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Part 703 - Surface Water and Groundwater Quality Standards and Groundwater Effluent Limitations
Section 703.6 - Groundwater effluent limitations for discharges to Class GA waters

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 703.6

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024
Section 703.6 - Groundwater effluent limitations for discharges to Class GA waters
(a) The groundwater effluent limitations in Table 3 of subdivision (e) of this section and effluent limitations as established by section 702.16(c)(1) of this Title apply to a discharge from a point source or outlet or any other discharge within the meaning of the Environmental Conservation Law, section 17-0501 that will or may enter the waters of the State. Unless a demonstration is made to the contrary, it shall be presumed that a discharge to the ground or unsaturated zone is a discharge to groundwater. The groundwater effluent limitation is the maximum allowable concentration in micrograms per liter (ug/L), unless otherwise noted.
(b) In addition to the chemical characteristics provided in subdivision (a) of this section, coliform or pathogenic organisms shall not be discharged in amounts sufficient to render groundwaters detrimental to public health, safety or welfare.
(c) The department may establish additional groundwater effluent limitations as set forth in Part 702 of this Title.
(d) The groundwater effluent limitations shall be incorporated in SPDES permits (under Part 750 of this Title) for discharges to groundwaters, where applicable.
(e)Tables.

Table 3

(cf. section 703.6)

GROUNDWATER EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CLASS GA

SUBSTANCECAS NO.MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION (ug/L)
Acetaldehyde75-07-08
Alachlor15972-60-80.5
Aldicarb and Methomyl116-06-3; 16752-77-50.35
Aldrin309-00-2Not Detectable
AluminumNot Applicable2,000
AntimonyNot Applicable6
ArsenicNot Applicable50
Asbestos (>10um)Not Applicable1.4 * 107(fibers/L)
Atrazine1912-24-97.5
Azinphosmethyl86-50-04.4
BariumNot Applicable2,000
Benefin1861-40-135
Benzene71-43-21
Benzo(a)pyrene50-32-8Not Detectable
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether111-44-41.0
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate117-81-75
Bromacil314-40-94.4
Butachlor23184-66-93.5
CadmiumNot Applicable10
Captan133-06-218
Carbaryl63-25-229
Carbon disulfide75-15-0120
Carbon tetrachloride56-23-55
Chloramben1Not Applicable50
Chlordane57-74-90.05
ChlorideNot Applicable500,000
Chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and Chlorinated dibenzofurans7Not Applicable7 * 10-7 equivalents of 2, 3, 7, 8 - TCDD
Chloroform67-66-37
Chromium (Hexavalent)Not Applicable100
CopperNot Applicable400
CyanideNot Applicable400
p,p'-DDD72-54-80.3
p,p'-DDE72-55-90.2
p,p'-DDT50-29-30.2
Diazinon333-41-50.7
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane96-12-80.04
Di-n-butylphthalate84-74-250
Dicamba1918-00-90.44
1,2-Dichlorobenzene95-50-13
1,3-Dichlorobenzene541-73-13
1,4-Dichlorobenzene106-46-73
1,2-Dichloroethane107-06-20.6
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)94-75-750
1,2-Dichloropropane78-87-51
1,3-Dichloropropene (sum of cis- and trans- isomers)542-75-6 (sum of 10061-01-5 and 10061-02-6)0.4
Dieldrin60-57-10.004
Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate103-23-120
N,N-Dimethylaniline121-69-71
Diphenylhydrazine122-66-7Not Detectable
Diquat2764-72-920
Endrin72-20-8Not Detectable
Ethylene dibromide106-93-46 * 10-4
Ethylenethiourea96-45-7Not Detectable
Ferbam14484-64-14.2
FluorideNot Applicable3,000
Foaming agents2Not Applicable1,000
Folpet133-07-350
Formaldehyde50-00-08
Heptachlor76-44-80.04
Heptachlor epoxide1024-57-30.03
Hexachlorobenzene118-74-10.04
Hexachlorobutadiene87-68-30.5
alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane319-84-60.01
beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane319-85-70.04
delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane319-86-80.04
epsilon-Hexachlorocyclohexane6108-10-70.04
gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane58-89-90.05
Hexachlorophene70-30-4See Note 3
Iron4Not Applicable600
Kepone143-50-0Not Detectable
LeadNot Applicable50
Malathion121-75-57.0
Mancozeb8018-01-71.8
Maneb12427-38-21.8
Manganese4Not Applicable600
MercuryNot Applicable1.4
Methoxychlor72-43-535
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid94-74-60.44
Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane)75-09-25
Methyl methacrylate80-62-650
Metolachlor51218-45-210
Mirex2385-85-50.03
Nabam142-59-61.8
NickelNot Applicable200
Nitralin4726-14-135
Nitrate (expressed as N)Not Applicable20,000
Nitrate and Nitrite (expressed as N)Not Applicable20,000
Nitrilotriacetic acid5Not Applicable3
Nitrite (expressed as N)Not Applicable2,000
Nitrobenzene98-95-30.4
Octachlorostyrene29082-74-40.2
Oil and GreaseNot Applicable15,000
Paraquat4685-14-73.0
Parathion and Methyl parathion56-38-2; 298-00-01.5
Pentachloronitrobenzene82-68-8Not Detectable
pHNot ApplicableSee Note 6
Phenolic compounds (total phenols)Not Applicable2
Phorate and Disulfoton298-02-2; 298-04-4Not Detectable
Polychlorinated biphenylsNot Applicable0.09
Propachlor1918-16-735
Propanil709-98-87.0
Propazine139-40-116
SeleniumNot Applicable20
SilverNot Applicable100
Simazine122-34-90.5
Styrene100-42-55
SulfateNot Applicable500,000
SulfideNot Applicable1,000
Thiram137-26-81.8
Toxaphene8001-35-20.06
1,1,2-Trichloroethane79-00-51
Trichloroethene79-01-65
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid93-76-535
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypropionic acid93-72-10.26
1,2,3-Trichloropropane96-18-40.04
Trifluralin1582-09-835
Vinyl chloride75-01-42
ZincNot Applicable5,000
Zineb12112-67-71.8
Ziram137-30-44.2

1. Includes related forms that convert to the organic acid upon acidification to a pH of 2 or less; and esters of the organic acid.
2. Foaming agents determined as methylene blue active substances (MBAS) or other tests as specified by the commissioner.
3. Refer to groundwater effluent limitation for "Phenolic compounds (total phenols)".
4. Combined concentration of iron and manganese shall not exceed 1000 ug/L.
5. Includes related forms that convert to nitrilotriacetic acid upon acidification to a pH of 2.3 or less.
6. pH shall not be lower than 6.5 or the pH of the natural groundwater, whichever is lower, nor shall be greater than 8.5 or the pH of the natural groundwater, whichever is greater.
7. Value is for the total of the chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and chlorinated dibenzofurans as equivalents of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) as specified by the Class GA H(WS) standard in Table 1 of section 703.5 of this Part.

In addition to the effluent limitations above, the following also apply in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk:

SUBSTANCEMAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
CONCENTRATION IN mg/L
(1) Dissolved solids, total1,000
(2) Nitrogen, total (as N)10

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 703.6

Amended New York State Register November 1, 2017 /Volume XXXIX, Issue 44, eff. 11/1/2017