DRAFT OF A PRELIMINARY DOCUMENT CONSOLIDATING THE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THE SEVERAL STATES IN THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

PENNSYLVANIA WATER USES

Symbol

Use

Comparative use, table l

1.1 Cold water fish maintenance and propagation of the family Salmonidae and fish food organisms.

1.2.

1.2 Warm water fishes-maintenance and propagation of fish food organisms and all families of fishes except Salmonidae.

4.1.

1.3 Migratory fishes-passage maintenance and propagation of anadromous and cata- 5.1.
dromous fishes, and other fishes which ascend to flowing waters to complete their
life cycle.

2.1

Domestic water supply-Use by humans after conventional treatment, for drinking, 3.1.
culinary and other purposes.

2.2 Industrial water supply-Use by industry for inclusion into products, for processing 5.3.
and for cooling.

2.3 Livestock water supply-Used by livestock and poultry for drinking and cleansing... 4.2.
2.4 Wildlife water supply-Use for water fowl habitat and by wildlife for drinking and 4.3.
cleansing.

2.5 Irrigation water supply-Used to supplement precipitation for growing of crops..
3.1 Boating-Powerboating, sailboating, canoeing, and rowing for recreational purposes..
3.2 Fishing-Use of the water for the taking of fish by legal methods.....

5.2. 4.4.

4.1 (supplementing
Pa. 1.2) or
1.2 (supplementing
Pa. 1.1).

3.3 Water contact sports-Use of the water for swimming and related activities.

3.4 Natural area-Use of the water as an esthetic setting to recreational pursuits. 4.1 Power-Use of water energy to generate power.

2.1.

2.2.

5.5.

4.2 Navigation-Use of water for commercial transfer and transport of persons, animals, 5.4. and goods.

4.3 Treated waste assimilation-Use of the water for the assimilation and transport of 5.6.

treated waste waters.

Note: The basic uses assigned to Pennsylvania waters are underlined. Additions to and deletions from this standard list were made to specific waters listed in Pennsylvania's water quality standards.

A

Water contact recreation-includes swimming, fishing, water skiing and certain types of
pleasure boating such as sailing in very small craft and outboard motor boats.

Comparative use, table I

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Propagation of fish and other aquatic life..

Water transport, cooling and power-commercial and pleasure vessels (except those
under A), industrial cooling water, and hydropower.

2.1

4.1

4.4

3.1

5.3

5.2

4. 2

4.1

5.4

5.5

5.3

5.6