§620.410. Groundwater Quality Standards for Class I: Potable Resource Groundwater

a)         Inorganic Chemical Constituents

            Except due to natural causes or as provided in Section 620.450, concentrations of the following chemical constituents must not be exceeded in Class I groundwater:

 

Constituent	Units	Standard
Antimony	mg/L	0.006
Arsenic*	mg/L	0.010
Barium	mg/L	2.0
Beryllium	mg/L	0.004
Boron	mg/L	2.0
Cadmium	mg/L	0.005
Chloride	mg/L	200.0
Chromium	mg/L	0.1
Cobalt	mg/L	1.0
Copper	mg/L	0.65
Cyanide	mg/L	0.2
Fluoride	mg/L	4.0
Iron	mg/L	5.0
Lead	mg/L	0.0075
Manganese	mg/L	0.15
Mercury	mg/L	0.002
Nickel	mg/L	0.1
Nitrate as N	mg/L	10.0
Perchlorate	mg/L	0.0049
Radium-226	pCi/l	20.0
Radium-228	pCi/l	20.0
Selenium	mg/L	0.05
Silver	mg/L	0.05
Sulfate	mg/L	400.0
Thallium	mg/L	0.002
Total Dissolved
Solids (TDS)	mg/L	1,200
Vanadium	mg/L	0.049
Zinc	mg/L	5.0

 

*Denotes a carcinogen.

 

b)         Organic Chemical Constituents

            Except due to natural causes or as provided in Section 620.450 or subsection (d), concentrations of the following organic chemical constituents shall not be exceeded in Class I groundwater:

 

Constituent	Standard (mg/L)
Acenaphthene	0.42
Acetone	6.3
Alachlor*	0.002
Aldicarb	0.003
Anthracene	2.1
Atrazine	0.003
Benzene*	0.005
Benzo(a)anthracene*	0.00013
Benzo(b)fluoranthene*	0.00018
Benzo(k)fluoranthene*	0.00017
Benzo(a)pyrene*	0.0002
Benzoic acid	28.0
2-Butanone (MEK)	4.2
Carbofuran	0.04
Carbon Disulfide	0.7
Carbon Tetrachloride*	0.005
Chlordane*	0.002
Chloroform*	0.07
Chrysene*	0.012
Dalapon	0.2
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene*	0.0003
Dicamba	0.21
Dichlorodifluoromethane	1.4
1,1-Dichloroethane	1.4
Dichloromethane*	0.005
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate*	0.006
Diethyl Phthalate	5.6
Di-n-butyl Phthalate	0.7
Dinoseb	0.007
Endothall	0.1
Endrin	0.002
Ethylene Dibromide*	0.00005
Fluoranthene	0.28
Fluorene	0.28
Heptachlor*	0.0004
Heptachlor Epoxide*	0.0002
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.05
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene*	0.00043
Isopropylbenzene (Cumene)	0.7
Lindane (Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane)	0.0002
2,4-D	0.07
ortho-Dichlorobenzene	0.6
para-Dichlorobenzene	0.075
1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane*	0.0002
1,2-Dichloroethane*	0.005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.07
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.1
1,2-Dichloropropane*	0.005
Ethylbenzene	0.7
MCPP (Mecoprop)	0.007
Methoxychlor	0.04
2-Methylnaphthalene	0.028
2-Methylphenol	0.35
Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE)	0.07
Monochlorobenzene	0.1
Naphthalene	0.14
P-Dioxane*	0.0077
Pentachlorophenol*	0.001
Phenols	0.1
Picloram	0.5
Pyrene	0.21
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) (as decachloro-biphenyl)*	0.0005
alpha-BHC (alpha-Benzene hexachloride)*	0.00011
Simazine	0.004
Styrene	0.1
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)	0.05
Tetrachloroethylene*	0.005
Toluene	1.0
Toxaphene*	0.003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.2
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	0.005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.07
Trichloroethylene*	0.005
Trichlorofluoromethane	2.1
Vinyl Chloride*	0.002
Xylenes	10.0
*Denotes a carcinogen.

 

c)         Explosive Constituents

Concentrations of the following explosive constituents must not exceed the Class I groundwater standard:

 

Constituent	Standard (mg/L)
1,3-Dinitrobenzene	0.0007
2,4-Dinitrotoluene*	0.0001
2,6-Dinitrotoluene*	0.00031
HMX (High Melting Explosive, Octogen)	1.4
Nitrobenzene	0.014
RDX (Royal Demolition Explosive, Cyclonite)	0.084
1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene	0.84
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)	0.014
*Denotes a carcinogen.

 

d)         Complex Organic Chemical Mixtures

 

            Concentrations of the following chemical constituents of gasoline, diesel fuel, or heating fuel must not be exceeded in Class I groundwater:

 

Constituent	Standard (mg/L)
Benzene*	0.005
BETX	11.705
*Denotes a carcinogen.

 

e)         pH

            Except due to natural causes, a pH range of 6.5 - 9.0 units must not be exceeded in Class I groundwater.

 

f)         Beta Particle and Photon Radioactivity

 

1)         Except due to natural causes, the average annual concentration of beta particle and photon radioactivity from man-made radionuclides shall not exceed a dose equivalent to the total body organ greater than 4 mrem/year in Class I groundwater. If two or more radionuclides are present, the sum of their dose equivalent to the total body, or to any internal organ shall not exceed 4 mrem/year in Class I groundwater except due to natural causes.

 

2)         Except for the radionuclides listed in subsection (f)(3), the concentration of man-made radionuclides causing 4 mrem total body or organ dose equivalent must be calculated on the basis of a 2 liter per day drinking water intake using the 168-hour data in accordance with the procedure set forth in NCRP Report Number 22, incorporated by reference at Section 620.125(a).

 

3)         Except due to natural causes, the average annual concentration assumed to produce a total body or organ dose of 4 mrem/year of the following chemical constituents shall not be exceeded in Class I groundwater:

 

	Critical	Standard
Constituent	Organ	(pCi/L)
Tritium	Total body		20,000.0
Strontium-90	Bone marrow		8.0

 

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 15206, effective October 5, 2012)