ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
December 4, 1997
IN THE MATTER OF:
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
UPDATE, USEPA Amendments to
Part 611 (January 1, 1997 through
June 30, 1997)
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R98-2
(Identical-in-Substance)
(Rulemaking - Public Water Supply)
Proposed Rule. Proposal for Public Comment.
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD (by G.T. Girard):
Pursuant to Section 17.5 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS
5/17.5 (1996)), the Board today proposes to update its regulations that are identical in
substance to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) regulations
implementing the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The Board rules are contained in
35 Ill. Adm. Code 611. The text of the proposed rules appears in the order segment of
this document.
Section 17.5 of the Act provides for quick adoption of regulations that are
identical in substance to federal regulations. Section 17.5 provides that Title VII of the
Act and Section 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 ILCS 100/5-
35, 5-45 (1996)) does not apply. Because this rulemaking is not subject to Section 5 of
the APA, it is not subject to first notice requirements or second notice review by the
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR).
As discussed more fully below, this rulemaking involves revisions to Part 611
regarding radiological monitoring and analytical requirements . It includes corrections
to the federal rules, as adopted by the USEPA on March 5, 1997, (62 Fed. Reg. 10168
(March 5, 1997)) that affect the implementation of those rules.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The Board requests public comments on this proposal. The Board will accept
comments for a 45-day period after a notice of proposed amendments appears in the
Illinois Register
. The Board will then act promptly to adopt the amendments based on
the federal amendments involved in this docket.
Interested persons should address their comments to the Clerk of the Board.
They should provide one original and nine copies and reference docket number, R98-2,
on the front of each copy. Direct all questions to Amy Muran Felton, at 312-814-
7011.
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SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The proposed amendments approve the use of 66 additional analytical methods
for compliance with current radionuclide drinking water standards and monitoring
requirements. The methods are applicable to gross alpha, gross beta, tritium, uranium,
radium-226, radium-228, gamma emitters, and radioactive cesium, iodine and
strontium. Entities potentially regulated by this action are public water systems that
have at least 15 service connections or regularly serve an average of at least 25
individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.
The SDWA, as amended in 1996, requires USEPA to promulgate national
primary drinking water regulations (NPDWRs) which specify maximum contaminant
levels (MCLs) or treatment techniques for drinking water contaminants. 42 U.S.C.
300g-1 (1996). NPDWRs apply to public water systems. 42 U.S.C. 300f(1)(A)
(1996).
USEPA has promulgated analytical methods for all currently regulated drinking
water contaminants for which MCLs or monitoring requirements have been
promulgated. In most cases, USEPA has promulgated regulations approving use of
more than one analytical method for measurement of a contaminant, and laboratories
may use any approved method for determining compliance with an MCL or monitoring
requirement.
On July 18, 1991 (56 Fed. Reg. 33050 (July 18, 1991)), USEPA proposed to
increase the number of methods approved for radionuclide monitoring by proposing the
use of several new methods. As previously stated, USEPA finalized these rules on
March 5, 1997, (62 Fed. Reg. 10168 (March 5, 1997)).
The Board notes that USEPA refers to “Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater,” (Standard Methods), 17th edition, however does not
specifically identify which methods are found in that particular edition. The Board
therefore includes a reference to the Standard Methods,17th edition, in Section
611.102, but invites public comment regarding which methods specifically are found in
the 17th edition.
SDWA REGULATORY HISTORICAL SUMMARY
The Board adopted the initial round of USEPA drinking water regulations,
including the “Phase I” rules, adopted by USEPA prior to June 30, 1989, as follows:
R88-26
114 PCB 149, August 9, 1990, (14 Ill. Reg. 16517, effective
September 20, 1990).
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Subsequent dockets updated the regulations to include federal amendments since that
time:
R90-4
112 PCB 317, dismissed June 21, 1990, (no USEPA amendments
July 1 through December 31, 1989).
R90-13
117 PCB 687, December 20, 1990, (15 Ill. Reg. 1562, effective
January 22, 1991) (January 1, 1990, through June 30, 1990).
R90-21
116 PCB 365, November 29, 1990, (14 Ill. Reg. 20448,
effective December 11, 1990) (Corrections to R88-26).
R91-3
137 PCB 253, November 19, 1992, (16 Ill. Reg. 19010,
December 11, 1992, effective December 1, 1992) (USEPA Phase
II and Coliforms – consolidated with R92-9; July 1, 1990
through January 31, 1991).
R91-15
137 PCB 627, dismissed December 3, 1992, (no USEPA
amendments February 1, 1991 through May 31, 1991).
R92-3
May 6, 1993, (17 Ill. Reg. 7796, May 28, 1993, effective May
18, 1993) (USEPA Phase IIB and Lead and Copper rules; June 1,
1991 through December 31, 1991).
R92-9
137 PCB 253, November 19, 1992, (16 Ill. Reg. 19010,
December 11, 1992, effective December 1, 1992) (Corrections to
Phase I rules, R88-26 – consolidated with R91-3).
R92-12
137 PCB 725, dismissed December 3, 1992, (no USEPA
amendments July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1991).
R93-1
July 14, 1993, (17 Ill. Reg. 12648, August 6, 1993, effective
July 23, 1993) (USEPA Phase V rules; July 1, 1992 through
December 31, 1992).
R93-19
Dismissed September 23, 1993, (no USEPA amendments January
1, 1992 through June 30, 1992).
R94-4
July 21, 1994, (18 Ill. Reg. 12291, August 5, 1994, effective
July 28, 1995) (TTHM analytical methods; July 1, 1993 through
December 31, 1993).
