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Schedule 1 PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS OR VALUES

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Table A

ItemParametersUnits of measurementConcentration or Value (maximum unless otherwise stated)
Note: (i) if silver is used in water treatment process, 80 may be substituted for 10.
1.Colourmg/l Pt/Co scale20
2.Turbidity (including suspended solids)Formazin turbidity units4
3.Odour (including hydrogen sulphide)Dilution number3 at 25°C
4.TasteDilution number3 at 25°C
5.Temperature°C25
6.Hydrogen ionpH value9.5, 5.5 (minimum)
7.Sulphatemg SO4/l250
8.Magnesiummg Mg/l50
9.Sodiummg Na/l150
10.Potassiummg K/l12
11.Dry residuesmg/l1500 (after drying at 180°C)
12.Nitratemg NO3/l50
13.Nitritemg NO2/l0.1
14.Ammonium (ammonia and ammonium ions)mg NH4/l0.5
15.Kjeldahl nitrogenmg N/l1
16.Oxidizability (permanganate value)mg O2/l5
17.Total organic carbonmg C/lNo significant increase over that normally observed
18.Dissolved or emulsified hydrocarbons (after extraction with petroleum ether); mineral oilsμg/l10
19.Phenolsμg C6H5OH/l0.5
20.Surfactantsμg/l (as lauryl sulphate)200
21.AluminumμgAl/l200
22.IronμgFe/l200
23.Manganeseμg/Mn/l50
24.Copperμg Cu/l3000
25.Zincμg Zn/l5000
26.Phosphorusμg P/l2200
27.Fluorideμg F/l1500
28.Silverμg Ag/l10(i)

Table B

ItemParametersUnits of measurementMaximum Concentration

Notes:

  1. (i)

    The sum of the detected concentrations of individual substances.

  2. (ii)

    the sum of the detected concentrations of fluoranthene, benzo 3.4 fluoranthene, benzo 11.12 fluoranthene, benzo 3.4 pyrene, benzo 1.12 perylene and indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene.

1.Arsenicμg As/l50
2.Cadmiumμg Cd/l5
3.Cyanideμg CN/l50
4.Chromiumμg Cr/l50
5.Mercuryμg Hg/l1
6.Nickelμg Ni/l50
7.Leadμg/ Pb/l50
8.Antimonyμg Sb/l10
9.Seleniumμg Se/l10
10.Pesticides and related products:
(a)

individual substances

μg/l0.1
(b)

total substances (i)

μg/l0.5
11.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ii)μg/l0.2

Table C

ItemParametersUnits of measurementMaximum Concentration
Note: (i) Analysis by multiple tube method.
1.Total coliformsnumber/100 ml0
2.Faecal coliformsnumber/100 ml0
3.Faecal streptococcinumber/100 ml0
4.Sulphite-reducing clostridianumber/20 ml≤1(i)
5.Colony countsnumber/1 ml at 22°C or 37°CNo significant increase over that normally observed

Table D(i)

ItemParametersUnits of measurementConcentration or Value
Note: (i) See regulation 3(3)(d).
1.ConductivityμS/cm1500 at 20°C
2.Chloridemg Cl/l400
3.Calciummg Ca/l250
4.Substances extractable in chloroformmg/l dry residue1
5.Boronμg B/l2000
6.Bariumμg Ba/l1000
7.Benzo 3,4 pyreneμg/l10
8.Tetrachloromethaneμg/l3
9.Trichloroetheneμg/l30
10.Tetrachloroetheneμg/l10

Table E

ItemParametersUnits of measurementMinimum Concentration(i)
Note: (i) See regulation 3(4).
1.Total hardnessmg Ca/l60
2.Alkalinitymg HCO3/l30