Proposed Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, and Dichlorobromomethane, 58156-58164 [2017-25706]
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new household refrigerators and
freezers but does not mandate such use;
the change to the use conditions allows
more flexibility for manufacturers in the
design of equipment and thus reduces
regulatory burden to the regulated
community. In some cases, it may
reduce costs by allowing manufacturers
to design equipment with a single,
larger refrigerant circuit instead of
multiple, smaller refrigerant circuits for
the same piece of equipment.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
This action does not contain any
unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does
not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. The action imposes no
enforceable duty on any state, local or
tribal governments or the private sector.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the states, on the
relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13175. It will not have substantial
direct effects on tribal governments, on
the relationship between the Federal
government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
government and Indian tribes, as
specified in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
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H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13045 because it is not
economically significant as defined in
Executive Order 12866, and because
EPA does not believe the environmental
health or safety risks addressed by this
action present a disproportionate risk to
children. This action’s health and risk
assessments are contained in risk
screens for the various substitutes.1 2 3
1 ICF, 2017a. Risk Screen on Substitutes in
Household Refrigerators and Freezers; Substitute:
Propane (R–290).
2 ICF, 2017b. Risk Screen on Substitutes in
Household Refrigerators and Freezers; Substitute:
Isobutane (R–600a).
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The risk screens are available in the
docket for this rulemaking.
that the UL standard being incorporated
by reference is reasonably available.
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
The human health or environmental
risk addressed by this action will not
have potential disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects on minority, lowincome or indigenous populations. This
action’s health and environmental risk
assessments are contained in the risk
screens for the various substitutes. The
risk screens are available in the docket
for this rulemaking.
This action is not a ‘‘significant
energy action’’ because it is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the
supply, distribution or use of energy.
J. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR
Part 51
This action involves a technical
standard. EPA is proposing to revise the
use conditions for the household
refrigerators and freezers end-use by
incorporating by reference the UL
Standard 60335–2–24, ‘‘Safety
Requirements for Household and
Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Refrigerating Appliances, Ice-Cream
Appliances and Ice-Makers’’ (2nd
edition, April 2017), which establishes
requirements for the evaluation of
household and similar electrical
appliances, and safe use of flammable
refrigerants. UL Standard 60335–2–24
supersedes the current edition of UL
Standard 250, Supplement A,
‘‘Requirements for Refrigerators and
Freezers Employing a Flammable
Refrigerant in the Refrigerating System’’
(10th Edition, August 2000. EPA’s
revision to the use conditions will
replace the 2000 UL standard 250 with
the 2017 UL standard 60335–2–24. This
standard is available at https://
standardscatalog.ul.com/standards/en/
standard_60335–2–24_2, and may be
purchased by mail at: COMM 2000, 151
Eastern Avenue, Bensenville, IL 60106;
Email: orders@shopulstandards.com;
Telephone: 1–888–853–3503 in the U.S.
or Canada (other countries dial 1–415–
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www.shopulstandards.com/Product
Detail.aspx?productId=UL60335-2-24_
2_B_20170428(ULStandards2). The cost
of UL 60335–2–24 is $454 for an
electronic copy and $567 for hardcopy.
UL also offers a subscription service to
the Standards Certification Customer
Library (SCCL) that allows unlimited
access to their standards and related
documents. The cost of obtaining this
standard is not a significant financial
burden for equipment manufacturers
and purchase is not required for those
selling, installing and servicing the
equipment. Therefore, EPA concludes
3 ICF, 2017c. Risk Screen on Substitutes in
Household Refrigerators and Freezers; Substitute:
R–441A.
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Environmental protection,
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Air pollution control, Incorporation by
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Dated: November 20, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
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Proposed Withdrawal of Certain
Federal Water Quality Criteria
Applicable to California: Lead,
Chlorodibromomethane, and
Dichlorobromomethane
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the
federal regulations to withdraw certain
human health (water and organisms)
water quality criteria and certain
freshwater acute and chronic aquatic
life water quality criteria, applicable to
certain waters of California because
California adopted, and EPA approved,
criteria for these parameters that are
considered protective of the uses for the
waterbodies. The EPA is providing an
opportunity for public comment to this
proposed withdrawal of certain
federally promulgated criteria. The
withdrawal will enable California to
implement their EPA-approved water
quality criteria.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received on
or before February 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2017–0303, at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is
considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the
primary submission (i.e. on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
EPA is offering a virtual public
hearing so that interested parties may
also provide oral comments on this
proposed rule. The virtual public
hearing will be on January 25, 2018
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Time. For more details on the public
hearing and a link to register, please
visit https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/
water-quality-standards-regulationscalifornia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information with respect to California,
contact Diane E. Fleck, P.E. Esq., U.S.
EPA Region 9, WTR–2, 75 Hawthorne
St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(telephone: (415) 972–3527 or email:
Fleck.Diane@epa.gov). For general and
administrative concerns, contact Bryan
‘‘Ibrahim’’ Goodwin, U.S. EPA
Headquarters, Office of Science and
Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Mail Code 4305T, Washington, DC
20460 (telephone: (202) 566–0762 or
email: Goodwin.Bryan@epa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Table of Contents
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
II. Background
A. What are the applicable federal statutory
and regulatory requirements?
B. What are the applicable federal water
quality criteria that EPA is proposing to
withdraw?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing
Regulations and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
J. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
No one is affected by the proposed
action contained in this document. This
proposed action would merely serve to
withdraw certain federal water quality
criteria that have been applicable to
California that are no longer needed in
light of approved state water quality
criteria. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
identified in the preceding section
entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
II. Background
A. What are the applicable federal
statutory and regulatory requirements?
On May 18, 2000, EPA promulgated a
final rule known as the ‘‘California
Toxics Rule’’ (‘‘CTR’’) at 40 CFR 131.38.
This final rule established numeric
water quality criteria for priority toxic
pollutants for the State of California,
because the State had not complied
fully with Section 303(c)(2)(B) of the
Clean Water Act (CWA) (65 FR 31682).
Consistent with the basic tenet of the
CWA, EPA developed the water quality
standards program emphasizing State
primacy. Although in the CTR EPA
promulgated toxic criteria for California,
EPA prefers that states maintain
primacy, revise their own standards,
and achieve full compliance (see 57 FR
60860, December 22, 1992). As
described in the preamble to the final
CTR (see 65 FR 31681 (May 18, 2000)),
when California adopts, and EPA
approves, water quality criteria that
meet the requirements of the CWA, EPA
will issue a rule amending the CTR to
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withdraw the federal criteria applicable
to California.
Consistent with the procedure
described in the preamble to the final
CTR, EPA is proposing to amend the
federal regulations to withdraw certain
federally promulgated human health
(water and organisms) water quality
criteria and certain freshwater aquatic
life (acute and chronic) water quality
criteria, applicable in California. EPA is
providing an opportunity for public
comment because the criteria adopted
by the State and approved by EPA,
while as protective for CWA purposes as
the federally promulgated criteria, are
less stringent than the federally
promulgated criteria that EPA is now
proposing to withdraw.
B. What are the applicable federal water
quality criteria that EPA is proposing to
withdraw?
This action proposes to amend the
federal regulations to withdraw human
health (water & organisms) criteria for
chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane for a segment of
New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek, California. In addition, it
proposes to amend the federal
regulations to withdraw freshwater
acute and chronic aquatic life criteria
for lead for the Los Angeles River and
its tributaries.
1. Chlorodibromomethane and
Dichlorobromomethane
On May 18, 2000, in the CTR, EPA
promulgated federal regulations
establishing water quality criteria for
priority toxic pollutants for California.
On November 3, 2011, California
completed its adoption process to
incorporate water quality criteria for
chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane, for a segment of
New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek. The State calls these
criteria site-specific water quality
objectives or site-specific objectives. On
December 13, 2011, the State submitted
the site-specific objectives to EPA
Region 9 for review and approval.
On April 9, 2013, EPA approved sitespecific objectives for that segment of
New Alamo Creek and that segment of
Ulatis Creek. The Central Valley
Regional Water Quality Control Board
adopted the objectives in Resolution No.
R5–2010–0047, the California State
Water Resources Control Board
approved of the objectives in Resolution
2011–0036 and EPA subsequently
approved the State Board action.
