Table Wq01: Select water quality data for the Salt River
| Parameter | State Standards | 1986 Water Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | III | VI | VII | ||
| Temperature (F) | 90 max | 34-80 | |||
| Specific Conductance (micromhos/cm) | 132-270 | ||||
| pH | 6.5-9.0 | 6.8-8.8 | |||
| Coliform, fecal (cols/100ml) | 200 non-storm runoff | 4k-26,000k | |||
| Hardness, total (mg/L as CaCO3) | 59-130 | ||||
| Alkalinity, total (mg/L as CaCO3) | 44-105 | ||||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia (mg/L as N) | depends on pH and temperature | 0.02-0.11 | |||
| Phosphorus, total (mg/L as P) | 0.18-1.1 | ||||
| Manganese, dissolved (microgram/L as Mn) | 50 | 50 | 29-43 | ||
| Iron, dissolved (microgram/L as Fe) | 1,000 | 300 | 300 | 15-760 | |
| Solids, residue susp. (mg/L as 356 degrees) | 96-184 | ||||
| Oxygen, dissolved (mg/L) | 5 | 6.4-14.4 | |||
I: protection of aquatic life
III: drinking water supply
VI: whole body contact recreation
VII: groundwater
K: non-ideal colony counts
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