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Water Quality Criteria

Designated-Best-Use
Class of water
Criteria
Drinking Water Source without
conventional treatment but after disinfection
A
  1. Total Coliforms OrganismMPN/100ml shall be 50 or less
  2. pH between 6.5 and 8.5
  3. Dissolved Oxygen 6mg/l or more
  4. Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 days 20oC 2mg/l or less
Outdoor bathing (Organised)
B
  1. Total Coliforms Organism MPN/100ml shall be 500 or less
  2. pH between 6.5 and 8.5
  3. Dissolved Oxygen 5mg/l or more
  4. Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 days 20oC 3mg/l or less
Drinking water source after conventional treatment and disinfection
C
  1. Total Coliforms Organism MPN/100ml shall be 5000 or less
  2. pH between 6 to 9
  3. Dissolved Oxygen 4mg/l or more
  4. Biochemical Oxygen Demand 5 days 20oC 3mg/l or less
Propagation of Wild life and Fisheries
D
  1. pH between 6.5 to 8.5
  2. Dissolved Oxygen 4mg/l or more
  3. Free Ammonia (as N) 1.2 mg/l or less
Irrigation, Industrial Cooling, Controlled Waste disposal
E
  1. pH betwwn 6.0 to 8.5
  2. Electrical Conductivity at 25oC micro mhos/cm Max.2250
  3. Sodium absorption Ratio Max. 26
  4. Boron Max. 2mg/l
  Below-E   Not Meeting A, B, C, D & E Criteria