Because California now has sitespecific human health (for water and
organisms) criteria approved by EPA for
CWA purposes for
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authorized Tribes have the flexibility to
adopt water quality criteria that result in
a risk level higher than 10¥6, up to the
10¥5 level. That flexibility is
constrained, however, by the need for
careful consideration of the associated
exposure parameter assumptions, and
whether the resulting criteria would
expose sensitive subpopulations
consuming fish at unsuppressed rates to
no more than a 10¥4 cancer risk. Thus,
EPA approved the State’s site-specific
objectives, which are less stringent than
the federally promulgated criteria,
because EPA determined that the State’s
site-specific objectives were
scientifically sound and protective of
the designated use(s) for the segment of
New Alamo Creek and the segment of
Ulatis Creek. More information on
EPA’s action, which approved
California’s adopted objectives,
including EPA’s approval letter and
Record of Decision, can be accessed at
OW docket number EPA–HQ–OW–
2017–0303.
The following has been excerpted
from the Water Quality Control Plan for
the California Regional Water Quality
Control Board—Central Valley Region
(Basin Plan)—Resolution No. R5–2010–
0047. Attachment 1 includes under the
heading ‘‘ORGANIC CHEMICAL
WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES,’’
California’s recently adopted sitespecific objectives for
chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane, for a segment of
New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek.
As explained above, EPA seeks public
comment before withdrawing the
federally promulgated criteria because
although these state criteria have been
determined to be scientifically sound
and protective of the designated use(s)
for the particular waters and otherwise
meet the requirements of the CWA and
EPA’s implementing regulations at 40
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chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane for a segment of
New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek, EPA has determined that
the federally promulgated human health
(water and organisms) criteria are no
longer needed for these particular
waters. The incremental cancer risk
levels associated with the California
site-specific objectives, based on the risk
assessment in EPA’s National
Recommended Water Quality Criteria
(2006), would range from 10¥4.55 to
10¥4.91. EPA determined that these
objectives assure that cancer risk to the
most highly exposed population would
not exceed a 10¥4 cancer risk level,
even if the population consumed 2 L/
day of water and up to 17.5 g/day or
more of fish/shellfish from the segments
for a 70-year lifetime. States and
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CFR 131, the state criteria are less
stringent than the promulgated federal
criteria (see Table 1). This proposal will
result in the withdrawal of federal
human health (water & organisms)
criteria under the CTR for
chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane for a segment of
New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek. However, the criteria for
chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane for other waters
in California that are currently part of
the CTR will remain in the federal
promulgations.
TABLE 1—COMPARISON OF CTR PROMULGATIONS AND CA CRITERIA FOR CHLORODIBROMOMETHANE AND
DICHLOROBROMOMETHANE FOR CERTAIN CA WATERS
Criterion value
μg/L
Parameter and criterion
Source document
Chlorodibromomethane: Human Health Criterion for Consumption of Water and Organisms.
40 CFR 131.38 (or CTR) ........................................................
California Adopted and EPA approved for CWA Purposes,
applicable to a segment of New Alamo Creek and a segment of Ulatis Creek, California.
40 CFR 131.38 (or CTR) ........................................................
California Adopted and EPA approved for CWA Purposes,
applicable to a segment of New Alamo Creek and a segment of Ulatis Creek, California.
Dichlorobromomethane: Human Health Criterion for Consumption of Water and Organisms.
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2. Lead
On May 18, 2000, in the CTR, EPA
promulgated federal regulations
establishing water quality criteria for
priority toxic pollutants for California.
On July 11, 2016, California completed
its adoption process to incorporate
water quality objectives for lead for the
Los Angeles River and its tributaries.
The State calls these criteria sitespecific water quality objectives or sitespecific objectives. On July 19, 2016, the
State submitted the site-specific
objectives to EPA Region 9 for review
and approval. On December 12, 2016,
EPA approved site-specific objectives
for lead for the Los Angeles River and
its tributaries. The Los Angeles Regional
Water Quality Control Board adopted
these site-specific objectives under
Resolution No. R15–004. The California
State Water Resources Control Board in
Resolution No. 2015–0069 subsequently
approved the Regional Board action on
these site-specific objectives, and EPA
subsequently approved the State Board
action.
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Because California now has sitespecific objectives for lead for the
protection of aquatic life, approved by
EPA for CWA purposes, for the Los
Angeles River and its tributaries, EPA
has determined that the federally
promulgated freshwater acute and
chronic aquatic life criteria for lead are
no longer needed for these particular
waters. 40 CFR 131.11(b)(1)(ii) allows
States to establish water quality criteria
that are ‘‘. . . modified to reflect sitespecific conditions’’, and, site-specific
criteria still must be based on a sound
scientific rationale in order to protect
the designated use. The State’s sitespecific objectives for lead were based
on a recalculation of the water quality
objectives established in 40 CFR 131.38
using the EPA Recalculation Procedure;
this procedure takes into account
updates or revisions in the national
dataset used in the national water
quality criterion development. EPA
found that the State’s application of the
Recalculation Procedure for lead to be
consistent with guidance for the
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development of site-specific standards
using recalculation procedures. Thus,
EPA approved the State’s site-specific
objectives for lead, which are less
stringent than the federally promulgated
criteria, because EPA determined that
the State’s site-specific objectives were
scientifically sound and protective of
the designated use(s) for the Los
Angeles River and its tributaries and
met the requirements of the CWA and
EPA’s implementing regulations at 40
CFR 131. More information on EPA’s
action, which approved California’s
adopted objectives, including EPA’s
approval letter and Record of Decision
can be accessed at OW docket number
EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0303.
The following has been excerpted
from the Water Quality Control Plan for
the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality
Control Board—Attachment A to:
Revision of Lead Water Quality
Objectives for Los Angeles River and
Tributaries, Resolution No. R15–004.
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As explained above, EPA seeks public
comment before withdrawing the
federally promulgated criteria because
although these state criteria have been
determined to be scientifically sound
and protective of the designated use(s)
for the particular waters and otherwise
meet the requirements of the CWA and
EPA’s implementing regulations at 40
CFR 131, the state criteria are less
stringent than the promulgated federal
criteria (see Table 2 in this preamble).
This proposal will result in the
withdrawal of federal freshwater acute
and chronic criteria for lead under the
CTR for the Los Angeles River and its
tributaries. However, the criteria for
lead for other waters in California that
are currently part of the CTR will
remain in the federal promulgations.
TABLE 2—COMPARISON OF CTR PROMULGATIONS AND CA CRITERIA FOR LEAD FOR CERTAIN CA WATERS
Source document
Criterion value
Freshwater Acute Criterion or Criterion
Maximum Concentration.
40 CFR 131.38 (or CTR) ............................
CMC = e (1.273 * In (hardness)¥1.460) * (1.46203¥In
(hardness) * 0.145712).
65 μg/L, corresponding to a total hardness of 100
mg/L.
CMC = e (1.466 * In (hardness)¥1.882) * (1.46203¥In
(hardness) * 0.145712).
103 μg/L, corresponding to a total hardness of 100
mg/L.
California Adopted and EPA approved for
CWA Purposes, applicable to the Los
Angeles River and its tributaries.
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TABLE 2—COMPARISON OF CTR PROMULGATIONS AND CA CRITERIA FOR LEAD FOR CERTAIN CA WATERS—Continued
Criterion
Source document
Criterion value
Freshwater Chronic Criterion or Criterion
Continuous Concentration.
40 CFR 131.38 (or CTR) ............................
CCC = e (1.273 * In (hardness)¥4.705) * (1.46203¥In
(hardness) * 0.145712).
2.5 μg/L, corresponding to a total hardness of 100
mg/L.
CCC = e (1.466 * In (hardness)¥3.649) * (1.46203¥In
(hardness) * 0.145712).
17.6 μg/L, corresponding to a total hardness of 100
mg/L.
California Adopted and EPA approved for
CWA Purposes, applicable to the Los
Angeles River and its tributaries.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing
Regulations and Controlling Regulatory
Costs
This action is expected to be an
Executive Order 13771 deregulatory
action. This proposed rule is expected
to provide meaningful burden reduction
by withdrawal of certain federally
promulgated criteria in certain waters of
California.