R94-23
June 15, 1995, (19 Ill. Reg. 8613, effective June 20, 1995) (Lead
and Copper Corrections; January 1, 1994 through June 30, 1994)
(Consolidated with R95-3).
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R95-3
June 15, 1995, (19 Ill. Reg.8613, effective June 20, 1995)
(Phase II, IIB & V Corrections & Analytical Methods
Amendments; July 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994)
(Consolidated with R94-23).
95-17
September 5, 1996, (20 Ill. Reg. 14493, effective October 22,
1996) (Corrections to analytical methods and deletion of obsolete,
redundant, and outdated provisions; January 1, 1995 through
June 30, 1995).
R96-17
Dismissed March 7, 1996, (no USEPA amendments July 1, 1995
through December 31, 1995).
R 97-2
Dismissed October 17, 1996, (no USEPA amendments January
1, 1996 through June 30, 1996).
R97-18
Dismissed May 1, 1997, (no USEPA amendments July 1, 1996
through December 31, 1996)
R98-2
This docket.
ORDER
The Board submits these proposed amendments to the Secretary of State
for publication in the
Illinois Register
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TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE F: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PART 611
PRIMARY DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
SUBPART A: GENERAL
Section
611.100
Purpose, Scope and Applicability
611.101
Definitions
611.102
Incorporations by Reference
611.103
Severability
611.107
Agency Inspection of PWS Facilities
611.108
Delegation to Local Government
611.109
Enforcement
611.110
Special Exception Permits
611.111
Section 1415 Variances
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611.112
Section 1416 Variances
611.113
Alternative Treatment Techniques
611.114
Siting requirements
611.115
Source Water Quantity
611.120
Effective dates
611.121
Maximum Contaminant Levels and Finished Water Quality
611.125
Fluoridation Requirement
611.126
Prohibition on Use of Lead
611.130
Special Requirements for Certain Variances and Adjusted Standards
SUBPART B: FILTRATION AND DISINFECTION
Section
611.201
Requiring a Demonstration
611.202
Procedures for Agency Determinations
611.211
Filtration Required
611.212
Groundwater under Direct Influence of Surface Water
611.213
No Method of HPC Analysis
611.220
General Requirements
611.230
Filtration Effective Dates
611.231
Source Water Quality Conditions
611.232
Site-specific Conditions
611.233
Treatment Technique Violations
611.240
Disinfection
611.241
Unfiltered PWSs
611.242
Filtered PWSs
611.250
Filtration
611.261
Unfiltered PWSs: Reporting and Recordkeeping
611.262
Filtered PWSs: Reporting and Recordkeeping
611.271
Protection during Repair Work
611.272
Disinfection following Repair
SUBPART C: USE OF NON-CENTRALIZED TREATMENT
DEVICES
Section
611.280
Point-of-Entry Devices
611.290
Use of Point-of-Use Devices or Bottled Water
SUBPART D: TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
Section
611.295
General Requirements
611.296
Acrylamide and Epichlorohydrin
611.297
Corrosion Control
SUBPART F: MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS (MCL's)
Section
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611.300
Old MCLs for Inorganic Chemicals
611.301
Revised MCLs for Inorganic Chemicals
611.310
Old MCLs for Organic Chemicals
611.311
Revised MCLs for Organic Contaminants
611.320
Turbidity
611.325
Microbiological Contaminants
611.330
Radium and Gross Alpha Particle Activity
611.331
Beta Particle and Photon Radioactivity
SUBPART G: LEAD AND COPPER
Section
611.350
General Requirements
611.351
Applicability of Corrosion Control
611.352
Corrosion Control Treatment
611.353
Source Water Treatment
611.354
Lead Service Line Replacement
611.355
Public Education and Supplemental Monitoring
611.356
Tap Water Monitoring for Lead and Copper
611.357
Monitoring for Water Quality Parameters
611.358
Monitoring for Lead and Copper in Source Water
611.359
Analytical Methods
611.360
Reporting
611.361
Recordkeeping
SUBPART K: GENERAL MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.480
Alternative Analytical Techniques
611.490
Certified Laboratories
611.491
Laboratory Testing Equipment
611.500
Consecutive PWSs
611.510
Special Monitoring for Unregulated Contaminants
SUBPART L: MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND
ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.521
Routine Coliform Monitoring
611.522
Repeat Coliform Monitoring
611.523
Invalidation of Total Coliform Samples
611.524
Sanitary Surveys
611.525
Fecal Coliform and E. Coli Testing
611.526
Analytical Methodology
611.527
Response to Violation
611.531
Analytical Requirements
611.532
Unfiltered PWSs
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611.533
Filtered PWSs
SUBPART M: TURBIDITY MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.560
Turbidity
SUBPART N: INORGANIC MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.591
Violation of State MCL
611.592
Frequency of State Monitoring
611.600
Applicability
611.601
Monitoring Frequency
611.602
Asbestos Monitoring Frequency
611.603
Inorganic Monitoring Frequency
611.604
Nitrate Monitoring
611.605
Nitrite Monitoring
611.606
Confirmation Samples
611.607
More Frequent Monitoring and Confirmation Sampling
611.608
Additional Optional Monitoring
611.609
Determining Compliance
611.610
Inorganic Monitoring Times
611.611
Inorganic Analysis
611.612
Monitoring Requirements for Old Inorganic MCLs
611.630
Special Monitoring for Sodium
611.631
Special Monitoring for Inorganic Chemicals
SUBPART O: ORGANIC MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.640
Definitions
611.641
Old MCLs
611.645
Analytical Methods for Organic Chemical Contaminants
611.646
Phase I, Phase II, and Phase V Volatile Organic Contaminants
611.647
Sampling for Phase I Volatile Organic Contaminants (Repealed)
611.648
Phase II, Phase IIB, and Phase V Synthetic Organic Contaminants
611.650
Monitoring for 36 Contaminants (Repealed)
611.657
