| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Application of Tables 6 and 7 | other, drinking water | Tables 6 and 7 are to be used in situations where there is less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock. They can also be used in situations where the QP is not satisfied that Tables 2 and 3 are suitable due to shallow depth to groundwater. | Less than 2 m of overburden above bedrock, or shallow depth to groundwater making Tables 2 and 3 unsuitable. | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Application of Tables 8 and 9 | other, drinking water, aquatic life | Tables 8 and 9 are to be used where all or part of a property lies within 30 m of a surface water body. | Property lies within 30 m of a surface water body. | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Methyl Naphthalene Compliance Calculation | other | For all tables, the methyl naphthalene soil standard is applicable to both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2 –methyl naphthalene, with the provision that if both are detected the sum of the two concentrations cannot exceed the standard. | When both 1-methyl naphthalene and 2-methyl naphthalene are detected. | high |
| #Q004 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Boron Parameter Selection | other, agricultural water | The HWS boron can be used by itself for all surface soils, as plants are the most sensitive receptor for boron. For subsurface soils the total boron standard can be used by itself, since plant protection for soils below the root zone is not a significant concern. | HWS boron for surface soils; total boron for subsurface soils. | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Verification of Site Conditions by Qualified Person | other | The QP must ascertain that the site conditions are appropriate for use of the generic standards such that he/she can be comfortable with signing the certifications on the RSC. | high | |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Site-Specific Aquatic Protection Value Estimate | aquatic life, other | In such cases, the QP may need to consider whether a site-specific estimate of hardness and pH resulting from mixing of groundwater and surface water is needed to estimate an appropriate aquatic protection value for this site. | If there is a surface water body that could be affected by the property from contaminant migration via groundwater, and the surface water has total hardness less than 70mg/L (as CaCO3) and/or has pH less than 6.7 | medium |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | recommended | Assessment of Limiting Conditions by Qualified Person | other | The QP should consider these types of factors in assessing the appropriateness of the use of the generic standards. | high | |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Methyl Mercury Analysis Condition | other | Analysis for methyl mercury only applies when mercury (total) standard is exceeded | When mercury (total) standard is exceeded. | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | guidance | F1 Fraction Analytical Calculation | other | F1 fraction does not include BTEX; however, the proponent has the choice as to whether or not to subtract BTEX from the analytical result. | high | |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Electronic delivery of CCRs | drinking water | Learn about how you can send CCRs to your customers electronically. | Applies to water utilities providing Consumer Confidence Reports. | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Link home page to EPA CCR | drinking water | Link your home page and CCR to epa.gov/ccr | Water utilities managing their own home pages. | high |
| #Q012 | operational | reporting | guidance | Use of CCR iWriter Tool | drinking water | Use EPA's iWriter tool to create your CCR | high | |
| #Q013 | prohibition | operational | guidance | Website Security for Sensitive Information | other | Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. | When using official .gov websites | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Electronic Linkage to CCR | drinking water | Link your home page and CCR to epa.gov/ccr | For water system utilities managing websites | high |
| #Q015 | operational | reporting | guidance | Use of iWriter Tool | drinking water | Use EPA's iWriter tool to create your CCR | For water system utilities preparing Consumer Confidence Reports | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regulatory Applicability by Subcategory | wastewater | The regulation applies to facilities organized into four subcategories: Semiconductor (Subpart A), Electronic Crystals (Subpart B), Cathode Ray Tube (Subpart C), Luminescent Materials (Subpart D) | high | |
| #Q017 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Incorporation of Standards into Control Mechanisms | wastewater | The E&EC Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers, and permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers (see Pretreatment Program). | Direct or indirect dischargers in the E&EC category | high |
| #Q018 | monitoring | operational | guidance | PFAS Monitoring Intent | wastewater | the EPA intends to continue to monitor discharges of PFAS from this category and expects to review additional data in the coming years to help identify any significant sources of these chemicals in future reviews. | Regarding the E&EC category detailed study | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | guideline | Regulatory Coverage Verification | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 469. | When determining coverage of the E&EC category | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NPDES Permit Incorporation for Direct Dischargers | wastewater | The E&EC Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into NPDES permits for direct dischargers. | Applies to point source facilities discharging pollutants directly to waters of the United States. | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Control Mechanism Incorporation for Indirect Dischargers | wastewater | The E&EC Effluent Guidelines and Standards are incorporated into... permits or other control mechanisms for indirect dischargers. | Applies to facilities discharging pollutants to a publicly owned treatment works. | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Verification of Regulatory Coverage | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 469. | Required when determining whether a facility is subject to E&EC guidelines. | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regulatory Applicability by Subcategory | wastewater | The regulation applies to facilities organized into four subcategories: Semiconductor (Subpart A), Electronic Crystals (Subpart B), Cathode Ray Tube (Subpart C), Luminescent Materials (Subpart D). | Applies to facilities manufacturing these specific components. | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | guidance | PFAS Discharge Monitoring Intent | wastewater | the EPA intends to continue to monitor discharges of PFAS from this category and expects to review additional data in the coming years to help identify any significant sources of these chemicals in future reviews. | high | |
| #Q025 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Secure Website Information Sharing | other | Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. | Applies when interacting with government web portals and sharing sensitive data. | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | NPDES Permit Incorporation | wastewater | The Effluent Guidelines are incorporated into NPDES permits. | Applies to direct dischargers in the Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing industry. | high |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regulatory Coverage Verification | wastewater | For precise definitions of coverage, see the applicability sections in 40 CFR Part 454. | When determining if a facility is subject to this regulation. | high |
