This is a courtesy copy of this rule. All of the Department's rules are compiled in 

Title 7 of the New Jersey Administrative Code.

Surface Water Quality Standards

N. J. A. C. 7:9B

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

October 2006
STATE OF NEW JERSEY 

Jon S. Corzine, Governor 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

Lisa P. Jackson, Commissioner

SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

Authority

N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., 58:11A-1 et seq., and 13:1D-1 et seq. 

Effective Date 

April 17, 1998 (see 30 N.J.R. 1778(a)) 

Amendments - May 18, 1998 (see 30 N.J.R. 1778(a)) 

Amendments - January 22, 2002 (see 34 N.J.R. 537(a)) 

Amendments - May 19, 2003 (see 35 N.J.R. 2264(b)) 

Amendments - November 3, 2003 (see 35 N.J.R. 5086(a)) 

Amendments - August 2, 2004 (see 36 N.J.R. 3565(c)) 

Amendments - June 20, 2005 (see 37 N.J.R. 2251(a)) 

Amendments - October 16, 2006 (see 38 N.J.R. 4449(a)) 

Executive Order No. 66 (1978) Expiration Date 

Chapter 9B, Surface Water Quality Standards, expires on March 19, 2008 

This document can be found at 

http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/
Subchapter 1. SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Section Subject Page

7:9B-1.1 Scope of subchapter 1 

7:9B-1.2 Construction 1 

7:9B-1.3 Severability 1 

7:9B-1.4 Definitions 1 

7:9B-1.5 Statements of policy 11 

7:9B-1.6 Establishment of water quality-based effluent limitations 24 

7:9B-1.7 Waterway loadings in areawide water quality 24 

 management plans 

7:9B-1.8 Procedures for modifying water quality-based 25 

effluent limitations for individual dischargers to Category One 

waters 

7:9B-1.9 Procedures for modifying water quality-based effluent 26 

limitations for individual dischargers to Category Two 

waters 

7:9B-1.10 Procedures for reclassifying specific segments for less 27 

 restrictive uses 

7:9B-1.11 Procedures for reclassifying specific segments for more 29 

 restrictive uses 

7:9B-1.12 Designated uses of FW1, PL, FW2, SE1, SE2, SE3, 30 

and SC waters 

7:9B-1.13 Designated uses of mainstem Delaware River 31 

and Delaware Bay 

7:9B-1.14 Surface water quality criteria 32 

7:9B-1.15 Surface water classifications for the waters of the 48 

State of New Jersey 
CHAPTER 9B SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 

SUBCHAPTER 1. SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 

7:9B-1.1 Scope of subchapter

Unless otherwise provided by rule or statute, this subchapter shall constitute the 

rules of the Department of Environmental Protection governing matters of policy with 

respect to the protection and enhancement of surface water resources, class definitions 

and quality criteria, use designation and quality criteria for the mainstem of the 

Delaware River including the Delaware Bay, the classification of surface waters of the 

State, procedures for establishing water quality-based effluent limitations, modification 

of water quality-based effluent limitations, procedures for reclassifying specific 

segments for less restrictive uses and procedures for reclassifying specific segments for 

more restrictive uses pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1D-1 et seq., the New Jersey Water 

Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., and the Water Quality Planning Act, 

N.J.S.A. 58:11A-1 et seq. 

7:9B-1.2 Construction

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to permit the Department and its 

various divisions to discharge their statutory functions. 

7:9B-1.3 Severability

If any subchapter, section, subsection, provision, clause, or portion of this 

chapter, or the application thereof to any person, is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid 

by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to 

the subchapter, section, subsection, clause, portion, or application directly involved in 

the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and it shall not affect 

or impair the remainder of this chapter or the application thereof to other persons. 

7:9B-1.4 Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the 

following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 

"Acute toxicity" means a lethal or severe adverse sublethal effect (for example, 

immobilization of daphnids) to an organism exposed to a toxic substance for a relatively 

short period of time. Acute toxicity is measured by short-term bioassays, generally of 

48 or 96 hour duration. 

"Agricultural water supply" means water used for field crops, livestock, horticulture, and 

silviculture. 

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"Ambient temperature" means the temperature of a waterbody beyond the portion of the 

waterbody that is affected by the localized heated waste discharge or discharge 

complex; or the temperature of a waterbody that would exist without addition of heated 

discharges. 

"Anadromous fish" means fish that spend most of their life in saline waters and migrate 

to fresh waters to spawn. 

"Aquatic substrata" means soil material and associated biota underlying the water. 

"Best management practices" or "BMPs" means the methods, measures, or practices to 

prevent or reduce the amount of pollution from point or non-point sources, including 

structural and nonstructural controls, and operation and maintenance procedures. 

"Bioaccumulation" means the increase of the concentration of a substance within the 

tissues of an organism, to levels in excess of that substance's ambient environmental 

concentration, directly from the water or through the ingestion of food (usually other 

organisms). 

"Bioconcentration" means the net accumulation of a substance by an aquatic organism, 

as a result of uptake directly from the ambient water, through the gill membrane or other 

external body surfaces. 

"Bioassay" means a toxicity test using aquatic organisms to determine the concentration 

or amount of a toxic substance causing a specified response in the test organisms 

under stated test conditions. 

"Biota" means the animal and plant life of an ecosystem; flora and fauna collectively. 

"Calculable changes" means changes to water quality characteristics as demonstrated 

by any acceptable mathematical, predictive method. 

"Carcinogen" means a toxic substance capable of inducing a cancer response, including 

Group A (human carcinogen), Group B (probable human carcinogen) or Group C 

(possible human carcinogen) categorized in accordance with the USEPA Guidelines for 

Carcinogen Risk Assessment, 51 Fed. Reg. 33992, 1986 incorporated herein by 

reference, as amended or supplemented. 

"C1" means Category One waters. 

"C2" means Category Two waters. 

"Category one waters" means those waters designated in the tables in N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.15(c) through (h), for purposes of implementing the antidegradation policies set forth 

at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(d), for protection from calculable changes in water quality 

characteristics because of their clarity, color, scenic setting, other characteristics of 

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aesthetic value, exceptional ecological significance, exceptional recreational 

significance, exceptional water supply significance, or exceptional fisheries resource(s). 

These waters may include, but are not limited to: 

1. Waters originating wholly within Federal, interstate, State, county, or municipal 

parks, forests, fish and wildlife lands, and other special holdings that have not 

been designated as FW1 at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(h) Table 6; 

2. Waters classified at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(c) through (g) as FW2 trout production 

waters and their tributaries; 

3. Surface waters classified in this subchapter as FW2 trout maintenance or FW2 

nontrout that are upstream of waters classified in this subchapter as FW2 trout 

production; 

4. Shellfish waters of exceptional resource value; or 

5. Other waters and their tributaries that flow through, or border, Federal, State, 

county, or municipal parks, forests, fish and wildlife lands, and other special 

holdings. 

"Category two waters" means those waters not designated as Outstanding National 

Resource Waters or Category One at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15 for purposes of implementing 

the antidegradation policies set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(d). 

"Chlorine produced oxidants" means the sum of free and combined chlorine and 

bromine as measured by the methods approved under N.J.A.C. 7:18. In fresh waters 

the oxidants measured are comprised predominantly of hypochlorous acid (HOCl), 

hypochlorite ion (OCl-), monochloramine and dichloramine. In saline waters the 

oxidants measured are comprised predominantly of the oxidants listed for fresh waters 

plus hypobromous acid (HOBr), hypobromite ion (OBr-) and bromamines. 

"Chronic toxicity" means death or other adverse impacts that affect the growth, survival, 

or reproductive success of an organism or its progeny after a relatively long exposure 

period to toxic substances. Chronic toxicity is measured using intermediate-term or 

long-term bioassays. 

“Complete mix” means a twenty five percent (25%) or less variation in concentration 

across the transect of the water body. 

"Criteria" means those elements of the Surface Water Quality Standards, expressed as 

constituent concentrations, levels, or narrative statements, representing a quality of 

water that supports a particular use. When the criteria are met, water quality will 

generally protect the designated use. 

"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 

"Designated use" means those surface water or ground water uses, both existing and 

potential, that have been established by the Department for waters of the State. 

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"Diadromous fish" means fish that spend most of their life in one type of water, either 

fresh or saline, and migrate to the other type to spawn. 

"Disinfection" means the removal, destruction, or inactivation of pathogenic and 

indicator organisms. 

“Dissolved metal” means the concentration of metal that passes through a 0.45 μm 

membrane filter (as defined in “Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,” 

EPA-600/4-79-020, March 1979). 

"DRBC" means Delaware River Basin Commission. 

"EC50" means the median effective concentration of a toxic substance expressed as a 

statistical estimate of the concentration that has a specified adverse effect on 50 

percent of the test organisms under specified test conditions, based on the results of an 

acute bioassay. 

"Existing uses" means those uses actually attained in the waterbody on or after 

November 28, 1975, whether or not they are included in the Surface Water Quality 

Standards. 

"Federal Act" means the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et 

seq.), commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act, including all subsequent 

supplements and amendments. 

"Flow-through bioassay" means a toxicity test in which the test solutions flow into and 

out of the test chambers on a once-through basis for the duration of the test, in 

accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18. 

"Fresh water(s)" means all nontidal and tidal waters generally having a salinity, due to 

natural sources, of less than or equal to 3.5 parts per thousand at mean high tide. 

"FW" means the general surface water classification applied to fresh waters. 

"FW1" means those fresh waters, as designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(h) Table 6, that 

are to be maintained in their natural state of quality (set aside for posterity) and not 

subjected to any man-made wastewater discharges or increases in runoff from 

anthropogenic activities. These waters are set aside for posterity because of their 

clarity, color, scenic setting, other characteristic of aesthetic value, unique ecological 

significance, exceptional recreational significance, exceptional water supply 

significance, or exceptional fisheries resource(s). 

"FW2" means the general surface water classification applied to those fresh waters that 

are not designated as FW1 or Pinelands Waters. 

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"Groundwater" means that portion of water beneath the land surface that is within the 

zone of saturation (below the water table) where pore spaces are filled with water. 

"Heat dissipation area" means a mixing zone, as may be designated by the Department, 

into which thermal effluents may be discharged for the purpose of mixing, dispersing, or 

dissipating such effluents without creating nuisances, hazardous conditions, or violating 

the provisions of this chapter, the Surface Water Quality Standards. 

"Important species" means species that are commercially valuable (for example, within 

the top 10 species landed, by dollar value); recreationally valuable; threatened or 

endangered; critical to the organization and/or maintenance of the ecosystem; or other 

species necessary in the food web for the well-being of the species identified in this 

definition. 

"Industrial water supply" means water used for processing or cooling. 

"Intermittent stream" means a stream with a MA7CD10 flow of less than one-tenth (0.1) 

cubic foot per second. 

"Lake, pond, or reservoir" means any impoundment, whether naturally occurring or 

created in whole or in part by the building of structures for the retention of surface water, 

excluding sedimentation control and stormwater retention/detention basins and ponds 

designed for treatment of wastewater. Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs are characterized 

by a long term or permanent downgradient restriction of surface water flow from the 

impoundment and areas of quiescent water within the body of the impoundment. 

Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs are frequently characterized by greater water depths 

within the impoundment than either the upgradient or downgradient surface water flow 

and by shallow water lateral edges containing emergent or submerged plant species. 

For regulatory purposes, the upgradient boundary of a lake, pond, impoundment, or 

reservoir shall be considered to be the point at which areas of greater depth and 

relatively quiescent water can be differentiated from the upgradient surface water input 

into the impoundment under average flow conditions. 

"LC50" means the median lethal concentration of a toxic substance, expressed as a 

statistical estimate of the concentration that kills 50 percent of the test organisms under 

specified test conditions, based on the results of an acute bioassay. 

"Limiting nutrient" means a nutrient whose absence or scarcity exerts a restraining 

influence upon an aquatic biological population. 

“Load allocation” means the portion of a receiving water’s total maximum daily load 

(TMDL) for a specific pollutant that is allocated to existing or future nonpoint sources of 

pollution. 

"MA1CD10" means the minimum average one day flow with a statistical recurrence 

interval of 10 years. 

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"MA7CD10" means the minimum average seven consecutive day flow with a statistical 

recurrence interval of 10 years. 

"MA30CD10" means the minimum average 30 consecutive day flow with a statistical 

recurrence interval of ten years. 

"Measurable changes" means changes measured or determined by a biological, 

chemical, physical, or analytical method, conducted in accordance with USEPA 

approved methods as identified in 40 C.F.R. 136 or other analytical methods (for 

example, mathematical models, ecological indices) approved by the Department, that 

might adversely impact a water use (including, but not limited to, aesthetics). 

"Natural flow" means the water flow that would exist in a waterway without the addition 

of flow of artificial origin. 

"Natural water quality" means the water quality that would exist in a waterway or a 

waterbody without the addition of water or waterborne substances from artificial origin. 

"NJPDES" means New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 

"Non-carcinogen" means a toxic substance not categorized as a carcinogen, including 

Group D (not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity) or Group E (evidence of noncarcinogenicity for humans) categorized in accordance with the USEPA Guidelines for 

Carcinogen Risk Assessment, 51 Fed. Reg. 33992, 1986 incorporated herein by 

reference, as amended or supplemented. 

"Nondegradation waters" means those waters set aside for posterity because of their 

clarity, color, scenic setting, other characteristic of aesthetic value, unique ecological 

significance, exceptional recreational significance, or exceptional water supply 

significance. These waters include all waters designated as FW1 in this subchapter. 

"Nonpersistent" means degrading relatively quickly, generally having a half-life of less 

than 96 hours. 

"Nonpoint source" or "NPS" means: 

1. Any man-made or man-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point 

source, from which pollutants are or may be discharged; 

2. Any man-made or man-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point 

source, that may temporarily or permanently change any chemical, physical, 

biological, or radiological characteristic of waters of the State from what was or 

is the natural, pristine condition of such waters, or that may increase the 

degree of such change; or 

3. Any activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, that contributes or 

may contribute to water pollution. 

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"Nontrout waters" means fresh waters that have not been designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.15(b) through (h) as trout production or trout maintenance. These waters are 

generally not suitable for trout because of their physical, chemical, or biological 

characteristics, but are suitable for a wide variety of other fish species. 

"NPDES" means National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 

"NT" means nontrout waters. 

"Nutrient" means a chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, 

which is essential to and promotes the growth and development of organisms. 

"Outstanding National Resource Waters" or "ONRW" means high quality waters that 

constitute an outstanding national resource (for example, waters of National/State Parks 

and Wildlife Refuges and waters of exceptional recreational or ecological significance). 

Waters classified as FW1 waters and Pinelands waters are Outstanding National 

Resource Waters. 

"Persistent" means relatively resistant to degradation, generally having a half life of over 

96 hours. 

"Pinelands waters" means all waters within the boundaries of the Pinelands Area, 

except those waters designated as FW1 in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(h) Table 6, as 

established in the Pinelands Protection Act (N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et seq.) and shown on 

Plate 1 of the "Comprehensive Management Plan" adopted by the New Jersey 

Pinelands Commission in November 1980. 

"PL" means the general surface water classification applied to Pinelands Waters. 

"Point source" or "PS" means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, 

including, but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete 

fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate 

collection system, vessel, or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be 

discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture. 

