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Presented below are water quality standards that are in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are not approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION Chapters 01-10 Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 1 Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION .................................................................................................................... 1 Chapters 01-10 ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 2 Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION .................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 01 General ......................................................................................................................................... 2 .01 Definitions................................................................................................................................................. 3 .02 Principles of Water Pollution Control..................................................................................................... 18 Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................... 21 Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION .................................................................................................................. 21 Chapter 02 Water Quality ............................................................................................................................. 21 .01 Surface Water Quality Protection. .......................................................................................................... 22 .02 Designated Uses. ..................................................................................................................................... 24 .02-1 Support of Estuarine and Marine Aquatic Life and Shellfish Harvesting. .......................................... 26 .03 Surface Water Quality Criteria. .............................................................................................................. 28 .03-1 Toxic Substance Water Quality Criteria for Surface Waters. ............................................................. 30 .03-2 Numerical Criteria for Toxic Substances in Surface Waters. .............................................................. 34 .03-3 Water Quality Criteria Specific to Designated Uses. .......................................................................... 46 .03-4 Biological Water Quality Criteria. ....................................................................................................... 58 .04 Anti-Degradation Policy. ........................................................................................................................ 59 .04-1 Antidegradation Policy Implementation Procedures. .......................................................................... 60 .04-2 Outstanding National Resource Water. ............................................................................................... 80 .05 Surface Water Mixing Zones. ................................................................................................................. 84 .05-1 Intermittent Streams. ........................................................................................................................... 88 .06 Review and Revision. ............................................................................................................................. 89 .07 Surface Water Use Designation. ............................................................................................................. 90 .08 Stream Segment Designations. ............................................................................................................... 92 .09 Ground Water Quality Standards. ......................................................................................................... 138 .10 Water Quality Certification. .................................................................................................................. 140 .11 General Water Quality Certifications. .................................................................................................. 145 .12 General Water Quality Certification (GWQC) for the Construction of Bulkheads. ............................. 150 .13 General Water Quality Certification (GWQC) for the Placement of Riprap for Shore Protection. ..... 153 Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 159 Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION ................................................................................................................ 159 Chapter 03 Discharge Limitations .............................................................................................................. 159 .01 Effluent Limitations. ............................................................................................................................. 160 .02 Use of Toxic Substances for Aquatic Life Management Purposes....................................................... 164 .03 Water Quality Impact Assessment for Thermal Discharges. ................................................................ 166 .04 Representative Important Species. ........................................................................................................ 169 .05 Cooling Water Intake Structures. .......................................................................................................... 170 .06 Chlorine Discharges. ............................................................................................................................. 172 .07 Control of the Discharge of Toxic Substances to Surface Waters. ....................................................... 174 .08 Remining. .............................................................................................................................................. 178 .09 Animal Feeding Operations. ................................................................................................................. 182 Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 187 Subtitle 08 WATER POLLUTION ................................................................................................................ 187 Chapter 04 Permits ...................................................................................................................................... 187 .01 Discharge Permits Required. ................................................................................................................ 188 .01-1 Discharge Permit Application. .......................................................................................................... 189 .01-2 Discharge Permit Application Processing. ........................................................................................ 193 .01-3 Discharge Permit Issuance and Contested Case Hearings................................................................. 197 .02 Requirements for the Issuance and Reissuance of Discharge Permits. ................................................ 200 .02-1 Discharge Permit Limits. ................................................................................................................... 202 .02-2 Minimum Levels for Discharge Permit Limits. ................................................................................. 205 .02-3 Discharge Permit Limits Based on Biological Translator. ................................................................ 206 .02-4 Discharge Permit Limits Based on Chemical Translator. ................................................................. 208 .03 Monitoring, Recording, and Reporting for Discharge Permits. ............................................................ 211 .04 Sewage Treatment Works. .................................................................................................................... 213 .05 Reserved. ............................................................................................................................................... 214 .06 Term and Approval of Discharge Permit. ............................................................................................. 215 .07 Administration of Federal NPDES Program by the State. .................................................................... 216 .08 General Discharge Permit Program. ..................................................................................................... 217 .09 General Discharge Permits. .................................................................................................................. 222 .09-1 Fees for General Discharge Permits. ................................................................................................