanitary quality of tha watarbody in quutlon (Saa also Appandlx B)

23 Tha uaa of aubacript c such aa Clan B C B SB 11 co identify arua auitabla for cold watar fiaherilj a fncfudlnamp capavninJ arowth and paaaaaa Kon strinaant watar quality e r itaria y apply and will ba davalopad on a caaa by caaa baaia for t hua wata l a

24 middot Physical obatructiont such aa daiu which pnvant cold watar fhh fro11 raachinamp an ana suitable for apavninamp and srowth shall not ba conaidarad a va lid raaaon for not 11aatinamp t ha daaisnatad usa and quality critaria for fLah unlau a DEP appr oved usa attainability analylis has baan parto111ad

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H In tha ntuarina aapanu (Clan SB) of tha Houutonie Connecticut and ~ llivan tha allowabb u~aparatura Lncraaaa frobull dhcharaaa ahall be conhtant with tha crituia for tha non- tidal bullbullabullantl (Clau amp)

26 lacapt within clallsnaud dndaact -urial dhpoaal araaa 1urfaca ~Jatan ahall ba 1lbcancially free of polluunca that a) unduly affec t the co~~poaltion of bottobull fa~UW b ) unduly aftct tha phyalcal or cha11ital nture of tha bottobull or c ) Lnurhre with tha propaaation and habitats of 1hdlfhh finfiah and wlldlife Dndampad aacerhla duapd at approved dllpoaal anaa atwll not pollute tha vatarbull of tha auu and ahall not ruult Ln a) tloatinamp rulduu of any aort b) relaaaa of any aubuanca which uy raault in lona - urw or paranant daaradatlon of water qualicy in vatan ovarlyinamp or adjacnt to tha dut~pins srounda c) dhpand of aadiJHnu ouulda a one of influanca ancloa lns t ha daaisnaud dWIIp polnta or d) bloloaicd bulloblliution and aubquent transport of toxic aubatancu to food chains

27 s ph containau pruervation handlinamp and analyah should confonbull to trA tholtb pro~~~o~laaud in 40 CFll Part 136 bullcuiOlLnu Eatabliahinamp Tea t Procaduru for t ha Analylia of Pollutantamp Under tha Chan later Act ~ Fr i day Oct ober 26 1984 and aub11quent uandllanta Other different but ~ equi valent -thoda y ba utilized if t hey have racaivad the co-iaaionar a prior approval iii -

28 Aa part of tha co-iaaionar a conti nuins affo r ta t o fu r ther dafina water qality atandarda other critarh will ba cona1derad The Collllliuioner = raaarvaa tha rlampht t o end or axtancl tha crite ria for aech Clau of = watara aa naw inforatlon or i11provad or aore a trl nsant c r ite r ia r elative t o water quality i~acta ara davdopad and J uatltied aubj act t o tha legal shyand procedura l raqutrants o f a tate and fa daral lava or rasulationa

29 Wat a ra vhlch ara no t otherv1sa du ianatad ahall ba conaiderad aa Class A o r Claaa SA

30 TicSa l wtl anda and tidal c r ka ahall ba cona i darad u Clau A or Claaa SA wat arcounaa unlaaa o tharvha daaisnatad

ll Watarcouraaa which ara fully ancloaad l n d rainaampa conduits or pipas and not aalianad a apaci f1c Claaa Y ba conaldarad on a caaamiddotbymiddotca11 baaia to ba t ha Claaa of tha atn aapant to which thay dhcharaa

12 Wha ra axht i na wate r quality dou not 111at tha duiampnatad uae and quality critar1a ampoala tha htinamp quality will ba ldentifhd followed by tha uu coal ltbullmiddotampmiddot C8)

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H In tha ntuarina aapanu (Clan SB) of tha Houutonie Connecticut and ~ llivan tha allowabb u~aparatura Lncraaaa frobull dhcharaaa ahall be conhtant with tha crituia for tha non- tidal bullbullabullantl (Clau amp)

26 lacapt within clallsnaud dndaact -urial dhpoaal araaa 1urfaca ~Jatan ahall ba 1lbcancially free of polluunca that a) unduly affec t the co~~poaltion of bottobull fa~UW b ) unduly aftct tha phyalcal or cha11ital nture of tha bottobull or c ) Lnurhre with tha propaaation and habitats of 1hdlfhh finfiah and wlldlife Dndampad aacerhla duapd at approved dllpoaal anaa atwll not pollute tha vatarbull of tha auu and ahall not ruult Ln a) tloatinamp rulduu of any aort b) relaaaa of any aubuanca which uy raault in lona - urw or paranant daaradatlon of water qualicy in vatan ovarlyinamp or adjacnt to tha dut~pins srounda c) dhpand of aadiJHnu ouulda a one of influanca ancloa lns t ha daaisnaud dWIIp polnta or d) bloloaicd bulloblliution and aubquent transport of toxic aubatancu to food chains

27 s ph containau pruervation handlinamp and analyah should confonbull to trA tholtb pro~~~o~laaud in 40 CFll Part 136 bullcuiOlLnu Eatabliahinamp Tea t Procaduru for t ha Analylia of Pollutantamp Under tha Chan later Act ~ Fr i day Oct ober 26 1984 and aub11quent uandllanta Other different but ~ equi valent -thoda y ba utilized if t hey have racaivad the co-iaaionar a prior approval iii -

28 Aa part of tha co-iaaionar a conti nuins affo r ta t o fu r ther dafina water qality atandarda other critarh will ba cona1derad The Collllliuioner = raaarvaa tha rlampht t o end or axtancl tha crite ria for aech Clau of = watara aa naw inforatlon or i11provad or aore a trl nsant c r ite r ia r elative t o water quality i~acta ara davdopad and J uatltied aubj act t o tha legal shyand procedura l raqutrants o f a tate and fa daral lava or rasulationa

29 Wat a ra vhlch ara no t otherv1sa du ianatad ahall ba conaiderad aa Class A o r Claaa SA

30 TicSa l wtl anda and tidal c r ka ahall ba cona i darad u Clau A or Claaa SA wat arcounaa unlaaa o tharvha daaisnatad

ll Watarcouraaa which ara fully ancloaad l n d rainaampa conduits or pipas and not aalianad a apaci f1c Claaa Y ba conaldarad on a caaamiddotbymiddotca11 baaia to ba t ha Claaa of tha atn aapant to which thay dhcharaa

12 Wha ra axht i na wate r quality dou not 111at tha duiampnatad uae and quality critar1a ampoala tha htinamp quality will ba ldentifhd followed by tha uu coal ltbullmiddotampmiddot C8)

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lit 5JBFAC lAilB CLSSJflCATJONS

INLANO SUUAC IATERS

~ Du i anaud u middot txlltinamp or propod drinkinamp Iter aupp ly fia h and

vildl1fe hab i tat rec reat iond uu aaricultunl lnduatrial supply and othar purpos u ( r ec reational uau _ ba rutricud)

1 Authatica Unlorly axcdlent

z Diuolvad oxyaan Not leu than 5 11ampl at any tiaa

l SltKiaa dtlpodtlmiddotao11d refu Nona othar than of natural oriai n flocina aolid -oila and araaaa-acu-color -z

4 Silt or und dapodta Nona othar than of natural oricin ncapt aa 111y raault fro111 nor11al aaricultural road 11aintananca = conatruction activity or dradga =shy-tatial dhpoul providad all naaonabla controls or 8ast KanampJIMnt Practicaa an uaad

5 Turbidity Shall not ncd 10 JTU ( or NTU aquivahnt) ovar abhnt hvah A ucchi diac ahall ba viaibh at a 11in_ d41pth of 1 bulleur All reasonable controls or ast Kanaae-nt Practices bullrbull to be usad

6 Colifora bacteria Facal colifor 1hall not axcaad an arithaatic -an of 20 orasnhcu 100 bull1 in any aroup of bull-phs nor shall 10111 of tha saaplu axcaad 100

~~bull~~ ~andRtle to Standsrd

7 Taste and odor Nona other than of natural oriampin

a pH Aa naturally occurs

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10 Cheaical coMthuanu

(a) Phoaphoru

(b) Sodiu

11 knthic Invarubratu vhich inhabit lotic waun

Nona othar than of natural oriampin axcapt whan it can ba da11onatratad that cold water filh apaominamp and srowth vill not ba ipdnd in which cau Claaa a apply

Nona in cobullblnationJ to tha 1101t

vaur usa nwaban 6 7

standardbull and criteria

concancrations or vhich would ba haraful

aanaltiva duiampnaud Rahr co Standards

8 and 9

Not to axcud 20 11amp1

A vida variety of -croi nvarubrau uxa ahould noraally ba puunc and all functional sroup1 ahou lG normall y ba vall upraaanud Praaanca and productivity of aquatic apaeiu 11 not Uaited axcapt by natural condltiona pamitted flow nsulation or irravaraibla cultural L111pacts later quality bullhall ba auffichnt co austain a divaraa aacroinvartabrata coun1ty of lndlampanoua apaciea Taxa vlthln thl Ordan Pllcoptau (atonaU1u) Epha-ropura (maymiddot tUn) Colaopura (butlu ) and Trlchopura (eaddhtl1u) should ba v11l npraa1nt1d middot

IcussznCATioNs I ICnovn or praa111111d to 1111t atar quality cr1tarla vh1ch support tha daatsnarbulld uau

middotILM

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INLAND SURFACE WATDS

~ otpud Uau bull PountLal dzinklnamp vaur supply t1ah and wildlife

habitat recrutional u~a IJritultunl induttrhl supply and othr Laatrtuu WIU lncludlnamp Nviaaelon

l Authatica Unionly ucallant

2 Diuolvad oayaan Not lua thampn 5 bullamp11 at any tiJIIa

3 Sludaa dapodta bull aoUd nfuaa- None othu than of natural oriaLn floatinamp aoHU bull oib and enbull - acu-color

4 Silt or aand dapotta Nona other than of ncural orlaln axeapt 11 y nault fro11 nonal aaricultural road aaintananca conatruction activity or dndaa - 2 uurial dhpoul providad all raaaonabla controh or a1t Kanaaaunt Practicu ara uud = =

5 Turbidity Shall not ncd 10 JTU (or NTU aquivahnt) ovar ampllbient levda A shyaacchi dhc shall ba vilible at a bullLnt- dapdl of 1 cer All raaaonabla controh or Baat Kanaampnt Practicaa to ba ud

6 Coli for bactuia Facal colifor ahall not axcaad an ar1th1Nt1c an of 20 orsanhaa 100 bull1 1n any aroup of aaaplu nor ahall 10 of tha saaplu ucd 100 oraanhu1001 later to Standard nuabar 22 and AppancUx a

7 Tuu and odor Nona othar than of natural or1amp1n

8 pH All naturally occura

9 Allovabla taparatura 1ncraaaa Nona othar than of natural odain axeapt vhan lt can ba daantraud that cold vatar f11h spavninamp and arovth vill not ba iapairad i n which caaa cla a atandarda and criuria apply

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10

INLAND SURFACE WATDS

~ otpud Uau bull PountLal dzinklnamp vaur supply t1ah and wildlife

habitat recrutional u~a IJritultunl induttrhl supply and othr Laatrtuu WIU lncludlnamp Nviaaelon

l Authatica Unionly ucallant

2 Diuolvad oayaan Not lua thampn 5 bullamp11 at any tiJIIa

3 Sludaa dapodta bull aoUd nfuaa- None othu than of natural oriaLn floatinamp aoHU bull oib and enbull - acu-color

4 Silt or aand dapotta Nona other than of ncural orlaln axeapt 11 y nault fro11 nonal aaricultural road aaintananca conatruction activity or dndaa - 2 uurial dhpoul providad all raaaonabla controh or a1t Kanaaaunt Practicu ara uud = =

5 Turbidity Shall not ncd 10 JTU (or NTU aquivahnt) ovar ampllbient levda A shyaacchi dhc shall ba vilible at a bullLnt- dapdl of 1 cer All raaaonabla controh or Baat Kanaampnt Practicaa to ba ud

6 Coli for bactuia Facal colifor ahall not axcaad an ar1th1Nt1c an of 20 orsanhaa 100 bull1 1n any aroup of aaaplu nor ahall 10 of tha saaplu ucd 100 oraanhu1001 later to Standard nuabar 22 and AppancUx a

7 Tuu and odor Nona othar than of natural or1amp1n

8 pH All naturally occura

9 Allovabla taparatura 1ncraaaa Nona othar than of natural odain axeapt vhan lt can ba daantraud that cold vatar f11h spavninamp and arovth vill not ba iapairad i n which caaa cla a atandarda and criuria apply

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11

Nona i n concantraclona or comnblnationa which would be har111ful to t ha aou unaitlva daalampnaud water uaa Rater to Standardbull nuaban 6 7 8 and 9

(a) Phoaphonu Nona ocher than of nacunl orlain

ll lanthic Invntab ratu vhlch A v ida variety of -croinvartabrauinhabit lotte vatan taxa should nonrally ba pruant and

all functional amproupa should nonaally ba va ll rapnuntad Pnunca and productlvity of aquulc apaclu h not 11bull1ted axcap t by na tural concUt iona pn11 l ttad flov UJulation or lrravaraibh cultural impacu Vate r quampl iey 1ha ll ba auftichn t co auata i n a dlvarbullbull aacr oinva rtabrate co-nl ty of i ndl Janoua 1paciu Taxa within t ha Or dtln Placoptera ( ltonafllu ) Ephaaeroptua ( llayshyfliu ) Co hoptera (butlu) and Trichoptera (eaddh fllu) s hould ba vall rapnaantad

IClASS IFICATIONS l Known or pr aaWiad to 111aar vata r quality crtur ta which suppor t dutanatad ubullbullbull middot

-ALA or LA Kay not be rtutina water qua li t y crturta or ona or aora dasianaud

Tha JOal 1a Clau A

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I NlAND SIJRFACE lAT ERS

ltsectgt Dulanatad Uu bull Rac reactonal uu fhh and wildli fe habitat bull a ricul tura l

and industrial 1upply and othar laampl t illampt a uau i nclucHna navtaation

-= ii

=-

2 Dluolvad oxyaan

l Sludaa dapolita middot 1olid nfun middot tloattna Jolida bull oil and araaaa bull acua middot color

5 turbidity

6 Coli for bactaria

1 Tuta and odor

pH

Cood to axcalhnt

Not b u than 5 11ampl at a ny t l 11a

Nona axcapt fo r 111all uounts that bullbullY nault f ro11 tha dhcha r ga from a waau traamptllampnt ac Uity provi dinamp appropriate traaeant

Nona othar t han of natural or i gin axcapt 11 IQY raault from normal aartcultural road lllamplntananca conatructlon actlv lry or dradge -urial dlspoaal prov i ded all raaaonabla controls or ampast IUnasant Practicu ara usad

Shall not ucaed 25 JTU (or tfiU aqulvahnt) CluJ not to axcud 10 JTU ( or NTU aamputvahnt ) over aabhnt bvab A cchi dh c shdl ba vbibh at a bulllni- dapth of l bulla tar Crlurla -Y ba axeaadad i n Clau ~ tara All raasonab h controls and 8aat KanagaJn t Practlcu to ba wad

Facal collfora shall not axeaad a l og 11Un of 200 organlna 100 111 i n any group of lampllplu nor shall 10 o f t ha n11p l u axed 400 or~anhlll100 11 1 Rater to Standard nuabar 22 and Appandlit a

Nona tha t would i11pa ir a ny uugu s pac lfically aulgnad to thh Cl ass

6 S middot 1 0

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9 Allowable tanparatura incraaaa

10 Chabulllcal conetituanu

11 ampenthic Invartabutu which inhabit lotte vacua

ll

Nona axcapt where tha incraaaa will not axcaad the raco-andad lhlit on

~ cinbullbulll~ t~~o~c~ in any till ral the nonal

~middot~~~~r0F~f w1tarthe receivina Nona in concantrationa or combina middot tiona which would ba haraful co cha 1101t aantltlva daalanud water uaa Rahr to Standrct nuabua 6 7 8 and 9 Raaaonabh controls on point and non -point aourcaa of phoaphorous vhlch au conddaud bulliampnlficant contributora to autrophlcation of lakaa ponda and l11poundllants ~~ay ba raqulrad Rafar to Sundard nuabar 13

Water- quality ahall ba tufUchnt to suataln a dlvarta llacroinvarcabrace counlty of lndlampanoua apaciu All functional aroup1 and a vida varhty of ueroinvar tebrete taxa sha ll be present however one or 111ora 111ay be dilproportionau in abundance Waun vhich curnnt l y support a high quality aquatic co-unity ahell ba aaintaind at that high quaUty Praaence and produet1v1ty of taxa vithin the Orden Placop tara (ttonbullmiddot fliu ) Epheropura (aayfliu ) and pollut ion intolerant Co laoptera (beetlu) and Trlchoptera (caddlamiddot liu) uy be libullltad du to cul t ura l act i v ithbull Kacrolnvartabrata eo~itiu i n vata u l11palrad by cultural actlvltlu 1hall ba r toud to t ha axtant practical through ibullphbullentation of thbull dapartiHnt 1 procaduras or control of toxic pollutant dhcharg to aurfaca vatar1 and through eat Kanaga111nt Practices for nonmiddotpol nt sourcebull o[ pollution

r shy-iii = =-

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I NlAND SIJRFACE lAT ERS

ltsectgt Dulanatad Uu bull Rac reactonal uu fhh and wildli fe habitat bull a ricul tura l

and industrial 1upply and othar laampl t illampt a uau i nclucHna navtaation

-= ii

=-

2 Dluolvad oxyaan

l Sludaa dapolita middot 1olid nfun middot tloattna Jolida bull oil and araaaa bull acua middot color

