StateofOregonDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality.pdfVIP

State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Memorandum To: DEQ Water Quality Staff Date: November 28, 2014 From: Jennifer Wigal, Surface Water Management Section Manager Debra Sturdevant, WQ Standards and Assessment Section Manager Zach Mandera, Inorganic Laboratory Manager Prepared By: Spencer Bohaboy, Surface Water Management Section Andrea Matzke, WQ Standards and Assessment Section Subject: Implementation Instructions for Water Quality Criteria Chromium III (CAS #: 16065-83-1) and Chromium VI (CAS #: 18540-29-9) This memo clarifies how chromium III (trivalent form) and chromium VI (hexavalent form) concentrations in effluent and surface water are measured to determine compliance with water quality criteria. Criterion Summary Oregon water quality standards include numeric criteria for chromium III and VI (Table 30) to 1 protect aquatic life (See table below). There are no associated human health criteria . Human Health Criteria Aquatic Life Criteria Aquatic Life Criteria Chemical (Freshwater) (Saltwater) Water + Org Org Only Acute Chronic Acute Chronic (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) (µg/L) Chromium VI 16C 11C 1100C 50C Chromium III Calculate C,F Calculate C,F C Criterion is expressed in terms of “diss