N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Or 603.03

Current through Register No. 16, April 18, 2024

Section Env-Or 603.03 - Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards (AGQS)

(a) Pursuant to RSA 485-C:6, ambient groundwater quality standards (AGQS) shall apply to all regulated contaminants that result from human operations or activities.

(b) The following shall apply to Table 600-1, below:

(1) The standard for total trihalomethanes, namely bromoform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and trichloromethane (chloroform), shall be 80 micrograms per liter ([MICRO]g/L) if the groundwater is contaminated by chlorinated water supplies;

(2) Positives for total coliform shall be confirmed by the presence of other wastewater parameters, such as fecal coliform, Escherichia coli, fecal streptococcus, nitrates, and chlorides;

(3) Unless otherwise noted, concentrations shall be measured in micrograms per liter ([MICRO]g/L), which is equivalent to parts per billion (ppb); and

(4) Gross alpha radionuclides, radium 226 and 228, strontium 90, and tritium shall be measured in picocuries per liter (pCi/L).

(c) AGQS shall be as set forth in Table 600-1 below:

Table 600-1 AMBIENT GROUNDWATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Chemical Name	CAS No.	AGQS µg/L (ppb)
Acenaphthene	83-32-9	420
Acenaphthylene	208-96-8	420
Acetone	67-64-1	6,000
Acrylonitrile	107-13-1	5
Alachor	15972-60-8	2
Aldicarb	116-06-3	7
Aldicarb sulfone	1646-88-4	7
Aldicarb sulfoxide	1646-87-3	7
Aldrin	309-00-2	0.1
Allyl chloride	107-05-1	7.4
Anthracene	120-12-7	2,100
Antimony	7440-36-0	6
Arsenic, through June 30, 2021	7440-38-2	10
Arsenic, as of July 1, 2021	7440-38-2	5
Atrazine	1912-24-9	3
Barium	7440-39-3	2,000
Benzene	71-43-2	5
Benzidine	92-87-5	0.8
Benzo(a)anthracene	56-55-3	0.1
Benzo(a)pyrene	50-32-8	0.2
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	205-99-2	0.1
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	191-24-2	210
Benzoic Acid	65-85-0	28,000
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	207-08-9	0.5
Beryllium	7440-41-7	4
Biphenyl, 1,1-	92-52-4	350
bis-(2-chloroethyl)ether	111-44-4	10
bis-(2-chloroisopropyl)ether	39638-32-9	300
bis-(chloromethyl)ether	542-88-1	10
Bisphenol A	80-05-7	120
Bromobenzene	108-86-1	60
Boron	7440-42-8	6,000
Bromodichloromethane	75-27-4	0.6
Bromoform	75-25-2	4
Bromomethane	74-83-9	10
Butylbenzene, n-	104-51-8	260
Butylbenzene, sec-	135-98-8	260
Butylbenzene, tert	98-06-6	260
Cadmium	7440-43-9	5
Camphor	76-22-2	50
Carbofuran	1563-66-2	40
Carbon disulfide	75-15-0	70
Carbon tetrachloride	56-23-5	5
Chlordane	57-74-9	2
Chloroaniline, p-	106-47-8	28
Chloromethane	74-87-3	30
Chlorophenol, 2-	95-57-8	40
Chlorotoluene	95-49-8	100
Chlorotrifluoroethylene (CFC 1113)	79-38-9	5
Chromium (Total)	7440-47-3	100
Chrysene	218-01-9	5
Clopyralid (Stinger 3SC)	1702-17-6	3500
Copper	7440-50-8	1300
Cyanide	57-12-5	200
Cyanazine (Bladex 4L/90DF)	21725-46-2	1
2,4-D (Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-)	94-75-7	70
Dalapon	75-99-0	200
DDD (Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethane, p,p')	72-54-8	0.1
DDE (Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene, p,p')	72-55-9	0.1
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane, p,p')	50-29-3	0.1
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene	53-70-3	0.1
Dibromochloromethane	124-48-1	60
Dibromochloropropane	96-12-8	0.2
Dibutylphthalate	84-74-2	800
Dichlorobenzene, 1,2- (o-DCB)	95-50-1	600
Dichlorobenzene, 1,3- (m-DCB)	541-73-1	600
Dichlorobenzene, 1,4- (p-DCB)	106-46-7	75
Dichlorobenzidine, 3,3'-	91-94-1	1.3
Dichlorodifluoromethane	75-71-8	1,000
Dichloroethane, 1,1-	75-34-3	81
Dichloroethane, 1,2-	107-06-2	5
Dichloroethylene, 1,1-	75-35-4	7
Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-	156-59-2	70
Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-	156-60-5	100
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride )	75-09-2	5
Dichlorophenol, 2,4-	120-83-2	20
Dichloropropane, 1,2-	78-87-5	5
Dichloropropene, 1,3-	542-75-6	0.5
Dieldrin	60-57-1	0.1
Diethyl ether	60-29-7	1,400
Di(ethylhexyl)adipate	103-23-1	400
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)	117-81-7	6