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C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose any new
information-collection burden under the
PRA because it is administratively
withdrawing federal requirements that
are no longer needed in California. It
does not include any informationcollection, reporting, or recordkeeping
requirements. The OMB has previously
approved the information collection
requirements contained in the existing
regulations 40 CFR part 131 and has
assigned OMB control number 2040–
0286.
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the RFA. This action will not
impose any requirements on small
entities. Small entities, such as small
businesses or small governmental
jurisdictions, are not directly regulated
by this rule.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
This action does not contain any
unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does
not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. As this action proposes to
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withdraw certain federally promulgated
criteria, the action imposes no
enforceable duty on any state, local, or
tribal governments, or the private sector.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. This rule imposes
no regulatory requirements or costs on
any state or local governments. Thus,
Executive Order 13132 does not apply
to this action.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132,
and consistent with EPA policy to
promote communications between EPA
and state and local governments, EPA
specifically solicits comment on this
proposed action from state and local
officials.
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175. This rule imposes no
regulatory requirements or costs on any
tribal government. It does not have
substantial direct effects on tribal
governments, the relationship between
the federal government and tribes, or on
the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the federal
government and tribes. Thus, Executive
Order 13175 does not apply to this
action.
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23,
1997) because it is not economically
significant as defined in Executive
Order 12866, and because the Agency
does not believe the environmental
health or safety risks addressed by this
action present a disproportionate risk to
children.
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I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This proposed rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, because it is not
a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
J. National Technology Transfer
Advancement Act
This proposed rulemaking does not
involve technical standards.
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) establishes federal
executive policy on environmental
justice. Its main provision directs
federal agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
The EPA believes that this action does
not have disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority populations, lowincome populations and/or indigenous
peoples, as specified in Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
EPA has previously determined, based
on the most current science and EPA’s
CWA Section 304(a) recommended
criteria, that California’s adopted and
EPA-approved criteria are protective of
human health.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Water pollution control.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble title 40, Chapter I, part 131 of
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proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 131—WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
§ 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria
for priority toxic pollutants for the State of
California.
2. Amend § 131.38, by revising the
table in paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
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*
*
(b)(1) * * *
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*
1. The authority citation for part 131
continues to read as follows:
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A
B
Freshwater
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS
Number compound
CAS No.
1. Antimony ......................................
2. Arsenic b ......................................
3. Beryllium ......................................
4. Cadmium b ...................................
5a. Chromium (III) ...........................
5b. Chromium (VI) b ........................
6. Copper b ......................................
7. Lead b ..........................................
8. Mercury b .....................................
9. Nickel b ........................................
10. Selenium b .................................
11. Silver b .......................................
12. Thallium .....................................
13. Zinc b .........................................
14. Cyanide b ...................................
15. Asbestos ....................................
16. 2,3,7,8–TCDD (Dioxin) ..............
17. Acrolein ......................................
18. Acrylonitrile ................................
19. Benzene ....................................
20. Bromoform .................................
21. Carbon Tetrachloride .................
22. Chlorobenzene ..........................
23. Chlorodibromomethane .............
24. Chloroethane .............................
25. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether ............
26. Chloroform .................................
27. Dichlorobromomethane .............
28. 1,1-Dichloroethane ....................
29. 1,2-Dichloroethane ....................
30. 1,1-Dichloroethylene ..................
31. 1,2-Dichloropropane ..................
32. 1,3-Dichloropropylene ...............
33. Ethylbenzene .............................
34. Methyl Bromide .........................
35. Methyl Chloride .........................
36. Methylene Chloride ...................
37. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane .........
38. Tetrachloroethylene ...................
39. Toluene ......................................
40. 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene .......
41. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane ................
42. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane ................
43. Trichloroethylene .......................
44. Vinyl Chloride ............................
45. 2-Chlorophenol ..........................
46. 2,4-Dichlorophenol ....................
47. 2,4-Dimethylphenol ....................
48. 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol ........
49. 2,4-Dinitrophenol .......................
50. 2-Nitrophenol .............................
51. 4-Nitrophenol .............................
52. 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol ...........
53. Pentachlorophenol .....................
54. Phenol .......................................
55. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol .................
56. Acenaphthene ...........................
57. Acenaphthylene .........................
58. Anthracene ................................
59. Benzidine ...................................
60. Benzo(a)Anthracene ..................
61. Benzo(a)Pyrene .........................
62. Benzo(b)Fluoranthene ...............
63. Benzo(ghi)Perylene ...................
64. Benzo(k)Fluoranthene ...............
65. Bis(2-Chloroethoxy)Methane .....
66. Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether .............
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108907
124481
75003
110758
67663
75274
75343
107062
75354
78875
542756
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74873
75092
79345
127184
108883
156605
71556
79005
79016
75014
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51285
88755
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59507
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550 e,i,m,o ......
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3.1 i,m .............
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14 a,s ........................
4300 a,t.
n ...............................
n ...............................
n ...............................
n ...............................
1300.
n ...............................
0.050 a .....................
610 a ........................
n ...............................
n.
n.
n.
n.
1.7 a,s ......................
6.3 a,t.
700 a ........................
7,000,000 fibers/L k,s
0.000000013 c .........
320 s ........................
0.059 a,c,s ................
1.2 a,c .......................
4.3 a,c ......................
0.25 a,c,s ..................
680 a,s .....................
0.41 a,c,y ..................
220,000 a,j.
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0.057 a,c,s ................
0.52 a .......................
10 a,s .......................
3,100 a,s ...................
48 a ..........................
n ...............................
4.7 a,c ......................
0.17 a,c,s ..................
0.8 c,s .......................
6,800 a .....................
700 a ........................
n ...............................
0.60 a,c,s ..................
2.7 c,s .......................
2 c,s ..........................
120 a ........................
93 a,s .......................
540 a ........................
13.4 s .......................
70 a,s .......................
99 a,c,t.
3.2 a,c,t.
39 a.
1,700 a,t.
29,000 a,t.
4,000 a.
n.
1,600 a,c.
11 a,c,t.
8.85 c,t.
200,000 a.
140,000 a.
n.
42 a,c,t.
81 c,t.
525 c,t.
400 a.
790 a,t.
2,300 a.
765 t.
14,000 a,t.
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21,000 a ...................
2.1 a,c ......................
1,200 a .....................
8.2 a,c,j.
4,600,000 a,j,t.
6.5 a,c.
2,700 a.
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0.0044 a,c ................
0.0044 a,c ................
0.0044 a,c ................
110,000 a.
0.00054 a,c,t.
0.049 a,c.
0.049 a,c.
0.049 a,c.
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maximum
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C1
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continuous
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1.8 a,c,s ....................
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2,700 a .....................
400 ...........................
400 ...........................
0.04 a,c,s ..................
23,000 a,s .................
313,000 s .................
2,700 a,s ...................
0.11 c,s .....................
0.049 a,c.
0.049 a,c.
17,000 a.
2,600.
2,600.
0.077 a,c,t.
120,000 a,t.
2,900,000 t.
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300 a ........................
1,300 a .....................
0.00075 a,c ..............
0.44 a,c,s ..................
240 a,s .....................
1.9 a,c,s ....................
0.0044 a,c .................
8.4 c,s .......................
0.54 a,c,t.
370 a.
14,000 a.
0.00077 a,c.
50 a,c,t.
17,000 a,j,t.
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8.1 a,c,t.
1.4 a.
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0.014 a,c ..................
0.019 c .....................
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0.013 a,c.
0.046 a,c.
0.063 c.
2.4 g ................
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0.22 g ..............
0.22 g ..............
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0.52 g ..............
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0.001 g ............
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0.056 g ............
0.056 g ............
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0.036 w ...........
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0.0038 g ..........
0.0038 g ..........
0.014 u ............
0.09 g ..............
0.13 g ..............
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0.034 g ............
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0.0087 g ..........
0.0087 g ..........
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0.0036 g ..........
0.0036 g ..........
0.03 u ..............
0.00057 a,c ..............
0.00059 a,c ..............
0.00059 a,c ..............
0.00083 a,c ..............
0.00014 a,c ..............
110 a ........................
110 a ........................
110 a ........................
0.76 a .......................
0.76 a .......................