5 turbidity

6 Coli for bactaria

1 Tuta and odor

pH

Cood to axcalhnt

Not b u than 5 11ampl at a ny t l 11a

Nona axcapt fo r 111all uounts that bullbullY nault f ro11 tha dhcha r ga from a waau traamptllampnt ac Uity provi dinamp appropriate traaeant

Nona othar t han of natural or i gin axcapt 11 IQY raault from normal aartcultural road lllamplntananca conatructlon actlv lry or dradge -urial dlspoaal prov i ded all raaaonabla controls or ampast IUnasant Practicu ara usad

Shall not ucaed 25 JTU (or tfiU aqulvahnt) CluJ not to axcud 10 JTU ( or NTU aamputvahnt ) over aabhnt bvab A cchi dh c shdl ba vbibh at a bulllni- dapth of l bulla tar Crlurla -Y ba axeaadad i n Clau ~ tara All raasonab h controls and 8aat KanagaJn t Practlcu to ba wad

Facal collfora shall not axeaad a l og 11Un of 200 organlna 100 111 i n any group of lampllplu nor shall 10 o f t ha n11p l u axed 400 or~anhlll100 11 1 Rater to Standard nuabar 22 and Appandlit a

Nona tha t would i11pa ir a ny uugu s pac lfically aulgnad to thh Cl ass

6 S middot 1 0

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9 Allowable tanparatura incraaaa

10 Chabulllcal conetituanu

11 ampenthic Invartabutu which inhabit lotte vacua

ll

Nona axcapt where tha incraaaa will not axcaad the raco-andad lhlit on

~ cinbullbulll~ t~~o~c~ in any till ral the nonal

~middot~~~~r0F~f w1tarthe receivina Nona in concantrationa or combina middot tiona which would ba haraful co cha 1101t aantltlva daalanud water uaa Rahr to Standrct nuabua 6 7 8 and 9 Raaaonabh controls on point and non -point aourcaa of phoaphorous vhlch au conddaud bulliampnlficant contributora to autrophlcation of lakaa ponda and l11poundllants ~~ay ba raqulrad Rafar to Sundard nuabar 13

Water- quality ahall ba tufUchnt to suataln a dlvarta llacroinvarcabrace counlty of lndlampanoua apaciu All functional aroup1 and a vida varhty of ueroinvar tebrete taxa sha ll be present however one or 111ora 111ay be dilproportionau in abundance Waun vhich curnnt l y support a high quality aquatic co-unity ahell ba aaintaind at that high quaUty Praaence and produet1v1ty of taxa vithin the Orden Placop tara (ttonbullmiddot fliu ) Epheropura (aayfliu ) and pollut ion intolerant Co laoptera (beetlu) and Trlchoptera (caddlamiddot liu) uy be libullltad du to cul t ura l act i v ithbull Kacrolnvartabrata eo~itiu i n vata u l11palrad by cultural actlvltlu 1hall ba r toud to t ha axtant practical through ibullphbullentation of thbull dapartiHnt 1 procaduras or control of toxic pollutant dhcharg to aurfaca vatar1 and through eat Kanaga111nt Practices for nonmiddotpol nt sourcebull o[ pollution

r shy-iii = =-

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9 Allowable tanparatura incraaaa

10 Chabulllcal conetituanu

11 ampenthic Invartabutu which inhabit lotte vacua

ll

Nona axcapt where tha incraaaa will not axcaad the raco-andad lhlit on

~ cinbullbulll~ t~~o~c~ in any till ral the nonal

~middot~~~~r0F~f w1tarthe receivina Nona in concantrationa or combina middot tiona which would ba haraful co cha 1101t aantltlva daalanud water uaa Rahr to Standrct nuabua 6 7 8 and 9 Raaaonabh controls on point and non -point aourcaa of phoaphorous vhlch au conddaud bulliampnlficant contributora to autrophlcation of lakaa ponda and l11poundllants ~~ay ba raqulrad Rafar to Sundard nuabar 13

Water- quality ahall ba tufUchnt to suataln a dlvarta llacroinvarcabrace counlty of lndlampanoua apaciu All functional aroup1 and a vida varhty of ueroinvar tebrete taxa sha ll be present however one or 111ora 111ay be dilproportionau in abundance Waun vhich curnnt l y support a high quality aquatic co-unity ahell ba aaintaind at that high quaUty Praaence and produet1v1ty of taxa vithin the Orden Placop tara (ttonbullmiddot fliu ) Epheropura (aayfliu ) and pollut ion intolerant Co laoptera (beetlu) and Trlchoptera (caddlamiddot liu) uy be libullltad du to cul t ura l act i v ithbull Kacrolnvartabrata eo~itiu i n vata u l11palrad by cultural actlvltlu 1hall ba r toud to t ha axtant practical through ibullphbullentation of thbull dapartiHnt 1 procaduras or control of toxic pollutant dhcharg to aurfaca vatar1 and through eat Kanaga111nt Practices for nonmiddotpol nt sourcebull o[ pollution

r shy-iii = =-

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ICLASSiflCATlONS I bull 1 Known or praauaad to 111aat water

quality cdurla which support daaianaud

bull CLI or QLI Pnuntly dou not t ha vatar quaUty criteria or ona or 1110n daalanaud usaa Tha goal iJ Clau

-iii = =-

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INLAND SURFACE WATERS

E0 Exiltinamp Uu bull Certain f iah bullnd wildlife habitat certa i n ncrtional

a c civitiu agr icultural i ndustrial and other hgitiaate uau includinJ naviampation avi-1ng 11ay ba pncludad one or on Clau B criteria or duignaud ua 11ay ba iapalnd goal h Clua B unlau a DEP and EPA amppprovad uu attai nability analysis datanainaa ca r cain uaaa are non-attainable Rafar to Standa rd nUIIIbar )

lly ba poo r to aJca llanc

2 Diuolvad oxyampan Kay ba h u than 5 11ampl under IOIIfi condltlont

l Sludampa dapodtamiddotaolid nfun bull Nona axcapt for 11u11 a111ounta that Uoatlnamp solidamiddotolla and -y ruult fro11 tha dlacharga fro11 arbullbullbullbullmiddotbulltwabullcolor a 1o1aata traataanc facility providtns

bullpproprlata traatmant

4 sue or und dapoaitt Nona ochar than of natural orlampin avcapc bullbull may ruult trort normal aarlcultural road 111aintananca conbulltrucclon activity or dradga utarial dispoul providad all raabullonabla controlbull or Bast 1anaga-nt Pucticaa ara uaad

5 Turbidity Kay ucaad 25 JTU ( or NT1J aquivahnt) All raasonabh controls or Ba1t Kanaaamant Prac tica l co ba usad

6 Colltorw bactarla Kay axcaad Cl au B crl tar ia

7 Tasu and odor Nona thac would l111pair any usaau spaeitically aulaned to Clau II

8 pH 6 0 bull 8 5

-z = =shy

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l6

9 Allowabh UIIJiaracuu inenasa Nona u eapt whara the increase ~o~ill not axeaad the neo-andad li11it on

~ =~=c 1bull1c r~n~ 50wc~ in any eata nba the noral

middot~~~t=0F~f the recllvlna wbulltn

10 Cha11ital constituanu May occasionally be pnaant in concantrationa or co11binationa ~o~hich

Halt tha dhtributlon or abundance of aquatic lit Rahr to Standards nwaban 6 7 a and 9

11 lanthic Invarubrac So11a functional amproupa 111ay ba abunt which i nhabit lotlc vauu or dbproportionau in abundanca

Claaa C criteria ara pnunud for dueriptiva purpou only to identify bpalred atrum aapt~nu The ucroinvarubrau counity may nfhcc a atan lficant daampr of water qampallty Lbullpainant Pollution r shyunsitLva taxa within tha Ordumiddots Pheopura(ltonafliu) Ephe11aroptera -(u yfliu) Coboptra (beatlu) and 2 Trichoptara (caddisflhs) are abnt If a par~~anant bullacroinvertabrata = co-unity axhta facultative or pollution tolerant taxa may be = rapnnntad by pollution toleran t Triehoptara (caddhflhs) Odonata shy(draaonflha ) Dip tara (truafU ) llopoda (aov buaa ) Aaphipoda (acud) H1rudin1a (laachu) Tubific1a (tubif1cid vonaa) and or Mollusca (snaUa cta)

IClASSIFICATIONS I bull -LJ ampLA or ~ Pruant l y not 11aatina water quality

criteria or ona or 110ra daaianatad USes dua tO pollution Tha ampOal for such vatan aay be ttau M A or Clau a daJandina upon the specific usas deaisnatad for a watar courae In thoae caaaa vhera an approved use attainab111cy analyeh has bun conducud certain delignated us aay not ba aouaht

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INLAND SURFACE WATERS

E0 Exiltinamp Uu bull Certain f iah bullnd wildlife habitat certa i n ncrtional

a c civitiu agr icultural i ndustrial and other hgitiaate uau includinJ naviampation avi-1ng 11ay ba pncludad one or on Clau B criteria or duignaud ua 11ay ba iapalnd goal h Clua B unlau a DEP and EPA amppprovad uu attai nability analysis datanainaa ca r cain uaaa are non-attainable Rafar to Standa rd nUIIIbar )

lly ba poo r to aJca llanc

2 Diuolvad oxyampan Kay ba h u than 5 11ampl under IOIIfi condltlont

l Sludampa dapodtamiddotaolid nfun bull Nona axcapt for 11u11 a111ounta that Uoatlnamp solidamiddotolla and -y ruult fro11 tha dlacharga fro11 arbullbullbullbullmiddotbulltwabullcolor a 1o1aata traataanc facility providtns

bullpproprlata traatmant

4 sue or und dapoaitt Nona ochar than of natural orlampin avcapc bullbull may ruult trort normal aarlcultural road 111aintananca conbulltrucclon activity or dradga utarial dispoul providad all raabullonabla controlbull or Bast 1anaga-nt Pucticaa ara uaad

5 Turbidity Kay ucaad 25 JTU ( or NT1J aquivahnt) All raasonabh controls or Ba1t Kanaaamant Prac tica l co ba usad

6 Colltorw bactarla Kay axcaad Cl au B crl tar ia

7 Tasu and odor Nona thac would l111pair any usaau spaeitically aulaned to Clau II

8 pH 6 0 bull 8 5

-z = =shy

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9 Allowabh UIIJiaracuu inenasa Nona u eapt whara the increase ~o~ill not axeaad the neo-andad li11it on

~ =~=c 1bull1c r~n~ 50wc~ in any eata nba the noral

middot~~~t=0F~f the recllvlna wbulltn

10 Cha11ital constituanu May occasionally be pnaant in concantrationa or co11binationa ~o~hich

Halt tha dhtributlon or abundance of aquatic lit Rahr to Standards nwaban 6 7 a and 9

11 lanthic Invarubrac So11a functional amproupa 111ay ba abunt which i nhabit lotlc vauu or dbproportionau in abundanca

Claaa C criteria ara pnunud for dueriptiva purpou only to identify bpalred atrum aapt~nu The ucroinvarubrau counity may nfhcc a atan lficant daampr of water qampallty Lbullpainant Pollution r shyunsitLva taxa within tha Ordumiddots Pheopura(ltonafliu) Ephe11aroptera -(u yfliu) Coboptra (beatlu) and 2 Trichoptara (caddisflhs) are abnt If a par~~anant bullacroinvertabrata = co-unity axhta facultative or pollution tolerant taxa may be = rapnnntad by pollution toleran t Triehoptara (caddhflhs) Odonata shy(draaonflha ) Dip tara (truafU ) llopoda (aov buaa ) Aaphipoda (acud) H1rudin1a (laachu) Tubific1a (tubif1cid vonaa) and or Mollusca (snaUa cta)

IClASSIFICATIONS I bull -LJ ampLA or ~ Pruant l y not 11aatina water quality

criteria or ona or 110ra daaianatad USes dua tO pollution Tha ampOal for such vatan aay be ttau M A or Clau a daJandina upon the specific usas deaisnatad for a watar courae In thoae caaaa vhera an approved use attainab111cy analyeh has bun conducud certain delignated us aay not ba aouaht

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9 Allowabh UIIJiaracuu inenasa Nona u eapt whara the increase ~o~ill not axeaad the neo-andad li11it on

~ =~=c 1bull1c r~n~ 50wc~ in any eata nba the noral

middot~~~t=0F~f the recllvlna wbulltn

10 Cha11ital constituanu May occasionally be pnaant in concantrationa or co11binationa ~o~hich

Halt tha dhtributlon or abundance of aquatic lit Rahr to Standards nwaban 6 7 a and 9

11 lanthic Invarubrac So11a functional amproupa 111ay ba abunt which i nhabit lotlc vauu or dbproportionau in abundanca

Claaa C criteria ara pnunud for dueriptiva purpou only to identify bpalred atrum aapt~nu The ucroinvarubrau counity may nfhcc a atan lficant daampr of water qampallty Lbullpainant Pollution r shyunsitLva taxa within tha Ordumiddots Pheopura(ltonafliu) Ephe11aroptera -(u yfliu) Coboptra (beatlu) and 2 Trichoptara (caddisflhs) are abnt If a par~~anant bullacroinvertabrata = co-unity axhta facultative or pollution tolerant taxa may be = rapnnntad by pollution toleran t Triehoptara (caddhflhs) Odonata shy(draaonflha ) Dip tara (truafU ) llopoda (aov buaa ) Aaphipoda (acud) H1rudin1a (laachu) Tubific1a (tubif1cid vonaa) and or Mollusca (snaUa cta)

IClASSIFICATIONS I bull -LJ ampLA or ~ Pruant l y not 11aatina water quality

criteria or ona or 110ra daaianatad USes dua tO pollution Tha ampOal for such vatan aay be ttau M A or Clau a daJandina upon the specific usas deaisnatad for a watar courae In thoae caaaa vhera an approved use attainab111cy analyeh has bun conducud certain delignated us aay not ba aouaht

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INLAND SURFACE ATpoundRS

ltsect]) Pnunc condition aavanly inhibit or preclude ona or 111ora dutanacad

uaaa or axtendad u periods or totally pncluda attainnant of ona or 111on daatanaud una Kay ba auitabh for bathtna or ocher racraatlonal purpoua certain fhh and vUdlit habitat induatrhl and othar leaitilllata usu includtna naviaarion -y hava JOod authatic value

txuplu of conditiona which warrant Clau D dutanatlon include uvan udtnc contuintlon which lilliU utilization of a vatar by aquatic oraanhbulla pnunca of cha11ical continantbull in fhh andor ahallfilh which r apraaanr an unampccaptabh health r hk to huaan conbullUIIIata conalltently hiamph concantrationa of indicator bac ta r h o r autrophicaCion affacca ( nuhance cond l tloru ) which preclude uu of a vatar body for avt-tna durinamp the IUIMier ~nthl or frequent occurrence of anoxic eonditiora (dhbullolvad oxyabulln leuthan l ppa)

The ampoal h Chu a unleu 1 DEP bullnd EPA lpproved u l tttnability r shyanalybullh diUrinbullbull Clrtdn ubullbull bulln nonmiddotbullttbullinbullbll Rbullfbullr to Stbullndard -nWiber )

w lUA

2 = =-Pn ntly not bulltinamp wat1r qulity critbullria or one or more dbullbulliampnbullted u1e1 due to bullbullvbullre pollution Th1 aoal for such vbulltbulln aay bbull Cbu A or Ctu a dap1ndina upon th1 bullpbullc 1fie u dlllflamptld for I WltlrCOUrll In thobullbull eabullbullbull whbullrbull bulln approved u bullttdnability analylis has bbullbulln eonduct1d cbullrtain dbullstanbulltbulld uu aay not b IOUampht

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IOLICOTJOPHIC I Hay ba Clau AA Clau A or Clau avatar Low in plant nutrlanta Lov

bioloaical productivity charactrlud by tha abunca of nuhanca crophyu bad1 txcalhnt opportunitha for vaur contact ncraatlon

l Total Phoaphorua 0-10 uampl aprlnamp and bull~r 2 Total Nltroaan 0-200 uamp1 sprlnamp and aunr l Chlorophyllmiddotbull 0 -2 uamp1 bullld middota~er 4 Scchl Dhk tranaparaiCy 6 bull ura bullid-auaer

HESOTROPHIC I Kay ba Clua M Clau A or Clau e watar Hodtlrau ly enriched with

plant nutrbnu Moderate bloloatcal productlvity characcrlud by oecaaional nuiaanca blooa of alabullbull and or bull-11 anaa of nubanca 11acrophytlll bact Good opportunltlaa for water contact racraatton

1 Total Phoaphorut 10-10 uamp1 aprlna and IUIIIIIampt

2 Total Nitroaan 200 - 600 uampJl tprinamp and ausmer l Chlorophyll-a 2-15 uampfl bullid middota~r 4 Scchi Dhk traru~panncy 2-6 un bullid- bulluer

