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4.Environmental standards for priority substances, Intermittent Discharge Standards and standards for Shellfish Waters
1.Subject to paragraph 2, to determine the dissolved oxygen, ammonia...Environmental standards for river water qualityBoundary values for aquatic plants and animals in rivers
2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
5.To determine the total phosphorus standards to apply to a...Environmental standards for river flowsBoundary values for aquatic plants and animals in lakes
6.To determine the lake level standards applicable to a lake...Environmental standards for lake water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
PART 2 Environmental Standards
2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
8.Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 5 of...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
9.If the Department does not have the necessary data to...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
10.Environmental standards for protection of inland lake water levels
11.Environmental standards for transitional and coastal water quality
12.The Department shall apply, as applicable, the dissolved inorganic nitrogen...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...
Environmental Standards for Transitional and Coastal Water Quality
Environmental Standards for Priority Substances and other Substances
PART 3 Boundary values for biological quality elements
2.Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...The Department shall apply the “high”, “good”, “moderate”, “poor” or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
3.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”,...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
4.To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...The Department shall apply, as applicable, the “high”, “good”, “moderate”...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any river or...
6.To determine the lake level standards applicable to a lake...Environmental standards for lake water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
7.To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...The Department shall apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
8.Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 5 of...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
9.If the Department does not have the necessary data to...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any lake or...
10.Boundary values for aquatic plants and animals in transitional and coastal waters
11.Environmental standards for transitional and coastal water qualityThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...
12.The Department shall apply, as applicable, the dissolved inorganic nitrogen...The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...
13.Environmental standards for specific pollutantsThe Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water,...
14.The Department shall apply, as applicable, to any transitional water...
1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...
2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...
PART 2 Determining Chemical Status of Surface Waters
1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...
PART 3 Determining Ecological Potential of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies
1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...
2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...
3.When determining whether all practicable mitigation has been taken, mitigation...Once the Department has in accordance with paragraph 7 of...
PART 4 Determining High Status for Morphological Elements
1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...
2.In this part, “high impact alien species” means a non-native...In order to determine how to classify surface water bodies...Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 3 of...
3.When determining whether all practicable mitigation has been taken, mitigation...Once the Department has in accordance with paragraph 7 of...
4.To assess the morphological condition of transitional and coastal water...
5.High Status morphological condition must not be assigned to—
PART 5 Determining Overall Status of Surface Water Bodies
1.The Department shall classify the ecological status of surface water...The Department shall classify the chemical status of surface water...The Department shall classify a surface water body designated as...The Department shall monitor morphological conditions within relevant water bodies....The Department shall determine the overall status of a surface...
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