0.00021 a,c ..............
0.00010 a,c ..............
0.00017 c,v ...............
0.00059
0.00059
0.00059
0.00084
0.00014
240 a.
240 a.
240 a.
0.81 a,j.
0.81 a,j.
0.00021
0.00011
0.00017
8001352
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21 ....................
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20 ....................
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90.
Number compound
CAS No.
67. Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether .......
68. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate ........
69. 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether ....
70. Butylbenzyl Phthalate ................
71. 2-Chloronaphthalene .................
72. 4-Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether ....
73. Chrysene ...................................
74. Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene ............
75. 1,2 Dichlorobenzene .................
76. 1,3 Dichlorobenzene .................
77. 1,4 Dichlorobenzene .................
78. 3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine ...............
79. Diethyl Phthalate .......................
80. Dimethyl Phthalate ....................
81. Di-n-Butyl Phthalate ..................
82. 2,4-Dinitrotoluene ......................
83. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene ......................
84. Di-n-Octyl Phthalate ..................
85. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine ...............
86. Fluoranthene .............................
87. Fluorene ....................................
88. Hexachlorobenzene ...................
89. Hexachlorobutadiene .................
90. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene ......
91. Hexachloroethane .....................
92. Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene ............
93. Isophorone .................................
94. Naphthalene ..............................
95. Nitrobenzene .............................
96. N-Nitrosodimethylamine ............
97. N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine ........
98. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine ............
99. Phenanthrene ............................
100. Pyrene .....................................
101. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene ............
102. Aldrin .......................................
103. alpha-BHC ...............................
104. beta-BHC .................................
105. gamma-BHC ............................
106. delta-BHC ................................
107. Chlordane ................................
108. 4,4′-DDT ..................................
109. 4,4′-DDE ..................................
110. 4,4′-DDD ..................................
111. Dieldrin ....................................
112. alpha-Endosulfan .....................
113. beta-Endosulfan ......................
114. Endosulfan Sulfate ..................
115. Endrin ......................................
116. Endrin Aldehyde ......................
117. Heptachlor ...............................
118. Heptachlor Epoxide .................
119–125. Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs).
126. Toxaphene ...............................
108601
117817
101553
85687
91587
7005723
218019
53703
95501
541731
106467
91941
84662
131113
84742
121142
606202
117840
122667
206440
86737
118741
87683
77474
67721
193395
78591
91203
98953
62759
621647
86306
85018
129000
120821
309002
319846
319857
58899
319868
57749
50293
72559
72548
60571
959988
33213659
1031078
72208
7421934
76448
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Footnotes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1)
a. Criteria revised to reflect the Agency q1* or RfD, as contained in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as of October 1, 1996. The fish tissue bioconcentration factor (BCF) from the 1980 documents was retained in each case.
b. Criteria apply to California waters except for those waters subject to objectives in Tables III–2A and III–2B of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control
Board’s (SFRWQCB) 1986 Basin Plan that were adopted by the SFRWQCB and the State Water Resources Control Board, approved by EPA, and which continue to
apply. For copper and nickel, criteria apply to California waters except for waters south of Dumbarton Bridge in San Francisco Bay that are subject to the objectives in
the SFRWQCB’s Basin Plan as amended by SFRWQCB Resolution R2–2002–0061, dated May 22, 2002, and approved by the State Water Resources Control
Board. EPA approved the aquatic life site-specific objectives on January 21, 2003. The copper and nickel aquatic life site-specific objectives contained in the amended Basin Plan apply instead.
c. Criteria are based on carcinogenicity of 10 (¥6) risk.
d. Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time without deleterious effects. Criteria Continuous Concentration (CCC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for an extended period
of time (4 days) without deleterious effects. ug/L equals micrograms per liter.
e. Freshwater aquatic life criteria for metals are expressed as a function of total hardness (mg/L) in the water body. The equations are provided in matrix at paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a total hardness of 100 mg/l.
f. Freshwater aquatic life criteria for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH, and are calculated as follows: Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a pH of 7.8. CMC = exp(1.005(pH)¥4.869). CCC = exp(1.005(pH)¥5.134).
g. This criterion is based on 304(a) aquatic life criterion issued in 1980, and was issued in one of the following documents: Aldrin/Dieldrin (EPA 440/5–80–019),
Chlordane (EPA 440/5–80–027), DDT (EPA 440/5–80–038), Endosulfan (EPA 440/5–80–046), Endrin (EPA 440/5–80–047), Heptachlor (440/5–80–052),
Hexachlorocyclohexane (EPA 440/5–80–054), Silver (EPA 440/5–80–071). The Minimum Data Requirements and derivation procedures were different in the 1980
Guidelines than in the 1985 Guidelines. For example, a ‘‘CMC’’ derived using the 1980 Guidelines was derived to be used as an instantaneous maximum. If assessment is to be done using an averaging period, the values given should be divided by 2 to obtain a value that is more comparable to a CMC derived using the 1985
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h. These totals simply sum the criteria in each column. For aquatic life, there are 23 priority toxic pollutants with some type of freshwater or saltwater, acute or
chronic criteria. For human health, there are 92 priority toxic pollutants with either ‘‘water + organism’’ or ‘‘organism only’’ criteria. Note that these totals count chromium as one pollutant even though EPA has developed criteria based on two valence states. In the matrix, EPA has assigned numbers 5a and 5b to the criteria for
chromium to reflect the fact that the list of 126 priority pollutants includes only a single listing for chromium.
i. Criteria for these metals are expressed as a function of the water-effect ratio, WER, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section. CMC = column B1 or C1 value ×
WER; CCC = column B2 or C2 value × WER.
j. No criterion for protection of human health from consumption of aquatic organisms (excluding water) was presented in the 1980 criteria document or in the 1986
Quality Criteria for Water. Nevertheless, sufficient information was presented in the 1980 document to allow a calculation of a criterion, even though the results of
such a calculation were not shown in the document.
k. The CWA 304(a) criterion for asbestos is the MCL.
l. [Reserved]
m. These freshwater and saltwater criteria for metals are expressed in terms of the dissolved fraction of the metal in the water column. Criterion values were calculated by using EPA’s Clean Water Act 304(a) guidance values (described in the total recoverable fraction) and then applying the conversion factors in
§ 131.36(b)(1) and (2).
n. EPA is not promulgating human health criteria for these contaminants. However, permit authorities should address these contaminants in NPDES permit actions
using the State’s existing narrative criteria for toxics.
o. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the National Toxics Rule (‘‘NTR’’), at § 131.36. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria
apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries and waters of the State defined as inland, i.e., all surface waters of the State not ocean waters. These
waters specifically include the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This section does not apply instead
of the NTR for this criterion.
p. A criterion of 20 ug/l was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the total recoverable form. The specific waters to
which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters
of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to the mouth of the Merced River. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for this
criterion. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site specific criterion for the San Joaquin River, mouth of Merced to Vernalis; therefore, this section
does not apply to these waters.
q. This criterion is expressed in the total recoverable form. This criterion was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the
total recoverable form. The specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to Vernalis. This criterion does not apply
instead of the NTR for these waters. This criterion applies to additional waters of the United States in the State of California pursuant to 40 CFR 131.38(c). The State
of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Grassland Water District, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, and the Los Banos State Wildlife
Refuge; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
r. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta within California Regional Water Board 5, but excluding the San Francisco Bay. This section
does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
s. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) that include a MUN use
designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
t. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays and estuaries including San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) without a MUN use designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR
for these criteria.
u. PCBs are a class of chemicals which include aroclors 1242, 1254, 1221, 1232, 1248, 1260, and 1016, CAS numbers 53469219, 11097691, 11104282,
11141165, 12672296, 11096825, and 12674112, respectively. The aquatic life criteria apply to the sum of this set of seven aroclors.
v. This criterion applies to total PCBs, e.g., the sum of all congener or isomer or homolog or aroclor analyses.
w. This criterion has been recalculated pursuant to the 1995 Updates: Water Quality Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient Water, Office
of Water, EPA–820–B–96–001, September 1996. See also Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient
Water, Office of Water, EPA–80–B–95–004, March 1995.
x. The State of California has adopted and EPA has approved site-specific criteria for the Sacramento River (and tributaries) above Hamilton City; therefore, these
criteria do not apply to these waters.
y. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for New Alamo Creek from Old Alamo Creek to Ulatis Creek and for Ulatis Creek from
Alamo Creek to Cache Slough; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
z. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; therefore, this criterion does not apply to
these waters.