EUTilOPHIC

Kay be Cteu M Clau A or Clau a vatu Hiamphly anrichad vith plant nutrhnu Hiah biotoaieal productivity chauetariampad by frequent nuhanea bloo of alabullbull andor axtenaiva areabull of dn -erophyu bad1 Ia tar contact recreation opportunitiu y ba 1titad

1 Total Photphorua 30 middot 50 ua l tprinamp and IWIDar 2 Total Nltroaan 600-1000 uamp1 aprinamp and aWIIIar l Chlorophyll-a 15middot 30 middot uamp1 llid middotIW~Dar 4 Saeehi Diak Tranaparaney 1middot 2 11atarbull 11id -aW111ar

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IOLICOTJOPHIC I Hay ba Clau AA Clau A or Clau avatar Low in plant nutrlanta Lov

bioloaical productivity charactrlud by tha abunca of nuhanca crophyu bad1 txcalhnt opportunitha for vaur contact ncraatlon

l Total Phoaphorua 0-10 uampl aprlnamp and bull~r 2 Total Nltroaan 0-200 uamp1 sprlnamp and aunr l Chlorophyllmiddotbull 0 -2 uamp1 bullld middota~er 4 Scchl Dhk tranaparaiCy 6 bull ura bullid-auaer

HESOTROPHIC I Kay ba Clua M Clau A or Clau e watar Hodtlrau ly enriched with

plant nutrbnu Moderate bloloatcal productlvity characcrlud by oecaaional nuiaanca blooa of alabullbull and or bull-11 anaa of nubanca 11acrophytlll bact Good opportunltlaa for water contact racraatton

1 Total Phoaphorut 10-10 uamp1 aprlna and IUIIIIIampt

2 Total Nitroaan 200 - 600 uampJl tprinamp and ausmer l Chlorophyll-a 2-15 uampfl bullid middota~r 4 Scchi Dhk traru~panncy 2-6 un bullid- bulluer

EUTilOPHIC

Kay be Cteu M Clau A or Clau a vatu Hiamphly anrichad vith plant nutrhnu Hiah biotoaieal productivity chauetariampad by frequent nuhanea bloo of alabullbull andor axtenaiva areabull of dn -erophyu bad1 Ia tar contact recreation opportunitiu y ba 1titad

1 Total Photphorua 30 middot 50 ua l tprinamp and IWIDar 2 Total Nltroaan 600-1000 uamp1 aprinamp and aWIIIar l Chlorophyll-a 15middot 30 middot uamp1 llid middotIW~Dar 4 Saeehi Diak Tranaparaney 1middot 2 11atarbull 11id -aW111ar

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IHICHLY EUTROPHICI Hay be Claaa M Claaa A or Claaa water Exeauiva anriehmant with

plant nutrhnte Hiah biolosieal productivity characuriud by vna nuisance bloOtU o al1bullbull ando r axunalva ana~ of dtgtnaa bullbullcrophyte badJ later contact ucraation uy ba axtrabullaly llbullitad

1 Total Phoaphorua 50 + uamp1 aprinamp and sUIUiat 2 Total Nitroaan 1000 + uamp1 apdnamp and IWUiat ) Chlorophyll middot bull )0 -+ uamp1 11idmiddotaUIMier 4 Sacchl Dhlt Transparancy 0middot1 bullaura aldmiddotauartar

-2 = =-

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Ahundar Baahan Beach ill inampbull Hlahland Kaahapaua Urnaa Wnt Hill

EAilLY

= Biampelov Candhvood

Colullbia Crystal Dodampbull tono Mount Tobull

Corton Norwich loaan Quuupaua Wanau-baua Jut Side Wyauup

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killinaly Eaat Ha~ Voluntown North Stonlnaton Wlnchaaur Union Lyabull Nav Hartford

Union Nav Fairfield Shuaan Naw Milford Danbury Brookfield Coluabia lUnaton Stafford aat Lyma lAdyard North Stoninaton Lltchfiald Morria Coahan t e Lye Lyao t_ Old Lya Middlebury Coventry Coahan North StonLnaton

-z = =-

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Praaton I lack loodstock -middot Burr Torrinampton Cadu Cheater en Hill Cornwall ut Tvin Salhbury Cardinu Salebull Bozrah Monrvilla Cluso Criavold Hayward Eut Haddu Littla Schoolhou Th011paon Lower Bolton Bolton Varnon Middle Bolton Varnon Paduus Crilvold Pataampanaat ut Lr-a Pocotopauamp Eaat Hpton Povara Eaat Lya Quaddick Tho11paon Quannipaug Guilford Shaniplit Varnon Ellinampton To ll and -iiiiSqU~ontz Nav Falrtleld Shubullan TUtampMIampIUbull Harlborouamph Tylar Cohan = laruamp Warren lalhinampton Kant lononacopoauc Salhbury =-

ATE MESODOfHJ C

BAll Naw Pdrfhld Black Haddan Hiddlefldd Hitchcock Wolcott Hoodu Eut Hadeamp Mudampa Shampron Taunton Navtovn

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HICHLY llliillfiiJl

2lamp

laneshylattanon Park aclt talavllle Holdatonic Kanoala Unhy Lona Hudov ltaaanaaco Itoland lonopakook

Cacar U60 Juarvolr Llllinonamph

North Faru SUvu Wlnnbull-uc Zltgtar

Litchfield Morrh Fanlnampton Naw Brita i n Hiddhfhld Manti field Shelton Danbury Branford North Branford IAdy-rd North Stonlnacon Rldampefldd VooCStoclt SalLabury

North Branford lolathnafhld lridaawatar lrooltfh ld Newtown Southbury Walllnsford larlin Kerldan Watertown Monroe Newtown Oxford Southbury

r shy-iii = =-

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COASTAL AND MARINE SUilFACE lJATERS

~ Karina fish aha ll f h h and vildlih habitat ahellfish harvaatinamp f or dlnct h~n cona~~t~ptlon ncraatlon and all ocher hampLt i-u uau includ lns navlsacion

Unifonly axcallant

Not hu than 6 0 raampfl at any tl11a

3 Sludaa Gpoaiu-aolid utu floatlnamp JOlidamiddotoih and ampUUImiddotICIJIIbullcolor

5 Turbidity

6 Collor- bactrla

r-Nona other chan of natural orlaln -axcapt bullbull Ill) ruulc fro11 nor~aal iii aarlcultural road ruintanance conatructlon activity or dredge 0 = -terial dilpoaal provided all raaaonabla controls and Beat =shyMansant Practlcaa ara uaad

Nona other than of natural ortsin except aa Ill) raault ro11 noral aaricultural road bullbulllntananca conatructlon activity or dredge -urial dllpoaal provided all naaonabh controls and B1s r Manlamplbullent PractiCII an us1d A eehl dile shall b1 vbtbh at a bullln1IIWI dapth of l 11atar

Total eolifona shall not axelad a 11adian of 70 eolonlu 100 111 nor shall 10 of tha bull-plas axed 230 oraanhllllOOaal Shdlftah harvurtna for diraet hWian eonfWiptton h tha 1101t rutrletlva use of this Class with rupeec co sanltsry quality of wacar conssquantly chis standard 1J adopud co maintain consts tance lth ction l9 middot 13 middot B65(e ) of the Connaetmiddot leur Public Hulth Code Refer standard nuabar 22 and Appandlx B

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Ahundar Baahan Beach ill inampbull Hlahland Kaahapaua Urnaa Wnt Hill

EAilLY

= Biampelov Candhvood

Colullbia Crystal Dodampbull tono Mount Tobull

Corton Norwich loaan Quuupaua Wanau-baua Jut Side Wyauup

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killinaly Eaat Ha~ Voluntown North Stonlnaton Wlnchaaur Union Lyabull Nav Hartford

Union Nav Fairfield Shuaan Naw Milford Danbury Brookfield Coluabia lUnaton Stafford aat Lyma lAdyard North Stoninaton Lltchfiald Morria Coahan t e Lye Lyao t_ Old Lya Middlebury Coventry Coahan North StonLnaton

-z = =-

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Praaton I lack loodstock -middot Burr Torrinampton Cadu Cheater en Hill Cornwall ut Tvin Salhbury Cardinu Salebull Bozrah Monrvilla Cluso Criavold Hayward Eut Haddu Littla Schoolhou Th011paon Lower Bolton Bolton Varnon Middle Bolton Varnon Paduus Crilvold Pataampanaat ut Lr-a Pocotopauamp Eaat Hpton Povara Eaat Lya Quaddick Tho11paon Quannipaug Guilford Shaniplit Varnon Ellinampton To ll and -iiiiSqU~ontz Nav Falrtleld Shubullan TUtampMIampIUbull Harlborouamph Tylar Cohan = laruamp Warren lalhinampton Kant lononacopoauc Salhbury =-

ATE MESODOfHJ C

BAll Naw Pdrfhld Black Haddan Hiddlefldd Hitchcock Wolcott Hoodu Eut Hadeamp Mudampa Shampron Taunton Navtovn

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2lamp

laneshylattanon Park aclt talavllle Holdatonic Kanoala Unhy Lona Hudov ltaaanaaco Itoland lonopakook

Cacar U60 Juarvolr Llllinonamph

North Faru SUvu Wlnnbull-uc Zltgtar

Litchfield Morrh Fanlnampton Naw Brita i n Hiddhfhld Manti field Shelton Danbury Branford North Branford IAdy-rd North Stonlnacon Rldampefldd VooCStoclt SalLabury

North Branford lolathnafhld lridaawatar lrooltfh ld Newtown Southbury Walllnsford larlin Kerldan Watertown Monroe Newtown Oxford Southbury

r shy-iii = =-

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COASTAL AND MARINE SUilFACE lJATERS

~ Karina fish aha ll f h h and vildlih habitat ahellfish harvaatinamp f or dlnct h~n cona~~t~ptlon ncraatlon and all ocher hampLt i-u uau includ lns navlsacion

Unifonly axcallant

Not hu than 6 0 raampfl at any tl11a

3 Sludaa Gpoaiu-aolid utu floatlnamp JOlidamiddotoih and ampUUImiddotICIJIIbullcolor

5 Turbidity

6 Collor- bactrla

r-Nona other chan of natural orlaln -axcapt bullbull Ill) ruulc fro11 nor~aal iii aarlcultural road ruintanance conatructlon activity or dredge 0 = -terial dilpoaal provided all raaaonabla controls and Beat =shyMansant Practlcaa ara uaad

Nona other than of natural ortsin except aa Ill) raault ro11 noral aaricultural road bullbulllntananca conatructlon activity or dredge -urial dllpoaal provided all naaonabh controls and B1s r Manlamplbullent PractiCII an us1d A eehl dile shall b1 vbtbh at a bullln1IIWI dapth of l 11atar

Total eolifona shall not axelad a 11adian of 70 eolonlu 100 111 nor shall 10 of tha bull-plas axed 230 oraanhllllOOaal Shdlftah harvurtna for diraet hWian eonfWiptton h tha 1101t rutrletlva use of this Class with rupeec co sanltsry quality of wacar conssquantly chis standard 1J adopud co maintain consts tance lth ction l9 middot 13 middot B65(e ) of the Connaetmiddot leur Public Hulth Code Refer standard nuabar 22 and Appandlx B

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Praaton I lack loodstock -middot Burr Torrinampton Cadu Cheater en Hill Cornwall ut Tvin Salhbury Cardinu Salebull Bozrah Monrvilla Cluso Criavold Hayward Eut Haddu Littla Schoolhou Th011paon Lower Bolton Bolton Varnon Middle Bolton Varnon Paduus Crilvold Pataampanaat ut Lr-a Pocotopauamp Eaat Hpton Povara Eaat Lya Quaddick Tho11paon Quannipaug Guilford Shaniplit Varnon Ellinampton To ll and -iiiiSqU~ontz Nav Falrtleld Shubullan TUtampMIampIUbull Harlborouamph Tylar Cohan = laruamp Warren lalhinampton Kant lononacopoauc Salhbury =-

ATE MESODOfHJ C

BAll Naw Pdrfhld Black Haddan Hiddlefldd Hitchcock Wolcott Hoodu Eut Hadeamp Mudampa Shampron Taunton Navtovn

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2lamp

laneshylattanon Park aclt talavllle Holdatonic Kanoala Unhy Lona Hudov ltaaanaaco Itoland lonopakook

Cacar U60 Juarvolr Llllinonamph

North Faru SUvu Wlnnbull-uc Zltgtar

Litchfield Morrh Fanlnampton Naw Brita i n Hiddhfhld Manti field Shelton Danbury Branford North Branford IAdy-rd North Stonlnacon Rldampefldd VooCStoclt SalLabury

North Branford lolathnafhld lridaawatar lrooltfh ld Newtown Southbury Walllnsford larlin Kerldan Watertown Monroe Newtown Oxford Southbury

r shy-iii = =-

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COASTAL AND MARINE SUilFACE lJATERS

~ Karina fish aha ll f h h and vildlih habitat ahellfish harvaatinamp f or dlnct h~n cona~~t~ptlon ncraatlon and all ocher hampLt i-u uau includ lns navlsacion

Unifonly axcallant

Not hu than 6 0 raampfl at any tl11a

3 Sludaa Gpoaiu-aolid utu floatlnamp JOlidamiddotoih and ampUUImiddotICIJIIbullcolor

5 Turbidity

6 Collor- bactrla

r-Nona other chan of natural orlaln -axcapt bullbull Ill) ruulc fro11 nor~aal iii aarlcultural road ruintanance conatructlon activity or dredge 0 = -terial dilpoaal provided all raaaonabla controls and Beat =shyMansant Practlcaa ara uaad

Nona other than of natural ortsin except aa Ill) raault ro11 noral aaricultural road bullbulllntananca conatructlon activity or dredge -urial dllpoaal provided all naaonabh controls and B1s r Manlamplbullent PractiCII an us1d A eehl dile shall b1 vbtbh at a bullln1IIWI dapth of l 11atar

Total eolifona shall not axelad a 11adian of 70 eolonlu 100 111 nor shall 10 of tha bull-plas axed 230 oraanhllllOOaal Shdlftah harvurtna for diraet hWian eonfWiptton h tha 1101t rutrletlva use of this Class with rupeec co sanltsry quality of wacar conssquantly chis standard 1J adopud co maintain consts tance lth ction l9 middot 13 middot B65(e ) of the Connaetmiddot leur Public Hulth Code Refer standard nuabar 22 and Appandlx B

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HICHLY llliillfiiJl

2lamp

laneshylattanon Park aclt talavllle Holdatonic Kanoala Unhy Lona Hudov ltaaanaaco Itoland lonopakook

Cacar U60 Juarvolr Llllinonamph

North Faru SUvu Wlnnbull-uc Zltgtar

Litchfield Morrh Fanlnampton Naw Brita i n Hiddhfhld Manti field Shelton Danbury Branford North Branford IAdy-rd North Stonlnacon Rldampefldd VooCStoclt SalLabury

North Branford lolathnafhld lridaawatar lrooltfh ld Newtown Southbury Walllnsford larlin Kerldan Watertown Monroe Newtown Oxford Southbury

r shy-iii = =-

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COASTAL AND MARINE SUilFACE lJATERS

~ Karina fish aha ll f h h and vildlih habitat ahellfish harvaatinamp f or dlnct h~n cona~~t~ptlon ncraatlon and all ocher hampLt i-u uau includ lns navlsacion

Unifonly axcallant

Not hu than 6 0 raampfl at any tl11a

3 Sludaa Gpoaiu-aolid utu floatlnamp JOlidamiddotoih and ampUUImiddotICIJIIbullcolor

5 Turbidity

6 Collor- bactrla

r-Nona other chan of natural orlaln -axcapt bullbull Ill) ruulc fro11 nor~aal iii aarlcultural road ruintanance conatructlon activity or dredge 0 = -terial dilpoaal provided all raaaonabla controls and Beat =shyMansant Practlcaa ara uaad

Nona other than of natural ortsin except aa Ill) raault ro11 noral aaricultural road bullbulllntananca conatructlon activity or dredge -urial dllpoaal provided all naaonabh controls and B1s r Manlamplbullent PractiCII an us1d A eehl dile shall b1 vbtbh at a bullln1IIWI dapth of l 11atar

Total eolifona shall not axelad a 11adian of 70 eolonlu 100 111 nor shall 10 of tha bull-plas axed 230 oraanhllllOOaal Shdlftah harvurtna for diraet hWian eonfWiptton h tha 1101t rutrletlva use of this Class with rupeec co sanltsry quality of wacar conssquantly chis standard 1J adopud co maintain consts tance lth ction l9 middot 13 middot B65(e ) of the Connaetmiddot leur Public Hulth Code Refer standard nuabar 22 and Appandlx B

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COASTAL AND MARINE SUilFACE lJATERS

~ Karina fish aha ll f h h and vildlih habitat ahellfish harvaatinamp f or dlnct h~n cona~~t~ptlon ncraatlon and all ocher hampLt i-u uau includ lns navlsacion

