Schedule 1 PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATIONS OR VALUES
Table A
| Item | Parameters | Units of measurement | Concentration or Value (maximum unless otherwise stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: (i) if silver is used in water treatment process, 80 may be substituted for 10. | |||
| 1. | Colour | mg/l Pt/Co scale | 20 |
| 2. | Turbidity (including suspended solids) | Formazin turbidity units | 4 |
| 3. | Odour (including hydrogen sulphide) | Dilution number | 3 at 25°C |
| 4. | Taste | Dilution number | 3 at 25°C |
| 5. | Temperature | °C | 25 |
| 6. | Hydrogen ion | pH value | 9.5, 5.5 (minimum) |
| 7. | Sulphate | mg SO4/l | 250 |
| 8. | Magnesium | mg Mg/l | 50 |
| 9. | Sodium | mg Na/l | 150 |
| 10. | Potassium | mg K/l | 12 |
| 11. | Dry residues | mg/l | 1500 (after drying at 180°C) |
| 12. | Nitrate | mg NO3/l | 50 |
| 13. | Nitrite | mg NO2/l | 0.1 |
| 14. | Ammonium (ammonia and ammonium ions) | mg NH4/l | 0.5 |
| 15. | Kjeldahl nitrogen | mg N/l | 1 |
| 16. | Oxidizability (permanganate value) | mg O2/l | 5 |
| 17. | Total organic carbon | mg C/l | No significant increase over that normally observed |
| 18. | Dissolved or emulsified hydrocarbons (after extraction with petroleum ether); mineral oils | μg/l | 10 |
| 19. | Phenols | μg C6H5OH/l | 0.5 |
| 20. | Surfactants | μg/l (as lauryl sulphate) | 200 |
| 21. | Aluminum | μgAl/l | 200 |
| 22. | Iron | μgFe/l | 200 |
| 23. | Manganese | μg/Mn/l | 50 |
| 24. | Copper | μg Cu/l | 3000 |
| 25. | Zinc | μg Zn/l | 5000 |
| 26. | Phosphorus | μg P/l | 2200 |
| 27. | Fluoride | μg F/l | 1500 |
| 28. | Silver | μg Ag/l | 10(i) |
Table B
| Item | Parameters | Units of measurement | Maximum Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes:
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| 1. | Arsenic | μg As/l | 50 |
| 2. | Cadmium | μg Cd/l | 5 |
| 3. | Cyanide | μg CN/l | 50 |
| 4. | Chromium | μg Cr/l | 50 |
| 5. | Mercury | μg Hg/l | 1 |
| 6. | Nickel | μg Ni/l | 50 |
| 7. | Lead | μg/ Pb/l | 50 |
| 8. | Antimony | μg Sb/l | 10 |
| 9. | Selenium | μg Se/l | 10 |
| 10. | Pesticides and related products: | ||
(a) individual substances | μg/l | 0.1 | |
(b) total substances (i) | μg/l | 0.5 | |
| 11. | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ii) | μg/l | 0.2 |
Table C
| Item | Parameters | Units of measurement | Maximum Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: (i) Analysis by multiple tube method. | |||
| 1. | Total coliforms | number/100 ml | 0 |
| 2. | Faecal coliforms | number/100 ml | 0 |
| 3. | Faecal streptococci | number/100 ml | 0 |
| 4. | Sulphite-reducing clostridia | number/20 ml | ≤1(i) |
| 5. | Colony counts | number/1 ml at 22°C or 37°C | No significant increase over that normally observed |
Table D(i)
| Item | Parameters | Units of measurement | Concentration or Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: (i) See regulation 3(3)(d). | |||
| 1. | Conductivity | μS/cm | 1500 at 20°C |
| 2. | Chloride | mg Cl/l | 400 |
| 3. | Calcium | mg Ca/l | 250 |
| 4. | Substances extractable in chloroform | mg/l dry residue | 1 |
| 5. | Boron | μg B/l | 2000 |
| 6. | Barium | μg Ba/l | 1000 |
| 7. | Benzo 3,4 pyrene | μg/l | 10 |
| 8. | Tetrachloromethane | μg/l | 3 |
| 9. | Trichloroethene | μg/l | 30 |
| 10. | Tetrachloroethene | μg/l | 10 |
Table E
| Item | Parameters | Units of measurement | Minimum Concentration(i) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note: (i) See regulation 3(4). | |||
| 1. | Total hardness | mg Ca/l | 60 |
| 2. | Alkalinity | mg HCO3/l | 30 |