[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR230.50]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 230_SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL SITES 

FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart F_Potential Effects on Human Use Characteristics

 

Sec.  230.50  Municipal and private water supplies.



    Note: The effects described in this subpart should be considered in 

making the factual



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determinations and the findings of compliance or non-compliance in 

subpart B.





    (a) Municipal and private water supplies consist of surface water or 

ground water which is directed to the intake of a municipal or private 

water supply system.

    (b) Possible loss of values: Discharges can affect the quality of 

water supplies with respect to color, taste, odor, chemical content and 

suspended particulate concentration, in such a way as to reduce the 

fitness of the water for consumption. Water can be rendered unpalatable 

or unhealthy by the addition of suspended particulates, viruses and 

pathogenic organisms, and dissolved materials. The expense of removing 

such substances before the water is delivered for consumption can be 

high. Discharges may also affect the quantity of water available for 

municipal and private water supplies. In addition, certain commonly used 

water treatment chemicals have the potential for combining with some 

suspended or dissolved substances from dredged or fill material to form 

other prod ucts that can have a toxic effect on con sumers.