EXH AR021263: WAC 173-201A WA Water Quality Standards — Toxic, Radioactive, Lake Nutrient

This document outlines Washington State water quality standards for surface waters, including criteria for total phosphorus levels in lakes across different ecoregions (Cascades and Columbia Basin) and limits for toxic substances such as heavy metals, pesticides, and radioactive materials. It establishes trophic state classifications and action values that trigger lake-specific studies when exceeded, and sets numerical criteria for aquatic life protection in both freshwater and marine environments.

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Exhibit AR021263 from the PCHB Third Runway EIS administrative record. Excerpts from Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Title 173, Chapter 173-201A, covering Washington State Department of Ecology water quality standards for surface waters. Includes Table 1 ecoregional total phosphorus (TP) criteria for Cascades and Columbia Basin ecoregions (trophic states: ultra-oligotrophic, oligotrophic, lower mesotrophic, upper mesotrophic), lake-specific nutrient criteria procedures, toxic substances criteria table for freshwater and marine water (acute and chronic values in µg/L for substances including Aldrin/Dieldrin, Ammonia, Arsenic, Cadmium, Chlordane, Chloride, Chlorine, Chlorpyrifos, Chromium, Copper, Cyanide, DDT, Endosulfan, Endrin, Heptachlor, Lindane, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Parathion, Pentachlorophenol, PCBs, Selenium, Silver, Toxaphene, Zinc), hardness-dependent conversion factors, radioactive substances standards under WAC 246-221-290 and USEPA Drinking Water Regulations, and general considerations for brackish water and classification boundaries. Statutory authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW and 40 CFR 131.

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