regAssist Monitor — Parameters

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Reporting of Harmful Substance Releases	aquatic life	Under the Fisheries Act , any release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances in fish-bearing waters must be reported.	Release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances in fish-bearing waters	high
#Q002	reporting	reporting	guidance	Public Reporting Allowance	aquatic life	These regulations allow the public to report them to the authorities in the province or territory where the incident occurred.	An incident involving a release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances	high
#Q003	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Authority Notification to ECCC	aquatic life	The authorities will then notify Environment and Climate Change Canada.	After an incident is reported to the authorities in the province or territory where it occurred	high

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#R001	microbiological	health	mandatory	Enteric protozoa: Giardia and Cryptosporidium	drinking water	treatment_goal	3 log removal	Minimum removal/inactivation of cysts and oocysts		high
#R002	microbiological	health	mandatory	Enteric viruses	drinking water	treatment_goal	4 log reduction	Minimum removal/inactivation of enteric viruses		high
#R003	microbiological	health	mandatory	Escherichia coli (E. coli)	drinking water	MAC	0 per 100 mL	None detectable per 100 mL		high
#R004	microbiological	operational	mandatory	Total coliforms	drinking water	MAC	0 per 100 mL	None detectable in water leaving a treatment plant	leaving a treatment plant and in non-disinfected groundwater	high
#R005	physical	treatment	mandatory	Turbidity (Conventional and direct filtration)	drinking water	requirement	<= 0.3 NTU	Individual filters or units	in at least 95% of measurements per filter cycle or per month	high
#R006	chemical	health	mandatory	Aluminum	drinking water	MAC	2.9 mg/L	Applied as locational running annual averages		high
#R007	chemical	operational	recommended	Aluminum Operational Guidance	drinking water	OG	0.1 mg/L	Minimize potential for accumulation and release of metals in distribution		high
#R008	chemical	health	mandatory	Antimony	drinking water	MAC	0.006 mg/L			high
#R009	chemical	health	mandatory	Arsenic	drinking water	MAC	0.010 mg/L	ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable)		high
#R010	chemical	health	mandatory	Lead	drinking water	MAC	0.005 mg/L	ALARA; Sampling should be done at the tap		high
#R011	chemical	health	recommended	Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)	drinking water	treatment_goal	0.00003 mg/L	Sum of 25 specified PFAS; ALARA		high
#R012	physical	operational	recommended	pH	drinking water	AO	7.0-10.5 unknown			high
#R013	radiological	health	mandatory	Lead-210	drinking water	MAC	2 Bq/L			high
#R014	radiological	health	mandatory	Radium-226	drinking water	MAC	5 Bq/L			high
#R015	radiological	operational	guideline	Radiological Screening - Gross Alpha	drinking water	requirement	0.5 Bq/L	Initial screening level		high
#R016	physical	treatment	mandatory	Turbidity (Slow sand and diatomaceous earth filtration)	drinking water	requirement	<= 1.0 NTU	Individual filters or units	in at least 95% of measurements per filter cycle or per month	high
#R017	physical	treatment	mandatory	Turbidity (Membrane filtration)	drinking water	requirement	<= 0.1 NTU	Individual filters or units	in at least 99% of measurements per operational filter period or per month	high
#R018	chemical	health	mandatory	Atrazine	drinking water	MAC	0.005 mg/L	Sum of atrazine and its N-dealkylated metabolites		high
#R019	chemical	health	mandatory	Barium	drinking water	MAC	2.0 mg/L	Total barium		high
#R020	chemical	health	mandatory	Benzene	drinking water	MAC	0.005 mg/L	Includes ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption		high
#R021	chemical	health	mandatory	Boron	drinking water	MAC	5 mg/L			high
#R022	chemical	health	mandatory	Bromate	drinking water	MAC	0.01 mg/L			high
#R023	chemical	health	mandatory	Cadmium	drinking water	MAC	0.007 mg/L	Total cadmium; sampled at tap		high
#R024	chemical	health	mandatory	Chlorate	drinking water	MAC	1 mg/L	Formation should be controlled by feed dose limits		high
#R025	chemical	health	mandatory	Chlorite	drinking water	MAC	1 mg/L	Formation should be controlled by feed dose limits		high
#R026	operational	treatment	mandatory	Chlorine dioxide maximum feed dose	drinking water	requirement	1.2 mg/L	Should not be exceeded to control formation of chlorite and chlorate		high
#R027	chemical	health	mandatory	Chromium	drinking water	MAC	0.05 mg/L	Total chromium		high
#R028	chemical	health	mandatory	Copper MAC	drinking water	MAC	2 mg/L	Total copper; samples taken at tap		high
#R029	chemical	aesthetic	recommended	Copper AO	drinking water	AO	1 mg/L	Based on taste and discolouration		high
#R030	chemical	health	mandatory	Cyanobacterial toxins (Total microcystins)	drinking water	MAC	0.0015 mg/L	Total microcystins (intra- and extra-cellular)		high
#R031	chemical	health	mandatory	Fluoride	drinking water	MAC	1.5 mg/L			high
#R032	chemical	health	mandatory	Haloacetic acids (HAAs) Total	drinking water	MAC	0.08 mg/L	Total of MCA, DCA, TCA, MBA, and DBA; locational running annual average	ALARA	high
#R033	chemical	health	mandatory	Manganese MAC	drinking water	MAC	0.12 mg/L			high
#R034	chemical	aesthetic	recommended	Manganese AO	drinking water	AO	<= 0.02 mg/L	Based on discoloured water and staining		high
#R035	chemical	health	mandatory	Nitrate	drinking water	MAC	45 mg/L	as nitrate		high
#R036	chemical	health	mandatory	Nitrate-nitrogen	drinking water	MAC	10 mg/L	as nitrate-nitrogen		high
#R037	chemical	health	mandatory	Nitrite	drinking water	MAC	3 mg/L	as nitrite		high
#R038	chemical	health	mandatory	Nitrite-nitrogen	drinking water	MAC	1 mg/L	as nitrite-nitrogen		high
#R039	chemical	health	mandatory	Trihalomethanes (THMs)	drinking water	MAC	0.1 mg/L	Total of chlorodibromomethane, chloroform, bromodichloromethane, and bromoform; locational running annual average	ALARA	high
#R040	chemical	health	mandatory	Uranium	drinking water	MAC	0.02 mg/L	Total uranium		high
#R041	radiological	health	mandatory	Radium-228	drinking water	MAC	2 Bq/L	Thorium decay chain		high
#R042	radiological	operational	guideline	Radiological Screening - Gross Beta	drinking water	requirement	1 Bq/L	Initial screening level		high

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