SCHEDULE 4CLASSIFICATION

Standards

1.  The Agency must use the following standards for classification—

Standards for inland waters

Parameter“Excellent”“Good”“Sufficient”
(1)

Colony forming units per 100 millilitres (“cfu/100 ml”).

(2)

Based upon a 95-percentile evaluation – see paragraph 2.

(3)

Based upon a 90-percentile evaluation – see paragraph 2.

Intestinal enterococci(1)200(2)400(2)330(3)
Escherichia coli(1)500(2)1,000(2)900(3)

Standards for coastal and transitional waters

Parameter“Excellent”“Good”“Sufficient”
(1)

Colony forming units per 100 millilitres (“cfu/100 ml”).

(2)

Based upon a 95-percentile evaluation – see paragraph 2.

(3)

Based upon a 90-percentile evaluation – see paragraph 2.

Intestinal enterococci(1)100(2)200(2)185(3)
Escherichia coli(1)250(2)500(2)500(3)