Unifonly axcallant

Not hu than 6 0 raampfl at any tl11a

3 Sludaa Gpoaiu-aolid utu floatlnamp JOlidamiddotoih and ampUUImiddotICIJIIbullcolor

5 Turbidity

6 Collor- bactrla

r-Nona other chan of natural orlaln -axcapt bullbull Ill) ruulc fro11 nor~aal iii aarlcultural road ruintanance conatructlon activity or dredge 0 = -terial dilpoaal provided all raaaonabla controls and Beat =shyMansant Practlcaa ara uaad

Nona other than of natural ortsin except aa Ill) raault ro11 noral aaricultural road bullbulllntananca conatructlon activity or dredge -urial dllpoaal provided all naaonabh controls and B1s r Manlamplbullent PractiCII an us1d A eehl dile shall b1 vbtbh at a bullln1IIWI dapth of l 11atar

Total eolifona shall not axelad a 11adian of 70 eolonlu 100 111 nor shall 10 of tha bull-plas axed 230 oraanhllllOOaal Shdlftah harvurtna for diraet hWian eonfWiptton h tha 1101t rutrletlva use of this Class with rupeec co sanltsry quality of wacar conssquantly chis standard 1J adopud co maintain consts tance lth ction l9 middot 13 middot B65(e ) of the Connaetmiddot leur Public Hulth Code Refer standard nuabar 22 and Appandlx B

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a pH 68 - 8 5

II Allowabh tabullparature middotirnnaaa Nona aacapt when tha increase will axcaed tha racorandad tl11it on

~~= c 1middot~Lc rxcca1i1vdin~J0wrat~ in any caaa raiaa tha nor111al te11paratun gf t ha ncaivinamp ~o~acar amiddotn than 4 F Durinamp tha period Lncludlnamp July AUJUC and Spuabar tha notbullbulll U11parat11t1 of tha

~lv~n w~~tFah~~bullbull~oc1bull c~Lmiddot~= ahovn that apavninamp and amprowch of Lndlampenoua otampanh will not ba aicnUicantly afhcud

10 Cheaical conat lcuanu Nona in cornantraclonbull or co11binationa which would ba harraful to tha 1101t unsitLva daalgnatad water uaa Refer to Sundards nWibna 6 7 8 and 9

ICLASSIFICATIONS I know or pt1111111d to 1111t wacar quality criurta whi ch support duiptad UIU

middot aaA or scLSA Pnaantly not 11eetin1 water quality er1ter1a or one or 1a0re dea1sneud una The sod h Claaa SA

-2 = =shy

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~ o tanated Uau bull Karina filh ahtlfhh end vlldlih hebitat racuat lon

inducrlal and other leampitlmau includ inamp naviampation

l Authetic Good to excellent

2 Dluo lved oxyabulln Not le aa chan 5 0 11amp1 at any tl111a

l Sludampl depodte bull eolid refusa middot Nona l ltC I pt for I-ll IIIIOUlU that floatinamp eoUda -oLla and -y result fro11 tha diacharsbull fro11 a arbullbullbullbull middotbullcum-color vuu treatlllnt hclllty providing

approprbu traatment -4 Sand or aUt depodts None other than of natural orig in z

except aa 111ay result from no r11al bullampricultural road ma i ntanence 0 = conatruction activity or dredge =-11aterlal dlapoul provided all reasonable controls and aat ~na1bull11ent Practices are uae d

S Turbidity A ucchl disc ahall be visible at a bulliniiiWI depth of 1 111ter Critaria

11 1 1in~1 t=nab~ eocn t r ola ~8

Baat KanampJIIIIInt Praetleas to bbull uud

6 Collfon baetuibull Fbullcal eolifon shbullll not ued a log 111un of 200 oraaniallt1001 nor ahall 10 of thbull u11p1u ued 400 organhlll100 bull1 Rafar to Standard nuabar 22 and Appand ix a

7 Tbullsu and odor Aa natura lly oeeura Nona t hat would illpair any uaa1u middot apbulleifically asatampnbull d to thia Clan

8 pH 6 8 8 5

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~ o tanated Uau bull Karina filh ahtlfhh end vlldlih hebitat racuat lon

inducrlal and other leampitlmau includ inamp naviampation

l Authetic Good to excellent

2 Dluo lved oxyabulln Not le aa chan 5 0 11amp1 at any tl111a

l Sludampl depodte bull eolid refusa middot Nona l ltC I pt for I-ll IIIIOUlU that floatinamp eoUda -oLla and -y result fro11 tha diacharsbull fro11 a arbullbullbullbull middotbullcum-color vuu treatlllnt hclllty providing

approprbu traatment -4 Sand or aUt depodts None other than of natural orig in z

except aa 111ay result from no r11al bullampricultural road ma i ntanence 0 = conatruction activity or dredge =-11aterlal dlapoul provided all reasonable controls and aat ~na1bull11ent Practices are uae d

S Turbidity A ucchl disc ahall be visible at a bulliniiiWI depth of 1 111ter Critaria

11 1 1in~1 t=nab~ eocn t r ola ~8

Baat KanampJIIIIInt Praetleas to bbull uud

6 Collfon baetuibull Fbullcal eolifon shbullll not ued a log 111un of 200 oraaniallt1001 nor ahall 10 of thbull u11p1u ued 400 organhlll100 bull1 Rafar to Standard nuabar 22 and Appand ix a

7 Tbullsu and odor Aa natura lly oeeura Nona t hat would illpair any uaa1u middot apbulleifically asatampnbull d to thia Clan

8 pH 6 8 8 5

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9 Allowable ta11paratura lncnasa Nona axcapt whara tha incraaaa wil l

not axcaad tha nco~~n~andad U11it on

~= c middot~lr r11ccaalavdin~ 30wFat~ in any ca1a raiaa tha normal t111paratura gt tha racaivinamp wacar aon than 4 F Durinamp tha period includlnamp July AUJuac and Saptebullbbullr tha noraal tabullparatun of tha

tv~n ~~bF sh~ot1bull c~lbull aho that Jpawnlnamp bullnd sro1o1th of iruHsanoua oraanh11s will not ba aiampniflcantly afactad

Nona in concanttationbull or collbinamptions which would ba har11ful to ttla oat aanaitlva daaiampnaud vatar u1a Rafar to StandArds nwaban 6 7 8 and 9

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middot ll Known or praaurd to mast watar quality criteria which suppor t = daaiampnaud ua -- ampLa or 1DLSJ Pnnntly not llampatinamp vatar quali ty criteria or ona or 110n dasiampnaud

The ampoel 11 Clan sa

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EV Exhtinamp Uus bull Certain -rine fllh shdlfilh and wildlih habltst

ner sacionl boatinJ indu1ttial end other leaitlllate ueea lncludinamp navlaacion and awl-ina ona or mou Chu s a criteria or dulanud ibullpdnd aoal is Cla n SB unleu a DEP and EPA approved u attalnabiUty analys i s d t tlnlines certain 11111 ars nonmiddotettaineble a tr co St1ndard nwaber l

l Authe t lce Cood 2 Dissolved oxyaen

) Sludae depolltsmiddotsolid nfu None except for 1111ll 1110unta t hat shytloet1namp 10Ud1 bull olla snd -y ruult from the dhcharge from bull iii anbullbullbullmiddotbullcuabullcolor VIIU ttiiCIIIRt hcility providinamp

a ppropriacs trsatmenc = 4 Snd and lilt depoliu None other then of natural origin =

except 11 lilY result f rom norraAl aarlcultural road malncananca shyconstruction actlvlcy or dradga aatrial disposal prov i ded all reaaonable c ontrol s and aaat Manaampabullant Praecicaa arbull us bulld

5 Turbidity Nona that vould l111pair any usages spbullcifically auisnbulld co Class s a

6 Collfora bacuria May ed Clue sa a tanllard

7 tutbull end odor Aa naturally oecura Nonbull that vould i111pair any uusu apee ifiea lly aaaigned to Clau S vaura

8 pH 65 8 5

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EV Exhtinamp Uus bull Certain -rine fllh shdlfilh and wildlih habltst

ner sacionl boatinJ indu1ttial end other leaitlllate ueea lncludinamp navlaacion and awl-ina ona or mou Chu s a criteria or dulanud ibullpdnd aoal is Cla n SB unleu a DEP and EPA approved u attalnabiUty analys i s d t tlnlines certain 11111 ars nonmiddotettaineble a tr co St1ndard nwaber l

l Authe t lce Cood 2 Dissolved oxyaen

) Sludae depolltsmiddotsolid nfu None except for 1111ll 1110unta t hat shytloet1namp 10Ud1 bull olla snd -y ruult from the dhcharge from bull iii anbullbullbullmiddotbullcuabullcolor VIIU ttiiCIIIRt hcility providinamp

a ppropriacs trsatmenc = 4 Snd and lilt depoliu None other then of natural origin =

except 11 lilY result f rom norraAl aarlcultural road malncananca shyconstruction actlvlcy or dradga aatrial disposal prov i ded all reaaonable c ontrol s and aaat Manaampabullant Praecicaa arbull us bulld

5 Turbidity Nona that vould l111pair any usages spbullcifically auisnbulld co Class s a

6 Collfora bacuria May ed Clue sa a tanllard

7 tutbull end odor Aa naturally oecura Nonbull that vould i111pair any uusu apee ifiea lly aaaigned to Clau S vaura

8 pH 65 8 5

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Allowable tellJietatur a increase Nona axcapt whate the increaae will not exceed the ncoandad ll11lt on

~~ =~~t 1middot~1t rn~ 30wr~ in any caae reba the normal

~u~~~~middot 4~~ thOr-~~1 P~~ lneludinamp July AUJUit and Sapu11ber the non~al u~~peutun of the

~iv~n w~~~tFbullh~ot1bull c~ibull ahown chat apavnlns and srovch of lndlaenoua oraanlabullbull will not be aiampniflcancly aftcud

10 Chabullical conadtuanu Hay occuionally be pnunt in concantraclona or co11binatlona which l111lt the dhtribut lon or abundance of aqUAtic lLh Refer to Standrda nuabara 6 7 8 and 9

l CLASSIFICATIONS I middot ~Ot~ Pnuntly not ~aaating vater quality

crltarla or one or mora designated UIU due tO pollution The JOd fat such vauu 111ay be Clau SA or Class 51 capancUnamp upon tha sp1clfic uns desi~n~ud tor a watarcoursa In thosa casas wharbull an 1pprovbulld usbull lttlinebility bullnelysil n bn conductad cartain dasiampnltld usas Y not bbull souampht

r shy-2 = =-

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EV Pnnnt conditions anarely inhibit ona or 11on dulampnaucl uau for

axundad ti111 parioda or cotally pmiddotneluda actalMant of ona or 1110r1 dalianaud ua Mampy ba suitable for bathinamp or othar racnactond purpo1aa cntain fhh ahdlfbh and vildUh habitat induatrhl and othu hsiti~aate uaaa includinamp naviampation -y hava good aaathatic value

Exaaplu of concltion which warrant Clan SD duiampNtiona include vre udiiMnt cont-ination which Uatu utilization of a waur body by aqUtlc oraanh1u pnurua of cha11ical cont-inanu in fhh andor ahallfiah which npnunt an unaccapcabla health rhk to hwun con1waara eonsiluntly hiamph concantrationa of indicator bacteria or autrophication affects (nuilanca conclitlona) vhtch preclude usa of a waur body for avi-ing during the s-ar aonths or frequent occur rence of anoxic conditions (dlssolvad oxygen lus than 1 ppbull)

The god h Class sa unlus a DEP and EPA approved use sttainsbility ana lys is da t a ndnaa ce r t a i n uses ara non-atta1nabla Rafar to standard nWiber 3

ICLASSIFICATIONS I Pnuntly not 111a ting vaur quality critarh or ona or 11on dasignatad usaa dua t o aave n pollurion Tha aoal fo r such watara say ba Cl au SA of Clan S dapandlng upon tha apacific usaa daalgnatad f or a watar

In thosa c aaea whara an approvad use attainab ility analyah haa baan conduc t ad certain daa l snatad uses 11ay not ba s ouaht

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)) Tha JOal of tha Couiuioner il wherever feaeibh to UltOU or saintain all a r ound vaura to a quality eonbulllatant with ita uu for drinltina without tnatmant ln kptnamp with thh soal all da gudad around waran ahall ba nuond to tha extant pouibla to a quality conailunc with Clau CM or CA However artainmant of Claaa CM orCA quality -1 not ba souahr when ) Tha ampround vatar h in a rona of lnfluenca of a patllltud dhchatampl

in a Clua CM orCA ana I ) Tha around waur aoal 11 dulanatad 11 Clan Cl unleu than il bull

de11onrraud naad to raaton around waun co Cl111 CA or whan lt can ba daaonarraud to tha co-iuionar that natontion co Clau CA cannot ba reasonably achlavad

C) Tha around vaur aoal h dulanatad u Clau CC

)4 Ground weun wi th axhtlnamp qullty batter than astablishact sunctards tor that Clau wlll ba bullaintainad at thair axhtlns hiamph quality Any applicant for a naw dhcharsa to such wauu 11ay ba requ ired to daonatrata to tha co-iuionar that tha dilchar sbull h juatifhbh dua to ovar r i dinamp aconoaic or social naads Tha Co1111issionar bullay require bull laval of tnatllant which will result l n wa tar quality axcaadins Fadaral and Stan Potabla latar Supp ly Cr i uria Otha r spacial trutaant raquira111anca dn111ad nacassary to pnvant pollut ion and which will aaintaln axhtinamp uaa s bullada of or pruantly pouib la for such watau y abo ba raquirad 2

15 Ground watars ahall not ba lowarad in Claaa daaisnation unhu and until = it has baan afflraativaly da110natratad to tha co-hsionar s uth chang1 = 11 juatifiabla dua to ovarridinamp aconoaic or social naads and will not intarfara vith or baco- injurioua to any axhtinamp usa 111ada of or praaantly pouibla in such vacara or that of adjacent surface waun shyAny applicant raquutlnamp a changbull in a vaur quality claulflcatlon will ba raqulrad to ~aonstrata to tha Co-haionar tha propoaad naw Clan ~licnation la conailtant with all such uas

16 Dilcharampu to sround watar shall ba l111ltad in confonanca with tha ~ollovlns A) Clan CM CrRund yaun pandta y ba ampranted tor dt scharsu of

~atic nvasa aa daflnad in Saction 22a-4l0middot1 of tha raaulations of state aaancias or waataa fro- accaptabla asrtcultura l practicu or backwash froa public drinkinamp vatar traaaant ayacabulls or othar ainor cool ins or chan vaur diacharaaa

( amp) Clue CA Ground ItIn middot parita aay ba JU~tbulld for thou diacharaaa panlittad in Clan CM araaa and aapcasa disposal or disposal of othar vastal of pradoainancly hwun or an baal or isin Than sround vatau uy racaiva affluanta containinamp substancu of natural orisin or utariah which aaaily b iodasrada in tha soil ayata11 and posa no thraat to untraatad drinkinamp watar supplias drawn fro11 tha ground watar outatda any zona of influanca

(C) Clan eft Cr gund JIIiitnmiddot patllits aay ba grantad for dhcharsu panaittad in Clan GM and Clan CA sround watara In addition par~~ita 111ay ba srantad for traatad lndutrial procau waun

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uenbh to further treatmant by solll and for tha aitina of land dh poaal facilitiu apadfically dulanad such that ruultanc dhcharabullbull 1hall not cauaa around waur daaradltlon that could prtcluda ita fucura wa bullbull a drlnklnamp water 1ourc a or pravant uintananca or attain-ant of adjacent surface water dalianated

( D) Cltu CC Crgun4 lattn middot Than b a pnunt and tontlnulnamp nd to allow dbcharsu to tha around vhlch an currantly but cnaud by bullbullkinamp uu of tha raatoratlon or attanuation charactarh tlca of cha aoU and subsurface hydroaaoloale conditlona Tha but placu to c thll Mad in Connacticut axile i n llbulllud anaa of tht State vhan spaclfic aaoloamplc around and surface waur conditions axile ttlat y ba bulloat favorable to tha accaptanca of auch dbcharau In uny Claas CC areas the historic waau dllpoaal practicu 111ay have or all practical purpoa par11anantly nndand the ground waur unauitabla for drinkinamp vatar without tnataant andor the davalop11ant o larabull yiald and hiamph qua lity water aupply fro11 the aquiar conditions is unlikaly Pat11its IUY ba granted for all dhcharaas a llowed i n areas dasigntad as Clau GM Clau CA and Clau ca Claaa CC areas IUY also be auitebh or othar discharges with the followinJ raquin11enta r shy( 1) The dhcharge uat operata undar a 22bull middot430 dbcharampa pumit ( 2) Tha dhcharampe 1101t not pravant attain~~ant or IUintananca of -

any adjacent aurfaca vaur duisnatad usa iii ( 3) Tha ampround varar within tha axun t of tha zone of influence

ruultinamp fro11 tha dhcharse 11u1 t be owned or cont ro lled by the dllcharsar and 11ust ba adequately n~onitorad =

(4) There uat ba no conflict batvaan the discharge and t he nud = or public or privata water aupply -

37 Zonu o influanca created by a paraittad discharge ahall not affect exhtinamp or potential designated uau The co-iuloner aay require of applicantbull that intonation which will anbla hl11 to anabli ah zonu of lnluanca in parittina dischargaa to ground varar