"Pollutant" means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, 

sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, 

biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance (except those regulated 

under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2011 et. seq. )), 

thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, 

municipal, agricultural and construction waste or runoff or other residue discharged 

directly or indirectly to the land, ground waters or surface waters of the State, or to a 

domestic treatment works as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2. "Pollutant" includes both 

hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants. 

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“Potable surface water intake” means any structure or apparatus used to withdraw 

surface waters directly or indirectly that is conveyed to a potable treatment plant or is 

used for other potable purposes. 

"Primary contact recreation" means water related recreational activities that involve 

significant ingestion risks and includes, but is not limited to, wading, swimming, diving, 

surfing, and water skiing. 

"Public hearing" means a legislative type hearing before a representative or 

representatives of the Department providing the opportunity for public comment, but 

does not include cross-examination. 

“Regulatory mixing zones” means areas of surface waters established pursuant to this 

chapter for the purpose of initial mixing, dispersion, or dissipation of wastewater effluent 

at or near the discharge point. Regulatory mixing zones may be established for 

applicable criteria. 

"River mile" or "R.M." means the distance, measured in statute miles, between two 

locations on a stream, with the first location designated as mile zero. For example, mile 

zero for the Delaware River is located at the intersection of the center line of the 

navigation channel and a line between the Cape May Light, New Jersey, and the tip of 

Cape Henlopen, Delaware. 

"Saline waters" means waters having salinities generally greater than 3.5 parts per 

thousand at mean high tide. 

"SC" means the general surface water classification applied to coastal saline waters. 

"SE" means the general surface water classification applied to saline waters of 

estuaries. 

"Secondary contact recreation" means recreational activities where the probability of 

water ingestion is minimal and includes, but is not limited to, boating and fishing. 

"Shellfish" means those mollusks commonly known as clams, oysters, or mussels. 

"Shellfish waters" means waters classified as Approved, Seasonally Approved, Special 

Restricted, Seasonally Special Restricted or Condemned that support or possess the 

potential to support shellfish which are within the Coastal Area Facility Review Act 

(C.A.F.R.A.) zone as delineated in 1973, (excluding: 1 - The Cohansey River upstream 

of Brown's Run; 2 - The Maurice River upstream of Route 548; 3 - The Great Egg 

Harbor River upstream of Powell Creek; 4 - The Tuckahoe River upstream of Route 50; 

5 - The Mullica River upstream of the Garden State Parkway) plus the adjacent areas 

between Route 35 (from its juncture with the C.A.F.R.A. zone just north of Red Bank to 

its juncture with the C.A.F.R.A. zone just south of Keyport) and the C.A.F.R.A. zone and 

the area from the C.A.F.R.A. zone on the south northwesterly along Route 35 to the 

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northern shore of the Raritan River, then easterly along the northern shore of the 

Raritan River to the southeast point of Perth Amboy, then due east to the New Jersey 

jurisdictional limit, and seaward along the jurisdictional limit to the Atlantic Ocean. 

“State Act” means the New Jersey “Water Pollution Control Act,” N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et 

seq., as amended. 

"Stream temperature" means the temperature of a stream outside of a designated heat 

dissipation area. 

"Surface water classifications" means names assigned by the Department as set forth 

at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(b) through (h) to waters having the same designated uses and 

water quality criteria (for example, FW1, PL, FW2-NT, SE1, SC, Zone 1C). 

"Surface Water Quality Standards" (SWQS) means the rules, in this chapter, N.J.A.C. 

7:9B, which set forth, designated uses, use classifications, and water quality criteria for 

the State's waters based upon such uses, and the Department's policies concerning 

these uses, classifications and criteria. 

"Surface waters" means water at or above the land's surface which is neither 

groundwater nor contained within the unsaturated zone, including, but not limited to, the 

ocean and its tributaries, all springs, streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and 

artificial waterbodies. 

"Thermal alterations" means the increase or decrease in the temperature of surface 

waters, above or below the natural temperature, that may be caused by the activities of 

man. 

"Thermocline" means the plane of maximum rate of change in temperature with respect 

to depth. 

"Tidal waters" means fresh or saline water under tidal influence, up to the head of tide. 

"TM" means trout maintenance. 

"Total maximum daily load" or "TMDL" means a total maximum daily load formally 

established pursuant to Section 7 of the Water Quality Planning Act (N.J.S.A. 58:11A-7) 

and Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§1251 et seq. A TMDL is the 

sum of individual wasteload allocations for point sources, load allocations for nonpoint 

sources of pollution, other sources such as tributaries, or adjacent segments, and 

allocations to a reserve or margin of safety for an individual pollutant. 

"Total recoverable metal" means the concentration of metal in an unfiltered sample 

following treatment with hot dilute mineral acid (as defined in "Methods for Chemical

Analysis of Water and Wastes", EPA-600/4-79-020, March 1979, incorporated herein by 

reference). 

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"Toxic substance" or "toxic pollutant" means any pollutant identified pursuant to the 

Federal Act, or any pollutant or combination of pollutants, including disease causing 

agents, which after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation 

into any organism, either directly or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, may, on 

the basis of the information available to the Department, cause death, disease, 

behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions, 

including malfunctions in reproduction, or physical deformation, in such organisms or 

their offspring. Toxic pollutants shall, include but not be limited, to those pollutants 

identified pursuant to Section 307 of the Federal Act or Section 4 of the State Act, or in 

the case of “sludge use or disposal practices,” any pollutant identified pursuant to 

Section 405(d) of the Federal Act. 

"TP" means trout production. 

"Trout maintenance waters" means waters designated at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(b) through 

(g) for the support of trout throughout the year. 

"Trout production waters" means waters designated at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(b) through 

(g) for use by trout for spawning or nursery purposes during their first summer. 

"Unsaturated zone" means the subsurface volume between the land's surface and the 

top of the saturated zone (water table), where moisture does not fill all the pore spaces

in the formation or soil. 

"USEPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 

"Wasteload allocation" or "WLA" means the portion of a receiving water's total maximum 

daily load for a specific pollutant that is allocated to one of its existing or future point 

sources of pollution. WLAs constitute a type of water quality-based effluent limitation. 

"Water effect ratio" or "WER" means the ratio of an acute (or chronic) toxicity value 

derived from a site study to the acute (or chronic) toxicity value derived from a 

laboratory study for a particular toxic substance. The WER is multiplied by the aquatic 

life protection criterion for a given toxic substance to derive a site-specific aquatic life 

protection criterion. 

"Water quality-based effluent limitations" means effluent limitations established so that 

the quality of the waters receiving a discharge will meet the surface water quality criteria 

and policies of this chapter after the introduction of the effluent. 

“Waters of the State” means the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams, wetlands, 

and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the 

boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction. 

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"Wetlands" means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or 

groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal 

circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in 

saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation. The Department 

shall evaluate the parameters of hydrology, soils, and vegetation to determine the 

presence and extent of wetlands. 

"Zone" means the general surface water classification applied to the mainstem 

Delaware River and Delaware Bay. 

7:9B-1.5 Statements of policy

(a) General policies are as follows: 

1. These Surface Water Quality Standards apply to all surface waters of the 

State. 

2. Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluable natural resource which is 

not to be abused by any segment of the State's population or economy. It is 

the policy of the State to restore, maintain and enhance the chemical, 

physical and biological integrity of its waters, to protect the public health, to 

safeguard the aquatic biota, protect scenic and ecological values, and to 

enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, agricultural and 

other reasonable uses of the State's waters. 

3. The restoration, maintenance and preservation of the quality of the waters 

of the State for the protection and preservation of public water supplies is a 

paramount interest of the citizens of New Jersey. In order to provide 

adequate, clean supplies of potable water, it is the policy of the State that all 

fresh waters be protected as potential sources of public water supply. 

Therefore, point and nonpoint sources of pollutants shall be regulated to 

attain compliance with the Surface Water Quality Standards human health 

criteria outside of regulatory mixing zones. 

4. Toxic substances in waters of the State shall not be at levels that are toxic 

to humans or the aquatic biota, or that bioaccumulate in the aquatic biota so 

as to render them unfit for human consumption. 

5. The introduction of carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic substances into 

the environment is of particular concern to the Department. Human healthbased ambient criteria have been established in freshwaters due to 

consumption of fish and water, and in saline water due to consumption of 

fish. For carcinogens, the criteria have been established at levels which 

would result in no greater than a one-in-one-million lifetime excess cancer 

risk. For non-carcinogens, the criteria have been established which would 

result in no appreciable risk of deleterious effect. 

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6. Existing uses shall be maintained and protected. Designated uses shall, as 

soon as technically and economically feasible, be attained wherever these 

uses are not precluded by natural conditions. Where existing criteria are 

inadequate to support the existing or designated uses, the criteria shall be 

changed to support the existing uses. 

7. The restoration of saline waters to levels which permit unrestricted shellfish 

harvesting is an objective of the Department. 

(b) Interstate waters policies are as follows: 

1. The designated uses and water quality criteria for the fresh and saline 

waters under the jurisdiction of the Delaware River Basin Commission shall 

be as established in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.13, 1.14(c), through 

(g). 

2. The designated uses and water quality criteria for waters under the 

jurisdiction of the Interstate Environmental Commission in the New 

Jersey/New York metropolitan area shall be as established in this 

subchapter, or in accordance with the prevailing Water Quality Regulations 

of the Interstate Environmental Commission, including all amendments and 

future supplements thereto, whichever are more stringent. 

(c) General technical policies are as follows: 

1. The natural water quality shall be used in place of the promulgated water 

quality criteria of N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14 for all water quality characteristics that 

do not meet the promulgated water quality criteria as a result of natural 

causes. 

2. Water quality criteria are expected to be maintained during periods when 

nontidal or small tidal stream flows are at or greater than the MA7CD10 

flow, except as provided below: 

i. For acute aquatic life protection criteria, the design flow shall be the 

MA1CD10 flow; 

ii. For chronic aquatic life protection criteria for ammonia, the design flow 

shall be the MA30CD10 flow; and 

iii. For human health criteria for carcinogens listed at N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.14(f)7, the design flow shall be the flow which is exceeded 75 

percent of the time for the appropriate “period of record” as determined 

by the United States Geological Survey. 

3. Water quality criteria are expected to be maintained in intermittent streams 

during all natural flow conditions. When an intermittent stream does not 

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contain natural flow of sufficient magnitude to determine water quality, the 

criteria to be maintained in the intermittent stream will be those pertaining to 

the measurable natural flow immediately downstream of the intermittent 

stream. 

4. All analytical data to be incorporated by the Department in water quality 

monitoring or other activities shall be from laboratories approved or certified 

by the Department for the analysis of those specific parameters. If 

certification is not offered for the specific parameter, the laboratory 

performing the analysis shall, at a minimum, hold certification in the 

category of certification covering that type of parameter. 

5. The Department shall utilize the parameter specific criteria contained in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14 in the development of chemical specific water qualitybased effluent limitations for point source discharges. Whenever parameter 

specific criteria have not been adopted, the Department will utilize the best 

available scientific information in the development of chemical specific water 

quality-based effluent limitations for point source discharges. Ambient 

criteria published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 

pursuant to section 304(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act represent the 

minimum acceptable best scientific information to be used in the 

development of water quality-based effluent limitations for point source 

discharges. 

6. Unless a metal translator is developed based on a site-specific water quality 

study or approved by USEPA as part of a watershed study or TMDL, the 

following metal translators shall be used for developing effluent limitations or 

expressing aquatic life criteria in the equivalent total recoverable form: 

Name of the 

Metal 

Freshwater 

Acute 

Freshwater 

Chronic 

Saline 

Acute 

Saline 

Chronic 

i. Arsenic 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 

ii. Cadmium 0.944* 0.909* 0.994 0.994 

iii. Chromium III 0.316 0.860 N/A N/A 

iv. Chromium VI 0.982 0.962 0.993 0.993 

v. Copper 0.960 0.960 0.83 0.83 

vi. Lead 0.791* 0.791* 0.951 0.951 

vii. Mercury 0.85 N/A 0.85 N/A 

viii. Nickel 0.998 0.997 0.990 0.990 

ix. Selenium N/A N/A 0.998 0.998 

x. Silver 0.85 N/A 0.85 N/A 

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xi. Zinc 0.978 0.986 0.946 0.946 

* Conversion factors for cadmium and lead are hardness dependent. Values shown 

are at a hardness of 100 mg/L of calcium carbonate. 

Cadmium Acute Metal Translator = 1.136672-[ln(hardness)(0.041838)] 

Cadmium Chronic Metal Translator = 1.101672-[ln(hardness)(0.041838)] 

Lead Acute and Chronic Metal Translator = 1.46203-[ln(hardness)(0.145712)] 

N/A Not applicable

7. The Department shall utilize a geometric mean to assess compliance with 

the bacterial quality indicators at N.J.A.C.7:9B-1.14(d)1ii-iii. The geometric 

mean shall be calculated using a minimum of five samples collected over a 

thirty-day period. The single sample maximum shall be used for beach 

notification in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:26 and to identify where additional 

ambient water quality sampling is needed to calculate a geometric mean. 

8. Temperature criteria at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(d) apply unless an alternative 

effluent limitation is approved in accordance with Section 316(a) of the 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1326(a). 

i. Properly treated wastewater discharge shall be deemed in compliance 

with the temperature criteria if the ambient stream temperature 

measured outside the regulatory heat dissipation area does not 

increase by more than: 

(1) 0.6°C (1°F) in FW2-TP waters 

(2) 1.1°C (2°F) in FW2-TM waters 

(3) 2.8°C (5°F) in FW2-NT waters 

(4) 2.2°C (4°F) in SE and SC waters from September through May 

(5) 0.8°C (1.5°F) in SE and SC waters from June through August 

ii. Thermal alterations to lakes, ponds, or reservoirs shall not be 

permitted unless it can be shown to be beneficial to the designated and 

existing uses. 

(d) Antidegradation policies are as follows: 

1. These antidegradation policies apply to all surface waters of the State. 

2. Existing uses shall be maintained and protected. Designated uses shall be 

maintained or, as soon as technically and economically feasible, be attained 

wherever these uses are not precluded by natural conditions. 

3. No irreversible changes may be made to existing water quality that would 

impair or preclude attainment of the designated uses of a waterway. 

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4. No changes shall be allowed in waters which constitute an outstanding 

National or State resource or in waters that may affect these outstanding 

resource waters. 

5. Where water quality exceeds levels necessary to support the designated 

uses, including but not limited to, propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife 

and recreation in and on the water, that quality shall be maintained and 

protected unless the Department finds, after full satisfaction of the 

intergovernmental coordination and public participation provisions of the 

Department's continuing planning process as set forth in the Statewide 

Water Quality Management Plan (see N.J.A.C. 7:15), which includes, but is 

not limited to, the NJPDES Regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:14A), that allowing lower 

water quality is necessary to accommodate important economic or social 

development in the area in which the waters are located. 

6. These antidegradation policies shall be applied as follows: 

i. The quality of nondegradation waters shall be maintained in their 

natural state (set aside for posterity) and shall not be subject to any 

manmade wastewater discharges. The Department shall not approve 

any activity which, alone or in combination with any other activities, 

might cause changes, other than toward natural water quality, in the 

existing surface water quality characteristics. 

ii. For Pinelands waters, the Department shall not approve any activity 

which alone or in combination with any other activities, might cause 

changes, other than toward natural water quality, in the existing 

surface water quality characteristics. This policy shall apply as follows: 

(1) This policy is not intended to interfere with water control in the 

operation of cranberry bogs or blueberry production. 