Analytical Methods for 36 Contaminants (Repealed)
611.658
Special Monitoring for Organic Chemicals
SUBPART P: THM MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.680
Sampling, Analytical and other Requirements
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611.683
Reduced Monitoring Frequency
611.684
Averaging
611.685
Analytical Methods
611.686
Modification to System
611.687
Sampling for THM Potential
SUBPART Q: RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND
ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
Section
611.720
Analytical Methods
611.731
Gross Alpha
611.732
Manmade Radioactivity
SUBPART T: REPORTING, PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND
RECORDKEEPING
Section
611.830
Applicability
611.831
Monthly Operating Report
611.832
Notice by Agency
611.833
Cross Connection Reporting
611.840
Reporting
611.851
Reporting MCL and other Violations
611.852
Reporting other Violations
611.853
Notice to New Billing Units
611.854
General Content of Public Notice
611.855
Mandatory Health Effects Language
611.856
Fluoride Notice
611.858
Fluoride Secondary Standard
611.860
Record Maintenance
611.870
List of 36 Contaminants
611.Appendix A
Mandatory Health Effects Information
611.Appendix B
Percent Inactivation of G. Lamblia Cysts
611.Appendix C
Common Names of Organic Chemicals
611.Appendix D
Defined Substrate Method for the Simultaneous Detection of
Total Coliforms and Eschericia Coli from Drinking Water
611.Appendix E
Mandatory Lead Public Education Information
611.Table A
Total Coliform Monitoring Frequency
611.Table B
Fecal or Total Coliform Density Measurements
611.Table C
Frequency of RDC Measurement
611.Table D
Number of Lead and Copper Monitoring Sites
611.Table E
Lead and Copper Monitoring Start Dates
611.Table F
Number of Water Quality Parameter Sampling Sites
611.Table G
Summary of Monitoring Requirements for Water Quality
Parameters
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611.Table Z
Federal Effective Dates
AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 17 and 17.5 and authorized by Section 27 of
the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/17, 17.5 and 27].
SOURCE: Adopted in R88-26 at 14 Ill. Reg. 16517, effective September 20, 1990;
amended in R90-21 at 14 Ill. Reg. 20448, effective December 11, 1990; amended in
R90-13 at 15 Ill. Reg. 1562, effective January 22, 1991; amended in R91-3 at 16 Ill.
Reg. 19010, December 1, 1992; amended in R92-3 at 17 Ill. Reg. 7796, effective May
18, 1993; amended in R93-1 at 17 Ill. Reg. 12650, effective July 23, 1993; amended
in R94-4 at 18 Ill. Reg. 12291, effective July 28, 1994; amended in R94-23 at 19 Ill.
Reg. 8613, effective June 20, 1995; amended in R95-17 at 20 Ill. Reg. 14493,
effective October 22, 1996; amended in R98-2 at ____ Ill. Reg. ______, effective
_________________________.
Note: Capitalization denotes statutory language.
SUBPART A: GENERAL
Section 611.102
Incorporations by Reference
a)
Abbreviations and short-name listing of references. The following
names and abbreviated names, presented in alphabetical order, are used
in this Part to refer to materials incorporated by reference:
“Amco-AEPA-1 Polymer” is available from Advanced Polymer
Systems.
“ASTM Method” means a method published by and available
from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
“Colisure Test” means “Colisure Presence/Absence Test for
Detection and Identification of Coliform Bacteria and Escherichia
Coli in Drinking Water”, available from Millipore Corporation,
Technical Services Department.
“Dioxin and Furan Method 1613” means “Tetra- through Octa-
Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans by Isotope-Dilution
HRGC/HRMS”, available from NTIS.
“GLI Method 2” means GLI Method 2, “Turbidity”, Nov. 2,
1992, available from Great Lakes Instruments, Inc.
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“Guidance Manual for Compliance with the Filtration and
Disinfection Requirements for Public Water Systems Using
Surface Water Sources”, available from USEPA Science and
Technology Branch.
“HASL Procedure Manual” means HASL Procedure Manual,
HASL 300, available from ERDA Health and Safety Laboratory.
“Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Permissible
Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and in Water for
Occupational Exposure”, NCRP Report Number 22, available
from NCRP.
“NCRP” means “National Council on Radiation Protection”.
“NTIS” means “National Technical Information Service”.
“New Jersey Radium Method” means “Determination of Radium
228 in Drinking Water”, available from the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection.
“New York Radium Method” means “Determination of Ra-226
and Ra-228 (Ra-02)”, available from the New York Department
of Public Health.
“ONGP-MUG Test” (meaning “minimal medium ortho-
nitrophenyl-beta-d-galactopyranoside-4-methyl-umbelliferyl-beta-
d-glucuronide test”), also called the “Autoanalysis Colilert
System”, is Method 9223, available in “Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater”, 18th ed., from
American Public Health Association.
“Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear Reactor
Aqueous Solutions”, available from NTIS.
“Radiochemical Methods” means “Interim Radiochemical
Methodology for Drinking Water”, available from NTIS.
“Standard Methods”, means “Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater”, available from the
American Public Health Association or the American Waterworks
Association.
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“Technical Bulletin 601” means “Technical Bulletin 601,
Standard Method of Testing for Nitrate in Drinking Water”, July,
1994, available from Analytical Technology, Inc.
“Technicon Methods” means “Fluoride in Water and
Wastewater”, available from Technicon.
“USDOE Manual” means “EML Procedures Manual”, available
from the United State Department of Energy.
