[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 22] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR141.61] [Page 434-436] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PART 141_NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart G_National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels Sec. 141.61 Maximum contaminant levels for organic contaminants. (a) The following maximum contaminant levels for organic contaminants apply to community and non-transient, non-community water systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAS No. Contaminant MCL (mg/l) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) 75-01-4.................. Vinyl chloride....... 0.002 (2) 71-43-2.................. Benzene.............. 0.005 (3) 56-23-5.................. Carbon tetrachloride. 0.005 (4) 107-06-2................. 1,2-Dichloroethane... 0.005 (5) 79-01-6.................. Trichloroethylene.... 0.005 (6) 106-46-7................. para-Dichlorobenzene. 0.075 (7) 75-35-4.................. 1,1-Dichloroethylene. 0.007 (8) 71-55-6.................. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.2 (9) 156-59-2................. cis-1,2- 0.07 Dichloroethylene. (10) 78-87-5................. 1,2-Dichloropropane.. 0.005 (11) 100-41-4................ Ethylbenzene......... 0.7 (12) 108-90-7................ Monochlorobenzene.... 0.1 (13) 95-50-1................. o-Dichlorobenzene.... 0.6 (14) 100-42-5................ Styrene.............. 0.1 (15) 127-18-4................ Tetrachloroethylene.. 0.005 (16) 108-88-3................ Toluene.............. 1 (17) 156-60-5................ trans-1,2- 0.1 Dichloroethylene. (18) 1330-20-7............... Xylenes (total)...... 10 (19) 75-09-2................. Dichloromethane...... 0.005 (20) 120-82-1................ 1,2,4-Trichloro- .07 benzene. (21) 79-00-5................. 1,1,2-Trichloro- .005 ethane. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) The Administrator, pursuant to section 1412 of the Act, hereby identifies as indicated in the Table below granular activated carbon (GAC), packed tower aeration (PTA), or oxidation (OX) as the best technology treatment technique, or other means available for achieving compliance with the maximum contaminant level for organic contaminants identified in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section: BAT for Organic Contaminants Listed in Sec. 141.61 (a) and (c) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAS No. Contaminant GAC PTA OX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15972-60-8.................................. Alachlor............................ X ........ ........ 116-06-3.................................... Aldicarb............................ X ........ ........ 1646-88-4................................... Aldicarb sulfone.................... X ........ ........ 1646-87-3................................... Aldicarb sulfoxide.................. X ........ ........ 1912-24-9................................... Atrazine............................ X ........ ........ 71-43-2..................................... Benzene............................. X X ........ 50-32-8..................................... Benzo[a]pyrene...................... X ........ ........ 1563-66-2................................... Carbofuran.......................... X ........ ........ 56-23-5..................................... Carbon tetrachloride................ X X ........ 57-74-9..................................... Chlordane........................... X ........ ........ 75-99-0..................................... Dalapon............................. X ........ ........ 94-75-7..................................... 2,4-D............................... X ........ ........ 103-23-1.................................... Di (2-ethylhexyl) adipate........... X X ........ 117-81-7.................................... Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate......... X ........ ........ 96-12-8..................................... Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)......... X X ........ 95-50-1..................................... o-Dichlorobenzene................... X X ........ 106-46-7.................................... para-Dichlorobenzene................ X X ........ [[Page 435]] 107-06-2.................................... 1,2-Dichloroethane.................. X X ........ 75-35-4..................................... 1,1-Dichloroethylene................ X X ........ 156-59-2.................................... cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene............ X X ........ 156-60-5.................................... trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene.......... X X ........ 75-09-2..................................... Dichloromethane..................... ........ X ........ 78-87-5..................................... 1,2-Dichloropropane................. X X ........ 88-85-7..................................... Dinoseb............................. X ........ ........ 85-00-7..................................... Diquat.............................. X ........ ........ 145-73-3.................................... Endothall........................... X ........ ........ 72-20-8..................................... Endrin.............................. X ........ ........ 