(2) Dischargers holding valid NJPDES permits as of May 20, 1985, 

shall be allowed to continue discharging under the terms of their 

existing NJPDES permits provided that the discharge is not 

creating any water quality problems and that the designated uses 

are being attained. If a water quality problem has been created or 

the designated uses are not being attained, the NJPDES permit 

shall be modified to eliminate the water quality problem or attain 

the designated uses. 

(3) Existing dischargers shall be subject to all the provisions of this 

subchapter when they apply for modification or expansion of their 

existing discharge. 

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iii. Category One Waters shall be protected from any measurable 

changes (including calculable or predicted changes) to the existing 

water quality. Water quality characteristics that are generally worse 

than the water quality criteria, except as due to natural conditions, shall 

be improved to maintain or provide for the designated uses where this 

can be accomplished without adverse impacts on organisms, 

communities or ecosystems of concern. 

iv. For Category Two Waters, water quality characteristics that are 

generally better than, or equal to, the water quality standards shall be 

maintained within a range of quality that shall protect the 

existing/designated uses, as determined by studies acceptable to the 

Department, relating existing/designated uses to water quality. Where 

such studies are not available or are inconclusive, water quality shall 

be protected from changes that might be detrimental to the attainment 

of the designated uses or maintenance of the existing uses. Water 

quality characteristics that are generally worse than the water quality 

criteria shall be improved to meet the water quality criteria. 

7. Where a lower classification of water (including the different antidegradation 

waters) may impinge upon a higher classification of water the Department 

shall ensure that the quality and uses of the higher classification water are 

protected. 

8. A waterway or waterbody from which raw water is transferred to another 

waterway or waterbody shall be treated as a tributary to the waterway or 

waterbody receiving the transferred water. 

9. Modifications of water quality-based effluent limitations established to 

implement this antidegradation policy may be granted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 

7:9B-1.8 and 1.9. 

(e) Water quality-based effluent limitation policies are as follows: 

1. Water quality-based effluent limitations may be established so as to 

minimize total expenditures, subject to social and environmental constraints, 

so that the provisions of the water quality standards (which includes the 

antidegradation policies) are met. This policy may result in the assignment 

of different levels of treatment to different dischargers where this proves 

more beneficial on a study area basis. 

2. Modifications of water quality-based effluent limitations established to 

implement the water quality standards (which includes the antidegradation 

policies) granted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.8 and 1.9 , shall provide for 

effluent limits at least as stringent as those required pursuant to sections 

301, 306, and 307 of the Federal Clean Water Act or the minimum BOD5 

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effluent standards at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-12.4, where applicable, whichever are 

more stringent. 

3. Water quality-based effluent limitations developed in accordance with 

N.J.A.C. 7:14A-13.6 shall not interfere with the attainment of the Surface 

Water Quality Standards, including the antidegradation policies. 

4. When a discharge is made to a tidal waterway in the reach where the 

salinity varies from less than 3.5 ppt. to greater than 3.5 ppt., or the salinity 

data are inconclusive, the Department shall establish as water quality-based 

effluent limitations the more stringent of the limitations, on a parameter 

specific basis, required for the upstream, FW, waters or the downstream, 

SE, waters. 

5. Where the effluent limitations developed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-13.6 

are below the level of detectability of the procedures in N.J.A.C. 7:18 the 

Department will use an effluent limitation of nondetectable in any NJPDES 

permit. 

6. Compliance schedules may be issued in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A6.4 when it is demonstrated by a discharger that new or revised water 

quality-based effluent limitations, based on ambient criteria adopted or 

revised after July 1, 1977, cannot be consistently met with the facility's 

existing treatment process. No schedule of compliance may be allowed for 

parameter specific water quality-based effluent limitations where the 

parameter specific ambient water quality criterion, which was the basis for 

developing that limitation, was adopted prior to July 1, 1977, and has not 

been revised since adoption. 

7. The Department may require characterization monitoring in NJPDES 

permits for mercury and PCBs using the USEPA approved method 1631 for 

mercury (Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of 

Pollutants; Measurement of Mercury in Water; Revisions to EPA Method 

1631, 40 C.F.R. 136, Fed. Reg. 67:65876, October 29, 2002) incorporated 

herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, available at 

http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods/1631.html, as supplimented and 

amended and 1668A for PCBs (Method 1668, Revision A: Chlorinated 

Biphenyl Congeners in Water, Soil, Sediment, and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS. 

EPA-821-R-00-002, December 1999) incorporated herein by reference, as 

amended and supplemented, available at 

http://www.epa.gov/Region8/water/wastewater/biohome/biosolidsdown/meth

ods/1668a5.pdf. 

(f) Bioassay and biomonitoring policies are as follows: 

1. Bioassay test species selection criteria follow: 

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i. The objective of the Department is to use test species for toxicity 

testing bioassays that are representative of the more sensitive aquatic 

biota from the different trophic levels of the waters in question. 

ii. Test species need not be indigenous to, nor occur in the waters in 

question. 

iii. When the bioassay test protocol being utilized falls under the scope of 

N.J.A.C. 7:18 the Department shall designate the approved 

representative species considered to be the most sensitive to the 

discharge. 

2. Acute definitive bioassay tests, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18, will 

normally be utilized in determining the toxicity of a discharge to the aquatic 

biota. 

3. The Department, in order to further characterize the toxicity of a discharge, 

may allow or require the use of other procedures including, but not limited 

to: 

i. Bioaccumulation testing; 

ii. Mutagenicity testing; and 

iii. Measures of the structure and function of the aquatic community in the 

receiving waters. 

4. Parameter specific water quality criteria for toxic substances in a waterbody 

may be established by the Department when adequate data, from 

appropriate bioassays or scientific literature, are available as follows: 

i. Appropriate bioassays, for purposes of this policy, shall include both 

acute definitive and chronic definitive bioassays; and 

ii. The amount of bioassay data or scientific literature needed to support 

adoption of a parameter specific criterion in a given waterbody will be 

determined by the Department on a case-by-case basis. 

(g) Nutrient policies are as follows: 

1. These policies apply to all FW waters of the State. 

2. Except as due to natural conditions, nutrients shall not be allowed in 

concentrations that cause objectionable algal densities, nuisance aquatic 

vegetation, abnormal diurnal fluctuations in dissolved oxygen or pH, 

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changes to the composition of aquatic ecosystems, or otherwise render the 

waters unsuitable for the designated uses. 

3. The Department may establish watershed or site-specific water quality 

criteria for nutrients in lakes, ponds, reservoirs or streams, in addition to or 

in place of the criteria in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14, when necessary to protect 

existing or designated uses. Such criteria shall become part of these Water 

Quality Standards. 

4. The Department shall establish water quality-based effluent limits for 

nutrients, in addition to or more stringent than, the effluent standard in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9-5.7, as necessary to meet the quality criteria. 

5. Activities resulting in the non-point discharge of nutrients shall implement 

the best management practices determined by the Department to be 

necessary to protect the existing or designated uses. 

6. The Department may allow or require the use of algal biostimulation assays, 

to determine the limiting nutrient in a lake, pond, reservoir or stream. 

(h) A permittee may request that a regulatory mixing zone be established by the 

Department for applicable criteria except as otherwise provided in this section. 

Regulatory mixing zones may be evaluated as part of the development of water 

quality-based effluent limitation(s) to provide for the initial dispersion of the 

effluent in the receiving water body at or near the discharge point. 

1. The following are the general conditions for establishing regulatory mixing 

zones: 

i. Regulatory mixing zones shall be established in accordance with this 

subsection; 

ii. Water quality criteria may be exceeded within the regulatory mixing 

zone; however, surface water quality criteria must be met at the edge 

of the regulatory mixing zone; 

iii. The regulatory mixing zone shall be no larger than that portion of the 

receiving water where complete mixing occurs; 

iv. Regulatory mixing zones shall not be used for, or considered as a 

substitute for, minimum treatment technology required by the Federal 

and State Acts or other applicable Federal or State laws or regulations; 

v. Regulatory mixing zones shall be established to assure that significant 

mortality does not occur to free swimming or drifting organisms; 

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(1) In individual regulatory mixing zones, discharges which meet acute 

effluent toxicity of LC50 ≥ 50% shall be deemed to comply with this 

requirement. 

(2) In cases of extended regulatory mixing zones resulting from 

multiple, conjoined individual regulatory mixing zones, site-specific 

studies to demonstrate no significant mortality shall be required, 

taking into account factors including, time of travel, concentration, 

and the toxicity of the parameters in question; 

vi. The existing and designated uses outside the regulatory mixing zone 

shall not be adversely affected; 

vii. The total area and volume of a waterbody assigned to a regulatory 

mixing zone shall be limited to that which will not adversely affect 

beneficial uses or interfere with biological communities or populations 

of important species (for example, commercially or recreationally 

significant species; or threatened or endangered species); 

viii. Regulatory mixing zones, including those for shore hugging plumes, 

shall not extend into recreational areas, potable surface water intakes 

(1,500 feet upstream and 500 feet downstream or to the farthest point 

of backwatering due to the intake, whichever is more protective), 

shellfish harvesting areas, threatened or endangered species habitat, 

and other important biological or natural resource areas; 

ix. The regulatory mixing zone shall not inhibit or impede the passage of 

aquatic biota; and 

x. Overlapping regulatory mixing zones shall not inhibit or impede the 

passage of aquatic biota. 

2. Spatial limitations for regulatory mixing zones delineate the maximum area 

in which the initial mixing may occur. A site-specific study performed in 

accordance with (h)3 below will be used to determine dilution in tidal water 

bodies and in nontidal water bodies where mixing is not shown to be rapid 

and complete. A maximum area shall be applied in any one of the following 

four situations: 

i. Heat dissipation areas shall be established as follows: 

(1) For discharges to FW2-NT, FW2-TM, and SE waters, not more than 

one-quarter (1/4) of the cross section and/or volume of the water 

body at any time or more than two-thirds (2/3) of the surface from 

shore to shore at any time. 

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(2) For discharges to lakes, ponds, reservoirs, bays or coastal waters, 

the heat dissipation areas shall be developed on a case-by-case 

basis. 

(3) A discharger may be granted a larger heat dissipation area 

pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1326(a) Section 316(a) of the Clean Water 

Act. 

ii. For discharges to tidal water bodies: 

(1) Regulatory mixing zones for chronic and human health criteria are 

limited to one fourth of the distance between the discharge port 

closest to the shoreline and the shoreline during average tidal 

conditions, or 100 meters, whichever is greater; and 

(2) Regulatory mixing zones for acute criteria are limited by the 

distances calculated in accordance with the USEPA “Technical 

Support Document For Water Quality-Based Toxics Control” 

USEPA, EPA/505/2-90-001, March 1991, incorporated herein by 

reference. In no case shall a regulatory mixing zone for acute 

criteria extend more than 100 meters from the discharge point or 

include more than five percent of the total surface area of a water 

body based on critical ambient tidal conditions during low slack, 

astronomical spring tide for the applicable exposure period. 

iii. For discharges to non-tidal water bodies: 

(1) Regulatory mixing zones for chronic and human health criteria 

shall be based on the design flows at (c)2 above. If rapid, 

complete mix is demonstrated, the entire available design flow 

may be used in dilution calculations. If rapid, complete mix is not 

demonstrated, only that portion of the design flow that can be 

demonstrated to mix with the effluent within 100 meters from the 

discharge point may be used in dilution calculations; and 

(2) Regulatory mixing zones for acute criteria shall be based on the 

MA1CD10 design flow. If rapid, complete mix is demonstrated, 

the entire available design flow may be used in dilution 

calculations. If rapid, complete mix is not demonstrated, only that 

portion of the design flow that can be demonstrated to mix with 

the effluent within a downstream distance calculated in 

accordance with the USEPA “Technical Support Document For 

Water Quality-Based Toxics Control” USEPA, EPA/505/2-90-001, 

March 1991 may be used. In no case shall a regulatory mixing 

zone for acute criteria extend more than 100 meters from the 

discharge point or include more than five percent of the total 

surface area of a water body based on the design flow. 

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iv. Site-specific spatial dimensions of the regulatory mixing zone for 

an approved multiport diffuser shall be determined by the 

Department. The dimensions of the site-specific regulatory 

mixing zone and the allowable dilution at the edge of the 

regulatory mixing zone may be established using appropriate 

diffuser models (for example, CORMIX, PLUMES), tracer studies, 

or other field studies approved by the Department in accordance 

with (h)3 below. 

3. A regulatory mixing zone study shall be conducted in accordance with a 

workplan pre-approved by the Department. General protocols for 

conducting mixing zone studies are described in the USEPA “Technical 

Support Document For Water Quality-Based Toxics Control” USEPA, 

EPA/505/2-90-001, March 1991. In addition, the following principles apply: 

i. The design flows to be used in calculating available dilution in nontidal 

waters shall be based on the design flows specified at (c)2 above; and 

ii. In tidal waters, the regulatory mixing zone for an acute criteria shall be 

based on critical ambient tidal conditions during low slack, 

astronomical spring tide for the applicable exposure period. 

Regulatory mixing zones for chronic and human health criteria shall be 

based on average conditions during a normal tidal cycle.

4. In order to determine waste load allocations and NJPDES/DSW permit 

effluent limitations that will comply with the regulatory mixing zone 

requirements, instream pollutant concentrations at the boundary of the 

regulatory mixing zone shall be determined as follows: 

i. The instream concentrations shall be determined using either a 

general mass balance equation or a mathematical model, if available; 

or the information generated during the course of a study as described 

at (h)2 above. 

ii. If the regulatory mixing zone is based upon the guidance and 

procedures in the USEPA “Technical Support Document For Water 

Quality-Based Toxics Control” USEPA, EPA/505/2-90-001, March 

1991, the Technical Support Document will also be used to determine 

instream concentrations at the boundary of the regulatory mixing zone. 

5. Regulatory mixing zones are prohibited as follows: 

i. For indicators of pathogenic quality, including fecal coliform and 

enterococci; 

ii. In intermittent streams; 

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iii. For new or increased discharges to lakes, ponds, and reservoirs; 

iv. For discharges to areas of waters with documented occurrences of any 

threatened or endangered species listed pursuant to the Federal or 

State Threatened and Endangered Species Acts (Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. ∋1531 et seq.; New Jersey Endangered and 

Non Game Species Conservation Act of 1973, N.J.S.A. 23:2A-1 et 

seq.; Endangered Plant Species List Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1B-15.151 et 

seq.), if those discharges would likely have an adverse effect on the 

species or its associated habitat; 

v. For heat dissipation areas in FW2-TP waters; 

vi. For heat dissipation areas within 1,500 feet of the shoreline in SC 

waters; 

vii. For new discharges of the following pollutants: 

(1) alpha-BHC (alpha-HCH); 

(2) beta-BHC (beta-HCH); 

(3) gamma-BHC (gamma HCH / Lindane); 

(4) Chlordane; 

(5) 4,4'-DDD (p,p'-TDE); 

(6) 4,4'-DDE; 

(7) 4,4'-DDT; 

(8) Dieldrin; 

(9) Hexachlorobenzene; 

(10) Hexachlorobutadiene; 

(11) Mercury; 

(12) Mirex; 

(13) Pentachlorobenzene; 

(14) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); 

(15) 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene; 

(16) 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); and 

(17) Toxaphene; and 

viii. For new or expanded discharges, within 1,500 feet upstream of a 

potable surface water intake (including any reservoir) and 500 feet 

downstream or to the farthest point of backwatering due to the intake, 

whichever is more protective. 