(1) Zonu o inluanca aay ba allovad and tha datar11lnation of boundariaa of a zona shall ba raqu lrad when natuul aoil uriah ara uaad to traat a dhcharaa or to allow the dilution o aubatancaa by sround water to acceptable concantrationa or diacharsa to the auraca vatara ln an aluant sround varar bullix which will not pravant attaln~~ent or intananca of adjacent auracbullbull water daa i anatad usaa

(2) Tha zona o i nfluence for aubbulluraca aavasa dh poaal systeu lhich an par11i ttad under the authority dalagatad to the co-iuioner o Haalth Sarvlcu by Section 22 middot410 shall be daiMd u tile ana raqui rad by tile aapar ating diatancu utablhhad aa 1dnitlum raqulte11anu in tha Public Haalth Coda

(3) Tha zona o i nfluence for all other dlachargu to tha sround water ahall ba tha eraa i n wh ich tha ground vatar cou ld be ln v i olat ion of any pertinent federal and rau drinltinamp vatar atandarda or otherwise ba polluted by tha discharge

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EV Pnnnt conditions anarely inhibit ona or 11on dulampnaucl uau for

axundad ti111 parioda or cotally pmiddotneluda actalMant of ona or 1110r1 dalianaud ua Mampy ba suitable for bathinamp or othar racnactond purpo1aa cntain fhh ahdlfbh and vildUh habitat induatrhl and othu hsiti~aate uaaa includinamp naviampation -y hava good aaathatic value

Exaaplu of concltion which warrant Clan SD duiampNtiona include vre udiiMnt cont-ination which Uatu utilization of a waur body by aqUtlc oraanh1u pnurua of cha11ical cont-inanu in fhh andor ahallfiah which npnunt an unaccapcabla health rhk to hwun con1waara eonsiluntly hiamph concantrationa of indicator bacteria or autrophication affects (nuilanca conclitlona) vhtch preclude usa of a waur body for avi-ing during the s-ar aonths or frequent occur rence of anoxic conditions (dlssolvad oxygen lus than 1 ppbull)

The god h Class sa unlus a DEP and EPA approved use sttainsbility ana lys is da t a ndnaa ce r t a i n uses ara non-atta1nabla Rafar to standard nWiber 3

ICLASSIFICATIONS I Pnuntly not 111a ting vaur quality critarh or ona or 11on dasignatad usaa dua t o aave n pollurion Tha aoal fo r such watara say ba Cl au SA of Clan S dapandlng upon tha apacific usaa daalgnatad f or a watar

In thosa c aaea whara an approvad use attainab ility analyah haa baan conduc t ad certain daa l snatad uses 11ay not ba s ouaht

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)) Tha JOal of tha Couiuioner il wherever feaeibh to UltOU or saintain all a r ound vaura to a quality eonbulllatant with ita uu for drinltina without tnatmant ln kptnamp with thh soal all da gudad around waran ahall ba nuond to tha extant pouibla to a quality conailunc with Clau CM or CA However artainmant of Claaa CM orCA quality -1 not ba souahr when ) Tha ampround vatar h in a rona of lnfluenca of a patllltud dhchatampl

in a Clua CM orCA ana I ) Tha around waur aoal 11 dulanatad 11 Clan Cl unleu than il bull

de11onrraud naad to raaton around waun co Cl111 CA or whan lt can ba daaonarraud to tha co-iuionar that natontion co Clau CA cannot ba reasonably achlavad

C) Tha around vaur aoal h dulanatad u Clau CC

)4 Ground weun wi th axhtlnamp qullty batter than astablishact sunctards tor that Clau wlll ba bullaintainad at thair axhtlns hiamph quality Any applicant for a naw dhcharsa to such wauu 11ay ba requ ired to daonatrata to tha co-iuionar that tha dilchar sbull h juatifhbh dua to ovar r i dinamp aconoaic or social naads Tha Co1111issionar bullay require bull laval of tnatllant which will result l n wa tar quality axcaadins Fadaral and Stan Potabla latar Supp ly Cr i uria Otha r spacial trutaant raquira111anca dn111ad nacassary to pnvant pollut ion and which will aaintaln axhtinamp uaa s bullada of or pruantly pouib la for such watau y abo ba raquirad 2

15 Ground watars ahall not ba lowarad in Claaa daaisnation unhu and until = it has baan afflraativaly da110natratad to tha co-hsionar s uth chang1 = 11 juatifiabla dua to ovarridinamp aconoaic or social naads and will not intarfara vith or baco- injurioua to any axhtinamp usa 111ada of or praaantly pouibla in such vacara or that of adjacent surface waun shyAny applicant raquutlnamp a changbull in a vaur quality claulflcatlon will ba raqulrad to ~aonstrata to tha Co-haionar tha propoaad naw Clan ~licnation la conailtant with all such uas

16 Dilcharampu to sround watar shall ba l111ltad in confonanca with tha ~ollovlns A) Clan CM CrRund yaun pandta y ba ampranted tor dt scharsu of

~atic nvasa aa daflnad in Saction 22a-4l0middot1 of tha raaulations of state aaancias or waataa fro- accaptabla asrtcultura l practicu or backwash froa public drinkinamp vatar traaaant ayacabulls or othar ainor cool ins or chan vaur diacharaaa

( amp) Clue CA Ground ItIn middot parita aay ba JU~tbulld for thou diacharaaa panlittad in Clan CM araaa and aapcasa disposal or disposal of othar vastal of pradoainancly hwun or an baal or isin Than sround vatau uy racaiva affluanta containinamp substancu of natural orisin or utariah which aaaily b iodasrada in tha soil ayata11 and posa no thraat to untraatad drinkinamp watar supplias drawn fro11 tha ground watar outatda any zona of influanca

(C) Clan eft Cr gund JIIiitnmiddot patllits aay ba grantad for dhcharsu panaittad in Clan GM and Clan CA sround watara In addition par~~ita 111ay ba srantad for traatad lndutrial procau waun

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( D) Cltu CC Crgun4 lattn middot Than b a pnunt and tontlnulnamp nd to allow dbcharsu to tha around vhlch an currantly but cnaud by bullbullkinamp uu of tha raatoratlon or attanuation charactarh tlca of cha aoU and subsurface hydroaaoloale conditlona Tha but placu to c thll Mad in Connacticut axile i n llbulllud anaa of tht State vhan spaclfic aaoloamplc around and surface waur conditions axile ttlat y ba bulloat favorable to tha accaptanca of auch dbcharau In uny Claas CC areas the historic waau dllpoaal practicu 111ay have or all practical purpoa par11anantly nndand the ground waur unauitabla for drinkinamp vatar without tnataant andor the davalop11ant o larabull yiald and hiamph qua lity water aupply fro11 the aquiar conditions is unlikaly Pat11its IUY ba granted for all dhcharaas a llowed i n areas dasigntad as Clau GM Clau CA and Clau ca Claaa CC areas IUY also be auitebh or othar discharges with the followinJ raquin11enta r shy( 1) The dhcharge uat operata undar a 22bull middot430 dbcharampa pumit ( 2) Tha dhcharampe 1101t not pravant attain~~ant or IUintananca of -

any adjacent aurfaca vaur duisnatad usa iii ( 3) Tha ampround varar within tha axun t of tha zone of influence

ruultinamp fro11 tha dhcharse 11u1 t be owned or cont ro lled by the dllcharsar and 11ust ba adequately n~onitorad =

(4) There uat ba no conflict batvaan the discharge and t he nud = or public or privata water aupply -

37 Zonu o influanca created by a paraittad discharge ahall not affect exhtinamp or potential designated uau The co-iuloner aay require of applicantbull that intonation which will anbla hl11 to anabli ah zonu of lnluanca in parittina dischargaa to ground varar

(1) Zonu o inluanca aay ba allovad and tha datar11lnation of boundariaa of a zona shall ba raqu lrad when natuul aoil uriah ara uaad to traat a dhcharaa or to allow the dilution o aubatancaa by sround water to acceptable concantrationa or diacharsa to the auraca vatara ln an aluant sround varar bullix which will not pravant attaln~~ent or intananca of adjacent auracbullbull water daa i anatad usaa

(2) Tha zona o i nfluence for aubbulluraca aavasa dh poaal systeu lhich an par11i ttad under the authority dalagatad to the co-iuioner o Haalth Sarvlcu by Section 22 middot410 shall be daiMd u tile ana raqui rad by tile aapar ating diatancu utablhhad aa 1dnitlum raqulte11anu in tha Public Haalth Coda

(3) Tha zona o i nfluence for all other dlachargu to tha sround water ahall ba tha eraa i n wh ich tha ground vatar cou ld be ln v i olat ion of any pertinent federal and rau drinltinamp vatar atandarda or otherwise ba polluted by tha discharge

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)) Tha JOal of tha Couiuioner il wherever feaeibh to UltOU or saintain all a r ound vaura to a quality eonbulllatant with ita uu for drinltina without tnatmant ln kptnamp with thh soal all da gudad around waran ahall ba nuond to tha extant pouibla to a quality conailunc with Clau CM or CA However artainmant of Claaa CM orCA quality -1 not ba souahr when ) Tha ampround vatar h in a rona of lnfluenca of a patllltud dhchatampl

in a Clua CM orCA ana I ) Tha around waur aoal 11 dulanatad 11 Clan Cl unleu than il bull

de11onrraud naad to raaton around waun co Cl111 CA or whan lt can ba daaonarraud to tha co-iuionar that natontion co Clau CA cannot ba reasonably achlavad

C) Tha around vaur aoal h dulanatad u Clau CC

)4 Ground weun wi th axhtlnamp qullty batter than astablishact sunctards tor that Clau wlll ba bullaintainad at thair axhtlns hiamph quality Any applicant for a naw dhcharsa to such wauu 11ay ba requ ired to daonatrata to tha co-iuionar that tha dilchar sbull h juatifhbh dua to ovar r i dinamp aconoaic or social naads Tha Co1111issionar bullay require bull laval of tnatllant which will result l n wa tar quality axcaadins Fadaral and Stan Potabla latar Supp ly Cr i uria Otha r spacial trutaant raquira111anca dn111ad nacassary to pnvant pollut ion and which will aaintaln axhtinamp uaa s bullada of or pruantly pouib la for such watau y abo ba raquirad 2

15 Ground watars ahall not ba lowarad in Claaa daaisnation unhu and until = it has baan afflraativaly da110natratad to tha co-hsionar s uth chang1 = 11 juatifiabla dua to ovarridinamp aconoaic or social naads and will not intarfara vith or baco- injurioua to any axhtinamp usa 111ada of or praaantly pouibla in such vacara or that of adjacent surface waun shyAny applicant raquutlnamp a changbull in a vaur quality claulflcatlon will ba raqulrad to ~aonstrata to tha Co-haionar tha propoaad naw Clan ~licnation la conailtant with all such uas

16 Dilcharampu to sround watar shall ba l111ltad in confonanca with tha ~ollovlns A) Clan CM CrRund yaun pandta y ba ampranted tor dt scharsu of

~atic nvasa aa daflnad in Saction 22a-4l0middot1 of tha raaulations of state aaancias or waataa fro- accaptabla asrtcultura l practicu or backwash froa public drinkinamp vatar traaaant ayacabulls or othar ainor cool ins or chan vaur diacharaaa

( amp) Clue CA Ground ItIn middot parita aay ba JU~tbulld for thou diacharaaa panlittad in Clan CM araaa and aapcasa disposal or disposal of othar vastal of pradoainancly hwun or an baal or isin Than sround vatau uy racaiva affluanta containinamp substancu of natural orisin or utariah which aaaily b iodasrada in tha soil ayata11 and posa no thraat to untraatad drinkinamp watar supplias drawn fro11 tha ground watar outatda any zona of influanca

(C) Clan eft Cr gund JIIiitnmiddot patllits aay ba grantad for dhcharsu panaittad in Clan GM and Clan CA sround watara In addition par~~ita 111ay ba srantad for traatad lndutrial procau waun

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( D) Cltu CC Crgun4 lattn middot Than b a pnunt and tontlnulnamp nd to allow dbcharsu to tha around vhlch an currantly but cnaud by bullbullkinamp uu of tha raatoratlon or attanuation charactarh tlca of cha aoU and subsurface hydroaaoloale conditlona Tha but placu to c thll Mad in Connacticut axile i n llbulllud anaa of tht State vhan spaclfic aaoloamplc around and surface waur conditions axile ttlat y ba bulloat favorable to tha accaptanca of auch dbcharau In uny Claas CC areas the historic waau dllpoaal practicu 111ay have or all practical purpoa par11anantly nndand the ground waur unauitabla for drinkinamp vatar without tnataant andor the davalop11ant o larabull yiald and hiamph qua lity water aupply fro11 the aquiar conditions is unlikaly Pat11its IUY ba granted for all dhcharaas a llowed i n areas dasigntad as Clau GM Clau CA and Clau ca Claaa CC areas IUY also be auitebh or othar discharges with the followinJ raquin11enta r shy( 1) The dhcharge uat operata undar a 22bull middot430 dbcharampa pumit ( 2) Tha dhcharampe 1101t not pravant attain~~ant or IUintananca of -

any adjacent aurfaca vaur duisnatad usa iii ( 3) Tha ampround varar within tha axun t of tha zone of influence

ruultinamp fro11 tha dhcharse 11u1 t be owned or cont ro lled by the dllcharsar and 11ust ba adequately n~onitorad =

(4) There uat ba no conflict batvaan the discharge and t he nud = or public or privata water aupply -

37 Zonu o influanca created by a paraittad discharge ahall not affect exhtinamp or potential designated uau The co-iuloner aay require of applicantbull that intonation which will anbla hl11 to anabli ah zonu of lnluanca in parittina dischargaa to ground varar

(1) Zonu o inluanca aay ba allovad and tha datar11lnation of boundariaa of a zona shall ba raqu lrad when natuul aoil uriah ara uaad to traat a dhcharaa or to allow the dilution o aubatancaa by sround water to acceptable concantrationa or diacharsa to the auraca vatara ln an aluant sround varar bullix which will not pravant attaln~~ent or intananca of adjacent auracbullbull water daa i anatad usaa

(2) Tha zona o i nfluence for aubbulluraca aavasa dh poaal systeu lhich an par11i ttad under the authority dalagatad to the co-iuioner o Haalth Sarvlcu by Section 22 middot410 shall be daiMd u tile ana raqui rad by tile aapar ating diatancu utablhhad aa 1dnitlum raqulte11anu in tha Public Haalth Coda

(3) Tha zona o i nfluence for all other dlachargu to tha sround water ahall ba tha eraa i n wh ich tha ground vatar cou ld be ln v i olat ion of any pertinent federal and rau drinltinamp vatar atandarda or otherwise ba polluted by tha discharge

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( D) Cltu CC Crgun4 lattn middot Than b a pnunt and tontlnulnamp nd to allow dbcharsu to tha around vhlch an currantly but cnaud by bullbullkinamp uu of tha raatoratlon or attanuation charactarh tlca of cha aoU and subsurface hydroaaoloale conditlona Tha but placu to c thll Mad in Connacticut axile i n llbulllud anaa of tht State vhan spaclfic aaoloamplc around and surface waur conditions axile ttlat y ba bulloat favorable to tha accaptanca of auch dbcharau In uny Claas CC areas the historic waau dllpoaal practicu 111ay have or all practical purpoa par11anantly nndand the ground waur unauitabla for drinkinamp vatar without tnataant andor the davalop11ant o larabull yiald and hiamph qua lity water aupply fro11 the aquiar conditions is unlikaly Pat11its IUY ba granted for all dhcharaas a llowed i n areas dasigntad as Clau GM Clau CA and Clau ca Claaa CC areas IUY also be auitebh or othar discharges with the followinJ raquin11enta r shy( 1) The dhcharge uat operata undar a 22bull middot430 dbcharampa pumit ( 2) Tha dhcharampe 1101t not pravant attain~~ant or IUintananca of -

any adjacent aurfaca vaur duisnatad usa iii ( 3) Tha ampround varar within tha axun t of tha zone of influence

ruultinamp fro11 tha dhcharse 11u1 t be owned or cont ro lled by the dllcharsar and 11ust ba adequately n~onitorad =

(4) There uat ba no conflict batvaan the discharge and t he nud = or public or privata water aupply -

37 Zonu o influanca created by a paraittad discharge ahall not affect exhtinamp or potential designated uau The co-iuloner aay require of applicantbull that intonation which will anbla hl11 to anabli ah zonu of lnluanca in parittina dischargaa to ground varar

(1) Zonu o inluanca aay ba allovad and tha datar11lnation of boundariaa of a zona shall ba raqu lrad when natuul aoil uriah ara uaad to traat a dhcharaa or to allow the dilution o aubatancaa by sround water to acceptable concantrationa or diacharsa to the auraca vatara ln an aluant sround varar bullix which will not pravant attaln~~ent or intananca of adjacent auracbullbull water daa i anatad usaa

(2) Tha zona o i nfluence for aubbulluraca aavasa dh poaal systeu lhich an par11i ttad under the authority dalagatad to the co-iuioner o Haalth Sarvlcu by Section 22 middot410 shall be daiMd u tile ana raqui rad by tile aapar ating diatancu utablhhad aa 1dnitlum raqulte11anu in tha Public Haalth Coda