General Notes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1)
1. The table in this paragraph (b)(1) lists all of EPA’s priority toxic pollutants whether or not criteria guidance are available. Blank spaces indicate the absence of
national section 304(a) criteria guidance. Because of variations in chemical nomenclature systems, this listing of toxic pollutants does not duplicate the listing in appendix A to 40 CFR part 423–126 Priority Pollutants. EPA has added the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers, which provide a unique identification
for each chemical.
2. The following chemicals have organoleptic-based criteria recommendations that are not included on this chart: zinc, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol.
3. Freshwater and saltwater aquatic life criteria apply as specified in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 131
[EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303; FRL-9971-30-OW]
RIN 2040-AF71
Proposed Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria
Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, and
Dichlorobromomethane
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
amend the federal regulations to withdraw certain human health (water
and organisms) water quality criteria and certain freshwater acute and
chronic aquatic life water quality criteria, applicable to certain
waters of California because California adopted, and EPA approved,
criteria for these parameters that are considered protective of the
uses for the waterbodies. The EPA is providing an opportunity for
public comment to this proposed withdrawal of certain federally
promulgated criteria. The withdrawal will enable California to
implement their EPA-approved water quality criteria.
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DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2017-0303, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
EPA is offering a virtual public hearing so that interested parties
may also provide oral comments on this proposed rule. The virtual
public hearing will be on January 25, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Pacific Time. For more details on the public hearing and a link to
register, please visit https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-regulations-california.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information with respect to
California, contact Diane E. Fleck, P.E. Esq., U.S. EPA Region 9, WTR-
2, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105 (telephone: (415) 972-3527
or email: [email protected]). For general and administrative
concerns, contact Bryan ``Ibrahim'' Goodwin, U.S. EPA Headquarters,
Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail
Code 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: (202) 566-0762 or email:
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
II. Background
A. What are the applicable federal statutory and regulatory
requirements?
B. What are the applicable federal water quality criteria that
EPA is proposing to withdraw?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
No one is affected by the proposed action contained in this
document. This proposed action would merely serve to withdraw certain
federal water quality criteria that have been applicable to California
that are no longer needed in light of approved state water quality
criteria. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person identified in the
preceding section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. Background
A. What are the applicable federal statutory and regulatory
requirements?
On May 18, 2000, EPA promulgated a final rule known as the
``California Toxics Rule'' (``CTR'') at 40 CFR 131.38. This final rule
established numeric water quality criteria for priority toxic
pollutants for the State of California, because the State had not
complied fully with Section 303(c)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
(65 FR 31682).
Consistent with the basic tenet of the CWA, EPA developed the water
quality standards program emphasizing State primacy. Although in the
CTR EPA promulgated toxic criteria for California, EPA prefers that
states maintain primacy, revise their own standards, and achieve full
compliance (see 57 FR 60860, December 22, 1992). As described in the
preamble to the final CTR (see 65 FR 31681 (May 18, 2000)), when
California adopts, and EPA approves, water quality criteria that meet
the requirements of the CWA, EPA will issue a rule amending the CTR to
withdraw the federal criteria applicable to California.
Consistent with the procedure described in the preamble to the
final CTR, EPA is proposing to amend the federal regulations to
withdraw certain federally promulgated human health (water and
organisms) water quality criteria and certain freshwater aquatic life
(acute and chronic) water quality criteria, applicable in California.
EPA is providing an opportunity for public comment because the criteria
adopted by the State and approved by EPA, while as protective for CWA
purposes as the federally promulgated criteria, are less stringent than
the federally promulgated criteria that EPA is now proposing to
withdraw.
B. What are the applicable federal water quality criteria that EPA is
proposing to withdraw?
This action proposes to amend the federal regulations to withdraw
human health (water & organisms) criteria for chlorodibromomethane and
dichlorobromomethane for a segment of New Alamo Creek and a segment of
Ulatis Creek, California. In addition, it proposes to amend the federal
regulations to withdraw freshwater acute and chronic aquatic life
criteria for lead for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries.
1. Chlorodibromomethane and Dichlorobromomethane
On May 18, 2000, in the CTR, EPA promulgated federal regulations
establishing water quality criteria for priority toxic pollutants for
California. On November 3, 2011, California completed its adoption
process to incorporate water quality criteria for chlorodibromomethane
and dichlorobromomethane, for a segment of New Alamo Creek and a
segment of Ulatis Creek. The State calls these criteria site-specific
water quality objectives or site-specific objectives. On December 13,
2011, the State submitted the site-specific objectives to EPA Region 9
for review and approval.
On April 9, 2013, EPA approved site-specific objectives for that
segment of New Alamo Creek and that segment of Ulatis Creek. The
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted the
objectives in Resolution No. R5-2010-0047, the California State Water
Resources Control Board approved of the objectives in Resolution 2011-
0036 and EPA subsequently approved the State Board action.
Because California now has site-specific human health (for water
and organisms) criteria approved by EPA for CWA purposes for
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chlorodibromomethane and dichlorobromomethane for a segment of New
Alamo Creek and a segment of Ulatis Creek, EPA has determined that the
federally promulgated human health (water and organisms) criteria are
no longer needed for these particular waters. The incremental cancer
risk levels associated with the California site-specific objectives,
based on the risk assessment in EPA's National Recommended Water
Quality Criteria (2006), would range from 10-4.55 to
10-4.91. EPA determined that these objectives assure that
cancer risk to the most highly exposed population would not exceed a
10-4 cancer risk level, even if the population consumed 2 L/
day of water and up to 17.5 g/day or more of fish/shellfish from the
segments for a 70-year lifetime. States and authorized Tribes have the
flexibility to adopt water quality criteria that result in a risk level
higher than 10-6, up to the 10-5 level. That
flexibility is constrained, however, by the need for careful
consideration of the associated exposure parameter assumptions, and
whether the resulting criteria would expose sensitive subpopulations
consuming fish at unsuppressed rates to no more than a 10-4
cancer risk. Thus, EPA approved the State's site-specific objectives,
which are less stringent than the federally promulgated criteria,
because EPA determined that the State's site-specific objectives were
scientifically sound and protective of the designated use(s) for the
segment of New Alamo Creek and the segment of Ulatis Creek. More
information on EPA's action, which approved California's adopted
objectives, including EPA's approval letter and Record of Decision, can
be accessed at OW docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303.
The following has been excerpted from the Water Quality Control
Plan for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board--Central
Valley Region (Basin Plan)--Resolution No. R5-2010-0047. Attachment 1
includes under the heading ``ORGANIC CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY
OBJECTIVES,'' California's recently adopted site-specific objectives
for chlorodibromomethane and dichlorobromomethane, for a segment of New
Alamo Creek and a segment of Ulatis Creek.
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As explained above, EPA seeks public comment before withdrawing the
federally promulgated criteria because although these state criteria
have been determined to be scientifically sound and protective of the
designated use(s) for the particular waters and otherwise meet the
requirements of the CWA and EPA's implementing regulations at 40
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CFR 131, the state criteria are less stringent than the promulgated
federal criteria (see Table 1). This proposal will result in the
withdrawal of federal human health (water & organisms) criteria under
the CTR for chlorodibromomethane and dichlorobromomethane for a segment
of New Alamo Creek and a segment of Ulatis Creek. However, the criteria
for chlorodibromomethane and dichlorobromomethane for other waters in
California that are currently part of the CTR will remain in the
federal promulgations.
Table 1--Comparison of CTR Promulgations and CA Criteria for
Chlorodibromomethane and Dichlorobromomethane for Certain CA Waters
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Criterion value
Parameter and criterion Source document mg/L
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Chlorodibromomethane: Human 40 CFR 131.38 (or 0.41
Health Criterion for CTR). 4.9
Consumption of Water and California Adopted
Organisms. and EPA approved for
CWA Purposes,
applicable to a
segment of New Alamo
Creek and a segment
of Ulatis Creek,
California.
