Louisiana § 40:740 Appendices; maximum contaminant levels

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§ 40:740 — Appendices; maximum contaminant levels

Louisiana § 40:740

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:740 (2026).

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A. Appendix A. The following provisions are the maximum contaminant levels for the following compounds: Compound Maximum Contaminant = ppb Level (mg/L)

(1)VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Trichloroethylene 0.005 5 Carbon tetrachloride 0.005 5 Vinyl Chloride 0.002 2 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.005 5 Benzene 0.005 5 1,1,-Dichloroethylene 0.007 7 1,1,1,-Trichloroethane 0.200 200 p-Dichlorobenzene 0.075 75 Trihalomethanes 0.010 10

(2)INORGANIC COMPOUNDS Arsenic 0.05 50 Barium 1.0 1000 Cadmium 0.01 10 Chloride 250.0 250,000 Chromium 0.05 50 Copper 1.0 1,000 Fluoride 4.0 4,000 Iron 0.3 300 Lead 0.005 5 Manganese 0.05 50 Mercury 0.002 2 Nitrate 10.0 10,000 Selenium 0.01 10 Silver 0.05 50 Sulfate 250.0 250,000 TDS 500.0 Zinc 5.0 5,000

(3)ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Endrin 0.0002 0.2 Lindane 0.004 4.0 Methoxychlor 0.1

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A. Appendix A. The following provisions are the maximum contaminant levels for the following compounds:
Compound
Maximum Contaminant =
ppb
Level (mg/L)
(1) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Trichloroethylene
0.005
5
Carbon tetrachloride
0.005
5
Vinyl Chloride
0.002
2
1,2-Dichloroethane
0.005
5
Benzene
0.005
5
1,1,-Dichloroethylene
0.007
7
1,1,1,-Trichloroethane
0.200
200
p-Dichlorobenzene
0.075
75
Trihalomethanes
0.010
10
(2) INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Arsenic
0.05
50
Barium
1.0
1000
Cadmium
0.01
10
Chloride
250.0
250,000
Chromium
0.05
50
Copper
1.0
1,000
Fluoride
4.0
4,000
Iron
0.3
300
Lead
0.005
5
Manganese
0.05
50
Mercury
0.002
2
Nitrate
10.0
10,000
Selenium
0.01
10
Silver
0.05
50
Sulfate
250.0
250,000
TDS
500.0
Zinc
5.0
5,000
(3) ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Endrin
0.0002
0.2
Lindane
0.004
4.0
Methoxychlor
0.10
100.0
Toxaphene
0.005
5.0
2,4-D
0.10
100.0
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
0.01
10.0
(4) WATER PROPERTIES
Color
< 15 units
Turbidity
< 5 units
pH
6.5 - 8.5
Odor
3 T.O.N.
(5) RADIONUCLIDES
*Gross Alpha
15 pCi/L
**Gross Beta
50 pCi/L
B. Appendix B. The following is a listing of inorganic and organic substances:
(1) Inorganics
Aluminum
Ammonia
Antimony
Beryllium
Boron
Cyanide
Foaming Agents
Molybdenum
Nickel
Radium 226
Radium 228
Radon
Sodium
Strontium
Thallium
Uranium
Vanadium
(2) Organics
Acrylamide
Alachlor
Atrazine
Aldrin
Aldicarb
Aldicarb Sulfone
Aldicarb Sulfoxide
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Adipates
Authracene
Bentazon
Bromobenzene
Bromochloromethane
Bromomethane
Butylbenzene, n
Butylbenzene, sec
Butylbenzene, tert
Benzidine
Benzo (a) anthracene
Benzo (a) pyrene
Benzo (b) fluoranthene
Benzo (ghi) perylene
Benzo (k) fluoranthene
Bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether
Bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) pthalate
Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4
Butylbensyl pthalate
Bromacil
Butachlor
Carbofuran
Cyanazine
Chlordane
Chlorothalonil
Chlorobenzene
Chloroethane
Chloromethane
Chlorotoluene, o-
Chlorotoluene, p-
Carbaryl
Chloro-m-Cresol, p-
Chloronapthalene, 2-
Chlorophenol, 2-
Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4-
Chrysene
Dacthal
Dalapon
DB,2,4-
Delta BHC
Diazonon
Dibromo-3-Chloropropane, 1,2-
Dimethoate
Dieldrin
Ditrotoluene, 2,4-
Dicamba
Dinoseb
Dibromomethane
Dichlorobenzene, m-
Dichlorobenzene, o-
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Dichloroethane,1,1-
Dichloroethylene,1,2-cis-
Dichloroethylene,1,2,-trans
Dichloromethane
Dichloropropane,1,2-
Dichloropropane,1,3-
Dichloropropane,2,2-
Dichloropropene,1,1-
Dichloropropene,1,3-
Di-n-butyl pthalate
Di-n-octyl pthalate
Dichlorobenzidine,3,3-
Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene
Dichlorophenol,2,4-
Diethyl Pthalate
Dimethy Pthalate
Dimethlyphenol,2,4-
Dinitro-o-Cresol,4,6-
Dinitrophenol,2,4-
Diphenylhydrazine,1,2-
Dinitrotoluene,2,6-
Diuron
Diquat
Endothall
Epichlorohydrin
Ethylbenzene
Ethyl Dibromide
Fluorotrichloromethane
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Glyphosate
Heptachlor
Heptechlor Epoxide
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Hexachloroethane
Indeno (1,2,3-c,d) Pyrene
Isophorone
Isopropylbenzene
Isopropyltoluene,p-
Methomyl
Methyl tert-Butyl-Ether
Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol,2-
Metolachlor
Metribuzin
Molinate
Napthalene
Nitrobenzene
Nitrophenol,2-
Nitrophenol,4-
Nitrosodimethylamine,n-
Nitrosodiphenylamine,n-
Nitrosodi-n-propylamine,n-
PCB
Pentachlorophenol
Phenathrene
Picloram
Prometryn
Propylbenzene,n-
Pyrene
Simazine
T,2,4,5
TCDD,2,3,7,8-
Tetrachloroethane,1,1,1,2-
Tetrachloroethane,1,1,2,2
Tetrachloroethylene
Thiobencarb
Toluene
Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-
Trichloro-1,2,2,-Trifluroethane
Trichlorobenzene,1,2,4
Trichloroethane,1,1,2-
Trichlorophenol,2,4,5-
Trichlorophenol,2,4,6
Trichloropropane,1,2,3-
Trifluralin
Trimethylbenze,1,2,4-
Trimethylbenze,1,3,5
Vydate
Xylene,m-
Xylene,o-
Xylene,p-
C. Appendix C. The following is a listing of disinfection byproducts:
(1) Haloacids:
Bromoacetic acid
Dibromoacetic acid
Chloroacetic acid
Dichloroacetic acid
Trichloroacetic acid
(2) Aldehydes
Acetaldehyde
Formaldehyde
(3) Pentane Extractables
Bromochloroacetonitrile
Dibromoacetonitrile
Dichloroacetonitrile
Trichloroacetonitrile
Chloropicrin
Dichloropropanone,1,1-
Trichloropropanone,1,1,1-
(4) Cyanogen Chloride