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Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2008-01-07-4 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Arsenic URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-arsenic/page-2-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-guideline-technical-document-arsenic.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 15:34:01.053873+00:00 Relevance Establishes the MAC for arsenic in drinking water based on treatment capacity.

Q Qualitative Requirements (1)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Context Conditions Confidence
#Q001operationalhealthrecommendedArsenic ALARA Principledrinking waterEvery effort should be made to maintain arsenic levels in drinking water as low as reasonably achievable (or ALARA).high

P Quantitative Requirements (2)

Req ID Category Intent Legal Status Name Subdomain(s) Limit Type Limit Value Context Conditions Confidence
#P001chemicalhealthguidelinearsenicdrinking waterMAC0.010 mg/Lbased on municipal- and residential-scale treatment achievability; every effort should be made to maintain levels as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA)high
#P002chemicalhealthguidelinearsenicdrinking waterMAC10 µg/Lbased on municipal- and residential-scale treatment achievability; every effort should be made to maintain levels as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA)high

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