(3) Tha zona o i nfluence for all other dlachargu to tha sround water ahall ba tha eraa i n wh ich tha ground vatar cou ld be ln v i olat ion of any pertinent federal and rau drinltinamp vatar atandarda or otherwise ba polluted by tha discharge

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(4) Property riamphta to around waur and pubulliuion to ctgnda around vaur amiddotn not auto-tically ampranted by auiampTVIIant of a Clau Tha co-tuionar bullbullY require applicanta for Saction 22ampmiddot430 praita a dabullonatratlon thay have acquired rights to

middot any around vaur vhich -Y ba daaradad by thtr discharge Tha Cobullhaionar bullbullY aho raquira t uch applicantamp to record tha affect and axunt of any dbcharaa and duration of aama follovinamp ita cauacion on ralavant land recorda

31 Cround vaura autsnad co a apacific Clau ara not proucud by auch daatantion whan tha aubaaquant vlthduval of around watan induces infiltration frobull an adjacant aurfaca wa ter or inducaa flo~o~ frobull an auchoriud zoM of i nfluanca or flov frobull an adjacent around vaur ana of a diffamiddotnnt claaaificatlon For nav around water withdrawals the l~~pactl attributable to lnducad low of lover Clau around waters would ba a coruldarat l on in laauanca of peralta throuah the atata a Jatar Dlveralon Proar- ( Sctlon 22a middot l65 throuamph 371 of tha CCS )

39 Cround vatara ahall be free of cha~alcal conatituanu i n concentrationbull or collblnatlona which vould be hantful to t he ualened Claaa

40 The dlacharae of radioactive -tarlah in concantratlona or co11binatlona which would ba haraful to huaan anl-1 or aqlatlc life shall not be - iiiallowed In no caae ahall the Alpha bullbulllttara in aurfaca wate rs to which around vatara tlov exceed a concentration of 1 000 plcocur iea pe r li tet

8 = 41 lleuonable controls or ut Hanaaabullent Pract icebull uy be defined by t he Co-laaloner on a caaa-by-caae baab or the co-laaloner may require = that it ba daonatraud by any penon or IIUnlcipality t hat all raaaonable controla vill be or are btna uaed -

42 Potential drlnklnamp vatar auppUu ldantlflad in the Lone Ranampbull Plan for Hanaaent of Yater lleaourcea prepared and adopted puralant to Section 22a middot 352 of the Connecticut Ceneral Statutea ahall be duianatad u Clau CM around vatera

43 Sapla contalnera pruarvation handllns and analyala ahould confot11 to EPA thods proulaatad in 40 en Part 136 ~cutdallnu E1tablhhlne Tut Proceduraa for the Analyah of Pollutanu Under tha Clean Jatar Act bull aa ndad Othar different but equivalent 11ethoda 11ay be utlliampad 1 they have racelved the co-laalonera pr i or approval

44 Aa part of the Calaaloner a contlnulna efforta to furtherbull define water qlallty atandarda other criteria will be conaldand the co-luloner ruarvu the riampht to nd or axtand the criteria for each Clasa of vatara bullbull nav lnforutlon or ~~proved or 110ra atrlngent criteria relative to water qlality lbullpacta are dava lopad and juatlfhd subject to the heal and procedural raqulra11anu of atate and federal lava or rasulationa

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46 Ground wbullun which au not otharviaa dtanaud ahall ba considand u Clau CA

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V GJQUNP WATCB CLA$SIFICAIIQN$

Dealanaud u bull biltLna or

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0111 and ana

3 C4lor and turbidity Colion bacuria

middot Taua and odor pH

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E3gt pouncial publlc drinktna waur aupply

Aa naturally occura

Nona other t han of Nltural orlaLn

Not to ucd a onthly arictuatic -bulln of 1 or 110ta than lo in any LncUviduampl ubullph collacud

Nona other than of natural orlampin

M naturally occura or bullbull may ra1ult frobull noraal bullarLcult~o~ral horti middot cul tural lavn tntanance or conttruction activity provided all raaaonabla concr-oh an u1ad

Subject to atandards of Section 19middot11middot 8102 of tha Connacticut Public Hulth Coda aclvhoriu of tha Opartnt of Health Suvicu and priampary and conclary atandarda of tha Federal Safe Drinkinamp Water Act

IClASSIFICATIONS I - iM Ground vatan tributary to public

waur bullupply vbulltanhadl or vLthin tha araa of Lnfluanca of couniey and non-co-unity vatar aupply walls PruUIUd bulluitabla for diract huaan consvaption without nead for traataant Tha Stau s ampoal Ls uintain drinkinamp water quality

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Cround vauu tributary to public varar 1upply to~aunhadbull or within tha ana of influanca o C011111unity and non middotco~nity waur aupply villi May not ba bullultabt for direct hwaan cOIUIollptlon vlthouc traatbullant dua co conctnatlon frobull Wllta dilcharampbullbull middot 1ptlb or t kbull of cha11lcah or hnd usa iapacca Tha State a ampoal La co natora tha around wacar to drinklnamp water quality

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3 C4lor and turbidity Colion bacuria

middot Taua and odor pH

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CllOOND IATEllS

E3gt pouncial publlc drinktna waur aupply

Aa naturally occura

Nona other t han of Nltural orlaLn

Not to ucd a onthly arictuatic -bulln of 1 or 110ta than lo in any LncUviduampl ubullph collacud

Nona other than of natural orlampin

M naturally occura or bullbull may ra1ult frobull noraal bullarLcult~o~ral horti middot cul tural lavn tntanance or conttruction activity provided all raaaonabla concr-oh an u1ad

Subject to atandards of Section 19middot11middot 8102 of tha Connacticut Public Hulth Coda aclvhoriu of tha Opartnt of Health Suvicu and priampary and conclary atandarda of tha Federal Safe Drinkinamp Water Act

IClASSIFICATIONS I - iM Ground vatan tributary to public

waur bullupply vbulltanhadl or vLthin tha araa of Lnfluanca of couniey and non-co-unity vatar aupply walls PruUIUd bulluitabla for diract huaan consvaption without nead for traataant Tha Stau s ampoal Ls uintain drinkinamp water quality

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Cround vauu tributary to public varar 1upply to~aunhadbull or within tha ana of influanca o C011111unity and non middotco~nity waur aupply villi May not ba bullultabt for direct hwaan cOIUIollptlon vlthouc traatbullant dua co conctnatlon frobull Wllta dilcharampbullbull middot 1ptlb or t kbull of cha11lcah or hnd usa iapacca Tha State a ampoal La co natora tha around wacar to drinklnamp water quality

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Cround vauu tributary to public varar 1upply to~aunhadbull or within tha ana of influanca o C011111unity and non middotco~nity waur aupply villi May not ba bullultabt for direct hwaan cOIUIollptlon vlthouc traatbullant dua co conctnatlon frobull Wllta dilcharampbullbull middot 1ptlb or t kbull of cha11lcah or hnd usa iapacca Tha State a ampoal La co natora tha around wacar to drinklnamp water quality

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E3gt xiatinamp prlvau and pounclal public vaur aupply

l Dtuolvad oxyaan AA naturally occurs

1 Olla and anbullbullbull Nona othar than of natural oriampin

3 Color and turbidity NoM other than of natural or tatn Colifon1 bacteria Not to axcd a 110nthly arithraatic bullbullan of 1 or aora than 4 in any individual aatrpla collected

middot Taau and odor pH U naturally occurs or bullbull 11ay raault - frobull norul asrlcultural 2 horticultural lawn -tnunanca or con~truction activity provided all = middotnaaonabla controh an uaad -=

7 Chabulltcal comtituanta Subject to atandardt of Sactlon 19- ll middot BlOl of tha Connacticut Public Health Codal advlaoriu of tha Opartent of Health Sarvlcu and priaary and aacondary atandamprds of tha Fa~ral Safa Drinkinamp IJcar Act

I ClASSIFICATIONS I middotill Ground vatara within tha araa of

lnfluance of privata and potential public -11bull Pruuaacl middot auitable fo r cliract hIIUn conaUIIJ)tdm without nucl for traacunt Tha atatas ampoal is to uincain t he clrinkinamp wacer quality

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Cround watau which ~aay not be 1uitabh or direct h~an eon1Wiption without traat11ant dua to wasta dilcharampu apllh or taka o chabullicah or land u i111pacta Tha Stata a ampoal la to raatora tha around waur to drink inamp vaur quality

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~ Duianaud Uaa Induaalal procaaa vacar and coolinamp vaun pr u w d not

aultabla for direct huaan conaWipcion without cnatiHnt

Mo quallcadva crltarla can ba apaclfhd bullbull ampround vaca r a of thh Class ara known or y reuonably ba pruuad to ba fkampradad dua to a var ie t y of pollution 1ourcaa

I CIASSIFl~TIONS I middotIii Cround vacua vlthin hlamphly urbaniud araaa or araaa of lntanaa lnduatrial activity and vhua public watar -supply aarvlca is available notHay iiii ba suitable for direct hWian consuptlon dua to vaata dilcharsu apllle or luka of cha11Lcda or land = uaa Lacu Tha States goal La co = prevent further dasndatlon by pnvantinamp any additional dhcharau shywhich vould Lrnvanlble contulnatlon

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~ Aui111ihtion of di achar gu par11i t tad by tha Co111111hlioner purauant to Section 22a -4l0 of t ha Connec t icut Ca neral Statuua bfer to Stan~rd nuabar lS

No qualitative critar la ara apaelfic a lly datarim~d until auch ti111 par-i t applica tionbull an prepared Tha bull oat uns l t iva ampovern lng conaldaraciona for us a of gr ound wbulltara i n thh Clau 11 tha Lbullpacr of any par11 Lt tad vaatavatar flows on adjacant 1ut faca vatatl

ICUSSIFl CATIONS I middot ~ anaa not pnaantly uu d for vaat1 -dhpoul and exht lnamp iiiwhan wuer

quality La ptuUIIIad to ba su i table fo r dlract huaan cons WDp t lon Tha = Oapa r tbullant a inu diata goal is to -in t aln axhtLng water quality Tha = potantial uu of the ar oundva ura for purpoaaa othe r t han drinking water shybaaed on a prali11Lnary evaluation of hydroaaoloslc condl t lona 11 tndl middot catad by the Clau CC duianation A INnic i palty or penon 11ay sub11tt pari t applica tions fo r cer tain wastewa ter dhcha r abullbull and a reques t t o chanabull t o Clau CC Iuuanca of the dilcharabull panit and t he eonmiddot currant chanabull to bull CC c l aulficat lon bullay bbull udbull upon t he Co11rduiona r s findinabull that the dl acha r abull will not causa pollut i on of the wa ters of t hbull state Applications IIUi t inc luda an aaaa aa11ant o f d iacha r abull t11pacts on surfaca watar a aeeaptabgtla hydromiddot ampbulloloampic a t udlll and 011pl1anca with other app lleabla n quin11anta f orth in t he St a ndards middot

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bull i1LliJ1lilO Araaa which have baan uaad for wasta diapoaal or whara contaminnta have bn introduced into tha ground waur llatar qullty 1a ltnovn or praaWiad un1uitable for direct hWian coUuaption Tha Department a t-adlata aoal 11 pnvant irnvanibla contampDination of tha around watan Tha potential uu of thaaa around waun for purpoua othu than drinktna 1a indicated by tha Clau CC duiption A IIWiidpallty or panon -y aub11it panlit appllcations for certain waatawatar dlachatampU and a request to chanabull to Clasa CC Iuuanca of tha dhcharampa puwit and tha concurrent chanabull to a CC clauification -y ba -dbull upon tha co-laaionar ftndlnampbull that tha dlachamprampbull vU l not cau pollution of tha waura of tha u ata Applications r-Mat include an aaaampampllllampn t of diacharaa iapacta on aurfaca wata r a shyaccapeabh hydrosaoloaie aeudiu and iii eoaplianea vith oehar applieabla n quiraunta forth in eha Standarda = = Araaa vhara tha co-haionar has haued a panit for a around water dilcharampbull condatant vith than criteria and Saction 22a -4JO of tha Connecticut CaMral Staeutu Uu of tha soil and around vatera for traacane and aaaibullUat ion of certain vutavatara hampa bean aanctionad by eha daparrant ehrouamph pr11it Tha ovnar and oparator of the vaare traacant and dhpoaal facility hu parfonaad all nacauary hydroseoloalc atudlu aacurad riamphtl to all affacted around vatera and hu coapliad vlth all othr raqulramantl of Connacticut l later Quality Standards Ground vaeara not auitabla for davdop11ant of drinklnamp vatar auppUu

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ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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~ Duianaud Uaa Induaalal procaaa vacar and coolinamp vaun pr u w d not

aultabla for direct huaan conaWipcion without cnatiHnt

Mo quallcadva crltarla can ba apaclfhd bullbull ampround vaca r a of thh Class ara known or y reuonably ba pruuad to ba fkampradad dua to a var ie t y of pollution 1ourcaa

I CIASSIFl~TIONS I middotIii Cround vacua vlthin hlamphly urbaniud araaa or araaa of lntanaa lnduatrial activity and vhua public watar -supply aarvlca is available notHay iiii ba suitable for direct hWian consuptlon dua to vaata dilcharsu apllle or luka of cha11Lcda or land = uaa Lacu Tha States goal La co = prevent further dasndatlon by pnvantinamp any additional dhcharau shywhich vould Lrnvanlble contulnatlon

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GROUND IJATERS

~ Aui111ihtion of di achar gu par11i t tad by tha Co111111hlioner purauant to Section 22a -4l0 of t ha Connec t icut Ca neral Statuua bfer to Stan~rd nuabar lS

No qualitative critar la ara apaelfic a lly datarim~d until auch ti111 par-i t applica tionbull an prepared Tha bull oat uns l t iva ampovern lng conaldaraciona for us a of gr ound wbulltara i n thh Clau 11 tha Lbullpacr of any par11 Lt tad vaatavatar flows on adjacant 1ut faca vatatl

ICUSSIFl CATIONS I middot ~ anaa not pnaantly uu d for vaat1 -dhpoul and exht lnamp iiiwhan wuer

quality La ptuUIIIad to ba su i table fo r dlract huaan cons WDp t lon Tha = Oapa r tbullant a inu diata goal is to -in t aln axhtLng water quality Tha = potantial uu of the ar oundva ura for purpoaaa othe r t han drinking water shybaaed on a prali11Lnary evaluation of hydroaaoloslc condl t lona 11 tndl middot catad by the Clau CC duianation A INnic i palty or penon 11ay sub11tt pari t applica tions fo r cer tain wastewa ter dhcha r abullbull and a reques t t o chanabull t o Clau CC Iuuanca of the dilcharabull panit and t he eonmiddot currant chanabull to bull CC c l aulficat lon bullay bbull udbull upon t he Co11rduiona r s findinabull that the dl acha r abull will not causa pollut i on of the wa ters of t hbull state Applications IIUi t inc luda an aaaa aa11ant o f d iacha r abull t11pacts on surfaca watar a aeeaptabgtla hydromiddot ampbulloloampic a t udlll and 011pl1anca with other app lleabla n quin11anta f orth in t he St a ndards middot

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bull i1LliJ1lilO Araaa which have baan uaad for wasta diapoaal or whara contaminnta have bn introduced into tha ground waur llatar qullty 1a ltnovn or praaWiad un1uitable for direct hWian coUuaption Tha Department a t-adlata aoal 11 pnvant irnvanibla contampDination of tha around watan Tha potential uu of thaaa around waun for purpoua othu than drinktna 1a indicated by tha Clau CC duiption A IIWiidpallty or panon -y aub11it panlit appllcations for certain waatawatar dlachatampU and a request to chanabull to Clasa CC Iuuanca of tha dhcharampa puwit and tha concurrent chanabull to a CC clauification -y ba -dbull upon tha co-laaionar ftndlnampbull that tha dlachamprampbull vU l not cau pollution of tha waura of tha u ata Applications r-Mat include an aaaampampllllampn t of diacharaa iapacta on aurfaca wata r a shyaccapeabh hydrosaoloaie aeudiu and iii eoaplianea vith oehar applieabla n quiraunta forth in eha Standarda = = Araaa vhara tha co-haionar has haued a panit for a around water dilcharampbull condatant vith than criteria and Saction 22a -4JO of tha Connecticut CaMral Staeutu Uu of tha soil and around vatera for traacane and aaaibullUat ion of certain vutavatara hampa bean aanctionad by eha daparrant ehrouamph pr11it Tha ovnar and oparator of the vaare traacant and dhpoaal facility hu parfonaad all nacauary hydroseoloalc atudlu aacurad riamphtl to all affacted around vatera and hu coapliad vlth all othr raqulramantl of Connacticut l later Quality Standards Ground vaeara not auitabla for davdop11ant of drinklnamp vatar auppUu

middotil shy

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I APPENDIX A

ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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r- COASTAL AND Thoaa vauu aanaully 1ubjaet to tha rha and all of ltAIINE WATEilS tha tide and u dtltlnad by Saction 22amiddot9J of tha

Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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CROUND JAttlS

~ Duianaud Uaa Induaalal procaaa vacar and coolinamp vaun pr u w d not

aultabla for direct huaan conaWipcion without cnatiHnt

Mo quallcadva crltarla can ba apaclfhd bullbull ampround vaca r a of thh Class ara known or y reuonably ba pruuad to ba fkampradad dua to a var ie t y of pollution 1ourcaa

