COMPILATION OF DRINKING WATER SPECIFICATIONS

Parameters INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 5 Hazen max unobjectionabl e agreeable 5 NTU max 0.2 mg/L Min as Residual Chlorine 6.5 8.5 500 mg/L max 300 mg/L max 75 mg/L 30 mg/L 200 mg/L max 250 mg/L max as Cl WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999 USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000 VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002 MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality

Colour Odour taste Turbidity Chlorine pH TDS Total Hardness as CaCO3 Calcium as Ca Magnesium as Mg Alkalinity Chloride

15 TCU* No guideline No guideline 5 NTU* No guideline No guideline 1000 mg/L* No guideline No guideline No guideline No guideline 250 mg/L *

15 Colour Units 3 Threshold Odor Number NA 4 mg/L as Cl2

Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level

Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Acceptable to consumers and no abnormal change Not mentioned 6.5-9.5 Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 250 mg/L

15 TCU

15 CU

2 NTU

5 NTU 0.1 mg/L

6.5 8.5 500 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 250 mg/L

6.5 8.5 1000 mg/L 300 mg/L

6.5 8.5 Not mentioned Not mentioned

Not mentioned 250 mg/L

Not mentioned 250 mg/L

Fluoride Nitrate Nitrite

1.0 mg/L max as F 45 mg/L max as NO3 Not mentioned

1.5 mg/L 50 mg/L as NO3 3(P)

4.0 mg/L 10 as N2 / 44.44 as NO3 1 as N2

1 mg/L 50 mg/L 0.50 mg/L

0.7 1.5 mg/L 50 mg/L 3 mg/L

1.5 mg/L 10 mg/L as Nitrogen 44.44 as NO3 Not mentioned

Parameters

INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 200 mg/L max as SO4 0.3 mg/L max as Fe Not mentioned 0.03 mg/L max as Al 0.01 mg/L max as As Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 1 mg/L max

WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999

USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000

VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002

MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality

Sulphate Iron Ammonia Aluminum Arsenic Antimony Asbestos Barium Beryllium Brass Boron

250 mg/L* 0.3 mg/L * 1.5mg/L* 0.2mg/L* 0.01 mg/L (P) 0.005 mg/L (P) No guideline 0.7 mg/L No guideline No guideline 0.3 mg/L

250 mg/L 0.3 mg/L Not mentioned 0.05 0.2 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.006 mg/L 7 MFL 2 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned

250 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.01 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 1 mg/L

250 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 1.5 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.005 mg/L Not mentioned 0.7 mg/L Not mentioned 2 mg/L Not mentioned

400 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.2 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned

Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Bromate BOD Cadmium Chromium Copper Cyanide Dissolved Oxygen Parameters

Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L max as Cd 0.05 mg/L max as Cr 6+ 0.05 mg/L max as Cu 0.05 mg/L max as CN Not mentioned INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L max as Pb 0.1 mg/L max as Mn 0.001 pm max as Hg Not mentioned 0.02 mg/L# 0.01 mg/L max

0.025 mg/L (P) No guideline 0.003 mg/L 0.05 mg/L (P) 2 mg/L (P) 0.07 mg/L No guideline WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999

Zero Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.1 mg/L 1.3 mg/L 0.2 mg/L Not mentioned USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

0.01 mg/L Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Zero 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000 0.3 mg/L 0.003 mg/L 0.05 mg/L Not mentioned 0.07 mg/L 2 mg/L VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002 Not mentioned 0.005 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 1.0 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality

Hydrogen sulphide Lead Manganese Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Selenium

No guideline 0.01 mg/L 0.5 mg/L (P) 0.001 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.01 mg/L

Not mentioned 0.015 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.002 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L

Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned Zero 0.01 mg/L

0.05 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.01 mg/L

Not mentioned 0.05 mg/L 0.1 mg/L 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.01 mg/L

Silver Sodium Potassium Thallium Zinc Anionic detergents Poly nuclear aromatic hydrocarbon Poly chlorinated bi phenyl Phenolic compounds Total Trihalomethane s

as Se Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 5 mg/L max as Zn 0.2 mg/L 0.0001 mg/L# 0.0005 mg/L# 0.001 mg/L Not mentioned

No guideline 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 3 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

0.1 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.0005 mg/L 5 mg/L SS

Not mentioned 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Not mentioned 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 3 mg/L

0.05 mg/L 200 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 5 pm

Zero Not mentioned Zero Zero

0.0001 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.1 mg/L

Parameters

INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09) Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit 0.1 mg/L#

WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY 1999

USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 2000

VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002

MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for Drinking Water Quality

Trihalomethane s

0.1 mg/L

Not mentioned -

Not mentioned -

(bromoform) Trihalomethane s (chloroform) Acrylamide Benzene Benzo pyrene 1,2 dichloro ethane Epichlorohydrin Tetra chloro ethane Trichloroethane Vinyl chloride Carbon tetra chloride Dichloroethane Xylene Toluene Carbofuran Chlordane Chlorobenzene Ethyl benzene Parameters

0.2 mg/L# Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned INDIA IS: 10500, 1991, Edition 2.2 ( 2003 09)

0.2 mg/L 0.0005 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.0007 mg/L 0.03 mg/L 0.0004 mg/L (P) 0.04 mg/L 0.07 mg/L 0.005mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.7 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.3 mg/L 0.3 mg/L WHO GUIDELINES Of DRINKING WATER QUALITY

Not mentioned Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero 10 1 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Zero 0.1 mg/L 0.7 mg/L USA USEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

Not mentioned 0.0001 mg/L 0.001 mg/L 0.00001 mg/L 0.003 mg/L 0.0001 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.01 mg/L 0.0005 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS VIETNAM DRINKING WATER STANDARD No.1329/2002/Vi MALAYSIA Requirements under the Malaysian Food Act 1983 for

Drinking Water Specification , Requirement Desirable limit Styrene Dibromo chloromethane Bromodichlorom ethane Monochloramine & di & trichloramine chlorine Dichloramine & Trichloramine chlorine Pesticides 1) Lindane 2) Endrin 3) Diquate 4) Glyphosphate 5) Heptachlor 6)Heptachlorep oxide 7) Picloram 8) Simazine 9) Toxaphene 10) 2,4,5 TP (Silvex) 11) Endothall 12) Alachlor 13) Atrazine 14) DDT 15) Aldrine/Dieldrin 16) Endosulphan 17) 0.1 mg/L# 0.06 mg/L# Not mentioned

1999

2000

etnam Medical Ministry dated 18.4.2002

Drinking Water Quality

0.02 mg/L 0.1 mg/L 0.06 mg/L 3

0.1 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Not mentioned absent 0.001 mgL# Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not Not Not Not mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned

5 Not mentioned 0.002 mg/L

Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.0002 mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.02 mg/L 0.7 mg/L Zero Zero 0.5 mg/L 0.004 mg/L Zero mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.1 mg/L Zero 0.003 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Not mentioned mg/L Total Pesticide 0.0005mg/L) Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned mentioned

0.00003 mg/L 0.00003 mg/L 0.002 mg/L

Not mentioned 0.02 mg/L # Not mentioned 0.001 mg/L # 0.002 mg/L 0.0004 mg/L 0.03 mg/L
# #

0.02 mg/L 0.002 mg/L 0.002 mg/L

Not mentioned Not mentioned

Chlorpyriphos 18) Malatheon 19) 2,4 D 20) Isoproturon 21) Alpha HCH 22) Beta HCH 23) Delts HCH 24 Monocrotophos 25) Ethion 26) Phorate 27) Butachlor Radioactive material Alpha, Beta, Radium 226 Radium 228 & Uranium Bacteria Coliforms Bacteria E.Coli Enterococci HPC-colony Clostridium perfringens (spores) Virus ProtozoaCryptosporidium ProtozoaGairdia

0.19 mg/L # 0.003 mg/L# 0.009 mg/L# 0.00001 mg/L# 0.00004 mg/L# 0.00004 mg/L# 0.001 mg/L# 0.003 mg/L# 0.002 mg/L# 0.125 mg/L# 0.1 Bq/L(permissib le limit) for Alpha & Beta only Nil /100ml nil Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not specified Not specified Not specified

0.03 mg/L 0.009 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned 0.1 Bq/L for Alpha and 1 Bq/L for Beta

Not mentioned 0.07 mg/L Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Zero

Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Tritium-100 Bq/Lb

Zero Zero No guideline Not mentioned Not mentioned No guidelineNo guideline No guideline

Zero Zero No guideline Not mentioned Not mentioned Zero Zero Zero

Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned

Zero

Zero

Blank/ = No standard /regulation available /prescribed * Level Likely To Give Consumer Complaints (P)-PROVISIONAL GUIDELINE VALUE # Second revision draft specification of IS 10500, 2005