§ 131.47 Aquatic life criteria for aluminum in Oregon.

(a) Scope. This section promulgates aquatic life criteria for aluminum in fresh waters in Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act. (b) Criteria for aluminum in Oregon. The aquatic life criteria in Table 1 to this paragraph (b) apply to all fresh waters in Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act to protect the fish and aquatic life designated uses. Table 1 to Paragraph (b)—Aluminum Aquatic Life Criteria for Oregon Fresh Waters (c) Applicability. (1) The criteria in paragraph (b) of this section are the applicable acute and chronic aluminum aquatic life criteria in all fresh waters in Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act to protect the fish and aquatic life designated uses. (2) The criteria established in this section are subject to Oregon's general rules of applicability in the same way and to the same extent as are other federally promulgated and state-adopted numeric criteria when applied to fresh waters in Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act to protect the fish and aquatic life designated uses. (3) For all waters with mixing zone regulations or implementation procedures, the criteria apply at the appropriate locations within or at the boundary of the mixing zones and outside of the mixing zones; otherwise the criteria apply throughout the water body including at the end of any discharge pipe, conveyance, or other discharge point within the water body.