Waste Classification Limits

Section 817 Section 817.106   Waste Classification Limits a)         Maximum allowable leaching concentrations (MALCs) (concentrations in mg/L): Parameter Beneficially Usable Wastes Potentially Usable Wastes Low Risk Wastes (Primary Standards) Arsenic 0.05 0.1 0.25 Barium 2.0 2.0 5.0 Cadmium 0.005 0.01 0.05 Chromium 0.1 0.2 0.25 Lead 0.0075 0.1 0.25 Nitrate 10. 20. 30. Selenium 0.05 0.05 0.25 Fluoride 4. 4. 20. Benzene 0.005 0.01 0.025 Carbon Tetrachloride 0.005 0.01 0.025 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.005 0.01 0.017 1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.007 0.014 0.035 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 0.07 0.14 0.35 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 0.1 0.2 0.5 1,2-Dichloropropane 0.005 0.01 0.025 Ethylbenzene 0.7 1. 3.5 Monochlorobenzene 0.1 0.2 0.5 Styrene 0.1 0.2 0.5 Tetrachloroethylene 0.005 0.01 0.025 Toluene 1. 2. 5. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.2 0.4 1. Trichloroethylene 0.005 0.01 0.025 Trihalomethanes (total) 0.1 0.2 0.5 Vinyl Chloride 0.002 0.004 0.01 Xylenes (total) 10. 10. 50. Secondary Standards) Chloride 250. 250. 500. Manganese 0.15 0.75 3.75 Copper 5. 5. 10. Iron 5. 5. 15. Sulfates 400. 400. 800. Zinc 5. 10. 50. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 1,200. 1,200. 3,500. b)         The Agency, upon application by an owner or operator, may allow exceedences of any secondary standard provided that the applicant can make an adequate showing, using the groundwater impact assessment procedures of Section 817.413, that the limit increase will not result in an exceedence of the groundwater quality standards specified in Section 817.416.