“USEPA Asbestos Methods-100.1” means Method 100.1,
“Analytical Method for Determination of Asbestos Fibers in
Water”, available from NTIS.
“USEPA Asbestos Methods-100.2” means Method 100.2,
“Determination of Asbestos Structures over 10-mm in Length in
Drinking Water”, available from NTIS.
“USEPA Environmental Inorganics Methods” means “Methods
for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental
Samples”, available from NTIS.
“USEPA Environmental Metals Methods” means “Methods for
the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples”,
available from NTIS.
“USEPA Organic Methods” means “Methods for the
Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water”, July,
1991, for Methods 502.2, 505, 507, 508, 508A, 515.1, and
531.1; “Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water--Supplement I”, July, 1990, for Methods 506,
547, 550, 550.1, and 551; and “Methods for the Determination
of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water--Supplement II”,
August, 1992, for Methods 515.2, 524.2, 548.1, 549.1, 552.1,
and 555, available from NTIS. Methods 504.1, 508.1, and
525.2 are available from EPA EMSL.
“USGS Methods” means “Methods of Analysis by the U.S.
Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--
Determination of Inorganic and Organic Constituents in Water
and Fluvial Sediments”, available from NTIS and USGS.
“USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods” means “Interim
Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking Water”, EPA 600/4-
75-008 (revised), March, 1976. Available from NTIS.
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“USEPA Radioactivity Methods” means “Prescribed Procedures
for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water”, EPA
600/4-80-032, August, 1980. Available from NTIS.
“USEPA Radiochemical Analyses” means “Radiochemical
Analytical Procedures for Analysis of Environmental Samples”,
March, 1979. Available from NTIS.
“USEPA Radiochemistry Methods” means “Radiochemistry
Procedures Manual”, EPA 520/5-84-006, December, 1987.
Available from NTIS.
“USEPA Technical Notes” means “Technical Notes on Drinking
Water Methods”, available from NTIS.
“Waters Method B-1011” means “Waters Test Method for the
Determination of Nitrite/Nitrate in Water Using Single Column
Ion Chromatography”, available from Millipore Corporation,
Waters Chromatography Division.
b)
The Board incorporates the following publications by reference:
Access Analytical Systems, Inc., See Environetics, Inc.
Advanced Polymer Systems, 3696 Haven Avenue, Redwood
City, CA 94063 415-366-2626:
Amco-AEPA-1 Polymer. See 40 CFR 141.22(a) (1995).
Also, as referenced in ASTM D1889.
American Public Health Association, 1015 Fifteenth Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005 800-645-5476:
“Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater”, 17th Edition 1989 (referred to as “Standard
Methods, 17th ed.”).
“Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater”, 18th Edition, 1992, including “Supplement
to the 18th Edition of Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater”, 1994
(collectively referred to as "Standard Methods, 18th ed.").
See the methods listed separately for the same references
under American Water Works Association.
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“Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater”, 19th Edition, 1995 (referred to as
“Standard Methods, 18th ed.”).
American Waterworks Association et al., 6666 West Quincy
Ave., Denver, CO 80235 303-794-7711:
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater, 13th Edition, 1971 (referred to as “Standard
Methods, 13th ed.”).
Method 302, Gross Alpha and Gross Beta
Radioactivity in Water (Total, Suspended and
Dissolved).
Method 303, Total Radioactive Strontium and
Strontium 90 in Water.
Method 304, Radium in Water by Precipitation.
Method 305, Radium 226 by Radon in Water
(Soluble, Suspended and Total).
Method 306, Tritium in Water.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater, 18th Edition, 1992 (referred to as “Standard
Methods, 18th ed.”):
Method 2130 B, Turbidity, Nephelometric
Method.
Method 2320 B, Alkalinity, Titration Method.
Method 2510 B, Conductivity, Laboratory
Method.
Method 2550, Temperature, Laboratory and Field
Methods.
Method 3111 B, Metals by Flame Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry, Direct Air-Acetylene
Flame Method.
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Method 3111 D, Metals by Flame Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry, Direct Nitrous Oxide-
Acetylene Flame Method.
Method 3112 B, Metals by Cold-Vapor Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry, Cold-Vapor Atomic
Absorption Spectrometric Method.
Method 3113 B, Metals by Electrothermal Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry, Electrothermal Atomic
Absorption Spectrometric Method.
Method 3114 B, Metals by Hydride
Generation/Atomic Absorption Spectrometry,
Manual Hydride Generation/Atomic Absorption
Spectrometric Method.
Method 3120 B, Metals by Plasma Emission
Spectroscopy, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)
Method.
Method 3500-Ca D, Calcium, EDTA Titrimetric
Method.
Method 4110 B, Determination of Anions by Ion
Chromatography, Ion Chromatography with
Chemical Suppression of Eluent Conductivity.
Method 4500-CN
-
C, Cyanide, Total Cyanide after
Distillation.
Method 4500-CN
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E, Cyanide, Colorimetric
Method.
Method 4500-CN
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F, Cyanide, Cyanide-Selective
Electrode Method.
Method 4500-CN
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G, Cyanide, Cyanides
Amenable to Chlorination after Distillation.
Method 4500-Cl D, Chlorine (Residual),
Amperometric Titration Method.
Method 4500-Cl E, Chlorine (Residual), Low-
Level Amperometric Titration Method.
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Method 4500-Cl F, Chlorine (Residual), DPD
Ferrous Titrimetric Method.
Method 4500-Cl G, Chlorine (Residual), DPD
Colorimetric Method.
Method 4500-Cl H, Chlorine (Residual),
Syringaldazine (FACTS) Method.
