Water Quality Guidelines (Non Metals) Effluent Standards (Non Metals)

Class (Fresh Water) Class (Marine Water) Class (Fresh Water) Class (Marine Water)
Parameters Unit Parameters Unit
AA A B C D SA SB SC SD
AA A B C D SA SB SC SD
pH NDA 6.0-9.0 6.0-9.0 6.0-9.5 5.5-9.5 NDA 6.5-9.0 6.0-9.0 5.5-9.5
pH 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 6.5-9.0 6.0-9.0 7.0-8.5 7.0-8.5 6.5-8.5 6.0-9.0 (Range)
˚C
Temperature ˚C 26-30 26-30 26-30 25-31 25-32 26-30 26-30 25-31 25-32 Temperature Change
NDA 3 3 3 3 NDA 3 3 3

DO BOD
(Biochemical mg/L NDA 20 30 50 120 NDA 30 100 150
(Dissolved mg/L 5 5 5 5 2 6 6 5 2 Oxygen Demand)
Oxygen) TSS
mg/L NDA 70 85 100 150 NDA 70 100 150
BOD (Total Suspended
Solids)
(Biochemical mg/L 1 3 5 7 15 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Oil and
Oxygen Demand) mg/L NDA 5 5 5 15 NDA 5 10 15
Grease
TSS Fecal MPN/
mg/L 25 50 65 80 110 25 50 80 110 NDA 4 200 400 800 NDA 200 400 800
(Total Suspended Coliform 100 ml
Solids) Total MPN/
NDA 3,000 3,000 10,000 15,000 NDA 3,000 10,000 15,000
Oil and Coliform 100 ml
mg/L <1 1 1 2 5 1 2 3 5
Grease COD
(Chemical Oxygen mg/L NDA 60 60 100 200 NDA 60 200 300
Fecal MPN/ Demand)
100 ml
<1.1 <1.1 100 200 400 <1.1 100 200 400
Coliform Cyanide mg/L NDA 0.14 0.14 0.2 0.4 NDA 0.04 0.2 0.4
As free Cyanide
Cyanide mg/L 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.1 0.2 0.02 0.02 0.1 0.2 Nitrate mg/L NDA 14 14 14 30 NDA 20 20 30
As free Cyanide As NO3-N

Nitrate mg/L 7 7 7 7 15 10 10 10 15
Phosphate mg/L NDA 1 1 1 10 NDA 1 1 10

As NO3-N

Phosphate mg/L <0.003 0.5 0.5 0.5 5 0.1 0.5 0.5 5 Effluent Standards (Metals)
Class (Fresh Water) Class (Marine Water)
Parameters Unit
AA A B C D SA SB SC SD
Cadmium mg/L NDA 0.006 0.006 0.01 0.02 NDA 0.006 0.01 0.02
Water Quality Guidelines (Metals)
Copper
mg/L NDA 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.08 NDA 0.04 0.04 0.08
Class (Fresh Water) Class (Marine Water) As dissolved
Parameters Unit Copper
AA A B C D SA SB SC SD Lead mg/L NDA 0.02 0.02 0.1 0.2 NDA 0.02 0.1 0.2

Cadmium mg/L 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.005 0.01 0.003 0.003 0.005 0.01 Mercury mg/L NDA 0.002 0.002 0.004 0.008 NDA 0.002 0.004 0.008
Zinc mg/L NDA 4 4 4 8 NDA 0.1 1.5 3
Copper
As dissolved mg/L 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.4 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04
Copper
Lead mg/L 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.1

Mercury mg/L 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004

Zinc mg/L 2 2 2 2 4 0.04 0.05 0.8 1.5