Dichlorobromomethane: Human 40 CFR 131.38 (or 0.56
Health Criterion for CTR). 16
Consumption of Water and California Adopted
Organisms. and EPA approved for
CWA Purposes,
applicable to a
segment of New Alamo
Creek and a segment
of Ulatis Creek,
California.
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2. Lead
On May 18, 2000, in the CTR, EPA promulgated federal regulations
establishing water quality criteria for priority toxic pollutants for
California. On July 11, 2016, California completed its adoption process
to incorporate water quality objectives for lead for the Los Angeles
River and its tributaries. The State calls these criteria site-specific
water quality objectives or site-specific objectives. On July 19, 2016,
the State submitted the site-specific objectives to EPA Region 9 for
review and approval. On December 12, 2016, EPA approved site-specific
objectives for lead for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries. The
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted these site-
specific objectives under Resolution No. R15-004. The California State
Water Resources Control Board in Resolution No. 2015-0069 subsequently
approved the Regional Board action on these site-specific objectives,
and EPA subsequently approved the State Board action.
Because California now has site-specific objectives for lead for
the protection of aquatic life, approved by EPA for CWA purposes, for
the Los Angeles River and its tributaries, EPA has determined that the
federally promulgated freshwater acute and chronic aquatic life
criteria for lead are no longer needed for these particular waters. 40
CFR 131.11(b)(1)(ii) allows States to establish water quality criteria
that are ``. . . modified to reflect site-specific conditions'', and,
site-specific criteria still must be based on a sound scientific
rationale in order to protect the designated use. The State's site-
specific objectives for lead were based on a recalculation of the water
quality objectives established in 40 CFR 131.38 using the EPA
Recalculation Procedure; this procedure takes into account updates or
revisions in the national dataset used in the national water quality
criterion development. EPA found that the State's application of the
Recalculation Procedure for lead to be consistent with guidance for the
development of site-specific standards using recalculation procedures.
Thus, EPA approved the State's site-specific objectives for lead, which
are less stringent than the federally promulgated criteria, because EPA
determined that the State's site-specific objectives were
scientifically sound and protective of the designated use(s) for the
Los Angeles River and its tributaries and met the requirements of the
CWA and EPA's implementing regulations at 40 CFR 131. More information
on EPA's action, which approved California's adopted objectives,
including EPA's approval letter and Record of Decision can be accessed
at OW docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303.
The following has been excerpted from the Water Quality Control
Plan for the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board--
Attachment A to: Revision of Lead Water Quality Objectives for Los
Angeles River and Tributaries, Resolution No. R15-004.
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As explained above, EPA seeks public comment before withdrawing the
federally promulgated criteria because although these state criteria
have been determined to be scientifically sound and protective of the
designated use(s) for the particular waters and otherwise meet the
requirements of the CWA and EPA's implementing regulations at 40 CFR
131, the state criteria are less stringent than the promulgated federal
criteria (see Table 2 in this preamble). This proposal will result in
the withdrawal of federal freshwater acute and chronic criteria for
lead under the CTR for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries.
However, the criteria for lead for other waters in California that are
currently part of the CTR will remain in the federal promulgations.
Table 2--Comparison of CTR Promulgations and CA Criteria for Lead for
Certain CA Waters
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Criterion Source document Criterion value
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Freshwater Acute Criterion or 40 CFR 131.38 (or CMC = e (1.273 *
Criterion Maximum CTR). (hardness)-1.460)
Concentration. * (1.46203-In
(hardness) *
0.145712).
65 mg/L,
corresponding to a
total hardness of
100 mg/L.
California Adopted CMC = e (1.466 *
and EPA approved (hardness)-1.882)
for CWA Purposes, * (1.46203-In
applicable to the (hardness) *
Los Angeles River 0.145712).
and its 103 mg/L,
tributaries. corresponding to a
total hardness of
100 mg/L.
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Freshwater Chronic Criterion or 40 CFR 131.38 (or CCC = e (1.273 *
Criterion Continuous CTR). (hardness)-4.705)
Concentration. * (1.46203-In
(hardness) *
0.145712).
2.5 mg/L,
corresponding to a
total hardness of
100 mg/L.
California Adopted CCC = e (1.466 *
and EPA approved (hardness)-3.649)
for CWA Purposes, * (1.46203-In
applicable to the (hardness) *
Los Angeles River 0.145712).
and its 17.6 mg/L,
tributaries. corresponding to a
total hardness of
100 mg/L.
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III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
This action is expected to be an Executive Order 13771 deregulatory
action. This proposed rule is expected to provide meaningful burden
reduction by withdrawal of certain federally promulgated criteria in
certain waters of California.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose any new information-collection burden
under the PRA because it is administratively withdrawing federal
requirements that are no longer needed in California. It does not
include any information-collection, reporting, or recordkeeping
requirements. The OMB has previously approved the information
collection requirements contained in the existing regulations 40 CFR
part 131 and has assigned OMB control number 2040-0286.
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities. Small
entities, such as small businesses or small governmental jurisdictions,
are not directly regulated by this rule.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. As this action proposes to withdraw certain
federally promulgated criteria, the action imposes no enforceable duty
on any state, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector.
F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. This rule
imposes no regulatory requirements or costs on any state or local
governments. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this action.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA
policy to promote communications between EPA and state and local
governments, EPA specifically solicits comment on this proposed action
from state and local officials.
G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175. This rule imposes no regulatory requirements or
costs on any tribal government. It does not have substantial direct
effects on tribal governments, the relationship between the federal
government and tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the federal government and tribes. Thus,
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.
H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it is not economically significant as defined
in Executive Order 12866, and because the Agency does not believe the
environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a
disproportionate risk to children.
I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because
it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
J. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
This proposed rulemaking does not involve technical standards.
K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
The EPA believes that this action does not have disproportionately
high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority
populations, low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples, as
specified in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). EPA
has previously determined, based on the most current science and EPA's
CWA Section 304(a) recommended criteria, that California's adopted and
EPA-approved criteria are protective of human health.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution control.
Dated: November 20, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
For the reasons set out in the preamble title 40, Chapter I, part
131 of
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the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 131--WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
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1. The authority citation for part 131 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
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2. Amend Sec. 131.38, by revising the table in paragraph (b)(1) to
read as follows:
Sec. 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic
pollutants for the State of California.
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(b)(1) * * *
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A B Freshwater C Saltwater D Human health (10-6 risk for carcinogens) for
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Number compound CAS No. conc. d ([micro]g/L) conc. d ([micro]g/L) conc. d ([micro]g/L) conc. d ([micro]g/L) Water & organisms ([micro]g/ Organisms only
B1 B2 C1 C2 L) D1 ([micro]g/L) D2
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1. Antimony....................... 7440360 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 14 a,s..................... 4300 a,t.
2. Arsenic b...................... 7440382 340 i,m,w............. 150 i,m,w............ 69 i,m............... 36 i,m.
3. Beryllium...................... 7440417 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... n.......................... n.
4. Cadmium b...................... 7440439 4.3 e,i,m,w,x......... 2.2 e,i,m,w.......... 42 i,m............... 9.3 i,m.............. n.......................... n.
5a. Chromium (III)................ 16065831 550 e,i,m,o........... 180 e,i,m,o.......... ..................... ..................... n.......................... n.
5b. Chromium (VI) b............... 18540299 16 i,m,w.............. 11 i,m,w............. 1100 i,m............. 50 i,m............... n.......................... n.
6. Copper b....................... 7440508 13 e,i,m,w,x.......... 9.0 e,i,m,w.......... 4.8 i,m.............. 3.1 i,m.............. 1300.
7. Lead b......................... 7439921 65 e,i,m,z............ 2.5 e,i,m,z.......... 210 i,m.............. 8.1 i,m.............. n.......................... n.
8. Mercury b...................... 7439976 [Reserved]............ [Reserved]........... [Reserved]........... [Reserved]........... 0.050 a.................... 0.051 a.
9. Nickel b....................... 7440020 470 e,i,m,w........... 52 e,i,m,w........... 74 i,m............... 8.2 i,m.............. 610 a...................... 4600 a.
10. Selenium b.................... 7782492 [Reserved] p.......... 5.0 q................ 290 i,m.............. 71 i,m............... n.......................... n.
