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JRN 30 '96 01:13PM CQLOWYO CORL ~ P.3i13 `( ~ (6) •IInconfined Gsound Water" is ground water that has s free water table; i.e., water not confined under pressure beneath relatively impermeable rocks. ~?, 3.11.5 I TERMM 17ARR!-$LVE aTAxnARn (1) The "Interim Narrative Standard" in 3.12.5 (1) (a) boiow ie applicable to all ground eater, to which standards have not already boon aeaigned 1n the state, with the exception o! those areas whose the total dieaolvad solids (TDB) are equal to or exceed 10,000 mgjl. This standard is applicable independent o! and in addition to the atatevide standards for radioactive materials and organic pollutaata eateblished in section 3.11.SC. o! the Hasic standards fos Ground pater. ~~ (T) (a) Until ouch time se use olaaeiiicatione and numerical etandard^ era adopted !or the ground water on a aite- apecifio basis throughout the state, and aubjeet to the provisions o! subaeotion (b) below, ground-water quality shall be maintained !or each parameter at rhichever of the following levels la Leaa sestrietive~ (i) existing ambient quality as of January 31, 1994, or (li) that quality vhieh manta the most stringent criteria set lorth in Tables 1_throgq~i,_4..of.,,'The 84@~g~, Standards !or Ormond Water." (b)~ The interim standard shall not be interpreted or applied as defining Or limiting the potential Hoed !or remediation of contaminated ground water where remedial requirements are established under state or federal law. It fa the Commisaion'e intent that, to the maximum degree technically leaaible and economioally resaonable, raoemdial e!lorte should be directed at cleaning up ground water contaminated by human activities to a cleaning up ground eater contaminated by human activities to a degree such that it is unable for all ezistinq and potential baneliolal uses; this interim narrative standard is not intended to define when ouch ramediation !e or Se not ieseiblo. Where comamination already exists, thin interim standard to merely intended to assure that conditions era not allowd to 8etariorate Yurther pending remedial action. The appropriate level of clean-up to be aohieved may be addreaaed by this ComNlsaion in a future claaaification and aeandard-aettinq proaesding, or by other agencies with jusiedietion over remedial actions. (c) In applying this interim narrative standard, the Commiaaion intends Lhat agencies vith authority to implement this standard will exercise their best profeeaional judgment ae to what oonetitutes adequate information to determine or estimate existing ambient quality, taking into account the looation, sampling date, and quality of all available data. Data generated aubeequent to January 31, 1994, shall be presumed to be representative of existing Quality ae oP January 31, 1994, if the available information indicates that therm have boon no new of increased sources o! ground `)water oontamination initiated in the area in question subaoquent to that data. i! available information to not adequate to otherwise daterminn or estimate existing ambient