7:9B-1.6 Establishment of water quality-based effluent limitations

(a) For Category One waters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4, water quality-based 

effluent limitations shall be assigned to a point source discharge so as to protect 

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the existing water quality from any measurable or calculable changes. The 

Department shall establish water quality-based effluent limitations, as 

appropriate, for those parameters contained in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14, as well as any 

other parameters the Department believes may have a detrimental effect on the 

designated or existing uses. 

(b) For Category Two waters, as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4, draft water qualitybased effluent limitations shall be assigned to a point source discharge so as to: 

1. Maintain water quality characteristics that are generally better than or equal 

to the water quality standards at a level that will protect the existing and 

designated uses; and 

2. Bring water quality characteristics that are generally worse than the water 

quality criteria, except as due to natural conditions, up to the water quality 

criteria or to levels corresponding with wasteload allocations established 

pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-7.6. 

(c) Water quality-based effluent limits for chlorine produced oxidants based on the 

criteria in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(f) are not applicable where: 

1. The aquatic community of a waterbody is exposed to one or more point 

source discharges of non-contact cooling water that is intermittently 

chlorinated to control condenser biofouling; 

2. The total period of such exposure to chlorinated wastewater is two hours 

per day or less; and 

3. The maximum concentration of chlorine produced oxidants in the effluents 

of such discharges shall not exceed 200 μg/L. 

7:9B-1.7 Waterway loadings in areawide water quality management plans 

Any total maximum daily load, wasteload allocation, or load allocation established 

as an amendment to an areawide water quality management plan under N.J.A.C. 

7:15-3.4 shall be consistent with all of the provisions of this subchapter. 

7:9B-1.8 Procedures for modifying water quality-based effluent limitations for 

individual dischargers to Category One waters

(a) An applicant requesting modification of a water quality-based effluent limitation, 

established on a case-by-case basis, must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the 

Department, after public notice (including notice to affected municipalities) and a 

public hearing (where sufficient public interest exists), that: 

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1. Some change in ambient water quality should be allowed because of 

necessary and justifiable social or economic development; 

2. Alternative effluent limitations, at least as stringent as the technology-based 

effluent limitations required by either sections 301, 306, and 307 of the 

Federal Clean Water Act, or the effluent limitations resulting from application 

of the minimum BOD5 effluent standards in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-12.4 (where 

applicable), whichever are more stringent, will not interfere nor be injurious 

to the existing or designated uses; and 

3. Where the requested modified effluent limitations would result in 

contravention of the water quality criteria or the degradation of the natural 

water quality, whichever is less stringent: 

i. The water quality criteria are not attainable because of natural 

background; or 

ii. The water quality criteria are not attainable because of irretrievable 

man-induced conditions; or 

iii. Natural, ephemeral, intermittent, or low flow conditions or water levels 

prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be 

compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent 

discharges without violating State water conservation requirements to 

enable uses to be met; or 

iv. Controls more stringent than those required by Sections 301(b) and 

306 of the Federal Clean Water Act would result in substantial and 

widespread adverse social and economic impact. 

(b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the Department with all the 

information needed to evaluate the requested modification(s). 

(c) In no case shall changes to water quality be allowed in Outstanding National 

Resource Waters. 

(d) Modified effluent limitations may be granted for a time period not to exceed three 

years or the time period of the permit in which the modified effluent limitations 

appear, whichever is shorter. 

(e) Modified effluent limitations may be renewed if the discharger demonstrates, to 

the Department's satisfaction, after public notice (including notice to affected 

municipalities) and a public hearing (where sufficient interest exists), that the 

basis for issuing the modification still exists and there have been no adverse 

impacts on the existing uses. 

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(f) Where water quality criteria are not currently met the Department shall not grant 

a modification, as set forth in this section, establishing an effluent limitation less 

stringent than the limitation(s) in the existing permit, unless the criteria are not 

met because of natural conditions. 

7:9B-1.9 Procedures for modifying water quality-based effluent limitations for 

individual dischargers to Category Two waters.

(a) The criteria for modifying water quality-based effluent limitations established on a 

case-by-case basis are: 

1. The applicant for modification of effluent limitations for parameters that are 

currently better than the water quality criteria must demonstrate, to the 

satisfaction of the Department, after public notice (including notice to 

affected municipalities) and a public hearing (where sufficient public interest 

exists), that: 

i. Some degradation of water quality parameters currently better than the 

water quality criteria should be allowed because of necessary and 

justifiable social or economic development; and 

ii. Alternative effluent limitations, at least as stringent as the technologybased effluent limitations required by either sections 301, 306, and 307 

of the Federal Clean Water Act, or the effluent limitations resulting from 

application of the effluent standards (where applicable) in N.J.A.C. 

7:14A-12, whichever are more stringent, will not interfere with nor be 

injurious to the existing or designated uses. 

2. The applicant for modification of effluent limitations for parameters that are 

currently equal to or currently do not meet the water quality criteria in this 

subchapter must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Department, after 

public notice (including notice to affected municipalities) and a public 

hearing (where sufficient public interest exists), that: 

i. The water quality criteria are not attainable because of natural 

background; or 

ii. The water quality criteria are not attainable because of irretrievable 

man-induced conditions; or 

iii. Natural, ephemeral, intermittent, or low flow conditions or water levels 

prevent the attainment of the water quality criteria, unless these 

conditions may be compensated for by the discharge of sufficient 

volume of effluent discharges without violating State water 

conservation requirements to enable uses to be met; or 

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iv. Controls more stringent than those required by Section 301(b) and 306 

of the Federal Clean Water Act would result in substantial and 

widespread adverse social and economic impact. 

(b) Where water quality criteria are not currently met the Department shall not grant 

a modification, as set forth in this section, establishing an effluent limitation less 

stringent than the limitation(s) in the existing permit, unless the criteria are not 

met because of natural conditions. 

(c) Modified effluent limitations may be granted for a time period not to exceed three 

years or the time period of the permit in which the modified effluent limitations 

appear, whichever is shorter. 

(d) Modified effluent limitations may be renewed if the discharger demonstrates, to 

the satisfaction of the Department, after public notice (including notice to affected 

municipalities) and a public hearing (where sufficient interest exists), that the 

basis for issuing the modification still exists and there have been no adverse 

impacts on the existing uses. 

7:9B-1.10 Procedures for reclassifying specific segments for less restrictive uses

(a) The Department will entertain petitions, for reclassification of specific segments 

to less restrictive uses, or may decide to initiate reclassification proceedings on 

its own, at any time. 

(b) Any reclassification proceedings will include full documentation of the items 

contained in (d) and (e) below. The documentation will be prepared by either the 

Department (where the Department has initiated the reclassification on its own) 

or the petitioner for the reclassification. 

(c) The Department shall issue public notice to all interested parties (including 

affected municipalities) and shall hold public hearing(s) as part of any 

reclassification proceeding. 

(d) The Department or the petitioner, as indicated in (b) above, shall include in the 

reclassification documentation appropriate water quality studies and analyses, 

biological studies and analyses, environmental, social, and economic studies as 

are necessary to demonstrate the satisfaction of (e) 1 and 2 below, in addition to 

at least one of the remaining criteria in (e) below. 

(e) The Department may establish less restrictive uses than the designated uses 

only after it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that: 

1. None of the uses being removed are existing uses; and 

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2. The uses to be removed will not be attained by implementing effluent limits 

required by Sections 301(b) and 306 of the Federal Clean Water Act in 

conjunction with implementation of cost-effective and reasonable best 

management requirements for nonpoint source pollution control; and 

3. The existing designated use is not attainable because of natural 

background; or 

4. The existing designated use is not attainable because of irretrievable maninduced conditions; or 

5. Natural, ephemeral, intermittent, or low flow conditions or water levels 

prevent the attainment of the use, unless these conditions may be 

compensated for by the discharge of sufficient volume of effluent discharges 

without violating State water conservation requirements to enable uses to 

be met; or 

6. Physical conditions related to the natural features of the water body, such 

as the lack of a proper substrate, cover, flow, depth, pools, riffles, and the 

like, unrelated to water quality, preclude attainment of aquatic life protection 

uses; or 

7. Controls more stringent than those required by Sections 301(b) and 306 of 

the Federal Clean Water Act would result in substantial and widespread 

adverse social and economic impact. 

(f) Any reclassification for less restrictive uses, established pursuant to this section 

shall be reviewed during each review of water quality standards pursuant to 

Section 303 of the Federal Clean Water Act (at least once every three years). 

Either the Department or the original petitioner, as indicated in (b) above, shall be 

responsible for supplying documentation showing that the bases for the 

reclassification still exist. 

(g) In those cases in which a thermal discharge is involved, the procedures for 

reclassifying segments for less restrictive use shall be consistent with section 

316 of the Federal Clean Water Act. 

7:9B-1.11 Procedures for reclassifying specific segments for more restrictive uses

(a) The Department will entertain petitions, for reclassification of specific segments, 

pursuant to (e) below, or may decide to initiate reclassification proceedings on its 

own, at any time. 

(b) The Department may entertain petitions for reclassification of specific segments, 

pursuant to (f) below, at any time. 

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(c) Documentation supporting the petition for reclassification for more restrictive 

use(s) shall be prepared by the petitioner for such reclassification, where one 

exists, or by the Department, where it decides to initiate such reclassification on 

its own. 

(d) The Department shall issue public notice to all interested parties (including 

affected municipalities and dischargers) and shall hold public hearing(s) as part 

of any reclassification proceeding. 

(e) A reclassification for more restrictive uses shall be made whenever: 

1. It is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that there are 

existing uses of the specific segment that are not included in the designated 

uses; or 

2. Where a reclassification for less restrictive uses has been granted pursuant 

to N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.10, the bases for the reclassification no longer exist; or 

3. It is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that any uses in 

Section 101 (a) (2) of the Federal Clean Water Act, protection and 

propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife, and recreation in and on the 

water, which are not included in the designated uses listed in this 

subchapter are attainable. 

(f) A reclassification for more restrictive uses may be made when: 

1. It is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that the waters 

should be set aside to represent the natural aquatic environment and its 

associated biota; or 

2. It is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that a more 

restrictive use is necessary to protect a unique ecological system or 

threatened/endangered species. 

(g) In those cases in which a thermal discharge is involved, the procedures for 

reclassifying segments for more restrictive uses shall be consistent with section 

316 of the Federal Clean Water Act. 

7:9B-1.12 Designated uses of FW1, PL, FW2, SE1, SE2, SE3, and SC waters

(a) In all FW1 waters the designated uses are: 

1. Set aside for posterity to represent the natural aquatic environment and its 

associated biota; 

2. Primary and secondary contact recreation; 

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3. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established 

aquatic biota; and 

4. Any other reasonable uses. 

(b) In all PL waters the designated uses are: 

1. Cranberry bog water supply and other agricultural uses; 

2. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established biota 

indigenous to this unique ecological system; 

3. Public potable water supply after conventional filtration treatment (a series 

of processes including filtration, flocculation, coagulation, and 

sedimentation, resulting in substantial particulate removal but no consistent 

removal of chemical constituents) and disinfection; 

4. Primary and secondary contact recreation; and 

5. Any other reasonable uses. 

(c) In all FW2 waters the designated uses are: 

1. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established 

biota; 

2. Primary and secondary contact recreation; 

3. Industrial and agricultural water supply; 

4. Public potable water supply after conventional filtration treatment (a series 

of processes including filtration, flocculation, coagulation, and 

sedimentation, resulting in substantial particulate removal but no consistent 

removal of chemical constituents) and disinfection; and 

5. Any other reasonable uses. 

(d) In all SE1 waters the designated uses are: 

1. Shellfish harvesting in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:12; 

2. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established 

biota; 

3. Primary and secondary contact recreation; and 

4. Any other reasonable uses. 

(e) In all SE2 waters the designated uses are: 

1. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established 

biota; 

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2. Migration of diadromous fish; 

3. Maintenance of wildlife; 

4. Secondary contact recreation; and 

5. Any other reasonable uses. 

(f) In all SE3 waters the designated uses are: 

1. Secondary contact recreation; 

2 Maintenance and migration of fish populations; 

3 Migration of diadromous fish; 

4. Maintenance of wildlife; and 

5. Any other reasonable uses. 

(g) In all SC waters the designated uses are: 

1. Shellfish harvesting in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:12; 

2. Primary and secondary contact recreation; 

3. Maintenance, migration and propagation of the natural and established 

biota; and 

4. Any other reasonable uses. 

7:9B-1.13 Designated uses of mainstem Delaware River and Delaware Bay

(a) The designated uses for the mainstem Delaware River and Delaware Bay are 

those contained in "Delaware River Basin Commission, Water Quality 

Regulations, Administrative Manual - Part III," Article 3, dated October 23, 1996, 

including all amendments and future supplements thereto. 

(b) The designated uses for other waters under the jurisdiction of the DRBC are as 

set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(d). 

7:9B-1.14 Surface water quality criteria

(a) Surface water quality criteria for FW1 waters shall be maintained as to quality in 

their natural state. 

(b) Surface water quality criteria for PL waters are as follows: 

1. These waters shall be maintained as to quality in their existing state or that 

quality necessary to attain or protect the designated uses, whichever is 

more stringent. 

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i. For Nitrate-Nitrogen a level of 2 mg/L shall be maintained in the 

surface waters unless it is shown that a lower level must be maintained 

to protect the existing surface water quality. 

ii. A pH level between 3.5 and 5.5 shall be maintained unless it is 

demonstrated that a pH level outside of that range is necessary to 

protect the existing/ designated uses. 

2. The water quality criteria for existing discharges are the water quality criteria 

contained in "Surface Water Quality Standards" as adopted in March 1981, 

except that: 

i. The criteria for Nitrate-Nitrogen and pH promulgated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.14(b)1 for PL waters apply instead of the 1981 criteria, and; 

ii. The criteria for phosphorous, bacterial quality, and toxic substances 

promulgated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(c) through (g) apply instead of the 

1981 criteria, as though the freshwater portions of the PL waters were 

classified as FW2 and the saline portions were classified as SE1. 

(c) Unless site-specific criteria are established at (g) below, State-wide criteria apply 

for FW2, SE, and SC waters as listed in accordance with (d) through (f) below. 

(d) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 
7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

1. Bacterial quality (Counts/100 ml) 

i. Shellfish Harvesting: Bacterial Indicators sha

not exceed, in all shellfish waters, the standarfor approved shellfish waters as established bthe National Shellfish Sanitation Program as seforth in its current manual of operations. 

ii. Primary Contact Recreation: 

(1) Enterococci levels shall not exceed 

geometric mean of 35/100 ml, or a singsample maximum of 104/100 ml.

(2) E. Coli levels shall not exceed a geometr

mean of 126/100 ml or a single sampmaximum of 235/100 ml. 

iii. Secondary Contact Recreation: 

(1) Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed 

geometric mean of 770/100 ml. 

(2) Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed 

geometric mean of 1500/100ml. 

2. Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) i. Not less than 7.0 at any time; 

ii. 24 hour average not less than 6.0. Not less th

5.0 at any time (see paragraph viii below); 

iii. 24 hour average not less than 5.0, but not le

than 4.0 at any time (see paragraph viii below); 

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7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

iv. Not less than 4.0 at any time; v. Not less than 5.0 at any time; vi. Not less than 4.0 at any time; vii. Not less than 3.0 at any time; and viii. Supersaturated dissolved oxygen values shall 

expressed as their corresponding 100 percesaturation values for purposes of calculati24 hour averages. 

3. Floating, colloidal, color and 

settleable solids; petroleum hydrocarbons and other oils and grease 

i. None noticeable in the water or deposited alo

the shore or on the aquatic substrata in quantitidetrimental to the natural biota. None whiwould render the waters unsuitable for tdesignated uses; and 

ii. For "Petroleum Hydrocarbons" the goal is no

detectable utilizing the Federal EPEnvironmental Monitoring and Support LaboratoMethod (Freon Extractable - Silica Gel Adsorpti- Infrared Measurement); the present criterhowever, are those of paragraph i above. 

4. pH (Standard Units) i. 6.5-8.5 

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7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

ii. Natural pH conditions shall prevail. 

5. Phosphorus, Total (mg/L) i. Lakes: Phosphorus as total P shall not exce

0.05 in any lake, pond or reservoir, or in tributary at the point where it enters such bodiof water, except where watershed or site-speccriteria are developed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:91.5(g)3. 

ii. Streams: Except as necessary to satisfy t

more stringent criteria in paragraph i above where watershed or site-specific criteria adeveloped pursuant to N.J.A.C 7:9B-1.5(gphosphorus as total P shall not exceed 0.1 in astream, unless it can be demonstrated that totais not a limiting nutrient and will not otherwirender the waters unsuitable for the designatuses. 

6. Radioactivity i. Prevailing regulations including all amendmen

and future supplements thereto adopted by tU.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuato Sections 1412, 1445, and 1450 of the Pub

Health Services Act, as amended by the SaDrinking Water Act (PL 93-523) 

7. Solids, Suspended (mg/L) 

(Non-filterable residue) 

i. 25.0 ii. 40.0 iii. None which would render the waters unsuitab

for the designated uses. 

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7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

8. Solids, Total Dissolved (mg/L) 

(Filterable Residue) 

i. No increase in background which may adverse

affect the survival, growth or propagation of taquatic biota. Compliance with water qualibased WET limitations or LC50 ≥ 50 percewhichever is more stringent, shall be deemed meet this requirement. 

ii. No increase in background which would interfe

with the designated or existing uses, or 500 mgwhichever is more stringent. 

iii. None which would render the water unsuitable 

the designated uses. 

9. Sulfate (mg/L) i. 250 10. Taste and odor producing 

substances 

i. None offensive to humans or which wou

produce offensive taste or odors in water suppliand biota used for human consumption. Nowhich would render the water unsuitable for tdesignated uses. 

11. Temperature 

i. No thermal alterations which would cau

temperatures to exceed 20° C (68° F) Summseasonal average 

(ii) No thermal alterations which would c

temperatures to exceed 27.8° C (82° F) Suseasonal average 

(iii) No thermal alterations which would c

temperatures to exceed 30° C (86° F) Su

seasonal average 

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7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

(iv) No thermal alterations which would c

temperatures to exceed 29.4° C (85° F) Suseasonal average 

(v) No thermal alterations which would c

temperatures to exceed 26.7° C (80° F) Suseasonal average 

12. Toxic Substances (general) i. None, either alone or in combination with oth

substances, in such concentrations as to affehumans or be detrimental to the natural aquabiota, produce undesirable aquatic life, or whiwould render the waters unsuitable for tdesignated uses. 

ii. None which would cause standards for drinki

water to be exceeded after appropriate treatmen

iii. Toxic substances shall not be present 

concentrations that cause acute or chronic toxicto aquatic biota, or bioaccumulate within organism to concentrations that exert a toxeffect on that organism or render it unfit consumption. 

iv. The concentrations of nonpersistent tox

substances in the State's waters shall not exceone-twentieth (0.05) of the acute definitive LCor EC50 value, as determined by appropriabioassays conducted in accordance with N.J.A7:18. 

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7:9B-1.14(d) General Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters: 

(Expressed as Maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted) 

 Substance Criteria __________________________________________________________________________________

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v. The concentration of persistent toxic substanc

in the State's waters shall not exceed onhundredeth (0.01) of the acute definitive LC50 

EC50 value, as determined by appropria

bioassays conducted in accordance with N.J.A7:18. 

13. Turbidity (Nephelometric Turbidity

Unit-NTU) 

i. Maximum 30-day average of 15 NTU, a maximu

50 NTU at any time. 

ii. Maximum 30-day average of 10 NTU, a maximu

30 NTU at any time. 

iii. Levels shall not exceed 10.0 NTU. 
(e) Surface Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia are derived in accordance with the 

formulas set forth below. Acute criteria are expressed as three-hour average using 

MA1CD10 flow and chronic criteria are expressed as 30-day average using MA30CD10 

flow. No exceedance of criteria shall be permitted at or above the design flows 

specified. 

CAS 

Number Criteria Classification 

(1) at pH < 8.30 

 0.179∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(a) 

 0.046∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(c) 

 at pH ≥ 8.30 

 0.179∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(a) 

 0.046∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(c) 

FW2-TP, FW2-TM 

(2) at pH < 8.30 

0.201∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(a) 

(Summer1) 

0.054∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(c) 

(Summer1) 

0.232∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(a) 

(Winter2) 

0.060∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(c) 

(Winter2) 

 at pH ≥ 8.30 

 0.201∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(a) (Summer1) 

 0.054∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(c) (Summer1) 

 0.232∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(a) (Winter2) 

 0.060∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(c) (Winter2) 

FW2-NT 

(3) at pH < 8.30 

 0.238∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(a) 

 0.061∗100.026(Temp-20) + 0.41 (pH-7.80)(c) 

PL 

Ammonia, unionized (mg 

NH3-N/L) 

 7664-41-7 

(4) 0.115(a); 0.030(c) 

(5) 0.094(a); 0.024(c) 

All SE 

SC 

1 Summer spawning period from March 1st through October 31st. 

2 Winter non-spawning period from November 1st through February 28/29th. 

(a) Acute aquatic life protection criterion 

(c) Chronic aquatic life protection criterion 

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(f) Surface Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Substances are as follows: 

1. Acute aquatic life protection criteria are determined with no exceedance at or above 

the MA1CD10 flow and expressed as one-hour average except, 

i. for copper the criteria are expressed as 24-hour average, and 

ii. for cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, silver, and zinc the criteria are 

expressed as 6-hour average. 

2. Chronic aquatic life protection criteria are determined with no exceedance at or 

above the MA7CD10 flow and expressed as four-day average. 

3. Freshwater aquatic criteria for cadmium, chromium III, copper, nickel, silver, and 

zinc are expressed as a function of water hardness. Criteria can be calculated at 

any hardness using these equations as listed below. Criteria thus calculated are 

multiplied by appropriate conversion factor (CF) to convert total recoverable metal 

into dissolved metal and by the default Water Effect Ratio (WER) of 1.0. 

General formula WER [e(V[ln (hardness)] + ln A - V[ln Z])] CF 

where: 

V = pooled slope 

A = FAV at given hardness 

Z = selected value of hardness 

Cadmium: 

Acute dissolved criterion WER [e(1.0166 (ln [hardness])-3.924)] 0.651 

Chronic dissolved criterion WER [e(0.7409 (ln [hardness])-4.719)] 0.651 

Chromium III: 

Acute dissolved criterion WER [e(0.819 (ln [hardness])+3.7256)] 0.277 

Chronic dissolved criterion WER [e(0.819 (ln [hardness])+0.6848)] 0.277 

Copper: 

Acute dissolved criterion WER [e(0.9422 (ln [hardness])-1.7)] 0.908 

Chronic dissolved criterion WER [e(0.8545 (ln [hardness])-1.702)] 0.908 

Nickel: 

Acute dissolved criterion WER [e(0.846 (ln [hardness])+2.255)] 0.846 

Chronic dissolved criterion WER [e(0.846 (ln [hardness])+0.0584)] 0.846 

Silver: 

Acute dissolved criterion WER [e(1.72 (ln [hardness])-6.59)] 0.85 

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Zinc: 

Acute or dissolved criterion WER [e(0.8473 (ln [hardness])+0.884)] 0.950 

Chronic dissolved criterion WER [e(0.8473 (ln [hardness])+0.884)] 0.950 

4. Freshwater criteria for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH. 

Criteria are derived in accordance with the formula set forth below: 

Acute criterion = e(1.005[pH]-4.869)

Chronic criterion = e(1.005[pH]-5.134)

5. Human health noncarcinogenic effect-based criteria are expressed as a 30-day 

average with no frequency of exceedance at or above the MA7CD10 flow. 

6. Human health carcinogenic effect-based criteria are based on a risk level of one-inone-million and are expressed as a 70-year average with no frequency of 

exceedance at or above the the design flow as specified at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)2iii. 

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7. SURFACE WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES:

(μg/L) 

Fresh Water (FW2) Criteria Saline Water (SE & SC) Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic Toxic Substance CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic HumanHealth Acute Chronic Human Health 

 Acenaphthene 83-32-9 670(h) 990(h) 

 Acrolein 107-02-8 6.1(h) 9.3(h) 

 Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 0.051(hc) 0.25(hc) 

 Aldrin 309-00-2 3.0 0.000049(hc) 1.3 0.000050(hc) 

 Ammonia, un-ionized 7664-41-7 See N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.14(e) See N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.14(e) 

 Anthracene 120-12-7 8,300(h) 40,000(h) 

 Antimony 7440-36-0 5.6(h)(T) 640(h)(T) 

 Arsenic 7440-38-2 340(d)(s) 150(d)(s) 0.017(hc)(T) 69(d)(s) 36(d)(s) 0.061(hc)(T) 

 Asbestos 1332-21-4 7x106fibers/L 

>10μm(h) 

 Barium 7440-39-3 2,000(h)(T) 

 Benz(a)anthracene 56-55-3 0.038(hc) 0.18(hc) 

 Benzene 71-43-2 0.15(hc) 3.3(hc) 

 Benzidine 92-87-5 0.000086(hc) 0.00020(hc) 

 3,4-Benzofluoranthene 

(Benzo(b)fluoranthene) 205-99-2 0.038(hc) 0.18(hc) 

 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 207-08-9 0.38(hc) 1.8(hc) 

 Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) 50-32-8 0.0038(hc) 0.018(hc) 

 Beryllium 7440-41-7 6.0(h)(T) 42(h)(T) 

 alpha-BHC (alpha-HCH) 319-84-6 0.0026(hc) 0.0049(hc) 

 beta-BHC (beta-HCH) 319-85-7 0.0091(hc) 0.017(hc) 

 gamma-BHC (gammaHCH/Lindane) 

 58-89-9 0.95 0.98(h) 0.16 1.8(h) 

 Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 111-44-4 0.030(hc) 0.53(hc) 

 Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) 

ether 

 108-60-1 1,400(h) 65,000(h) 

 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 117-81-7 1.2(hc) 2.2(hc) 

 Bromodichloromethane 

(Dichlorobromomethane) 

 75-27-4 0.55(hc) 17(hc) 

 Bromoform 75-25-2 4.3(hc) 140(hc) 

 Butyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 150(h) 190(h) 

 Cadmium 7440-43-9 (a) (a) 3.4(h)(T) 40(d)(s) 8.8(d)(s) 16(h)(T) 

 Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 0.33(hc) 2.3(hc) 

 Chlordane 57-74-9 2.4 0.0043 0.00010(hc) 0.09 0.0040 0.00011(hc) 

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Fresh Water (FW2) Criteria Saline Water (SE & SC) Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic Toxic Substance CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic Human Health Acute Chronic Human Health 

 Chloride 16887-00-

6 

860,000 230,000 250,000(ol) 

 Chlorine Produced 

Oxidants (CPO) 

 7782-50-5 19 11 13 7.5 

 Chlorobenzene 108-90-7 210(h) 2,500(h) 

 Chloroform 67-66-3 68(h) 2,100(h) 

 2-Chloronaphthalene 91-58-7 1,000(h) 1,600(h) 

 2-Chlorophenol 95-57-8 81(h) 150(h) 

 Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 0.083 0.041 0.011 0.0056 

 Chromium 7440-47-3 92(h)(T) 750(h)(T) 

 Chromium+3 16065-83-

1 

(a) (a) 

 Chromium+6 18540-29-

9 

15(d)(s) 10(d)(s) 1,100(d)(s) 50(d)(s)

 Chrysene 218-01-9 3.8(hc) 18(hc) 

 Copper 7440-50-8 (a) (a) 1,300(h)(T) 4.8(d)(s) 3.1(d)(s)

 Cyanide (Total) 57-12-5 22(fc) 5.2(fc) 140(h) 1.0(fc) 1.0(fc) 140(h) 

 4,4'-DDD (p,p'-TDE) 72-54-8 0.00031(hc) 0.00031(hc) 

 4,4'-DDE 72-55-9 0.00022(hc) 0.00022(hc) 

 4,4'-DDT 50-29-3 1.1 0.0010 0.00022(hc) 0.13 0.0010 0.00022(hc) 

 Demeton 8065-48-3 0.1 0.1 

 Dibenz(a,h)anthracene 53-70-3 0.0038(hc) 0.018(hc) 

 Dibromochloromethane 

(Chlorodibromomethane) 

 124-48-1 0.40(hc) 13(hc) 

 Di-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 2,000(h) 4,500(h) 

 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 95-50-1 2,000(h) 6,200(h) 

 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 541-73-1 2,200(h) 8,300(h) 

 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 550(h) 2,200(h) 

 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine 91-94-1 0.021(hc) 0.028(hc) 

 1,2-Dichloroethane 107-06-2 0.29(hc) 28(hc) 

 1,1-Dichloroethylene 75-35-4 4.7(h) 100(h) 

 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 156-60-5 590(h) 43,000(h) 

 2,4-Dichlorophenol 120-83-2 77(h) 290(h) 

 1,2-Dichloropropane 78-87-5 0.50(hc) 15(hc) 

 1,3-Dichloropropene (cis 

and trans) 

 542-75-6 0.34(hc) 21(hc) 

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Fresh Water (FW2) Criteria Saline Water (SE & SC) Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic Toxic Substance CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic Human Health Acute Chronic Human Health 

 Dieldrin 60-57-1 0.24 0.056 0.000052(hc) 0.71 0.0019 0.000054(hc) 

 Diethyl phthalate 84-66-2 17,000(h) 44,000(h) 

 2,4-Dimethyl phenol 105-67-9 380(h) 850(h) 

 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol 534-52-1 13(h) 280(h) 

 2,4-Dinitrophenol 51-28-5 69(h) 5,300(h) 

 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 121-14-2 0.11(hc) 3.4(hc) 

 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine 122-66-7 0.036(hc) 0.20(hc) 

 Endosulfans (alpha and 

beta) 

 115-29-7 0.22 0.056 62(h) 0.034 0.0087 89(h) 

 Endosulfan sulfate 1031-07-8 62(h) 89(h) 

 Endrin 72-20-8 0.086 0.036 0.059(h) 0.037 0.0023 0.060(h) 

