The Surface Waters (Dangerous Substances) (Classification) Regulations 1997

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION DS4

1.  Subject to paragraph 2 below, the requirements for the classification DS4 are that—

(a)the annual mean concentration of each substance listed in column (1) of Table 1 in samples taken from the sampling point for the waters in question in accordance with regulation 4 above does not exceed the relevant limit shown in column (2); and

(b)the concentration of each substance listed in column (1) of Table 2 in each sample so taken does not exceed the relevant limit shown in column (2).

2.  Where samples are taken in accordance with regulation 4 above from more than one sampling point in relation to the waters in question, the requirement in paragraph 1(a) above must be satisfied in relation to the samples from each sampling point.

Table 1

(1)(2)
Dangerous substanceLimit (in microgrammes per litre) (annual mean)
Arsenic50
Atrazine and Simazine2 (for the two substances in total)
Azinphos-methyl0.01
Dichlorvos0.001
Endosulphan0.003
Fenitrothion0.01
Malathion0.01
Trifluralin0.1

Table 2

(1)(2)
Dangerous substanceLimit (in microgrammes per litre)
Tributyltin0.02
Triphenyltin and its derivatives0.02