100-41-4.................................... Ethylbenzene........................ X X ........ 106-93-4.................................... Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)............ X X ........ 1071-83-6................................... Gylphosate.......................... ........ ........ X 76-44-8..................................... Heptachlor.......................... X ........ ........ 1024-57-3................................... Heptachlor epoxide.................. X ........ ........ 118-74-1.................................... Hexachlorobenzene................... X ........ ........ 77-47-3..................................... Hexachlorocyclopentadiene........... X X ........ 58-89-9..................................... Lindane............................. X ........ ........ 72-43-5..................................... Methoxychlor........................ X ........ ........ 108-90-7.................................... Monochlorobenzene................... X X ........ 23135-22-0.................................. Oxamyl (Vydate)..................... X ........ ........ 87-86-5..................................... Pentachlorophenol................... X ........ ........ 1918-02-1................................... Picloram............................ X ........ ........ 1336-36-3................................... Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)..... X ........ ........ 122-34-9.................................... Simazine............................ X ........ ........ 100-42-5.................................... Styrene............................. X X ........ 1746-01-6................................... 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)............... X ........ ........ 127-18-4.................................... Tetrachloroethylene................. X X ........ 108-88-3.................................... Toluene............................. X X ........ 8001-35-2................................... Toxaphene........................... X ........ ........ 93-72-1..................................... 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)................... X ........ ........ 120-82-1.................................... 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene.............. X X ........ 71-55-6..................................... 1,1,1-Trichloroethane............... X X ........ 79-00-5..................................... 1,1,2-Trichloroethane............... X X ........ 79-01-6..................................... Trichloroethylene................... X X ........ 75-01-4..................................... Vinyl chloride...................... ........ X ........ 1330-20-7................................... Xylene.............................. X X ........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) The following maximum contaminant levels for synthetic organic contaminants apply to community water systems and non-transient, non- community water systems: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAS No. Contaminant MCL (mg/l) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) 15972-60-8............... Alachlor............. 0.002 (2) 116-06-3................. Aldicarb............. 0.003 (3) 1646-87-3................ Aldicarb sulfoxide... 0.004 (4) 1646-87-4................ Aldicarb sulfone..... 0.002 (5) 1912-24-9................ Atrazine............. 0.003 (6) 1563-66-2................ Carbofuran........... 0.04 (7) 57-74-9.................. Chlordane............ 0.002 (8) 96-12-8.................. Dibromochloropropane. 0.0002 (9) 94-75-7.................. 2,4-D................ 0.07 (10) 106-93-4................. Ethylene dibromide... 0.00005 (11) 76-44-8.................. Heptachlor........... 0.0004 (12) 1024-57-3................ Heptachlor epoxide... 0.0002 (13) 58-89-9.................. Lindane.............. 0.0002 (14) 72-43-5.................. Methoxychlor......... 0.04 (15) 1336-36-3................ Polychlorinated 0.0005 biphenyls. (16) 87-86-5.................. Pentachlorophenol.... 0.001 (17) 8001-35-2................ Toxaphene............ 0.003 (18) 93-72-1.................. 2,4,5-TP............. 0.05 (19) 50-32-8.................. Benzo[a]pyrene....... 0.0002 (20) 75-99-0.................. Dalapon.............. 0.2 (21) 103-23-1................. Di(2-ethylhexyl) 0.4 adipate. (22) 117-81-7................. Di(2-ethylhexyl) 0.006 phthalate. (23) 88-85-7.................. Dinoseb.............. 0.007 (24) 85-00-7.................. Diquat............... 0.02 (25) 145-73-3................. Endothall............ 0.1 [[Page 436]] (26) 72-20-8.................. Endrin............... 0.002 (27) 1071-53-6................ Glyphosate........... 0.7 (28) 118-74-1................. Hexacholorbenzene.... 0.001 (29) 77-47-4.................. Hexachlorocyclopentad 0.05 iene. (30) 23135-22-0............... Oxamyl (Vydate)...... 0.2 (31) 1918-02-1................ Picloram............. 0.5 (32) 122-34-9................. Simazine............. 0.004 (33) 1746-01-6................ 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) 3x10-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [56 FR 3593, Jan. 30, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 30280, July 1, 1991; 57 FR 31846, July 17, 1992; 59 FR 34324, July 1, 1994]