 Endrin aldehyde 7421-93-4 0.059(h) 0.060(h) 

 Ethylbenzene 100-41-4 530(h) 2,100(h) 

 Fluoranthene 206-44-0 130(h) 140(h) 

 Fluorene 86-73-7 1,100(h) 5,300(h) 

 Guthion 86-50-0 0.01 0.01 

 Heptachlor 76-44-8 0.52 0.0038 0.000079(hc) 0.053 0.0036 0.000079(hc) 

 Heptachlor epoxide 1024-57-3 0.52 0.0038 0.000039(hc) 0.053 0.0036 0.000039(hc) 

 Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 0.00028(hc) 0.00029(hc) 

 Hexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 0.44(hc) 18(hc) 

Hexachlorocyclopentadien

e 

 77-47-4 40(h) 1,100(h) 

 Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 1.4(hc) 3.3(hc) 

 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 193-39-5 0.038(hc) 0.18(hc) 

 Isophorone 78-59-1 35(hc) 960(hc) 

 Lead 7439-92-1 38(d)(s) 5.4(d)(s) 5.0(h)(T) 210(d)(s) 24(d)(s)

 Malathion 121-75-5 0.1 0.1 

 Manganese 7439-96-5 100(h)(T) 

 Mercury 7439-97-6 1.4(d)(s) 0.77(d)(s) 0.050(h)(T) 1.8(d)(s) 0.94(d)(s) 0.051(h)(T) 

 Methoxychlor 72-43-5 0.03 40(h) 0.03 

 Methyl bromide 

(bromomethane) 

 74-83-9 47(h) 1,500(h) 

 Methyl t-butyl ether 

(MTBE) 

 1634-04-4 70(h) 

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 Methylene chloride 75-09-2 2.5(hc) 310(hc) 

Fresh Water (FW2) Criteria Saline Water (SE & SC) Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic Toxic Substance CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic Human Health Acute Chronic Human Health 

 Mirex 2385-85-5 0.001 0.001 

 Nickel 7440-02-0 (a) (a) 500(h)(T) 64(d)(s) 22(d)(s) 1,700(h)(T) 

 Nitrate (as N) 14797-55-8 10,000(h) 

 Nitrobenzene 98-95-3 17(h) 690(h) 

 N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine 924-16-3 0.0063(hc) 0.22(hc) 

 N-Nitrosodiethylamine 55-18-5 0.00023(hc) 0.13(hc) 

 N-Nitrosodimethylamine 62-75-9 0.00069(hc) 3.0(hc) 

 N-Nitrosodiphenylamine 86-30-6 3.3(hc) 6.0(hc) 

 N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine

(Di-n-propylnitrosamine) 

 621-64-7 0.0050(hc) 0.51(hc) 

 N-Nitrosopyrrolidine 930-55-2 0.016(hc) 34(hc) 

 Parathion 56-38-2 0.065 0.013 

 Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 1.4(h) 1.5(h) 

 Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 (b) (b) 0.27(hc) 13 7.9 3.0(hc) 

 Phenol 108-95-2 10,000(h) 860,000(h) 

 Phosphorous (yellow) 7723-14-0 0.1 

 Polychlorinated biphenyls 

(PCBs) 

 1336-36-3 0.014 0.000064(hc) 0.030 0.000064(hc) 

 Pyrene 129-00-0 830(h) 4,000(h) 

 Selenium 7782-49-2 20(s) 5.0(s) 170(h)(T) 290(d)(s) 71(d)(s) 4,200(h)(T) 

 Silver 7440-22-4 (a) 170(h)(T) 1.9(d)(s) 40,000(h)(T) 

 Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide 

(undissociated) 

 7783-06-4 2 2 

 1,2,4,5-

Tetrachlorobenzene 

 95-94-3 0.97(h) 1.1(h) 

 2,3,7,8-

Tetrachlorodibenzo 

-p-dioxin (TCDD) 

 1746-01-6 0.0000000050(hc) 0.0000000051(hc)

 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79-34-5 4.7(h) 110(h) 

 Tetrachloroethylene 127-18-4 0.34(hc) 1.6(hc) 

 Thallium 7440-28-0 0.24(h)(T) 0.47(h)(T) 

 Toluene 108-88-3 1,300(h) 15,000(h) 

 Toxaphene 8001-35-2 0.73 0.0002 0.00028(hc) 0.21 0.0002 0.00028(hc) 

 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 120-82-1 21(h) 42(h) 

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 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6 120(h) 2,600(h) 

 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 13(h) 350(h) 

Fresh Water (FW2) Criteria Saline Water (SE & SC) Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic Toxic Substance CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic Human Health Acute Chronic Human Health 

 Trichloroethylene 79-01-6 1.0(hc) 12(hc) 

 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 1,800(h) 3,600(h) 

 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 88-06-2 0.58(hc) 1.0(hc) 

 Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 0.082(hc) 8.1(hc) 

 Zinc 7440-66-6 (a) (a) 7,400(h)(T) 90(d)(s) 81(d)(s) 26,000(h)(T) 

(a) Criteria as listed at (f)3 above as formula 

(b) Criteria as listed at (f)4 above as formula 

(d) Criterion is expressed as a function of the Water Effect Ratio (WER). For criterion 

in the table, WER equates to the default value of 1.0. 

(fc) Criteria expressed as free cyanide (as CN)/L 

(h) Human health noncarcinogen 

(hc) Human health carcinogen 

(ol) Organoleptic effect-based criterion with no frequency of exceedance at 

or above the MA7CD10 flow 

(s) Dissolved criterion 

(T) Total recoverable criterion 

(g) Site-specific surface water quality criteria listed below apply to specific waterbodies that 

supersede the State-wide criteria listed at (d) through (f) above. 

Freshwater Criteria Saline water Criteria 

Aquatic Aquatic 

Toxic 

Substance 

CAS 

Number 

Acute Chronic 

Human 

Health 

Acute Chronic 

Human 

Health 

Waterbodies 

Copper 

(μg/L 

dissolved) 

744050

8 

7.9 5.6 Newark Bay, Raritan Bay, 

Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, saline 

portions of the Passaic, 

Hackensack, and Hudson 

Rivers and saline portions of 

tributaries to all of these 

waters. 

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(h) Surface water quality criteria for waters under the jurisdiction of the DRBC: 

1. Mainstem Delaware River and Delaware Bay: 

i. For parameters with criteria in "Delaware River Basin Commission, 

Administrative Manual - Part III, Water Quality Regulations," Article 

3, dated October 23, 1996, including all amendments and future 

supplements thereto, the criteria contained therein are the applicable 

criteria. 

ii. For parameters without criteria in "Delaware River Basin 

Commission, Administrative Manual - Part III, Water Quality 

Regulations," Article 3, dated October 23, 1996, including all 

amendments and future supplements thereto, the criteria at (c) 

above are the applicable criteria and shall be applied as follows: 

(1) Criteria applicable to FW2-NT waters apply where salinities 

are less than or equal to 3.5 parts per thousand (ppt) at 

mean high tide; 

(2) Criteria applicable to SE waters apply where salinities are 

greater than 3.5 ppt at mean high tide; and 

(3) Where salinities vary from 3.5 ppt or less, to greater than 3.5 

ppt, at mean high tide, the more stringent of the FW2-NT or 

SE criteria apply. 

2. Tributaries to the mainstem Delaware River and Delaware Bay: 

i. The applicable criteria are those contained in "Delaware River 

Basin Commission, Administrative Manual - Part III, Water Quality 

Regulations," Article 3, dated October 23, 1996, including all 

amendments and supplements thereto; or 

ii. The criteria at (c) above, whichever are more stringent. 

3. For all waters under the jurisdiction of the DRBC where criteria are not 

established in "Delaware River Basin Commission, Administrative Manual 

- Part III, Water Quality Regulations," Article 3, dated October 23, 1996, 

including all amendments and future supplements thereto, or at (c) above, 

the Department shall use criteria based upon the best available scientific 

information, in accordance with (d)1ii above and N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)5, to 

establish water quality-based effluent limitations. 

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7:9B-1.15 Surface water classifications for the waters of the State of New Jersey

(a) This section contains the surface water classifications for the waters of the State of 

New Jersey. Surface water classifications are presented in tabular form. 

Subsections (c) through (g) contain surface water classifications by major drainage 

basin. Subsection (h) lists FW1 waters by tract within basins and subsection (i) 

identifies the Outstanding National Resource Waters of the State. 

(b) The following are instructions for the use of Tables 1 through 5 found in N.J.A.C. 

7:9B-1.15(c) through (g) respectively: 

1. The surface water classification tables give the surface water classifications for 

waters of the State. Surface waters of the State and their classification are listed 

in the table covering the major drainage basin in which they are located. The 

major drainage basins are: 

i. The Atlantic Coastal drainage basin which contains the surface waters listed 

in Table 1 in (c) below; 

ii. The Delaware River drainage basin which contains the surface waters listed 

in Table 2 in (d) below; 

iii. The Passaic River, Hackensack River and New York Harbor Complex 

drainage basin which contains the surface waters listed in Table 3 in (e) 

below; 

iv. The Raritan River and Raritan Bay drainage basin which contains the surface 

waters listed in Table 4 in (f) below; and 

v. The Wallkill River drainage basin which contains the surface waters listed in 

Table 5 in (g) below. 

2. Within each basin the waters are listed alphabetically and segment descriptions 

begin at the headwaters and proceed downstream. 

3. To find a stream: 

i. Determine which major drainage basin the stream is in; 

ii. Look for the name of the stream in the appropriate table and find the 

classification; 

iii. For unnamed or unlisted streams, find the stream or other waterbody that the 

stream of interest flows into and look for the classification of that stream or 

waterbody. The classification of the stream of interest may then be 

determined by referring to (b)5 below. If the second stream or waterbody is 

also unlisted, repeat the process until a listed stream or waterbody is found. 

Use (b)5iv below to classify streams entering unlisted lakes. 

4. To find a lake or other non-stream waterbody: 

i. Determine which major drainage basin the waterbody is in; 

ii. Look for the waterbody name in the appropriate table; 

iii. If the waterbody is not listed, use (b)5ii, 5iii, 5vi, and 5vii below to determine 

the appropriate classification. 

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5. To find unnamed waterways or waterbodies or named waterways or waterbodies 

which do not appear in the listing, use the following instructions: 

i. Unnamed or unlisted freshwater streams that flow into streams classified as 

FW2-TP, FW2-TM, or FW2-NT take the classification of the classified stream 

they enter, unless the unlisted stream is a PL water which is covered in 

(b)5vii below. If the stream could be a C1 water, see (b)5vi below. 

ii. All freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs that are five or more acres in 

surface area, that are not located entirely within the Pinelands Area 

boundaries (see (b)5vii below) and that are not specifically listed as FW2-TP 

or FW2-TM are classified as FW2-NT. This includes lakes, ponds and 

reservoirs on segments of streams which are classified as FW2-TM or FW2-

TP such as Saxton Lake on the Musconetcong River. If the waterbody could 

be a C1 water, also check (b)5vi below. 

iii. All freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs, that are less than five acres in 

surface area, upstream of and contiguous with FW2-TP or FW2-TM streams, 

and which are not located entirely within the Pinelands Area boundaries 

(see(b)5vii below) are classified as FW2-TM. All other freshwater lakes, 

ponds and reservoirs that are not otherwise classified in this subsection or 

the following tables are classified as FW2-NT. If the waterbody could be a 

C1 water, also check (b)5vi below. 

iv. Unnamed or unlisted streams that enter FW2 lakes, ponds and reservoirs 

take the classification of either the listed tributary stream flowing into the lake 

with the highest classification or the listed tributary stream leaving the lake 

with the highest classification, whichever has the highest classification, or, if 

there are no listed tributary or outlet streams to the lake, the first listed 

stream downstream of the lake. If the stream is located within the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Area, see (b)5.vii. below; if it could be a C1 

water, also see (b)5vi below. 

v. Unnamed or unlisted saline waterways and waterbodies are classified as 

SE1 in the Atlantic Coastal Basin. Unnamed or unlisted saline waterways 

which enter SE2 or SE3 waters in the Passaic, Hackensack and New York 

Harbor Complex basin are classified as SE2 unless otherwise classified 

within Table 3 in (e) below. Freshwater portions of unnamed or unlisted 

streams entering SE1, SE2, or SE3 waters are classified as FW2-NT. This 

only applies to waters that are not PL waters (see (b)5vii below). If the 

waterbody or waterway could be a C1 water, also see (b)5vi below. 

vi. If the waterway or waterbody of interest flows through or is entirely located 

within State parks, forests or fish and game lands, Federal wildlife refuges, 

other special holdings, or is a State shellfish water as defined in this 

subchapter, the Department's maps should be checked to determine if the 

waterbody of interest is mapped as a C1 water. If the waterway or 

waterbody does not appear on the United States Geological Survey 

quadrangle that the Department used as a base map in its designation of the 

C1 waters, the Department will determine on a case-by-case basis whether 

the waterway or waterbody should be designated as C1. 

vii. All waterways or waterbodies, or portions of waterways or waterbodies, that 

are located within the boundaries of the Pinelands Area established at 

N.J.S.A. 13:18A-11a are classified as PL unless they are listed as FW1 

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waters in Table 6 in (h) below. A tributary entering a PL stream is classified 

as PL only for those portions of the tributary that are within the Pinelands 

Area. Lakes are classified as PL only if they are located entirely within the 

Pinelands Area. 

6. The following 10 classifications are used for the sole purpose of identifying the 

water quality classification of the waters listed in the tables in (c) through (h) 

below: 

i. "FW1" means those fresh waters, as designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.15(h) 

Table 6, and as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4. 

ii. "FW2-TP" means FW2 trout production. 

iii. "FW2-TM" means FW2 trout maintenance. 

iv. "FW2-NT" means FW2 non trout. 

v. "PL" means Pinelands Waters. 

vi. "SE1" means saline estuarine waters whose designated uses are listed in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.12(d). 

vii."SE2" means saline estuarine waters whose designated uses are listed in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.12(e). 

viii."SE3" means saline estuarine waters whose designated uses are listed in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.12(f). 

ix. "SC" means the general surface water classification applied to saline coastal 

waters. 

x. FW2-NT/SE1 (or a similar designation that combines two classifications) 

means a waterway in which there may be a salt water/fresh water interface. 

The exact point of demarcation between the fresh and saline waters must be 

determined by salinity measurements and is that point where the salinity 

reaches 3.5 parts per thousand at mean high tide. The stream is classified 

as FW2-NT in the fresh portions (salinity less than or equal to 3.5 parts per 

thousand at mean high tide) and SE1 in the saline portions. 

7. The following water quality designations are used in Tables 1 through 5 in (c) 

through (g), respectively, below: 

i. "(C1)" means Category One waters; 

ii. "(tp)" indicates trout production in waters which are classified as FW1. This 

is for information only and does not affect the water quality criteria for those 

waters; 

iii. "(tm)" indicates trout maintenance in waters which are classified as PL or 

FW1. For FW1 waters this is for information only and does not affect the 

water quality criteria for those waters. 