| #Q028 | prohibition | treatment | mandatory | Zero Discharge Requirement (Subpart A) | wastewater | Subpart A has a zero discharge requirement. | Applies to facilities in the Char and Charcoal Briquets subcategory. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Arsenic | other | requirement | 13 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P002 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Arsenic | other | requirement | 6 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P003 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Barium | other | requirement | 610 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P004 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Benzene | other | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P005 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Cadmium | other | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P006 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Cadmium | other | requirement | 0.6 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P007 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Lead | other | requirement | 1.9 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P008 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Lead | other | requirement | 31 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P009 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Mercury | other | requirement | 0.1 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P010 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Mercury | other | requirement | 0.2 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Contaminated zone volume threshold | other | requirement | > 340 m3 | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.1) | Applicable to pathways employing source depletion or groundwater transport | high |
| #P012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Contaminant source dimension threshold | other | requirement | > 13 m | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.1) | Source length or width | high |
| #P013 | physical | operational | mandatory | Capillary fringe distance threshold | other | requirement | < 0.8 m | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.3) | Distance from foundation outer edge gravel crush | high |
| #P014 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Soil Organic Carbon content threshold (foc) | other | requirement | < 0.002 fraction | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.4) | Soil above the water table | high |
| #P015 | chemical | health | mandatory | Surface water total hardness threshold | aquatic life | requirement | < 70 mg/L (as CaCO3) | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.6) | Surface water affected by property migration | high |
| #P016 | physical | health | mandatory | Surface water pH threshold | aquatic life | requirement | < 6.7 none | Assumptions for generic criteria validity (Section 5, Note 3.6) | Surface water affected by property migration | high |
| #P017 | chemical | health | mandatory | Acenaphthene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 4.1 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P018 | chemical | health | mandatory | Acenaphthylene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 1 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P019 | chemical | health | mandatory | Acetone (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 2700 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P020 | chemical | health | mandatory | Aldrin (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.01 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P021 | chemical | health | mandatory | Anthracene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.1 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P022 | chemical | health | mandatory | Antimony (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 1.5 ug/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P023 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Benz[a]anthracene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.2 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P024 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Benzo[a]pyrene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.01 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P025 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Boron (total) (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 1700 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P026 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Chromium Total (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 11 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P027 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Chloride (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 790000 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P028 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Sodium (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 490000 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P029 | chemical | health | mandatory | Benzene (Potable Ground Water) | drinking water | requirement | 5 µg/L | Table 2: Full Depth Generic Site Condition Standards in a Potable Ground Water Condition | Potable Ground Water - All Types of Property Use | high |
| #P030 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Benzo[b]fluoranthene | other | requirement | 0.1 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P031 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Beryllium | other | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P032 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Aldrin | aquatic life | requirement | 0.002 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P033 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Anthracene | aquatic life | requirement | 0.22 µg/g | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Sediment - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P034 | chemical | health | mandatory | Carbon Tetrachloride | drinking water | requirement | 0.79 µg/L | Table 2: Full Depth Generic Site Condition Standards in a Potable Ground Water Condition | Potable Ground Water - Coarse soil texture | high |
| #P035 | chemical | health | mandatory | Carbon Tetrachloride | drinking water | requirement | 5 µg/L | Table 2: Full Depth Generic Site Condition Standards in a Potable Ground Water Condition | Potable Ground Water - Medium and fine soil texture | high |
| #P036 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Benzene | other | requirement | 44 µg/L | Table 3: Full Depth Generic Site Condition Standards in a Non-Potable Ground Water Condition | Non-potable ground water - Coarse soil texture | high |
| #P037 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Dioxane, 1,4 | other | requirement | 1900000 µg/L | Table 3: Full Depth Generic Site Condition Standards in a Non-Potable Ground Water Condition | Non-potable ground water - Coarse soil texture | high |
| #P038 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Biphenyl 1,1'- (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P039 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Carbon Tetrachloride (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.2 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P040 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Chlordane (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.06 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| #P041 | chemical | unknown | mandatory | Hexachlorobenzene (Ground Water) | other | requirement | 0.01 µg/L | Table 1: Full Depth Background Site Condition Standards | Ground Water - All Types of Property Uses | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | direct dischargers | A point source that discharges pollutants to waters of the United States, such as streams, lakes, or oceans. | high | |
| #D002 | NAICS | North American Industry Classification System | high | |
| #D003 | NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | high | |
| #D004 | BOD5 | biochemical oxygen demand | high | |
| #D005 | TSS | total suspended solids | high | |
| #D006 | NSPS | New Source Performance Standards | high | |
| #D007 | BPT | Best Practicable Technology Currently Available | high | |
| #D008 | BAT | Best Available Technology Economically Achievable | high | |
| #D009 | PSES | Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources | high | |
| #D010 | PSNS | Pretreatment Standards for New Sources | high | |
| #D011 | water bubble | alternative oil and grease limitations in NPDES permits | high | |
| #D012 | PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic Acid | high | |
| #D013 | PFOS | Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid | high | |
| #D014 | monofill | sewage sludge-only landfill | high | |
| #D015 | Part 503 | EPA’s sewage sludge regulations, 40 CFR Part 503 | high | |
| #D016 | BAR | Biosolids Annual Report | high | |
| #D017 | POTWs | major publicly owned treatment works (POTWs with a design flow rate greater than or equal to one million gallons per day) | high | |
| #D018 | Class I sludge management facilities | treatment works that have an approved pretreatment program or have been classified as Class I sludge management facilities by the EPA or state | high | |
| #D019 | CDX | Central Data Exchange | high | |
| #D020 | Clean Water Act | primary federal law governing water pollution | high |