11. Silver b...................... 7440224 3.4 e,i,m............. ..................... 1.9 i,m.
12. Thallium...................... 7440280 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1.7 a,s.................... 6.3 a,t.
13. Zinc b........................ 7440666 120 e,i,m,w,x......... 120 e,i,m,w.......... 90 i,m............... 81 i,m.
14. Cyanide b..................... 57125 22 o.................. 5.2 o................ 1 r.................. 1 r.................. 700 a...................... 220,000 a,j.
15. Asbestos...................... 1332214 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 7,000,000 fibers/L k,s..... .......................
16. 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)......... 1746016 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.000000013 c.............. 0.000000014 c.
17. Acrolein...................... 107028 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 320 s...................... 780 t.
18. Acrylonitrile................. 107131 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.059 a,c,s................ 0.66 a,c,t.
19. Benzene....................... 71432 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1.2 a,c.................... 71 a,c.
20. Bromoform..................... 75252 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 4.3 a,c.................... 360 a,c.
21. Carbon Tetrachloride.......... 56235 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.25 a,c,s................. 4.4 a,c,t.
22. Chlorobenzene................. 108907 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 680 a,s.................... 21,000 a,j,t.
23. Chlorodibromomethane.......... 124481 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.41 a,c,y................. 34 a,c.
24. Chloroethane.................. 75003
25. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether...... 110758
26. Chloroform.................... 67663 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... [Reserved]................. [Reserved].
27. Dichlorobromomethane.......... 75274 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.56 a,c,y................. 46 a,c.
28. 1,1-Dichloroethane............ 75343
29. 1,2-Dichloroethane............ 107062 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.38 a,c,s................. 99 a,c,t.
30. 1,1-Dichloroethylene.......... 75354 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.057 a,c,s................ 3.2 a,c,t.
31. 1,2-Dichloropropane........... 78875 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.52 a..................... 39 a.
32. 1,3-Dichloropropylene......... 542756 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 10 a,s..................... 1,700 a,t.
33. Ethylbenzene.................. 100414 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 3,100 a,s.................. 29,000 a,t.
34. Methyl Bromide................ 74839 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 48 a....................... 4,000 a.
35. Methyl Chloride............... 74873 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... n.......................... n.
36. Methylene Chloride............ 75092 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 4.7 a,c.................... 1,600 a,c.
37. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane..... 79345 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.17 a,c,s................. 11 a,c,t.
38. Tetrachloroethylene........... 127184 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.8 c,s.................... 8.85 c,t.
39. Toluene....................... 108883 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 6,800 a.................... 200,000 a.
40. 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene.... 156605 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 700 a...................... 140,000 a.
41. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane......... 71556 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... n.......................... n.
42. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane......... 79005 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.60 a,c,s................. 42 a,c,t.
43. Trichloroethylene............. 79016 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 2.7 c,s.................... 81 c,t.
44. Vinyl Chloride................ 75014 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 2 c,s...................... 525 c,t.
45. 2-Chlorophenol................ 95578 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 120 a...................... 400 a.
46. 2,4-Dichlorophenol............ 120832 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 93 a,s..................... 790 a,t.
47. 2,4-Dimethylphenol............ 105679 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 540 a...................... 2,300 a.
48. 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol.... 534521 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 13.4 s..................... 765 t.
49. 2,4-Dinitrophenol............. 51285 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 70 a,s..................... 14,000 a,t.
50. 2-Nitrophenol................. 88755
51. 4-Nitrophenol................. 100027
52. 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol....... 59507
53. Pentachlorophenol............. 87865 19 f,w................ 15 f,w............... 13................... 7.9.................. 0.28 a,c................... 8.2 a,c,j.
54. Phenol........................ 108952 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 21,000 a................... 4,600,000 a,j,t.
55. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol......... 88062 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 2.1 a,c.................... 6.5 a,c.
56. Acenaphthene.................. 83329 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1,200 a.................... 2,700 a.
57. Acenaphthylene................ 208968
58. Anthracene.................... 120127 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 9,600 a.................... 110,000 a.
59. Benzidine..................... 92875 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.00012 a,c,s.............. 0.00054 a,c,t.
60. Benzo(a)Anthracene............ 56553 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
61. Benzo(a)Pyrene................ 50328 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
62. Benzo(b)Fluoranthene.......... 205992 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
63. Benzo(ghi)Perylene............ 191242
64. Benzo(k)Fluoranthene.......... 207089 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
65. Bis(2-Chloroethoxy)Methane.... 111911
66. Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether....... 111444 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.031 a,c,s................ 1.4 a,c,t.
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67. Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether... 108601 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1,400 a.................... 170,000 a,t.
68. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate.... 117817 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1.8 a,c,s.................. 5.9 a,c,t.
69. 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether.... 101553
70. Butylbenzyl Phthalate......... 85687 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 3,000 a.................... 5,200 a.
71. 2-Chloronaphthalene........... 91587 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1,700 a.................... 4,300 a.
72. 4-Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether... 7005723
73. Chrysene...................... 218019 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
74. Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene........ 53703 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
75. 1,2 Dichlorobenzene........... 95501 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 2,700 a.................... 17,000 a.
76. 1,3 Dichlorobenzene........... 541731 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 400........................ 2,600.
77. 1,4 Dichlorobenzene........... 106467 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 400........................ 2,600.
78. 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine........ 91941 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.04 a,c,s................. 0.077 a,c,t.
79. Diethyl Phthalate............. 84662 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 23,000 a,s................. 120,000 a,t.
80. Dimethyl Phthalate............ 131113 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 313,000 s.................. 2,900,000 t.
81. Di-n-Butyl Phthalate.......... 84742 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 2,700 a,s.................. 12,000 a,t.
82. 2,4-Dinitrotoluene............ 121142 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.11 c,s................... 9.1 c,t.
83. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene............ 606202
84. Di-n-Octyl Phthalate.......... 117840
85. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine......... 122667 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.040 a,c,s................ 0.54 a,c,t.
86. Fluoranthene.................. 206440 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 300 a...................... 370 a.
87. Fluorene...................... 86737 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1,300 a.................... 14,000 a.
88. Hexachlorobenzene............. 118741 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.00075 a,c................ 0.00077 a,c.
89. Hexachlorobutadiene........... 87683 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.44 a,c,s................. 50 a,c,t.
90. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene..... 77474 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 240 a,s.................... 17,000 a,j,t.
91. Hexachloroethane.............. 67721 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 1.9 a,c,s.................. 8.9 a,c,t.
92. Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene....... 193395 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0044 a,c................. 0.049 a,c.
93. Isophorone.................... 78591 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 8.4 c,s.................... 600 c,t.
94. Naphthalene................... 91203
95. Nitrobenzene.................. 98953 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 17 a,s..................... 1,900 a,j,t.
96. N-Nitrosodimethylamine........ 62759 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.00069 a,c,s.............. 8.1 a,c,t.
97. N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine..... 621647 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.005 a.................... 1.4 a.
98. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine........ 86306 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 5.0 a,c,s.................. 16 a,c,t.
99. Phenanthrene.................. 85018
100. Pyrene....................... 129000 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 960 a...................... 11,000 a.
101. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene....... 120821
102. Aldrin....................... 309002 3 g................... ..................... 1.3 g................ ..................... 0.00013 a,c................ 0.00014 a,c.
103. alpha-BHC.................... 319846 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.0039 a,c................. 0.013 a,c.
104. beta-BHC..................... 319857 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.014 a,c.................. 0.046 a,c.
105. gamma-BHC.................... 58899 0.95 w................ ..................... 0.16 g............... ..................... 0.019 c.................... 0.063 c.
106. delta-BHC.................... 319868
107. Chlordane.................... 57749 2.4 g................. 0.0043 g............. 0.09 g............... 0.004 g.............. 0.00057 a,c................ 0.00059 a,c.
108. 4,4'-DDT..................... 50293 1.1 g................. 0.001 g.............. 0.13 g............... 0.001 g.............. 0.00059 a,c................ 0.00059 a,c.
109. 4,4'-DDE..................... 72559 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.00059 a,c................ 0.00059 a,c.
110. 4,4'-DDD..................... 72548 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.00083 a,c................ 0.00084 a,c.