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(c) The surface water classifications in Table 1 are for waters of the Atlantic Coastal 

Basin: 

TABLE 1 

Waterbody Classification 

ABRAMS CREEK 

(Marmora) - Entire length, except portion outside the 

boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Griscom) - Portions of the Creek and tributaries 

outside of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

ABSECON BAY (Absecon) - All waters within Absecon 

Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

ABSECON CREEK 

(Egg Harbor) - North and South Branches from their 

origins downstream to the boundary of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area PL 

(Absecon) - Entire length, except portions described 

above FW2-NT/SE1 

ARNOLD POND (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

ATLANTIC OCEAN 

(Offshore) - Waters from the shoreline out to the three 

mile limit, except areas described below SC 

(Beach Haven) - Waters of the Atlantic Ocean out to 

the State's three mile limit from Beach Haven 

Inlet to Cape May Point, excluding the following 

waters: SC(C1) 

1. (Atlantic City) - All of the Ocean waters 

inshore of a line that begins at the center of 

Convention Hall, Atlantic City bearing 

approximately 153 degrees T (True North) 

and extends 2.0 nautical miles to a point 

with coordinates of latitude 39 degrees 19.4 

minutes N., longitude 74 degrees 25.1 

minutes W., from this point, approximately 2 

nautical miles offshore, the line runs parallel 

to the shoreline in a southwesterly direction 

for approximately 2.1 nautical miles to a 

point with coordinates of latitude 39 

degrees 18.4 minutes N., longitude 74 

degrees 27.5 minutes W., then bearing 

approximately 333 degrees T (reciprocal 

153 degrees T) for approximately 1.9 

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nautical miles to the outermost tip of the 

Ventnor City Fishing Pier located at the 

Boardwalk and South Cambridge Ave., City 

of Ventnor, then along that pier to the shore 

and terminating. 

2. (Ocean City) - All of the ocean waters 

inshore of a line which begins at the City of 

Ocean City's Beach Patrol, First Aid and 

Rest Room building located on the beach at 

34th Street, with coordinates of latitude 39 

degrees 15.0 minutes N., longitude 74 

degrees 36.6 minutes W., and bears 

approximately 126 degrees T (True North) 

for approximately 1.5 nautical miles from 

the shoreline to a point with coordinates of 

latitude 39 degrees 14.1 minutes N., 

longitude 74 degrees 35.0 minutes W., then 

bears approximately 216 degrees T along 

the shoreline in a southwesterly direction 

1.5 nautical miles offshore, for 

approximately 2.3 nautical miles to a point 

with coordinates of latitude 39 degrees 12.3 

minutes N., longitude 74 degrees 36.7 

minutes W., then bears approximately 306 

degrees T for approximately 1.4 nautical 

miles to the outermost tip of Anglers Fishing 

Club's Pier, 5825 Central Ave., Ocean City, 

then along that pier to the shoreline. 

3. Seven mile beach outfall exclusion 

4. Wildwood outfall exclusion 

 TRIBUTARIES, ATLANTIC OCEAN 

(New Jersey Coast) - All those streams or segments 

of streams that flow directly into the Atlantic 

Ocean or into back bays of the Ocean which 

are not included elsewhere in this list, are not 

within the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection or Preservation Areas and are not 

mapped as C1 waters by the Department FW2-NT/SE1 

(Pinelands) - All streams or segments of streams 

which flow directly into the Atlantic Ocean or 

into back bays of the Ocean, are within the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Areas and are not classified as 

FW1 in this Table PL 

(New Jersey Coast) - All streams or segments 

ofstreams which flow directly into the Atlantic 

Ocean or into back bays of the Ocean, are 

mapped as C1 waters by the Department, are 

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not trout maintenance waters, and are not 

classified as FW1 in this Table FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

BABCOCK CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

BALLANGER CREEK 

(New Gretna) - Source to Pollys Ditch FW2-NT/SE1 

(New Gretna) - Pollys Ditch to Bay SE1(C1) 

BANKS CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BARNEGAT BAY 

(Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge) - All waters within 

the boundaries of the Barnegat National 

Wildlife Refuge SE1(C1) 

(Barnegat Bay) - All waters of the Bay SE1(C1) 

(Island Beach State Park) - All freshwater ponds 

within the boundaries of Island Beach State 

Park FW1 

(Island Beach State Park) - All waters in the Park, not 

classified as FW1 above FW2-NT/SE1/SC(C1) 

BARNEGAT BAY TRIBUTARIES - See ATLANTIC OCEAN, 

TRIBUTARIES 

BASS RIVER 

(Oswego Lake) - Source to Pineland Protection and 

Preservation Area boundary at the Garden 

State Parkway, except those branches 

described separately below PL 

(New Gretna) - Pineland Protection and Preservation 

Area boundary to the boundary of shellfish 

waters FW2-NT/SE1 

(New Gretna) - Boundary of shellfish waters to Mullica 

River SE1(C1) 

(Bass River State Forest) - Tommy's Branch from its 

headwaters to the Bass River State Forest 

Recreation Area service road FW1 

(Bass River State Forest) - Falkenburg Branch of 

Lake Absegami from its headwaters to the 

Lake FW1 

BATSTO RIVER 

(Browns Mills) - Entire length, except waters 

described separately below PL 

(Wharton) - Skit Branch and tributaries from their 

headwaters to the confluence with Robert's 

Branch FW1 

(Wharton) - The easterly branches of the Batsto River 

from Batsto Village upstream to the confluence 

with Skits Branch FW1 

BEACH THOROFARE (Margate) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BEAR SWAMP BROOK 

(Howell)- Entire Length FW2-NT(C1) 

BIG ELDER CREEK 

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(Sea Isle City) - Segment within the boundaries of 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

(Sea Isle City) - Segment outside the boundaries of 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area SE1 

BIG GRAVELING CREEK (Great Bay) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BIG GREAVES CREEK 

(MacNamara) - Segment of the Creek outside the 

boundaries of MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area SE1 

(MacNamara) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area SE1(C1) 

BIG THOROFARE 

(Tuckerton) - Source to boundary of Great Bay Blvd. 

Wildlife Management Area SE1 

(Tuckerton) - Segment within the boundaries of Great 

Bay Blvd. Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

BLUEFISH BROTHERS (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BLUEFISH CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BOG BRANCH CREEK (Middletown) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BRIGANTINE (Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge) - 

All waters within the boundaries of the Edwin 

B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

BRISBANE LAKE 

(Allaire State Park) - The Lake and its tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

BROAD CREEK (New Gretna) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BROAD THOROFARE 

(Longport) - South of Rt. 152 SE1 

(Longport) - North of Rt. 152 SE1(C1) 

BROTHERS CREEK (Burleigh) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CABBAGE THOROFARE (Great Bay) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CEDAR BRIDGE BRANCH (Lakewood) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CEDAR CREEK 

(Manahawkin) - Source to boundaries of the 

Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(Manahawkin) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Manahawkin Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CEDAR CREEK 

(Cedar Crest) - Source to the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

the Garden State Parkway, except branches 

described separately below PL 

(Berkeley) - Garden State Parkway to Barnegat Bay FW2-NT/SE1 

(Greenwood Forest) - Webbs Mill Branch and 

tributaries located entirely within the 

boundaries of Greenwood Forest Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

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(Greenwood Forest) - Chamberlain's Branch from its 

origins to a point 1000 feet west of Route 539 FW1 

(Greenwood Forest) - Those portions of the tributaries 

to Chamberlain's Branch originating and wholly 

contained within the boundaries of the 

Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area FW1 

CEDAR HAMMOCKS CREEK (English Creek Landing) - 

Entire length SE1(C1) 

CEDAR RUN 

(Stafford) - Source to the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area at the 

Garden State Parkway PL 

(Cedar Run) - Garden State Parkway to the 

boundaries of the Barnegat National Wildlife 

Refuge FW2-NT/SE1 

(Barnegat) - National Wildlife Refuge boundaries to 

Barnegat Bay FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CEDAR SWAMP CREEK 

(Cedar Spring) - Entire length, except segment 

described separately below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Marmora) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CHAMBERLAIN BRANCH - See CEDAR CREEK 

CHANNEL CREEK (Barnegat Bay) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CHARLEY CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CLEAR STREAM (JACKSON) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

COLLINS TIDE PONDS (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

COMMANDO CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CRANBERRY BROOK (Monmouth) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1 

DAVENPORT BROOK 

(Berkeley) - Source to the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

the Penn Central railroad tracks PL 

(Toms River) - Railroad tracks to confluence with 

Wrangel Brook FW2-NT 

DEEP CREEK (Herbertsville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DEEP RUN (Wharton) - Run and tributaries from their 

sources to Springer's Brook FW1 

DICKS BROOK (Larrabee's Crossing) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

DINNER POINT CREEK (Staffordsville) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

DOCK THOROFARE (Northfield) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

DOUGHTY RESERVOIR (Atlantic city) FW2-NT(C1) 

DOVE MILL BRANCH - See TOMS RIVER 

EDWARD CREEK 

(Ocean City) - Source to the boundary of Marmora 

Wildlife Management Area SE1 

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(Ocean City) - Boundary of Marmora Wildlife 

Management Area to Horn Creek SE1(C1) 

FALKENBURG BRANCH - See BASS RIVER 

FLAT CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

FLATTERAS CREEK (Beach Haven Heights) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

FORKED RIVER 

(Lacey) - River and branches from their sources to the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area at the Garden State 

Parkway PL 

(Forked River) - Garden State Parkway to Barnegat 

Bay FW2-NT/SE1 

FORTESCUE (Fortescue) - All waters within the Fortescue 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

GIBSON CREEK 

(Gibson Landing) - Entire length, except segment 

described below PL 

(Marmora) - Segment and tributaries within the 

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

GLENDOLA RESERVOIR (Glendola) FW2-NT(C1) 

GO THROUGH CREEK 

(Burleigh) - Entire length, except segment described 

below SE1 

(Burleigh) - Segment within the boundaries of the 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

GOING THROUGH CREEK (English Creek Landing) SE1(C1) 

GREAT BAY (Brigantine) - All waters of the Bay and all 

natural waterways which are tributary to the 

Bay and all waters, including both natural and 

manmade channels and ponds within the 

boundaries of the Edwin B. Forsythe National 

Wildlife Refuge and the Great Bay Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER 

(Berlin) - Source to confluence with Tinker Branch FW2-NT 

(Berlin) - Tinker Branch, the River from its confluence 

with Tinker Branch, and all tributaries within the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area, 

downstream to the boundary at the Rt. 40 

bridge in Mays Landing PL 

(Winslow) - All tributaries or segments of tributaries 

outside of the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area,downstream 

to Rt. 40 at Mays Landing FW2-NT 

(Mays Landing) - Rt. 40 bridge to Great Egg Harbor, 

except those tributaries described separately 

below FW2-NT/SE1 

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(Mays Landing) - All tributaries or segments of 

tributaries within the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Areas PL 

(Egg Harbor) - Tributaries and all other waters within 

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area, except 

tributary described below FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Tuckahoe) - Hawkins Creek and the stream adjacent 

to and north of Hawkin's Creek, and their 

tributaries, from their origins to the point where 

the influence of impoundment begins FW1 

GREAT SOUND (Avalon) - All waters within Great Sound 

State Park SE1(C1) 

GREAT THOROFARE 

(Ventnor) - West of Rt. 40 SE1(C1) 

(Ventnor) - East of Rt. 40 SE1 

GRISCOM CREEK (Gibson Landing) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

GUNNING RIVER 

(Barnegat) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Barnegat) - Stream and tributaries within the 

boundaries of Barnegat National Wildlife 

Refuge FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

HALFWAY CREEK 

(Middletown) - Source to the boundary of the 

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(MacNamara) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area SE1(C1) 

HARRY POND (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

HATFIELD CREEK (Beach Haven Heights) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

HAWKINS CREEK 

(Tuckahoe) - Source to the point where the influence 

of impoundment begins FW1 

(Tuckahoe) - Downstream of the influence of 

impoundment SE1(C1) 

HAY STACK BROOK (Howell) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

HOSPITALITY CREEK (Longport) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

JACOVY CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

JAKES BRANCH 

(Berkeley) - Source to the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

the Garden State Parkway PL 

(Beachwood) - Garden State Parkway to Toms River FW2-NT/SE1 

JAY CREEK SE1(C1) 

JIMMIES CREEK 

(Great Bay) - Source to the boundary of Great Bay 

Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

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(Parkers Landing) - Segments of the Creek outside 

the boundaries of Great Bay Wildlife 

Management Area SE1 

JOSH CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

JUDIES CREEK 

(Great Bay) - Source to widening of creek SE1 

(Great Bay) - Widening of creek to mouth SE1(C1) 

JUMPING BROOK (Neptune) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1 

KNOLL POND (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

LAKES BAY (Ventnor) SE1(C1) 

LAKES CHANNEL (Ventnor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LITTLE GREAVES CREEK (MacNamara) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LITTLE SCOTCH BONNET 

(Stone Harbor) - Entire length, except segment 

described below SE1 

(Stone Harbor) - Segment within the boundaries of 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

LITTLE THOROFARE (Tuckerton) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LONG BROOK (JACKSON) - Entire length PL 

LONG POINT CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

LONG SWAMP BROOK 

(Squankum) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

LOWER LONG REACH (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LUDLAM CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MAIN MARSH CREEK (Brigantine) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MANAHAWKIN CREEK 

(Manahawkin) - Source to the boundaries of 

Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(Manahawkin) - Within the boundaries of the Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MANASQUAN RESERVOIR (Oak Glen) FW2-NT(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Oak Glen) -All tributaries upstream of Manasquan 

Reservoir from source to the Reservoir FW2-NT(C1) 

MANASQUAN RIVER 

 MAIN STEM 

(Freehold) - Source to Rt. 9 bridge, except tributaries 

described separately under Tributaries, below FW2-NT 

(Howell) - Rt. 9 bridge to the West Farms Road 

Bridge in Howell Township, except tributaries 

described separately under Tributaries, below FW2-TM 

(Howell) - West Farms Road Bridge in 

HowellTownship to the downstream boundary 

of Manasquan River Wildlife Management 

Area, except tributaries described separately FW2-TM(C1) 

(Brick) - Downstream boundary of Manasquan River 

Wildlife Management Area to surf waters SE1 

 TRIBUTARIES, MANASQUAN RIVER 

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(Adelphia) - Entire length FW2-NT 

(Allaire) - Those portions of the first and second 

southerly tributaries west of the Hospital Rd. 

which are located entirely within the boundaries 

of Allaire State Park FW1(tm) 

(Mill Run) - Entire length of Mill Run, including 

Brisbane Lake and its tributaries, except 

easterly tributary to Mill Run described as FW1 

below FW2-NT(C1) 

(Allaire State Park) - The easterly tributary to Mill Run 

upstream of Brisbane Lake, located entirely 

within the Allaire State Park boundaries FW1 

(Freehold) - Tributaries within the boundaries of 

Turkey Swamp Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

MARMORA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 

(Strathmere) - All waters within the boundaries of 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MARSH BOG BROOK 

(Farmingdale) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

MASONS CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MCNEALS BRANCH - See TUCKAHOE RIVER 

METEDECONK RIVER 

 SOUTH BRANCH 

(Lakewood) - Entire length, including all tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

 NORTH BRANCH METEDECONK RIVER 

(Freehold) - Source to Aldrich Rd., including all 

tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

(Lakewood) - Aldrich Rd. to Lanes Mills, except 

Haystack Brook listed separately FW2-TM(C1) 

(Brick) - Lanes Mills to confluence with Metedeconk 

River, South Branch, including the westerly 

tributary FW2-NT(C1) 

