New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 12 - EFFLUENT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DIRECT DISCHARGES TO SURFACE WATER AND INDIRECT DISCHARGES TO DOMESTIC TREATMENT WORKS
Appendix B
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code B
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
EFFLUENT STANDARDS FOR SITE REMEDIATION PROJECTS
Effluent Standards | ||||
FW-2 Waters | SC, SE Waters | |||
Parameter | monthly | daily | monthly | daily |
average | maximum | average | maximum | |
Volatile Compounds | ||||
Acrolein | 100 | 100 | ||
Acrylonitrile | 50 | 50 | ||
Benzene | 7 | 37 | 136 | |
Bromoform | 8.6 | 29 | 58 | |
Carbon Tetrachloride | 6 | 8.8 | ||
Chlorobenzene | 15 | 28 | 15 | 28 |
Chlorodibromomethane | 8.2 | 14 | ||
Chloroethane | 104 | 268 | 104 | 268 |
Chloroform | 11.4 | 21 | 46 | |
Dichlorobromomethane | 5 | 12 | ||
1,1-Dichloroethane | 22 | 59 | 22 | 59 |
1,2-Dichloroethane | 3 | 68 | 211 | |
1,1-Dichloroethylene | 6 | 16 | 25 | |
1,2-Dichloropropane | 153 | 230 | 153 | 230 |
1,3-Dichloropropylene | 10 | 20 | 29 | 44 |
Ethylbenzene | 32 | 108 | 32 | 108 |
Methyl Bromide | 20 | 40 | 20 | 40 |
Methyl Chloride | 86 | 190 | 86 | 190 |
Methylene Chloride | 9.4 | 40 | 89 | |
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane | 10 | 10 | ||
Tetrachloroethylene | 16 | 22 | 56 | |
Toluene | 26 | 80 | 26 | 80 |
1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene | 21 | 54 | 21 | 54 |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 21 | 54 | 21 | 54 |
1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 12 | 21 | 54 | |
Trichloroethylene | 5.4 | 21 | 54 | |
Vinyl Chloride | 10 | 104 | 268 | |
Acid Compounds | ||||
2-Chlorophenol | 31 | 98 | 31 | 98 |
2,4-Dichlorophenol | 39 | 112 | 39 | 112 |
2,4-Dimethylphenol | 18 | 36 | 18 | 36 |
4,6-Dinitro-O-Cresol | 60 | 78 | 277 | |
2,4-Dinitrophenol | 71 | 123 | 71 | 123 |
2-Nitrophenol | 41 | 69 | 41 | 69 |
4-Nitrophenol | 72 | 124 | 72 | 124 |
Pentachlorophenol | 30 | 30 | ||
Phenol | 15 | 26 | 15 | 26 |
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 20 | 20 | ||
Base Neutral Compounds | ||||
Anthracene | 22 | 59 | 22 | 59 |
Benzidine | 50 | 50 | ||
Benzo (a) Anthracene | 10 | 10 | ||
Benzo (a) Pyrene | 20 | 20 | ||
Benzo (b) fluoranthene | 10 | 10 | ||
Benzo (k) Fluoranthene | 20 | 20 | ||
Bis (2-Chloroethyl) Ether | 10 | 10 | ||
Bis (2-Chloroisopropyl) Ether | 301 | 757 | 301 | 757 |
Bis (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 36 | 59 | 118 | |
Butyl Benzyl Phthalate | 24 | 24 | ||
Chrysene | 20 | 20 | ||
Dibenzo (a,h) Anthracene | 20 | 20 | ||
1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 77 | 163 | 77 | 163 |
1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 31 | 44 | 31 | 44 |
1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 28 | 28 | ||
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine | 60 | 60 | ||
Diethyl Phthalate | 81 | 203 | 81 | 203 |
Dimethyl Phthalate | 19 | 47 | 19 | 47 |
Di-N-Butyl Phthalate | 27 | 57 | 27 | 57 |
2,4-Dinitrotoluene | 10 | 18.2 | ||
2,6-Dinitrotoluene | 255 | 641 | 255 | 641 |
Fluoranthene | 25 | 68 | 25 | 68 |
Fluorene | 22 | 59 | 22 | 59 |
Hexachlorobenzene | 10 | 10 | ||
Hexachlorobutadiene | 10 | 20 | 49 | |
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 240 | 480 | 1800 | |
Hexachloroethane | 19 | 38 | 21 | 54 |
Indeno (1,2,3-cd) Pyrene | 20 | 20 | ||
Isophorone | 20 | 20 | ||
Naphthalene | 22 | 59 | 22 | 59 |
Nitrobenzene | 17 | 34 | 27 | 68 |
N-Nitrosodimethylamine | 20 | 20 | ||
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine | 20 | 20 | ||
Phenanthrene | 22 | 59 | 22 | 59 |
Pyrene | 25 | 67 | 25 | 67 |
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 68 | 140 | 68 | 140 |
Pesticides | ||||
Aldrin n2 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Alpha-BHC | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
Beta-BHC | 0.137 | 0.274 | 0.46 | 0.92 |
Gamma-BHC (Lindane) | 0.08 | 0.03 | ||
Chlordane | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
4,4'-DDT n2 | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||
4,4'-DDE n2 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
4,4'-DDD n2 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Dieldrin n2 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
Alpha-Endosulfan | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
Beta-Endosulfan | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Endosulvan Sulfate | 0.93 | 1.86 | 2 | 4 |
Endrin n3 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Endrin Aldehyde | 0.76 | 1.52 | 0.81 | 1.62 |
Heptachlor | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
Heptachlor Epoxide | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
Toxaphene n3 | 1 | 1 | ||
Metals and Cyanide | ||||
Arsenic | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Cadmium | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Chromium | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Copper | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Iron | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 2000 |
Lead | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Mercury | 1 | 1 | ||
Nickel | 72 | 144 | 50 | 100 |
Selenium | 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 |
Silver | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 |
Zinc | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200 |
Cyanide | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200 |
Dioxin | ||||
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
-Dioxin | ||||
PCBs n2 | ||||
PCBs-1242, 1254, 1221, 1232, | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
1248, 1260, 1016 |
all units in [mu] g/L |
.............. |
1--for manufacturers: 10 [mu] g/L daily maximum and 50 [mu] |
g/L instantaneous maximum |
for applicators: 10 [mu] g/L daily maximum and 25 [mu] g/L |
instantaneous maximum |
2--for manufacturers and formulators--discharge prohibited |
3--for manufacturers: 1.5 [mu] g/L daily maximum, 7.5 [mu] |
g/L instantaneous maximum |
for formulators: discharge prohibited |
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