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Environment Protection Regulation 2005
Part 31 Domestic water supply quality
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Part 3.1 Domestic water supply quality
(DOM1/2/3)
Table 3.1.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals
item
2 ammonia
3 antimony
4 arsenic
5 barium
6 boron
7 cadmium
8 chloride
9 chromium
10 copper
11 cyanide
12 fluoride
13 hydrogen sulfide
14 iodide
15 iron
16 lead
17 manganese
item
18 mercury
19 molybdenum
20 nickel
21 nitrate
22 nitrite
23 selenium
24 silver
25 sodium
26 sulfate
27 zinc
Table 3.1.2 Group B—organic compounds
item
1 acrylamide
2 benzene
3 carbon tetrachloride
4 chlorobenzene
5 dichlorobenzenes—
5.1 1,2-dichlorobenzene
5.2 1,3-dichlorobenzene
5.3 1,4-dichlorobenzene
6 dichloroethanes—
6.1 1,2-dichloroethane
7 dichloroethenes—
7.1 1,1-dichloroethene
item
7.2 1,2-dichloroethene
8 dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
9 ethylbenzene
10 ethylenediamine tetracetic acid (EDTA)
11 hexachlorobutadiene
12 nitrilotriacetic acid
13 organotins—
13.1 tributyltin oxide
14 plasticisers—
14.1 di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
14.2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
14.3 styrene (vinylbenzene)
14.4 tetrachloroethene
14.5 toluene
14.6 trichlorobenzenes (total)
14.7 vinyl chloride
14.8 xylene
Table 3.1.3 Group C—disinfection by-products
item
1 chloramine (see mono-chloramine)
2 chlorine (free)
3 chlorine dioxide
4 chlorite
item
5 chloroacetic acids—
5.1 chloroacetic acid
5.2 dichloroacetic acid
5.3 trichloroacetic acid
6 chlorophenols—
6.1 2-chlorophenol
6.2 2,4-dichlorophenol
6.3 2,4,6-dichlorophenol
7 cyanogen chloride (as cyanide)
8 formaldehyde
9 mono-chloramine
10 trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral hydrate)
11 trihalomethanes (THMs) (total)
Table 3.1.4 Group D—pesticides
item
1 acephate
2 aldicarb
3 aldrin
4 ametryn
5 amitrole
6 asulam
7 atrazine
8 azinphos-methyl
9 benomyl
item
10 bentazone
11 bioresmethrin
12 bromacil
13 bromophos-ethyl
14 bromoxynil
15 carbaryl
16 carbendazim
17 carbofuran
18 carbophenthion
19 carboxin
20 chlordane
21 chlorothalonil
22 chloroxuron
23 chlorphenvinphos
24 chlorpyrifos
25 chlorsulfuron
26 cichlorvos
27 clopyralid
28 2,4-D
29 DDT
30 diazinon
31 dicamba
32 dichlobenil
33 diclofop-methyl
34 dicofol
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35 dieldrin
36 difenzoquat
37 dimethoate
38 diphenamid
39 diquat
40 disulfoton
41 diuron
42 DPA (2,2-DPA)
43 EDB
44 endosulfan
45 endothal
46 EPTC
47 ethion
48 ethoprophos
49 etridiazole
50 fenamiphos
51 fenarimol
52 fenchlorphos
53 fenitrothion
54 fenoprop
55 fensulfothion
56 fenvalerate
57 flamprop-methyl
58 fluometuron
59 formothion
item
60 fosamine ammonium
61 glyphosphate
62 heptachlor (including its epoxide)
63 hexaflurate
64 hexazinone
65 lindane
66 maldison
67 methidathion
68 methiocarb
69 methomyl
70 methoxychlor
71 metolachlor
72 metribuzin
73 metsulfuron-methyl
74 mevinphos
75 molinate
76 monocrotophos
77 napropamide
78 nitralin
79 norflurazon
80 oryzalin
81 oxamyl
82 paraquat
83 parathion
84 parathion methyl
item
85 pebulate
86 pendimethalin
87 pentachlorophenol
88 permethrin
89 picloram
90 piperonyl butoxide
91 pirimcarb
92 pirimiphos-ethyl
93 pirimiphos-methyl
94 profenofos
95 promecarb
96 propachlor
97 propanil
98 propargite
99 propiconazole
100 propozine
101 propyzamide
102 pyrazophos
103 quintozene
104 silvex (see fenoprop)
105 simazine
106 sulprofos
107 2,4,5-T
108 temephos
109 terbacil
item
110 terbufos
111 terbutryn
112 tetrachlorvinphos
113 thiobencarb
114 thiometon
115 thiophenate
116 thiram
117 triadimefon
118 trichlorfon
119 trichlorpyr
120 trifluralin
121 vernolate
Water-based recreation—swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2) Part 3.2
