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<br />....'..".....l <br />,">::: <br />'J, <br /> <br />"I <br />..J <br />iI' "':~ <br /> <br />numeric criteria f.or metals, fecal coliform bacteria, and nitrate-nitrogen. <br /> <br />""I <br />;,~,.. <br />."',',' <br />~?', <br /> <br />These numeric criteria have been used to assess the effects of nonpointsource <br />f\) <br />~ pollution in this report and are reflected in Table 1. The Basic Standards <br />-..J <br />~ regulation also states that waters shall be "free from" other pollutants, this <br /> <br />:::~(' <br /> <br />;'fl would include nonpoint pollutants including sediment,sal1nity. For <br /> <br />:i~ <br />;oJ <br /> <br />phosphorus a range of concentrations were used to guage the potential for <br /> <br />reservoir enrichment. <br /> <br />~'~ <br />r:3 <br />.'.... <br />:;V! <br /> <br />.For this report, numeric criteria were selected for sediment, salinity, and <br /> <br />phosphorus to assess the range of concentrations found in waters of the <br /> <br />~~~ <br />~~~}j <br /> <br />state. These numeric criteria were selected based on studies conducted by the <br /> <br />National Academy of Sciences (1973) in regard to sediment, and salinity. A <br /> <br />:;'j <br />~~;~i <br /> <br />range of concentrations, for phosphorus in streams, was used to assess the <br /> <br />potential for enrichment of reservoirs. <br /> <br />",,"M <br />;:..::. <br />&:ii <br />. , <br />,",.-. <br /> <br />~':'~J <br />t::j <br />:.:d <br /> <br />r~1 <br />~. " <br />~A <br /> <br />~:'/, <br />~?:1 <br />:;:i~ <br /> <br />~i~ <br /> <br />~:',~ <br />r-~ <br />i;{,; <br /> <br />-35- <br /> <br />l01 <br />