Method 4500-Cl I, Chlorine (Residual),
Iodometric Electrode Technique.
Method 4500-ClO
2
C, Chlorine Dioxide,
Amperometric Method I.
Method 4500-ClO
2
D, Chlorine Dioxide, DPD
Method.
Method 4500-ClO
2
E, Chlorine Dioxide,
Amperometric Method II (Proposed).
Method 4500-F
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B, Fluoride, Preliminary
Distillation Step.
Method 4500-F
-
C, Fluoride, Ion-Selective
Electrode Method.
Method 4500-F
-
D, Fluoride, SPADNS Method.
Method 4500-F
-
E, Fluoride, Complexone
Method.
Method 4500-H
+
B, pH Value, Electrometric
Method.
Method 4500-NO
2
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B, Nitrogen (Nitrite),
Colorimetric Method.
Method 4500-NO
3
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D, Nitrogen (Nitrate), Nitrate
Electrode Method.
Method 4500-NO
3
-
E, Nitrogen (Nitrate),
Cadmium Reduction Method.
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Method 4500-NO
3
-
F, Nitrogen (Nitrate),
Automated Cadmium Reduction Method.
Method 4500-O
3
B, Ozone (Residual) (Proposed),
Indigo Colorimetric Method.
Method 4500-P E, Phosphorus, Ascorbic Acid
Method.
Method 4500-P F, Phosphorus, Automated
Ascorbic Acid Reduction Method.
Method 4500-Si D, Silica, Molybdosilicate
Method.
Method 4500-Si E, Silica, Heteropoly Blue
Method.
Method 4500-Si F, Silica, Automated Method for
Molybdate-Reactive Silica.
Method 4500-SO
4
2-
C, Sulfate, Gravimetric
Method with Ignition of Residue.
Method 4500-SO
4
2-
D, Sulfate, Gravimetric
Method with Drying of Residue.
Method 4500-SO
4
2-
F, Sulfate, Automated
Methylthymol Blue Method.
Method 6651, Glyphosate Herbicide (Proposed).
Method 7110 B, Gross Alpha and Beta
Radioactivity (Total, Suspended, and Dissolved),
Evaporation Method for Gross Alpha-Beta.
Method 7110 C, Gross Alpha and Beta
Radioactivity (Total, Suspended, and Dissolved),
Coprecipitation Method for Gross Alpha
Radioactivity in Drinking Water (Proposed).
Method 7500-Cs B, Radioactive Cesium,
Precipitation Method.
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Method 7500-3H, B, Tritium, Liquid Scintillation
Spectrometric Method.
Method 7500-I B, Radioactive Iodine,
Precipitation Method.
Method 7500-I C, Radioactive Iodine, Ion-
Exchange Method.
Method 7500-I D, Radioactive Iodine, Distillation
Method.
Method 7500-Ra B, Radium, Precipitation
Method.
Method 7500-Ra C, Radium, Emanation Method.
Method 7500-Ra D, Radium, Sequential
Precipitation Method (Proposed).
Method 7500-U B, Uranium, Radiochemical
Method (Proposed).
Method 7500-U C, Uranium, Isotopic Method
(Proposed).
Method 9215 B, Heterotrophic Plate Count, Pour
Plate Method.
Method 9221 A, Multiple-Tube Fermentation
Technique for Members of the Coliform Group,
Introduction.
Method 9221 B, Multiple-Tube Fermentation
Technique for Members of the Coliform Group,
Standard Total Coliform Fermentation Technique.
Method 9221 C, Multiple-Tube Fermentation
Technique for Members of the Coliform Group,
Estimation of Bacterial Density.
Method 9221 D, Multiple-Tube Fermentation
Technique for Members of the Coliform Group,
Presence-Absence (P-A) Coliform Test.
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Method 9222 A, Membrane Filter Technique for
Members of the Coliform Group, Introduction.
Method 9222 B, Membrane Filter Technique for
Members of the Coliform Group, Standard Total
Coliform Membrane Filter Procedure.
Method 9222 C, Membrane Filter Technique for
Members of the Coliform Group, Delayed-
Incubation Total Coliform Procedure.
Method 9223, Chromogenic Substrate Coliform
Test (Proposed).
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater, 18th Edition Supplement, 1994 (Referred to
as "Standard Methods, 18th ed."):
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater 19th Edition, 1995 (referred to as “Standard
Methods, 19th ed.”):
Method 7120,
Method 7500-U C, Uranium, Isotopic Method
Analytical Technology, Inc. ATI Orion, 529 Main Street,
Boston, MA 02129:
Technical Bulletin 601, "Standard Method of Testing for
Nitrate in Drinking Water", July, 1994, PN 221890-001
(referred to as "Technical Bulletin 601").
ASTM. American Society for Testing and Materials, 1976 Race
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-299-5585:
ASTM Method D511-93 A and B, “Standard Test
Methods for Calcium and Magnesium in Water”, “Test
Method A--complexometric Titration” & “Test Method B-
-Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric”, approved 1993.
ASTM Method D515-88 A, “Standard Test Methods for
Phosphorus in Water”, “Test Method A--Colorimetric
Ascorbic Acid Reduction”, approved August 19, 1988.
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ASTM Method D859-88, “Standard Test Method for
Silica in Water”, approved August 19, 1988.
ASTM Method D1067-92 B, “Standard Test Methods for
Acidity or Alkalinity in Water”, “Test Method B--
Electrometric or Color-Change Titration”, approved May
15, 1992.
ASTM Method D1125-91 A, “Standard Test Methods for
Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity of Water”, “Test
Method A--Field and Routine Laboratory Measurement of
Static (Non-Flowing) Samples”, approved June 15, 1991.