Part 3.2 Water-based recreation—
swimming (REC/1) or boating
(REC/2)
Table 3.2
item
1 faecal coliforms
2 nitrogen
3 oil and grease
4 phosphorus
Part 3.3 Waterscape (VIEW)
Part 3.3 Waterscape (VIEW)
Table 3.3
item
1 nitrogen
2 oil and grease
3 phosphorus
Stock water supply (STOCK) Part 3.4
Part 3.4 Stock water supply (STOCK)
Table 3.4.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals
item
2 arsenic
3 barium
4 beryllium
5 boron
6 cadmium
7 calcium
8 chloride
9 chromium
10 cobalt
11 copper
12 cyanide
13 fluoride
14 iron
15 lead
16 mercury
17 molybdenum
18 nickel
19 nitrate-N
20 nitrite-N
21 selenium
22 sulfate
Part 3.4 Stock water supply (STOCK)
item
23 vanadium
24 zinc
Table 3.4.2 Group B—organic chemicals
item
1 atrazine
2 glyphosate
3 metolachlor
4 simazine
Irrigation water supply—(IRRIG) Part 3.5
Part 3.5 Irrigation water supply—(IRRIG)
Table 3.5.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals
item
2 arsenic
3 beryllium
4 boron
5 cadmium
6 chloride
7 chromium
8 copper
9 fluoride
10 iron
11 lead
12 lithium
13 manganese
14 mercury
15 molybdenum
16 nickel
17 selenium
18 sodium
19 uranium
20 vanadium
21 zinc
Part 3.5 Irrigation water supply—(IRRIG)
Table 3.5.2 Group B—organic chemicals
item
1 atrazine
2 chlordane
3 dieldrin
4 heptachlor
5 metolachlor
6 simazine
Part 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain
streams (AQUA/1), lowland
streams (AQUA/2), urban lakes
and ponds (AQUA/3), urban
drains and streams (AQUA/4),
urban wetlands (AQUA/5), or
mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6)
Table 3.6.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals
item
2 ammonia
3 antimony
4 arsenic
5 beryllium
6 cadmium
7 chlorine
8 chromium
9 copper
10 cyanide
11 iron
12 lead
13 mercury
14 nickel
15 nitrite
16 phosphorus
Part 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2),
item
17 selenium
18 silver
19 zinc
Table 3.6.2 Group B—organic chemicals—pesticides
item
1 aldrin
2 atrazine
3 captan
4 chlordane
5 chlorpyrifos
6 cyanazine
7 2,4-D
8 DDE
9 DDT
10 demeton
11 dieldrin
12 dinoseb
13 endosulfan
14 endrin
15 glyphosate
16 guthion
17 heptachlor
18 lindane
item
19 malathion
20 methoxychlor
21 metolachlor
22 metribuzin
23 mirex
24 parathion
25 picrolam
26 simazine
27 toxaphene
Table 3.6.3 Group C—organic chemicals—non-pesticide
anthropogenic organics
item
1 acrolein
2 chlorinated benzenes—
2.1 monochlorobenzene
2.2 1,2-dichlorobenzene
2.3 1,3-dichlorobenzene
2.4 1,4-dichlorobenzene
2.5 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene
2.6 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
2.7 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene
2.8 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene
2.9 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene
2.10 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene
Part 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2),
item
2.11 pentachlorobenzene
2.12 hexachlorobenzene
3 chlorinated ethylenes—
3.1 trichlorethylene
3.2 tetrachloroethylene
4 chlorinated phenols—
4.1 monochlorophenol
4.2 dichlorophenol
4.3 trichlorophenol
4.4 tetrachlorophenol
4.5 pentachlorophenol
5 halogenated aliphatic compounds—
5.1 hexachlorobutadiene
6 halogenated methanes—
6.1 carbon tetrachloride
6.2 chloroform
6.3 dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
6.4 trihalomethanes
7 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—
7.1 benzene
7.2 ethylbenzene
7.3 phenol
7.4 toluene
8 oil and grease
9 phthallate esters
10 polychlorinated biphenyls
item
11 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Table 3.6.4 Group D—organic chemicals—organometallics
item
1 tributyltin
2 triphenyltin
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