I CIASSIFl~TIONS I middotIii Cround vacua vlthin hlamphly urbaniud araaa or araaa of lntanaa lnduatrial activity and vhua public watar -supply aarvlca is available notHay iiii ba suitable for direct hWian consuptlon dua to vaata dilcharsu apllle or luka of cha11Lcda or land = uaa Lacu Tha States goal La co = prevent further dasndatlon by pnvantinamp any additional dhcharau shywhich vould Lrnvanlble contulnatlon

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GROUND IJATERS

~ Aui111ihtion of di achar gu par11i t tad by tha Co111111hlioner purauant to Section 22a -4l0 of t ha Connec t icut Ca neral Statuua bfer to Stan~rd nuabar lS

No qualitative critar la ara apaelfic a lly datarim~d until auch ti111 par-i t applica tionbull an prepared Tha bull oat uns l t iva ampovern lng conaldaraciona for us a of gr ound wbulltara i n thh Clau 11 tha Lbullpacr of any par11 Lt tad vaatavatar flows on adjacant 1ut faca vatatl

ICUSSIFl CATIONS I middot ~ anaa not pnaantly uu d for vaat1 -dhpoul and exht lnamp iiiwhan wuer

quality La ptuUIIIad to ba su i table fo r dlract huaan cons WDp t lon Tha = Oapa r tbullant a inu diata goal is to -in t aln axhtLng water quality Tha = potantial uu of the ar oundva ura for purpoaaa othe r t han drinking water shybaaed on a prali11Lnary evaluation of hydroaaoloslc condl t lona 11 tndl middot catad by the Clau CC duianation A INnic i palty or penon 11ay sub11tt pari t applica tions fo r cer tain wastewa ter dhcha r abullbull and a reques t t o chanabull t o Clau CC Iuuanca of the dilcharabull panit and t he eonmiddot currant chanabull to bull CC c l aulficat lon bullay bbull udbull upon t he Co11rduiona r s findinabull that the dl acha r abull will not causa pollut i on of the wa ters of t hbull state Applications IIUi t inc luda an aaaa aa11ant o f d iacha r abull t11pacts on surfaca watar a aeeaptabgtla hydromiddot ampbulloloampic a t udlll and 011pl1anca with other app lleabla n quin11anta f orth in t he St a ndards middot

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bull i1LliJ1lilO Araaa which have baan uaad for wasta diapoaal or whara contaminnta have bn introduced into tha ground waur llatar qullty 1a ltnovn or praaWiad un1uitable for direct hWian coUuaption Tha Department a t-adlata aoal 11 pnvant irnvanibla contampDination of tha around watan Tha potential uu of thaaa around waun for purpoua othu than drinktna 1a indicated by tha Clau CC duiption A IIWiidpallty or panon -y aub11it panlit appllcations for certain waatawatar dlachatampU and a request to chanabull to Clasa CC Iuuanca of tha dhcharampa puwit and tha concurrent chanabull to a CC clauification -y ba -dbull upon tha co-laaionar ftndlnampbull that tha dlachamprampbull vU l not cau pollution of tha waura of tha u ata Applications r-Mat include an aaaampampllllampn t of diacharaa iapacta on aurfaca wata r a shyaccapeabh hydrosaoloaie aeudiu and iii eoaplianea vith oehar applieabla n quiraunta forth in eha Standarda = = Araaa vhara tha co-haionar has haued a panit for a around water dilcharampbull condatant vith than criteria and Saction 22a -4JO of tha Connecticut CaMral Staeutu Uu of tha soil and around vatera for traacane and aaaibullUat ion of certain vutavatara hampa bean aanctionad by eha daparrant ehrouamph pr11it Tha ovnar and oparator of the vaare traacant and dhpoaal facility hu parfonaad all nacauary hydroseoloalc atudlu aacurad riamphtl to all affacted around vatera and hu coapliad vlth all othr raqulramantl of Connacticut l later Quality Standards Ground vaeara not auitabla for davdop11ant of drinklnamp vatar auppUu

middotil shy

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I APPENDIX A

ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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r- COASTAL AND Thoaa vauu aanaully 1ubjaet to tha rha and all of ltAIINE WATEilS tha tide and u dtltlnad by Saction 22amiddot9J of tha

Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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GROUND IJATERS

~ Aui111ihtion of di achar gu par11i t tad by tha Co111111hlioner purauant to Section 22a -4l0 of t ha Connec t icut Ca neral Statuua bfer to Stan~rd nuabar lS

No qualitative critar la ara apaelfic a lly datarim~d until auch ti111 par-i t applica tionbull an prepared Tha bull oat uns l t iva ampovern lng conaldaraciona for us a of gr ound wbulltara i n thh Clau 11 tha Lbullpacr of any par11 Lt tad vaatavatar flows on adjacant 1ut faca vatatl

ICUSSIFl CATIONS I middot ~ anaa not pnaantly uu d for vaat1 -dhpoul and exht lnamp iiiwhan wuer

quality La ptuUIIIad to ba su i table fo r dlract huaan cons WDp t lon Tha = Oapa r tbullant a inu diata goal is to -in t aln axhtLng water quality Tha = potantial uu of the ar oundva ura for purpoaaa othe r t han drinking water shybaaed on a prali11Lnary evaluation of hydroaaoloslc condl t lona 11 tndl middot catad by the Clau CC duianation A INnic i palty or penon 11ay sub11tt pari t applica tions fo r cer tain wastewa ter dhcha r abullbull and a reques t t o chanabull t o Clau CC Iuuanca of the dilcharabull panit and t he eonmiddot currant chanabull to bull CC c l aulficat lon bullay bbull udbull upon t he Co11rduiona r s findinabull that the dl acha r abull will not causa pollut i on of the wa ters of t hbull state Applications IIUi t inc luda an aaaa aa11ant o f d iacha r abull t11pacts on surfaca watar a aeeaptabgtla hydromiddot ampbulloloampic a t udlll and 011pl1anca with other app lleabla n quin11anta f orth in t he St a ndards middot

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bull i1LliJ1lilO Araaa which have baan uaad for wasta diapoaal or whara contaminnta have bn introduced into tha ground waur llatar qullty 1a ltnovn or praaWiad un1uitable for direct hWian coUuaption Tha Department a t-adlata aoal 11 pnvant irnvanibla contampDination of tha around watan Tha potential uu of thaaa around waun for purpoua othu than drinktna 1a indicated by tha Clau CC duiption A IIWiidpallty or panon -y aub11it panlit appllcations for certain waatawatar dlachatampU and a request to chanabull to Clasa CC Iuuanca of tha dhcharampa puwit and tha concurrent chanabull to a CC clauification -y ba -dbull upon tha co-laaionar ftndlnampbull that tha dlachamprampbull vU l not cau pollution of tha waura of tha u ata Applications r-Mat include an aaaampampllllampn t of diacharaa iapacta on aurfaca wata r a shyaccapeabh hydrosaoloaie aeudiu and iii eoaplianea vith oehar applieabla n quiraunta forth in eha Standarda = = Araaa vhara tha co-haionar has haued a panit for a around water dilcharampbull condatant vith than criteria and Saction 22a -4JO of tha Connecticut CaMral Staeutu Uu of tha soil and around vatera for traacane and aaaibullUat ion of certain vutavatara hampa bean aanctionad by eha daparrant ehrouamph pr11it Tha ovnar and oparator of the vaare traacant and dhpoaal facility hu parfonaad all nacauary hydroseoloalc atudlu aacurad riamphtl to all affacted around vatera and hu coapliad vlth all othr raqulramantl of Connacticut l later Quality Standards Ground vaeara not auitabla for davdop11ant of drinklnamp vatar auppUu

middotil shy

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I APPENDIX A

ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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r- COASTAL AND Thoaa vauu aanaully 1ubjaet to tha rha and all of ltAIINE WATEilS tha tide and u dtltlnad by Saction 22amiddot9J of tha

Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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bull i1LliJ1lilO Araaa which have baan uaad for wasta diapoaal or whara contaminnta have bn introduced into tha ground waur llatar qullty 1a ltnovn or praaWiad un1uitable for direct hWian coUuaption Tha Department a t-adlata aoal 11 pnvant irnvanibla contampDination of tha around watan Tha potential uu of thaaa around waun for purpoua othu than drinktna 1a indicated by tha Clau CC duiption A IIWiidpallty or panon -y aub11it panlit appllcations for certain waatawatar dlachatampU and a request to chanabull to Clasa CC Iuuanca of tha dhcharampa puwit and tha concurrent chanabull to a CC clauification -y ba -dbull upon tha co-laaionar ftndlnampbull that tha dlachamprampbull vU l not cau pollution of tha waura of tha u ata Applications r-Mat include an aaaampampllllampn t of diacharaa iapacta on aurfaca wata r a shyaccapeabh hydrosaoloaie aeudiu and iii eoaplianea vith oehar applieabla n quiraunta forth in eha Standarda = = Araaa vhara tha co-haionar has haued a panit for a around water dilcharampbull condatant vith than criteria and Saction 22a -4JO of tha Connecticut CaMral Staeutu Uu of tha soil and around vatera for traacane and aaaibullUat ion of certain vutavatara hampa bean aanctionad by eha daparrant ehrouamph pr11it Tha ovnar and oparator of the vaare traacant and dhpoaal facility hu parfonaad all nacauary hydroseoloalc atudlu aacurad riamphtl to all affacted around vatera and hu coapliad vlth all othr raqulramantl of Connacticut l later Quality Standards Ground vaeara not auitabla for davdop11ant of drinklnamp vatar auppUu

middotil shy

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ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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ACUTE TOXICITY Advar efhe t such bullbull 1110rtal1ty or dabil1tatlon cauud by a bria upoaure to a nlativdy high concantration of a coxic aubacanca

AKliiENT Nocwally occurring conditiona in a wbulltarbody

ANTIDECRADATION A stata11ant of puctica required by fedaul law which prohibits a auu fro11 lowa rtna turtca vaur quality claaaificat iona or 1 tanclar~ in orde r to acCOIIIIodampca naw or increaaad vattawatar diacharabullbull or land uaa practicaa which 111pact bull particular vata r couraa Tha acata IIUit attain and 11a inta i n tha 111ut aanaitlve axlating and potencial usa for a rupact iva vatarbody

BENTHIC llahn co organb111 or 111Urlal aaaoclatad with the bottoll of watarcouraes

BENTHIC Aniaall large enough to ba an by tha unaided aye and -MACilOINVEJlTpoundRATES can ba rataind by a U S standud No JO a ive ( 28 ii 11uhu per inch 0 595 - openinJI ) They IIIUit live at leut part of thair lila cycle within or upon aub11argad = aubatrataa in a body of water Thaaa ani111ab middotuaually conaht of tha aquatic lifa atasabull of varioua inaactl and = arthropoda 110lluscs laechas and wonu -

BEST KANACEKENT Those practicu which nduca wuu dhcharau into PRACTICES waters of the state and which have bn detamined by the

co-iuionar to ba acceptable ba11d on but not li11ited to technical acono~alc and lnatitutional fea aibllity

CHRONI C TOXICITY bull Advar11 effact s uch aa ractuced raproctuctiva auccus or arovth poor aurvival of aan~~ltive Ufa ataabullbull which occurs aa a result of exposure to relatively low concentrationbull of a toxic aubatance

CLASSIFICATIONS bull Oalanation of the propoaact uau of aurface and around watera with alphabetic character lhare clauifications appear in two aectlona aeparatad by a dtasonal line the first dauification lndicatu nlatina u or aeneral quality and the aecond claulflcation lndicataa the vater uae aoal 1

CLAN YATER Yater which in the Judga~aant of the Couiuionar is of a quality aubatanthlly ai~allar to that occurrins naturally in the receivina atra undar conaidaration bullmiddotImiddot 11inor coolinamp watera dradsing and dredged material dawataring waura

COKHISSIONER Coauliuioner of Environ~~ental Protection

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Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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Connacdcut Cananl Statutaa bullbull -andad

CRITERIA Elabullanta of Connaeticut 1 Watar Quality Stand1rds npnasad in par-aura and thair conltituant concantratlonl lavalbull or by narratlva ltatallants rapraaantinamp a quality of watar that aupporu 1 particular dulrnatad ua

DEPARTMENT

DEPURATION Controllad ahalltlsh purification procau vhara a controllad anviron~~ant ia uad to raduca tha laval of bacteria and viruua in ahalHhh Tha procau usually inclldlla a fbad atructura hav inamp a 1padfiad vatar circulation ancl dhinfaction ayatebull toaathar with duipad tanks and racb

DISICNATED USE Tho1a ua spaciflad in Connactic ut 1 Watar Quality Standards for aach 1urfaca vatarcouraa or around vatar ana whathar or not thay ara ba i namp attainad

DI SCKARCE Ofinad i n Sac 22a-42J aa bull tha a11iuion of any vaur 1ub1tanca or 11atarial into cha wate rs of tha -z s t ate vha t ha r or not s uch subs t ance causabull pollution bull = DISCKAJICE A 1trueturad lchnti fi c andyah of t ha toxic strenath

TOXICITY and dhcharabull raca of bull t reated va1tava t a r affluant = EVALUATI ON ralat l va t o avallabh dilution in tha raealv inamp wcar

Praparad as deacribad in tha Oapart n t 1 ampuidanca shydoc~nt Cyldeltn11 Cpr Prtptnt l qn qt Ql uheru Ipatsty [vJyuignbull An analysh typica lly contains data and 1upport1na info~tion on racaivinamp watarbody charactarh t i c l and raco-ndat i ona n aar dlnamp poaaibla appr oacha1 t o raduc a a f flU41nt t oxicity and inmiddotatrlll

toxic iiiJ)acta r u u ltina fr011 tha dbcharaa

EFFLUENT Treated vaata procua vatara or coolinamp vau n dhchargad frobull a vaa ca tnatsant or -nufacturing facility

EUTROPHICATION tha procau of anricMan t of aurfaca vaun with plane nutrhnu which y caua nuhanca aliabull bloo1u and axeauiva growt h of aquatic vaadl

ruNCTIONAL CROUP bull Canard cauaory of banthlc bullbullcroinvarcabratu baud on faadinamp -chanhaa

CllOUND WATERS Vaters flovinamp throuah aarth utiah banaath tha ampround 1urfaca

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INDIGENOUS

lNVEITEaRATES

LDltTIC

lDTIC

MOST SENSITIVE USE

HSD

NOMmiddotPOINT SOURCE

POINT SOURCES

SED IMENTS

S[IIACE

StiRFACE JATERS

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laura of a quality which bullbullcaad utabliahad 1to1ndardbull for tha raapactiva Clau Hay autain a 11n1Ltiva use which il duisnatad fo r a hiahar Clan bfer to Standard numbar 2

Aniaal or plant life which ua naturally occurring Lnhabitanu of a certain abulloaraphic raaton

Anibullah lackinamp a backbone

lahra co flavinamp vaur habltata bullbull ln atra rivera

Tha vaur uu ( drinkLna av i-ina boatLna fl1h and aquatic life propaampac1on irrigation ate ) which La oat auacaptible to daaradation by a apactflc pollutant

ltbullmiddotampmiddot ampactarhl contuination can pncluda av i1111Lna but not fhh production copper concancrationa u l ov as 20 paru par billion (ppb ) aay adVItaaly affect naitive 1pecba of fbh and aquatic lih whill ctrinkinamp watr quality 1a not affectad until copper coruantra tiona approach tha aaconctar y ddnltina waur HaximWII Concentration tvd (HCL) of 1000 paru per b i llion)

Marina Sanitation Oavica Oavicu inatallad or uaad on watariraft for tha collection treatment and db po1al of hiIIMn vaataa

Waatavaun llachata or runoff which oriai nata fro111 diffuaa aourcaa or widaapraad anabull For axupla bulloil aroaion fro conatruction aitaa

Traatad or untreated vaatavatar dhcharau f ro111 nufacturina or aavaaa treat-nt workbull which bulln convayact to thair dlacharabull point within dilcn ta readily iclantifiabla pipu or conduiu or an bullbullitud throuJh bullo- other aibullilar ainamph point For axa~~pla an outfall pipa frobull a aawasa traatllant plant

Any natural or a n lficlal uuriala which corucicuta all or part of tha banb bact or bottobull of an intarittant or parannial watarcouraa

Dafinad in Sac 22a middot42) 11 ~h1111an and anillal axcratlona and all domaatic and auch unufaccurinamp wbullataa 11 bullay tenet to ba datriaantal to tha public haalthbull

Iatara which flow ovar tha aarth 1 aur taca whathar or not confined in natural vatarcouraaa

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TAXON llafau to a bioloampital claulticatlon c ateaoty usua lly ( pl Taxa ) the firw~at diviaion attainable in eurnnt t axono11y Host

banthic orampanlalla are i clantifiad t o a bullnu1 or bullPbullChl

TpoundCHNOLOCi Waete treaONnt dafinad under t he pr ovia ione of Sections lASE) TUATMENT 30l (b) and 304( b ) of t he Fadaral Water Pollu t ion Control

(Clean Jatar ) Act The lavt and type of trut111nt r equired h baaed on the aanutactur inamp proeue uaed and type of wasta aanaracad