111. Dieldrin..................... 60571 0.24 w................ 0.056 w.............. 0.71 g............... 0.0019 g............. 0.00014 a,c................ 0.00014 a,c.
112. alpha-Endosulfan............. 959988 0.22 g................ 0.056 g.............. 0.034 g.............. 0.0087 g............. 110 a...................... 240 a.
113. beta-Endosulfan.............. 33213659 0.22 g................ 0.056 g.............. 0.034 g.............. 0.0087 g............. 110 a...................... 240 a.
114. Endosulfan Sulfate........... 1031078 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 110 a...................... 240 a.
115. Endrin....................... 72208 0.086 w............... 0.036 w.............. 0.037 g.............. 0.0023 g............. 0.76 a..................... 0.81 a,j.
116. Endrin Aldehyde.............. 7421934 ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 0.76 a..................... 0.81 a,j.
117. Heptachlor................... 76448 0.52 g................ 0.0038 g............. 0.053 g.............. 0.0036 g............. 0.00021 a,c................ 0.00021 a,c.
118. Heptachlor Epoxide........... 1024573 0.52 g................ 0.0038 g............. 0.053 g.............. 0.0036 g............. 0.00010 a,c................ 0.00011 a,c.
119-125. Polychlorinated biphenyls ......... ...................... 0.014 u.............. ..................... 0.03 u............... 0.00017 c,v................ 0.00017 c,v.
(PCBs).
126. Toxaphene.................... 8001352 0.73.................. 0.0002............... 0.21................. 0.0002............... 0.00073 a,c................ 0.00075 a,c.
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Total Number of Criteria h.... ......... 22.................... 21................... 22................... 20................... 92......................... 90.
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Footnotes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1)
a. Criteria revised to reflect the Agency q1* or RfD, as contained in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as of October 1, 1996. The fish tissue bioconcentration factor (BCF) from
the 1980 documents was retained in each case.
b. Criteria apply to California waters except for those waters subject to objectives in Tables III-2A and III-2B of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board's (SFRWQCB) 1986
Basin Plan that were adopted by the SFRWQCB and the State Water Resources Control Board, approved by EPA, and which continue to apply. For copper and nickel, criteria apply to California
waters except for waters south of Dumbarton Bridge in San Francisco Bay that are subject to the objectives in the SFRWQCB's Basin Plan as amended by SFRWQCB Resolution R2-2002-0061, dated
May 22, 2002, and approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. EPA approved the aquatic life site-specific objectives on January 21, 2003. The copper and nickel aquatic life site-
specific objectives contained in the amended Basin Plan apply instead.
c. Criteria are based on carcinogenicity of 10 (-6) risk.
d. Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time without deleterious effects. Criteria
Continuous Concentration (CCC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for an extended period of time (4 days) without deleterious effects. ug/L
equals micrograms per liter.
e. Freshwater aquatic life criteria for metals are expressed as a function of total hardness (mg/L) in the water body. The equations are provided in matrix at paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a total hardness of 100 mg/l.
f. Freshwater aquatic life criteria for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH, and are calculated as follows: Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a pH of 7.8. CMC
= exp(1.005(pH)-4.869). CCC = exp(1.005(pH)-5.134).
g. This criterion is based on 304(a) aquatic life criterion issued in 1980, and was issued in one of the following documents: Aldrin/Dieldrin (EPA 440/5-80-019), Chlordane (EPA 440/5-80-027),
DDT (EPA 440/5-80-038), Endosulfan (EPA 440/5-80-046), Endrin (EPA 440/5-80-047), Heptachlor (440/5-80-052), Hexachlorocyclohexane (EPA 440/5-80-054), Silver (EPA 440/5-80-071). The Minimum
Data Requirements and derivation procedures were different in the 1980 Guidelines than in the 1985 Guidelines. For example, a ``CMC'' derived using the 1980 Guidelines was derived to be used
as an instantaneous maximum. If assessment is to be done using an averaging period, the values given should be divided by 2 to obtain a value that is more comparable to a CMC derived using
the 1985 Guidelines.
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h. These totals simply sum the criteria in each column. For aquatic life, there are 23 priority toxic pollutants with some type of freshwater or saltwater, acute or chronic criteria. For human
health, there are 92 priority toxic pollutants with either ``water + organism'' or ``organism only'' criteria. Note that these totals count chromium as one pollutant even though EPA has
developed criteria based on two valence states. In the matrix, EPA has assigned numbers 5a and 5b to the criteria for chromium to reflect the fact that the list of 126 priority pollutants
includes only a single listing for chromium.
i. Criteria for these metals are expressed as a function of the water-effect ratio, WER, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section. CMC = column B1 or C1 value x WER; CCC = column B2 or C2
value x WER.
j. No criterion for protection of human health from consumption of aquatic organisms (excluding water) was presented in the 1980 criteria document or in the 1986 Quality Criteria for Water.
Nevertheless, sufficient information was presented in the 1980 document to allow a calculation of a criterion, even though the results of such a calculation were not shown in the document.
k. The CWA 304(a) criterion for asbestos is the MCL.
l. [Reserved]
m. These freshwater and saltwater criteria for metals are expressed in terms of the dissolved fraction of the metal in the water column. Criterion values were calculated by using EPA's Clean
Water Act 304(a) guidance values (described in the total recoverable fraction) and then applying the conversion factors in Sec. 131.36(b)(1) and (2).
n. EPA is not promulgating human health criteria for these contaminants. However, permit authorities should address these contaminants in NPDES permit actions using the State's existing
narrative criteria for toxics.
o. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the National Toxics Rule (``NTR''), at Sec. 131.36. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include:
Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries and waters of the State defined as inland, i.e., all surface waters of the State not ocean waters. These waters specifically include the San
Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for this criterion.
p. A criterion of 20 ug/l was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the total recoverable form. The specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies
include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River,
Sack Dam to the mouth of the Merced River. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for this criterion. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site specific criterion for
the San Joaquin River, mouth of Merced to Vernalis; therefore, this section does not apply to these waters.
q. This criterion is expressed in the total recoverable form. This criterion was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the total recoverable form. The
specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt
Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to Vernalis. This criterion does not apply instead of the NTR for these waters. This criterion applies to additional waters of
the United States in the State of California pursuant to 40 CFR 131.38(c). The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Grassland Water District, San
Luis National Wildlife Refuge, and the Los Banos State Wildlife Refuge; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
r. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries
including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta within California Regional Water Board 5, but excluding the San Francisco Bay. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
s. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and
waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) that include a MUN use designation. This section does not apply instead of the
NTR for these criteria.
t. These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays and estuaries
including San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not
bays or estuaries or ocean) without a MUN use designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
u. PCBs are a class of chemicals which include aroclors 1242, 1254, 1221, 1232, 1248, 1260, and 1016, CAS numbers 53469219, 11097691, 11104282, 11141165, 12672296, 11096825, and 12674112,
respectively. The aquatic life criteria apply to the sum of this set of seven aroclors.
v. This criterion applies to total PCBs, e.g., the sum of all congener or isomer or homolog or aroclor analyses.
w. This criterion has been recalculated pursuant to the 1995 Updates: Water Quality Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient Water, Office of Water, EPA-820-B-96-001,
September 1996. See also Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient Water, Office of Water, EPA-80-B-95-004, March 1995.
x. The State of California has adopted and EPA has approved site-specific criteria for the Sacramento River (and tributaries) above Hamilton City; therefore, these criteria do not apply to
these waters.
y. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for New Alamo Creek from Old Alamo Creek to Ulatis Creek and for Ulatis Creek from Alamo Creek to Cache Slough;
therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
z. The State of California adopted and EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
General Notes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1)
1. The table in this paragraph (b)(1) lists all of EPA's priority toxic pollutants whether or not criteria guidance are available. Blank spaces indicate the absence of national section 304(a)
criteria guidance. Because of variations in chemical nomenclature systems, this listing of toxic pollutants does not duplicate the listing in appendix A to 40 CFR part 423-126 Priority
Pollutants. EPA has added the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers, which provide a unique identification for each chemical.
2. The following chemicals have organoleptic-based criteria recommendations that are not included on this chart: zinc, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol.
3. Freshwater and saltwater aquatic life criteria apply as specified in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
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