ASTM Method D1179-93 B “Standard Test Methods for
Fluoride in Water”, “Test Method B--Ion Selective
Electrode”, approved 1993.
ASTM Method D1293-84 “Standard Test Methods for pH
of Water”, “Test Method A--Precise Laboratory
Measurement” & “Test Method B--Routine or Continuous
Measurement”, approved October 26, 1984.
ASTM Method D1688-90 A or C, “Standard Test
Methods for Copper in Water”, “Test Method A--Atomic
Absorption, Direct” & “Test Method C--Atomic
Absorbtion, Graphite Furnace”, approved March 15,
1990.
ASTM Method D2036-91 A or B, “Standard Test
Methods for Cyanide in Water”, “Test Method A--Total
Cyanides after Distillation” & “Test Method B--Cyanides
Amenable to Chlorination by Difference”, approved
September 15, 1991.
ASTM Method D2459-72, “Standard Test Method for
Gamma Spectrometry in Water,” approved July 28, 1972,
discontinued 1988.
ASTM Method D2460-90, “Standard Test Method for
Radionuclides of Radium in Water”, approved 1990.
ASTM Method D2907-91, “Standard Test Methods for
Microquantities of Uranium in Water by Fluorometry”,
“Test Method A--Direct Fluorometric” & “Test Method
B—Extraction”, approved June 15, 1991.
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ASTM Method D2972-93 B or C, “Standard Test
Methods for Arsenic in Water”, “Test Method B--Atomic
Absorption, Hydride Generation” & “Test Method C--
Atomic Absorption, Graphite Furnace”, approved 1993.
ASTM Method D3223-91, “Standard Test Method for
Total Mercury in Water”, approved September 23, 1991.
ASTM Method D3454-91, “Standard Test Method for
Radium-226 in Water”, approved 1991.
ASTM Method D3559-90 D, “Standard Test Methods for
Lead in Water”, “Test Method D--Atomic Absorption,
Graphite Furnace”, approved August 6, 1990.
ASTM Method D3645-93 B, “Standard Test Methods for
Beryllium in Water”, “Method B--Atomic Absorption,
Graphite Furnace”, approved 1993.
ASTM Method D3649-91, “Standard Test Method for
High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectrometry of Water”,
approved 1991.
ASTM Method D3697-92, “Standard Test Method for
Antimony in Water”, approved June 15, 1992.
ASTM Method D3859-93 A, “Standard Test Methods for
Selenium in Water”, “Method A--Atomic Absorption,
Hydride Method”, approved 1993.
ASTM Method D3867-90 A and B, “Standard Test
Methods for Nitrite-Nitrate in Water”, “Test Method A--
Automated Cadmium Reduction” & “Test Method B--
Manual Cadmium Reduction”, approved January 10,
1990.
ASTM Method D3972-90, “Standard Test Method for
Isotopic Uranium in Water by Radiochemistry”, approved
1990.
ASTM Method D4107-91, “Standard Test Method for
Tritium in Drinking Water”, approved 1991.
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ASTM Method D4327-91, “Standard Test Method for
Anions in Water by Ion Chromatography”, approved
October 15, 1991.
Method 6610, Carbamate Pesticides.
ASTM Method D4785-88, “Standard Test Method for
Low-Level Iodine-131 in Water”, approved 1988.
ASTM Method D5174-91, “Standard Test Method for
Trace Uranium in Water by Pulsed-Laser
Phosphorimetry”, approved 1991.
ERDA Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, NY:
HASL Procedure Manual, HASL 300, 1973. See 40 CFR
141.25(b)(2) (1995).
Great Lakes Instruments, Inc., 8855 North 55th Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53223:
GLI Method 2, “Turbidity”, Nov. 2, 1992.
Millipore Corporation, Technical Services Department, 80 Ashby
Road, Milford, MA 01730 800-654-5476:
Colisure Presence/Absence Test for Detection and
Identification of Coliform Bacteria and Escherichia Coli in
Drinking Water, February 28, 1994 (referred to as
"Colisure Test").
Millipore Corporation, Waters Chromatography Division, 34
Maple St., Milford, MA 01757 800-252-4752:
Waters Test Method for the Determination of
Nitrite/Nitrate in Water Using Single Column Ion
Chromatography, Method B-1011 (referred to as "Waters
Method B-1011").
NCRP. National Council on Radiation Protection, 7910
Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 301-657-2652:
“Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum
Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and in
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Water for Occupational Exposure”, NCRP Report
Number 22, June 5, 1959.
NTIS. National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4600 or 800-553-6847:
“Interim Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking
Water”, EPA 600/4-75-008 (revised), March, 1976
(referred to as “USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods).
(Pages 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, 16, 24, 29, 34.)
Method 100.1, “Analytical Method for Determination of
Asbestos Fibers in Water”, EPA-600/4-83-043,
September, 1983, Doc. No. PB83-260471 (referred to as
“USEPA Asbestos Methods-100.1”).
Method 100.2, “Determination of Asbestos Structures
over 10-mm in Length in Drinking Water”, EPA-600/4-
83-043, June, 1994, Doc. No. PB94-201902 (Referred to
as “USEPA Asbestos Methods-100.2”).
“Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes”,
March, 1983, Doc. No. PB84-128677 (referred to as
“USEPA Inorganic Methods”). (Methods 150.1, 150.2,
and 245.2, which formerly appeared in this reference, are
available from USEPA EMSL.)
“Methods for the Determination of Metals in
Environmental Samples”, June, 1991, Doc. No. PB91-
231498 (referred to as “USEPA Environmental Metals
Methods”).
“Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water”, December, 1988, revised July, 1991,
EPA-600/4-88/039 (referred to as “USEPA Organic
Methods”). (For methods 502.2, 505, 507, 508, 508A,
515.1 and 531.1.)
“Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water--Supplement I”, July, 1990, EPA-600-
4-90-020 (referred to as “USEPA Organic Methods”).
(For methods 506, 547, 550, 550.1, and 551.)
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“Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Drinking Water--Supplement II”, August, 1992, EPA-
600/R-92-129 (referred to as “USEPA Organic
Methods”). (For methods 515.2, 524.2, 548.1, 549.1,
552.1 and 555.)
“Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity
in Drinking Water”, EPA 600/4-80-032, August 1980
(referred to as “USEPA Radioactivity Methods”).
(Methods 900, 901, 901.1, 902, 903, 903.1, 904, 905,
906, 908, 908.1.)
“Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear
Reactor Aqueous Solutions”, H.L. Krieger and S. Gold,
EPA-R4-73-014, May, 1973, Doc. No. PB222-154/7BA.
“Radiochemical Analytical Procedures for Analysis of
Environmental Samples”, March, 1979, Doc. No. EMSL
LV 053917 (referred to as “USEPA Radiochemical
Analyses”). (Pages 1, 19, 33, 65, 87, 92.)
“Radiochemistry Procedures Manual”, EPA-520/5-84-
006, December, 1987, Doc. No. PB-84-215581 (referred
to as “USEPA Radiochemistry Methods”). (Methods 00-
01, 00-02, 00-07, H-02, Ra-03, Ra-04, Ra-05, Sr-04.)
“Technical Notes on Drinking Water Methods”, EPA-
600/R-94-173, October, 1994, Doc. No. PB-104766
(referred to as “USEPA Technical Notes”).
BOARD NOTE: USEPA made the following assertion
with regard to this reference at 40 CFR 141.23(k)(1) and
141.24(e) and (n)(11) (1995): This document contains
other analytical test procedures and approved analytical
methods that remain available for compliance monitoring
until July 1, 1996.
“Tetra- through Octa- Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans by
Isotope Dilution HRGC/HRMS”, October, 1994, EPA-
821-B-94-005 (referred to as “Dioxin and Furan Method
1613”).
New Jersey Department of Environment, Division of
Environmental Quality, Bureau of Radiation and Inorganic
Analytical Services, 9 Ewing Street, Trenton, NJ 08625:
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“Determination of Radium 228 in Drinking Water”,
August 1980.
New York Department of Health, Radiological Sciences Institute
Center for Laboratories and Research, Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY 12201:
“Determination of Ra-226 and Ra-228 (Ra-02)”, January
1980, Revised June 1982.
Technicon Industrial Systems, Tarrytown, NY 10591:
“Fluoride in Water and Wastewater”, Industrial Method
#129-71W, December, 1972 (referred to as “Technicon
Methods: Method #129-71W”). See 40 CFR
141.23(f)(10), footnotes 6 and 7 (1995).
“Fluoride in Water and Wastewater”, #380-75WE,
February, 1976 (referred to as “Technicon Methods:
Method #380-75WE”). See 40 CFR 141.23(f)(10),
footnotes 6 and 7 (1995).
United States Department of Energy, Available at the
Environmental Measurements Laboratory, U.S. Department of
Energy, 376, Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014-3621.
“EML Procedures Manual”, 27th Edition, Volume 1,
1990.
United States Environmental Protection Agency, EMSL,
Cincinnati, OH 45268 513-569-7586:
“Interim Radiochemical Methodology for Drinking
Water”, EPA-600/4-75-008 (referred to as
“Radiochemical Methods”). (Revised) March, 1976.
“Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds
in Finished Drinking Water and Raw Source Water”
(referred to as “USEPA Organic Methods”). (For
methods 504.1, 508.1, and 525.2 only). See NTIS.
“Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear
Reactor Aqueous Solutions”. See NTIS.
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U. S. EPA, Science and Technology Branch, Criteria and
Standards Division, Office of Drinking Water, Washington D.C.
20460:
“Guidance Manual for Compliance with the Filtration and
Disinfection Requirements for Public Water Systems
using Surface Water Sources”, October, 1989.
USGS. Books and Open-File Reports Section, United States
Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25425, Denver, CO
80225-0425:
Methods available upon request by method number from
“Methods of Analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey
National Water Quality Laboratory--Determination of
Inorganic and Organic Constituents in Water and Fluvial
Sediments”, Open File Report 93-125 or Book 5, Chapter
A-1, “Methods for Determination of Inorganic Substances
in Water and Fluvial Sediments”, 3d ed., Open-File
Report 85-495, 1989, as appropriate (referred to as
“USGS Methods”).
I-1030-85
I-1062-85
I-1601-85
I-1700-85
I-2598-85
I-2601-90
I-2700-85
I-3300-85
Methods available upon request by method number
from“Methods for Determination of Radioactive
Substances in Water and Fluvial Sediments”, Chapter A5
in Book 5 of “Techniques of Water-Resources
Investigations of the United States Geological Survey”,
1997.
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R-1110-76
R-1111-76
R-1120-76
R-1140-76
R-1141-76
R-1142-76
R-1160-76
R-1171-76
R-1180-76
R-1181-76
R-1182-76
c)
The Board incorporates the following federal regulations by reference:
40 CFR 136, Appendix B and C (1995).
d)
This Part incorporates no later amendments or editions.
(Source: Amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 8613, effective June 20, 1995; amended at ____ Ill.
Reg. ______, effective ____________________________.)