TIDAL ltTLAHDS Ofirw~d in Sct i on 22a- 29 of the Connecticut Ceneral AND ClEEXS Statutaa bullbull thoaa araaa vhleh borcla r on or lie beneath

ticlal vatan

TOXIC Any aubatanca which ean advaraaly affect the bullurvival SUBSTANCE arovth or reproduction of fhh other for~ o f aquatic

life or huaana axpoaad to the substance either by direct contaet or throuamph eon1U11ption of aquatic orampanisms

TliANSPIJNTATION bull Hrvutinamp 1hdlfilh tOll duianaud cloud auu r shytransportinamp and placinamp the ahdlfhh onto other dabulliantad a t bullbullbull for propaaation arov th purification or shytrans far to an approvad depuration plant iii

nOPHIC The atata of enrichaant of a vatarbody with pbnt CONDITIONS nutrients = = USE A atrueturad bullehntifie aaabullbullbullbullant of tha hetors ATTAINABILITi affactinamp the attai iIIMnt of a vaureouraa designated shyANALISIS uaa which -Y inclucla phyaieal chabullical bio logical and

aconoaie factora The analyaia procua il dafined in the b villd Jatar Quality Standardbull llaampulations publishad in tha Faclaral bampiltar (48 Fl 5 1400 Noveabar 8 1983) Additional auidampnea recardlnamp prapara t lon of u Actainabll l cy Ana1yau il contalnad ln Chapter 3 of the Jatar Quality Standardl Handbook ( EPA bull 1983) and Technical Support Kanua1 Watar Body Survaya and Alsaaabullanta for Conduetlnamp IJaa Attainability Analyaas ( PA Oftlea of Water Novber 1983)

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IOATEJl QUALITY

WATU QUALiTY WED TRpoundATKpoundNT

IIATU QUALITY LIMITED SECHpoundNT

WATER QUALITY STANDAllDS

ZONE OF INFWEHCE

ZCI OF PASSAGE

7Ql0

bull Oafinad in Sac 2bmiddot42) 11 bull dl tidal watrs harborbull astuariaa rivara brookbull watarcouraaa waurwaya dh aprinampbullmiddot lakaa pond1 mampuhaa drainampampbull syate1111 and all otilar aurfaca or underground atraampIU bodiaa or acciJIIUlationa of watar natural or

middotmiddot artificial middot public or private which an contained within flow t hrou1h or border upon thll atata or any portion thanofbull

bull A acata11ant of tha phyllcal cha11ical and biolosical charactarlltica of surface or around waura

bull Additional vu tnatbullant daf1nad under the provbioru of Saction 302 of tha Chan llaur Act vhan technology baaad traattunt h no t auff1cienc to protect wate r quality

bull Any pHnt of a watarcour whara it h knovn that vatar qutity do not at appllcable standards andor h not expected to -bullt applicable waur quallty standrcU evan afur tha appllcatlon of tachnolory baud affluant litations

- Provisions of stata and fadaral law Whieh consist of dsianatad usa or usas for tha stata 1 Watan and Watar quality erltaria which v ill aupport thosa usas

Spatial area or volut~a of racaivinr vatar flow Within which soaa darradation of watar quality or usa i111pairmant is antielpatad to occur as 1 rasult of a pollutant dhcharra Hay be usad to dascr iba an araa lbullpactad by tharaal convantionl or toxic pollutants

middot Spatial ana or volUM of flow Withln Which the concentration of toxic chabullicah and or ta11paratuu alavations ara below la~ls which vould inpada or prohibit tha pusara of fraa svl-inamp and driftinr aquatic oraanhbulls

- (Savan -dy Tanmiddotyaar lov flov) middot lov t 7 conucut iva day bullaan stra111 dlschsraa with a raeurranea interval of tan (10) yaars

~~x~et~~uf Lvtai~a rw Co~~~~t ~t ~~~ The probability of a 7 dy flov of lau than tha 7Ql 0 in any aivan yaar is approxlbullata ly U Lov str u111 flows ara austainad by rround water inflov aa opposad to surface vatar runoff]

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Ctlipt IN[S FOR USE OF COLIFORM DACTERIA CBJIERIA

Bacteria of tha collfora aroup ruida in tha intutinu of want blooded ani la includina n Tha approxi11ata contribution of colifor11 aroup bacurh bullbull daundnad in a 11atropolitan u waaa ayate11 ia 160 billion par capita par day Hiamph hvda of califon ln vaur y tndicata tha pruanca of huaan waaus and conuquant potential health hazarda

Total col1fon1 bacteria hava traditionally bn widely uud as aurroaataa to indicate tha poutbh punca of pathoaanic oraanhbullbull norny aaaochtad with aavaampbull Total coli fora baerarh ara abo found in tlsJuas of plants aoih and tha lntutinu of othu van blooda4 ani11da including co-on do-atic antla Thanfon tha pnaanca of larabull nwaban of colifon~ orampanhbullbull h tiIJII for concern but not proof that watan are contamp~~inaud with n waampbull and accoapanyinamp pathoampanic bacteria

Facal coliform bactarla coa~pri a portion of tha total coliform aroup and an -on apacific to bactaria found in tha i nuatinal tract of warm bloodad ani11ah but not in planta aoih and othar aourcaa which hava no aanitary siampnificanca -z

A jor chanampbull waa incorporated into tha laat ravhion of tha 11atar Quality Standarda in that heal colifo1111 vu uud aa t ha primary critaria for aanitary qlampUty of aurfbullcbull vaun Facal coUfollll critaria pranntad in = UUPA Ouelity Crlterie fgr yeser (1916) van und abull guidanca =

In Kay of 1914 tha U S Environental Protact ion Aampancy releaud a Qnfamp bulleruriglplfsal Aetthnamp Yeter Ouary Criuria doc1111ant ( F R 1984) -llhan thia doc--nt ia publiahad in final for it ia intandad to updata and raviaa tha axil tina IPA criteria doc--nt citad abova (US EPA 1916) Tha propoaad criteria an baaad on recant raaaarch which axaminad the ralatioMhlp batvaan obrvad incldanca of lllibullina auociatad illnau and uuud aablant dansitiu of varioua indicator bactaria Aa a ruult of thh ranarch tha EPA concluded that the currantly nco-ended indicator oraanhbull aroup heal collfora ahould ba raplacad by tvo indicaton which ahov a batter correlation to avtinamp ralatad illnaaa

The recently propoaad cr iteria docwunt raco-anda chat for vatar contact racraation ~ -9l1 andor poundnurococcua ba uaad as ~~i~~ ~~bullhvatar and Entarococcua ba uaad aa the ind1icator orampanisll

Connec ticut bull Opartaent of poundnviron~~antal Protection and tha Dapartllanc of Health Sarvicaa ara currantly avaluatinamp rha propoaad crirarla in tana of chair applicability to Connecticut vaura Conaidaration vill ba ampivan to incorporation of tha propoaad crltaria i n to tha naxt ravhlon of Connacticut a Water Quality Standarda

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IOATEJl QUALITY

WATU QUALiTY WED TRpoundATKpoundNT

IIATU QUALITY LIMITED SECHpoundNT

WATER QUALITY STANDAllDS

ZONE OF INFWEHCE

ZCI OF PASSAGE

7Ql0

bull Oafinad in Sac 2bmiddot42) 11 bull dl tidal watrs harborbull astuariaa rivara brookbull watarcouraaa waurwaya dh aprinampbullmiddot lakaa pond1 mampuhaa drainampampbull syate1111 and all otilar aurfaca or underground atraampIU bodiaa or acciJIIUlationa of watar natural or

middotmiddot artificial middot public or private which an contained within flow t hrou1h or border upon thll atata or any portion thanofbull

bull A acata11ant of tha phyllcal cha11ical and biolosical charactarlltica of surface or around waura

bull Additional vu tnatbullant daf1nad under the provbioru of Saction 302 of tha Chan llaur Act vhan technology baaad traattunt h no t auff1cienc to protect wate r quality

bull Any pHnt of a watarcour whara it h knovn that vatar qutity do not at appllcable standards andor h not expected to -bullt applicable waur quallty standrcU evan afur tha appllcatlon of tachnolory baud affluant litations

- Provisions of stata and fadaral law Whieh consist of dsianatad usa or usas for tha stata 1 Watan and Watar quality erltaria which v ill aupport thosa usas

Spatial area or volut~a of racaivinr vatar flow Within which soaa darradation of watar quality or usa i111pairmant is antielpatad to occur as 1 rasult of a pollutant dhcharra Hay be usad to dascr iba an araa lbullpactad by tharaal convantionl or toxic pollutants

middot Spatial ana or volUM of flow Withln Which the concentration of toxic chabullicah and or ta11paratuu alavations ara below la~ls which vould inpada or prohibit tha pusara of fraa svl-inamp and driftinr aquatic oraanhbulls

- (Savan -dy Tanmiddotyaar lov flov) middot lov t 7 conucut iva day bullaan stra111 dlschsraa with a raeurranea interval of tan (10) yaars

~~x~et~~uf Lvtai~a rw Co~~~~t ~t ~~~ The probability of a 7 dy flov of lau than tha 7Ql 0 in any aivan yaar is approxlbullata ly U Lov str u111 flows ara austainad by rround water inflov aa opposad to surface vatar runoff]

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LAPPENDIX I

Ctlipt IN[S FOR USE OF COLIFORM DACTERIA CBJIERIA

Bacteria of tha collfora aroup ruida in tha intutinu of want blooded ani la includina n Tha approxi11ata contribution of colifor11 aroup bacurh bullbull daundnad in a 11atropolitan u waaa ayate11 ia 160 billion par capita par day Hiamph hvda of califon ln vaur y tndicata tha pruanca of huaan waaus and conuquant potential health hazarda

Total col1fon1 bacteria hava traditionally bn widely uud as aurroaataa to indicate tha poutbh punca of pathoaanic oraanhbullbull norny aaaochtad with aavaampbull Total coli fora baerarh ara abo found in tlsJuas of plants aoih and tha lntutinu of othu van blooda4 ani11da including co-on do-atic antla Thanfon tha pnaanca of larabull nwaban of colifon~ orampanhbullbull h tiIJII for concern but not proof that watan are contamp~~inaud with n waampbull and accoapanyinamp pathoampanic bacteria

Facal coliform bactarla coa~pri a portion of tha total coliform aroup and an -on apacific to bactaria found in tha i nuatinal tract of warm bloodad ani11ah but not in planta aoih and othar aourcaa which hava no aanitary siampnificanca -z

A jor chanampbull waa incorporated into tha laat ravhion of tha 11atar Quality Standarda in that heal colifo1111 vu uud aa t ha primary critaria for aanitary qlampUty of aurfbullcbull vaun Facal coUfollll critaria pranntad in = UUPA Ouelity Crlterie fgr yeser (1916) van und abull guidanca =

In Kay of 1914 tha U S Environental Protact ion Aampancy releaud a Qnfamp bulleruriglplfsal Aetthnamp Yeter Ouary Criuria doc1111ant ( F R 1984) -llhan thia doc--nt ia publiahad in final for it ia intandad to updata and raviaa tha axil tina IPA criteria doc--nt citad abova (US EPA 1916) Tha propoaad criteria an baaad on recant raaaarch which axaminad the ralatioMhlp batvaan obrvad incldanca of lllibullina auociatad illnau and uuud aablant dansitiu of varioua indicator bactaria Aa a ruult of thh ranarch tha EPA concluded that the currantly nco-ended indicator oraanhbull aroup heal collfora ahould ba raplacad by tvo indicaton which ahov a batter correlation to avtinamp ralatad illnaaa

The recently propoaad cr iteria docwunt raco-anda chat for vatar contact racraation ~ -9l1 andor poundnurococcua ba uaad as ~~i~~ ~~bullhvatar and Entarococcua ba uaad aa the ind1icator orampanisll

Connec ticut bull Opartaent of poundnviron~~antal Protection and tha Dapartllanc of Health Sarvicaa ara currantly avaluatinamp rha propoaad crirarla in tana of chair applicability to Connecticut vaura Conaidaration vill ba ampivan to incorporation of tha propoaad crltaria i n to tha naxt ravhlon of Connacticut a Water Quality Standarda

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LAPPENDIX I

Ctlipt IN[S FOR USE OF COLIFORM DACTERIA CBJIERIA

Bacteria of tha collfora aroup ruida in tha intutinu of want blooded ani la includina n Tha approxi11ata contribution of colifor11 aroup bacurh bullbull daundnad in a 11atropolitan u waaa ayate11 ia 160 billion par capita par day Hiamph hvda of califon ln vaur y tndicata tha pruanca of huaan waaus and conuquant potential health hazarda

Total col1fon1 bacteria hava traditionally bn widely uud as aurroaataa to indicate tha poutbh punca of pathoaanic oraanhbullbull norny aaaochtad with aavaampbull Total coli fora baerarh ara abo found in tlsJuas of plants aoih and tha lntutinu of othu van blooda4 ani11da including co-on do-atic antla Thanfon tha pnaanca of larabull nwaban of colifon~ orampanhbullbull h tiIJII for concern but not proof that watan are contamp~~inaud with n waampbull and accoapanyinamp pathoampanic bacteria

Facal coliform bactarla coa~pri a portion of tha total coliform aroup and an -on apacific to bactaria found in tha i nuatinal tract of warm bloodad ani11ah but not in planta aoih and othar aourcaa which hava no aanitary siampnificanca -z

A jor chanampbull waa incorporated into tha laat ravhion of tha 11atar Quality Standarda in that heal colifo1111 vu uud aa t ha primary critaria for aanitary qlampUty of aurfbullcbull vaun Facal coUfollll critaria pranntad in = UUPA Ouelity Crlterie fgr yeser (1916) van und abull guidanca =

In Kay of 1914 tha U S Environental Protact ion Aampancy releaud a Qnfamp bulleruriglplfsal Aetthnamp Yeter Ouary Criuria doc1111ant ( F R 1984) -llhan thia doc--nt ia publiahad in final for it ia intandad to updata and raviaa tha axil tina IPA criteria doc--nt citad abova (US EPA 1916) Tha propoaad criteria an baaad on recant raaaarch which axaminad the ralatioMhlp batvaan obrvad incldanca of lllibullina auociatad illnau and uuud aablant dansitiu of varioua indicator bactaria Aa a ruult of thh ranarch tha EPA concluded that the currantly nco-ended indicator oraanhbull aroup heal collfora ahould ba raplacad by tvo indicaton which ahov a batter correlation to avtinamp ralatad illnaaa

The recently propoaad cr iteria docwunt raco-anda chat for vatar contact racraation ~ -9l1 andor poundnurococcua ba uaad as ~~i~~ ~~bullhvatar and Entarococcua ba uaad aa the ind1icator orampanisll

Connec ticut bull Opartaent of poundnviron~~antal Protection and tha Dapartllanc of Health Sarvicaa ara currantly avaluatinamp rha propoaad crirarla in tana of chair applicability to Connecticut vaura Conaidaration vill ba ampivan to incorporation of tha propoaad crltaria i n to tha naxt ravhlon of Connacticut a Water Quality Standarda

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USFDA IACTERIOLOCICAl CRITERIA FOR DIRECT HARVESTING OF SHELLFISH

For ahaUUah harvutlnamp auu the U S Food and Drug Adminiltntion (FDA) h uublhhad the ollowlnamp crturla

Clau SA Shellfish harvutinamp - Feed col1or111 ahdl not excd a Hdian of 14 orampanhlla100 rill nor shall 10 of uaplu ucd 4) orampanhaaj lOO 111 or total col1fot11 not to axcaad a 111dian of 70 oraanhaa 100 al nor shall 10 of tuplu excud 230 orampanhru100 ol

At tha pnunt tlbulla the Stata DaparUiant of Health Sarvlcaa uaaa the FDA criurta for Total Califon Analyah 11 parfonud utna the lPN Smiddottuba daciaal dilution procedure In order co lnaun an accaptabh confldanca level a alnl- of 15 bull-plu h uqulnd

PtRHinto UTILIZATION Of SHELLFISH fliOK MARINE WATERS by latu Quality Claulti tation shy

The followinamp rutrlctlona are l11poaad by tha Connecticut Department of -zHealth Servicu for tha Utlliution of ahallfhh fro11 bullarlna watrs

ACCEPTADE llTlJlAIJON = Direct Nrkatlna =-Sl Depuration and relay (transplant) opera t ions Tha U S rood amp Drua Adlliniatration (fDA) WQUld nfar to this ana aa a bullaascrictad Ana Classificationbull under tha National Shallfhh Sanitation Proar Thbull fDA intarpntation of tha bacterioloaical waur quality for a rastricce d ana 11

vhan that ana is expolampd to fecal contardnation durinamp worse pollution conditions tha co cal col1fot11 -dian or abullo-tric bullbullbulln 110st probab le nUIIbar (KPN ) of tha vat ar dou not axcd 700 per looJ and not ora then 10 percent o tha ples excd an HPN of 2300 par 1001 fo r a middottuba daclflll dilution caer bull

sc Lone tat11 relay opara t iona (bullinilllll of ona yur on Clau SA vaur) This c lauificatlon would n prasanc vatan whara pollution loadtns of shdlf1ah vould require considerable rlnovatlon

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