Diisopropyl ether (DIPE)	108-20-3	120
Dimethyl phthalate	131-11-3	50,000
Dimethylphenol, 2,4-	105-67-9	140
Dinitrophenol, 2,4-	51-28-5	14
Dinitrotoluene, 2,4-	121-14-2	10
Dinoseb	88-85-7	7
Dioxane, 1,4-	123-91-1	0.32
Diphenylhydrazine, 1,2-	122-66-7	10
Diquat	85-00-7	20
Endosulfan	115-29-7	42
Endothall	145-73-3	100
Endrin	72-20-8	2
Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	700
Ethylene dibromide	106-93-4	0.05
Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	14,000
Ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE)	637-92-3	40
Fluoranthene	206-44-0	280
Fluorene	86-73-7	280
Fluoride	16984-48-8	4,000
Formaldehyde	50-00-0	100
Glyphosate	1071-83-6	700
Gross alpha radionuclides		15 pCi/L
Heptachlor	76-44-8	0.4
Heptachlor epoxide	1024-57-3	0.2
Hexachlorobenzene	118-74-1	1
Hexachlorobutadiene	87-68-3	0.5
Hexachlorocyclohexane, alpha	319-84-6	0.03
Hexachlorocyclohexane, beta	319-85-7	0.1
Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma (Lindane)	58-89-9	0.2
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	77-47-4	50
Hexachlorodibenzodioxin, 2,3,7,8	34465-46-8	0.0221
Hexachloroethane	67-72-1	1
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	193-39-5	0.1
Isophorone	78-59-1	100
Isopropyl benzene	98-82-8	800
Isopropyltoluene, p-	99-87-6	260
Lead	7439-92-1	15
Manganese	7440-38-2	300
Mercury	7439-97-6	2
Methanol	67-56-1	4,000
Methoxychlor	72-43-5	40
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)	78-93-3	4,000
Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)	108-10-1	2,000
Methylnaphthalene, 1-	90-12-0	160
Methylnaphthalene, 2-	91-57-6	280
Methyl phenol, 2- (o-cresol)	95-48-7	40
Methyl phenol, 4- (p-cresol)	106-44-5	40
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MtBE)	1634-04-4	13
Metolachlor (Dual 8E/25G)	51218-45-2	70
Metribuzin (Sencor 75DF)	21087-64-9	70
Monochlorobenzene (Chlorobenzene)	108-90-7	100
Naphthalene	91-20-3	100
Nickel	7440-02-0	100
Nitrate	14797-55-8	10,000
Nitrite	14797-65-0	1,000
Oxamyl	23135-22-0	200
Pentachlorophenol	87-86-5	1
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), total of all isomers	335-46-4	0.018
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), total of all isomers	375-95-1	0.011
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), total of all isomers	1763-23-1	0.015
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), total of all isomers	335-67-1	0.012
Phenanthrene	85-01-8	210
Phenol	108-95-2	2,000
Picloram	1918-02-1	500
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)	1336-36-3	0.5
Potassium	7440-09-7	160,000
n-Propylbenzene	103-65-1	260
Pyrene	129-00-0	210
Radium 226 and 228	7740-14-4	5 pCi/L
Selenium	7782-49-2	50
Silver	7440-22-4	100
Simazine	122-34-9	4
Strontium 90	10098-97-2	8 pCi/L
Strontium, non-radioactive	7440-24-6	4,000
Styrene	100-42-5	100
Sulfate	14808-79-8	500,000
TCDD, 2,3,7,8- (Dioxin)	1746-01-6	0.00003
Tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME)	994-05-8	140
Tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA)	75-65-0	40
Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1,2-	630-20-6	70
Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2,-	79-34-5	2
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	127-18-4	5
Tetrachlorophenol, 2,3,4,6	58-90-2	200
Tetrahydrofuran	109-99-9	600
Thallium	7440-28-0	2
Toluene	108-88-3	1,000
Total Coliform	-	CTS/100ml
Toxaphene	8001-35-2	3
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)	93-72-1	50
Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-	120-82-1	70
Trichlorobenzene, 1,3,5-	108-70-3	40
Trichloroethane, 1,1,1-	71-55-6	200
Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-	79-00-5	5
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	79-01-6	5
Trichlorofluoromethane	75-69-4	2,000
Trichloromethane (Chloroform)	67-66-3	70
Trichlorophenol, 2,4,5-	95-95-4	700
Trichlorophenol, 2,4,6-	88-06-2	5
Trichloropropane, 1,2,3-	96-18-4	0.5
Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-	95-63-6	330
Trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-	108-67-8	330
Tritium	10028-17-8	20,000 pCi/L
Vinyl chloride	75-01-4	2
Xylenes (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	10,000

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