SUBPART Q: RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND
ANALYTICAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 611.720
Analytical Methods
a)
The methods specified below, incorporated by reference in Section
611.102, are to be used to determine compliance with Sections 611.330
and 611.331, except in cases where alternative methods have been
approved in accordance with Section 611.480.
1) Radiochemical Methods;
2) Standard Methods, 13th Edition:
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A) Gross Alpha and Beta: Method 302;
B) Total Radium: Method 304;
C) Radium-226: Method 305;
D) Strontium-89,90: Method 303;
E) Tritium: Method 306.
3) ASTM Methods:
A) Cesium-134: ASTM D-2459;
B) Uranium: ASTM D-2907.
1) Gross Alpha and Beta:
A) ASTM Method 302;
B) Standard Methods:
i) Method 302; or
ii) Method 7110 B;
C) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 1;
D) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Method 900;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 1;
F) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method 00-01; or
G) USGS Methods: Method R-1120-76.
2) Gross Alpha:
A) Standard Methods: Method 7110 C; or
B) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method 00-02.
3) Radium 226:
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A) ASTM Methods:
i) Method D2460-90; or
ii) Method D3454-91;
B) New York Radium Method:
C) Standard Methods:
i) Method 304;
ii) Method 305;
iii) Method 7500-Ra B; or
iv) Method 7500-Ra C;
D) USDOE Methods: Method Ra-05;
E) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 13, page
14;
F) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Methods 903, 903.1;
G) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 19;
H) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Methods Ra-03, Ra-
04; or
I) USGS Methods:
i) Method R-1140-76; or
ii) Method R-1141-76.
4) Radium 228:
A) Standard Methods:
i) Method 304; or
ii) Method 7500-Ra D;
B) New York Radium Method;
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C) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 24;
D) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Method 904;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 19;
F) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method Ra-05; or
G) USGS Methods: Method R-1142-76.
5) Uranium:
A) ASTM Methods:
i) Method D-2907;
ii) Method D-2907-91;
iii) Method D 3972-90; or
iv) Method D 5174-91;
B) New Jersey Radium Method;
C) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Methods 908, 908.1;
D) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 33;
E) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method 00-07; or
F) USGS Methods:
i) Method R-1180-76;
ii) Method R-1181-76; or
iii) Method R-1182-76.
6) Cesium:
A) ASTM Methods:
i) Method D 2459-72; or
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ii) Method D 3649-91;
B) Standard Methods:
i) Method 7120 (19th Ed.); or
ii) Method 7500-Cs B;
C) USDOE Methods: Method 4.5.2.3;
D) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 4;
E) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Methods 901, 901.1;
F) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 92; or
G) USGS Methods:
i) Method R-1110-76; or
ii) Method R-1111-76.
7) Iodine:
A) ASTM Methods:
i) D 3649-91; or
ii) D 4785-88;
B) Standard Methods:
i) Method 7120 (19th Ed.);
ii) Method 7500-I B;
iii) Method 7500-I C; or
iv) Method 7500-I D;
C) USDOE Methods: Method 4.5.2.3;
D) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: pages 6, 9;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 92; or
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F) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Methods 901.1, 902.
8) Strontium-89 & 90:
A) Standard Methods:
i) Method 303; or
ii) Method 7500-Sr B;
B) USDOE Methods:
i) Method Sr-01; or
ii) Method Sr-02;
C) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 29;
D) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Method 905;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 65;
F) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method Sr-04; or
G) USGS Methods: Method R-1160-76.
9) Tritium:
A) ASTM Methods: Method D 4107-91;
B) Standard Methods:
i) Method 306; or
ii) Method 7500-3H B;
C) USEPA Interim Radiochemical Methods: page 34;
D) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Method 906;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 87;
F) USEPA Radiochemistry Methods: Method H-02; or
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G) USGS Methods: Method R-1171-76.
10) Gamma Emitters:
A) ASTM Methods:
i) Method D 3649-91; or
ii) Method D 4785-88;
B) Standard Methods:
i) Method 7120 (19th Ed.);
ii) Method 7500-Cs B; or
iii) Method 7500-I B;
C) USDOE Method: Method 4.5.2.3;
D) USEPA Radioactivity Methods: Methods 901, 901.1,
902;
E) USEPA Radiochemical Analyses: page 92; or
G) USGS Methods: Method R-1110-76.
b)
When the identification and measurement of radionuclides other than
those listed in subsection (a) are required, the following methods,
incorporated by reference in Section 611.102, are to be used, except in
cases where alternative methods have been approved in accordance with
Section 611.480:
1)
"Procedures for Radiochemical Analysis of Nuclear Reactor
Aqueous Solutions", available from NTIS.
2)
HASL Procedure Manual, HASL 300.
c)
For the purpose of monitoring radioactivity concentrations in drinking
water, the required sensitivity of the radioanalysis is defined in terms of
a detection limit. The detection limit must be that concentration which
can be counted with a precision of plus or minus 100 percent at the 95
percent confidence level (1.96 sigma where sigma is the standard
deviation of the net counting rate of the sample).
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1)
To determine compliance with Section 611.330(a) the detection
limit must not exceed 1 pCi/L. To determine compliance with
Section 611.330(b) the detection limit must not exceed 3 pCi/L.
2)
To determine compliance with Section 611.331 the detection
limits must not exceed the concentrations listed in that Section.
d)
To judge compliance with the MCLs listed in Sections 611.330 and
611.331, averages of data must be used and must be rounded to the same
number of significant figures as the MCL for the substance in question.
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 141.25 (1995).
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 14493, effective October 22, 1996; amended at
______ Ill. Reg. _______, effective ______________________________.)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby
certify that the above opinion and order was adopted on the 4th day of December 1997,
by a vote of 6-0.
Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