 MAIN STEM METEDECONK RIVER 

(Brick) - Confluence of North and South branches to 

Forge Pond FW2-NT(C1) 

(Brick) - Forge Pond to Barnegat Bay FW2-NT/SE1 

MIDDLE RIVER 

(Tuckahoe) - Entire length, except the segment 

described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Middletown) - Segment within the boundaries of 

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MILE THOROFARE (Brigantine) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MILL RUN (Allaire) - See BRISBANE LAKE 

MINGAMAHONE BROOK 

 MAINSTEM 

(Farmingdale) - Entire length, except East Branch 

described separately below FW2-TM(C1) 

 EAST BRANCH 

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(Farmingdale) - Source to confluence with mainstem 

north of Farmingdale FW2-NT(C1) 

MIRY RUN (MacNamara) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MOTT CREEK (Brigantine) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MUD CREEK (MacNamara) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MUDDY FORD BROOK (Larrabee's Crossing) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

MULBERRY THOROFARE (Northfield) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MULLICA RIVER 

(Berlin) - Source to Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area boundaries at the Garden 

State Parkway, except branches and tributaries 

described below PL 

(Wharton) - Stream in the southeasterly corner of the 

Wharton State Forest located between Ridge 

Rd. and Seaf Weeks Rd., downstream to the 

boundaries of the Wharton State Forest FW1 

(Wharton) - Gun Branch from its headwaters to US 

Rt. 206 FW1 

(New Gretna) - River and tributaries from the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area 

boundary to Great Bay SE1(C1) 

(Wharton) - Brooks and tributaries between and 

immediately to the west of Tylertown and 

Crowleytown, from their headwaters to the 

head of tide at mean high water FW1 

NARROWS CREEK (Middletown) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

NORTH CHANNEL POND (Stone Harbor) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

OLDMAN CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

OTTER CREEK (Middletown) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

OYSTER CREEK 

(Brookville) - Source to the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

the Garden State Parkway PL 

(Forked River) - Garden State Parkway to Barnegat 

Bay FW2-NT/SE1 

OYSTER CREEK (Great Bay) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

REEVY BRANCH - See SHARK RIVER 

RING ISLAND CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

RISLEY CHANNEL (Margate) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

ROUNDABOUT CREEK (New Gretna) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SALT CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SCULL BAY (Linwood) SE1(C1) 

SEDGE CREEK (MacNamara) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SHARK CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SHARK RIVER (See also SHARK RIVER BROOK) 

(Glendola) - Remsen Mill Road t to Atlantic Ocean SE1 

SHARK RIVER BROOK (See also SHARK RIVER) 

(Colts Neck) - Source to Rt. 33 FW2-NT(C1) 

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(Neptune) - Rt. 33 to Remsen Mill Road, including all 

unnamed tributaries FW2-TM(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

 REEVY BRANCH (Reevytown) - Source to confluence with 

Shark River Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

 ROBINS SWAMP BROOK (Neptune) - Source to 

confluence with Shark River Brook FW2-TM(C1) 

 SARAH GREEN BROOK (Neptune) - Source to confluence 

with Shark River Brook FW2-TM(C1) 

 SOUTH BROOK (Wall) - Source to confluence with Shark 

River Brook FW2-TM(C1) 

 WEBLYS BROOK (Wall) - Source to confluence with Shark 

River Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

SHELL THOROFARE (Wildwood Gables) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SHELTER ISLAND BAY (Margate) SE1(C1) 

SHELTER ISLAND WATERS (Margate) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SKIT BRANCH - See BATSTO RIVER 

SOD THOROFARE (Linwood) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SOUTHEAST CREEK (Stone Harbor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SQUANKUM BROOK 

(Squankum) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

STEELMAN BAY (Somers Point) SE1(C1) 

SWAN POND (Marmora) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

SWAN POND RACE (Marmora) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

TAUGH CREEK 

(Whitesboro) - Entire length, except segment 

described below SE1(C1) 

(Whitesboro) - Portions outside the boundaries of 

Marmora Wildlife Management Area SE1 

TIMBER SWAMP BROOK 

(Oak Glen) - Manasquan Reservoir dam to its 

confluence with the Manasquan River FW2-NT(C1) 

TINKER BRANCH - See GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER 

TITMOUSE BROOK (Howell) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

TOMMYS BRANCH - See BASS RIVER 

TOMS RIVER 

 MAIN STEM 

(Holmeson) - Source to Rt. 528 bridge, Cassville 

except those tributaries described separately 

under Tributaries below FW2-NT 

(Van Hiseville) - Rt. 528 bridge to Rt. 547 bridge in 

Whitesville, except tributaries described 

separately, under Tributaries below PL(tm) 

(Whitesville) - Rt. 547 bridge to Pinelands Protection 

and Preservation Area boundaries at the NJ 

Central Railroad tracks, except tributaries 

described separately, under Tributaries below PL(tm) 

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(Manchester) - NJ Central Railroad tracks to Rt. 571 

bridge, except tributaries described separately, 

under Tributaries below FW2-TM 

(Toms River) - Rt. 571 bridge to Barnegat Bay, except 

tributaries described separately, under 

Tributaries below FW2-NT/SE1 

 TRIBUTARIES, TOMS RIVER 

(Holmeson) - Tributaries within the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area PL 

(Van Hiseville) - All tributaries outside the boundaries 

of the Pinelands Protection and Preservation 

Area which enter the River between the Rt. 

528 bridge, Cassville, and the Rt. 547 bridge, 

Whitesville, except Dove's Mill Branch 

described separately below FW2-TM 

(Toms River) - All tributaries within the boundaries of 

the Pinelands Protection and Preservation 

Area PL 

(Archer's Corners) - All tributaries outside the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection Area 

and within the boundaries of Colliers Mills 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

 DOVE'S MILL BRANCH 

(Van Hiseville) - Entire length, except the segment 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(Holmansville) - Stream and tributaries within Butterfly 

Bogs Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

 MAPLE ROOT BRANCH (Jackson) - Source to confluence 

with Toms River PL 

TUCKAHOE LAKE (Tuckahoe) FW2-NT(C1) 

TUCKAHOE RIVER 

(Milmay) - Source to Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area boundary at Rt. 49 PL 

(Head of River) - McNeals Branch and the River 

within the boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area, except tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area, described separately below FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Head of River) - Tributaries within the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area boundaries PL 

(Tuckahoe) - Edge of Fish and Wildlife Management 

Area at confluence with Warners Mill Stream to 

Great Egg Harbor, except segment described 

separately below FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Tuckahoe) - River, tributaries and all other waters 

within boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

TULPEHOCKEN CREEK 

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(Wharton) - Creek and tributaries from their origin to 

the confluence with Featherbed Branch FW1 

(Wharton) - The westerly tributaries and those natural 

ponds within the lands bounded by Hawkins 

(Bulltown-Hawkins) Rd., Hampton Gate 

(Tuckerton) Rd., and Sandy Ridge Rd. FW1 

TURTLE GROUND CREEK (Jeffers Landing) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

TURTLE GUT (Ventnor) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

WADING RIVER 

(Chatsworth) - Entire length, except tributaries 

described separately below PL 

(Greenwood Forest) - Westerly tributary to 

Howardsville Cranberry Bog Reservoir and 

other tributaries located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Greenwood Forest Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

WARNERS MILL STREAM 

(Head of River) - Source to Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area boundary at Aetna Dr. PL 

(Head of River) - Aetna Dr. to boundary of the 

Peaselee Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(Head of River) - Within the boundaries of the 

Peaselee Wildlife Management Area to the 

Tuckahoe River FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

WEBBS MILL BRANCH - See CEDAR CREEK 

WIGWAM CREEK 

(Great Bay) - Source to Rt. 9 FW2-NT/SE1 

(Great Bay) - Rt. 9 to Mott Creek SE1(C1) 

WINTER CREEK (New Gretna) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

WHIRLPOOL CHANNEL (Margate) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

WORLDS END CREEK (New Gretna) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

WRANGLE BROOK 

(Keswick Grove) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Whiting) - Brook and tributaries within Whiting 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

WRANGLE CREEK (Forked River) - Entire length and all 

waters within Forked River Game Farm FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

WRECK POND BROOK (Wall) - Entire length FW2-NT 

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(d) The surface water classifications in Table 2 are for waters of the Delaware River 

Basin: 

TABLE 2 

Waterbody Classification 

ALEXAUKEN CREEK (Lambertville) - Entire length, 

including all tributaries FW2-TM(C1) 

ALLAMUCHY CREEK (Allamuchy) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

ALLAMUCHY POND (Allamuchy) FW2-NT(C1) 

ALLAMUCHY POND TRIBUTARIES (Allamuchy) - All 

tributaries that are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Allamuchy State Park and that 

flow into Allamuchy Pond FW1 

ALLOWAY CREEK (Alloways) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1 

ALMS HOUSE BROOK 

(Hampton) - Source to, but not including, County 

Farm Pond FW2-TM 

(Frankford) - County Farm Pond to Paulins Kill FW2-NT 

ANDOVER JUNCTION BROOK (Andover) - Entire length FW2-TM 

ASHROE LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-NT(C1) 

ASHROE LAKE TRIBUTARIES 

(Stokes State Forest) -Tributary to the Lake from Deer 

Lake and portion of southernmost tributary to 

Ashroe Lake outside of the Stokes State Forest 

boundary FW2-TP(C1) 

(Stokes State Forest) - Southernmost tributary to the 

Lake from its source to the Stokes State Forest 

boundary FW1(tp) 

ASSISCUNK CREEK 

(Columbus) - Headwaters to confluence with Barkers 

Brook, including all tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

(Burlington) - Confluence with Barkers Brook to the 

Delaware River FW2-NT 

ASSUNPINK CREEK 

(Trenton) - Source to confluence with the Delaware 

River, except segments described separately 

below FW2-NT 

(Roosevelt) - Creek and those tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Assunpink Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

(Quaker Bridge) - Portions of the creek within the 

boundaries of Van Ness Refuge FW2-NT(C1) 

BALDRIDGE CREEK 

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(Salem Creek) - Entire length, except segments 

described below FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Salem Creek) - Segments outside the boundaries of 

the Supawna National Wildlife Refuge FW2-NT/SE1 

BARKERS MILL BROOK (Independence) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BAY PONDS (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

BEADONS CREEK (Fortescue) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BEAR BROOK (Johnsonburg) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BEAR CREEK 

(Johnsonburg) - Mud Pond to the Erie-Lackawanna 

Railroad trestle north of Johnsonburg FW1(tm) 

(Frelinghuysen) - Erie-Lackawanna Railroad trestle to 

confluence with Pequest River FW2-TM 

BEATTY'S BROOK (Penwell) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BEAVER BROOK (Hope) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BEAVER BROOK (Jefferson) - Source to, but not including, 

Lake Shawnee FW2-NT 

BEAVERDAM BRANCH 

(Glassboro) - Source to boundary of the Glassboro 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT 

(Glassboro) - Within the boundaries of Glassboro 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

BEERSKILL 

(High Point State Park) - Source to boundary of High 

Point State Park at 41o

15'48" N, 74o45'49" W FW1(tp) 

(Shaytown) - Boundary of High Point State Park to 

confluence with Little Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

BIG FLAT BROOK 

(Montague) - Sawmill Pond to confluence with Parker 

Brook, except segments described under the 

listing for Flat Brook, below FW2-NT(C1) 

(Sandyston) - Confluence with Parker Brook, through 

the Blewitt Tract, to the confluence with Flat 

Brook, except tributaries described under the 

listing for Flat Brook, below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Tuttles Corner) - Outlet stream from Lake Ashroe to 

its confluence with Big Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

BIG TIMBER CREEK (Westville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BLACKBIRD GUT (Newport) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BLACKS CREEK (Bordentown) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BLAIR CREEK 

(Hardwick) - Source to Bass Lake FW2-NT 

(Hardwick Center) - Bass Lake outlet to Paulins Kill FW2-TM 

BOILER DITCH (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

BOWERS BROOK (Hackettstown) - Source downstream to 

Rt. 517 FW2-TP(C1) 

BRASS CASTLE CREEK (Brass Castle) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BROOKALOO SWAMP (Hope) - Entire length FW2-TM 

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BUCKHORN CREEK (Hutchinson) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BUCKS DITCH (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

BUCKSHUTEM CREEK 

(Centre Grove) - Entire length, except segments 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(Edward G. Bevan) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of Edward G. Bevan Wildlife 

Management Area, except those tributaries 

described separately below FW2-NT(C1) 

(Edward G. Bevan) - Joshua and Pine Branches to 

their confluence with Buckshutem Creek FW1 

CAT GUT (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CEDAR BRANCH (Manumuskin River) - Source to 

Manumuskin River FW1 

CEDAR BRANCH (Edward G. Bevan) - Entire length FW1 

CEDAR BRANCH (Edward G. Bevan) - See NANTUXENT CREEK 

CEDAR CREEK 

(Dividing Creek Station) - Entire length, except 

portions described separately below FW2-NT 

(Edward G. Bevan) - Those tributaries to Cedar Creek 

that originate in and are located entirely within 

the boundaries of Edward G. Bevan Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

CEDARVILLE POND (Cedarville) FW2-NT(C1) 

CHERRY TREE CREEK (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

CLARKS POND (Bridgeton) FW2-NT(C1) 

CLEARVIEW CREEK (Hampton) - Source to Alms House Brook FW2-NT 

CLINT MILLPOND (Beaver Swamp) FW2-NT(C1) 

CLOVE (MILL) BROOK 

(Montague) - Lake Marcia outlet to State line, except 

tributaries described below FW2-TP(C1) 

(High Point State Park) - The second and third 

northerly tributaries to Clove Brook, the 

tributaries to Steeny Kill Lake, and those 

tributaries downstream of Steeny Kill Lake that 

originate in High Point State Park downstream 

to their confluence with Clove Brook or to the 

High Point State Park Boundaries FW1(tp) 

(High Point State Park) - Those northerly tributaries to 

Mill Brook that are located due west of Steeny 

Kill Lake, within the boundaries of High Point 

State Park FW1(tp) 

COHANSEY RIVER (Bridgeton) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1 

COOPER BRANCH - See RANCOCAS CREEK 

COOPER RIVER (Camden) - Entire length FW2-NT 

COOPERMINE BROOK (Pahaquarry) - Entire length FW1 

COURTENY PONDS (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CRANBERRY LAKE (Byram) FW2-TM(C1) 

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CRANBERRY LAKE OUTLET STREAM 

(Byram) - Entire length within Cranberry Lake State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

(Byram) - Stream outside of Cranberry Lake State 

Park FW2-NT 

CRISS BROOK (Stokes State Forest) - Entire length within 

the boundaries of Stokes State Forest FW1(tp) 

CROSSWICKS CREEK (Bordentown) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CROW CREEK (S. Dennis) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

CULVER'S CREEK (Frankford) - Entire length FW2-TM 

CULVER'S LAKE (Frankford) FW2-TM 

DEER LAKE (Sandyston) FW2-NT(C1) 

DEER PARK BRANCH - See RANCOCAS CREEK 

DEER PARK POND 

(Allamuchy) - Pond and tributaries to the pond within 

Allamuchy State Park, except those tributaries 

classified as FW1, below FW2-NT(C1) 

(Allamuchy) - All tributaries to the Pond and to its 

outlet stream that are located entirely with the 

boundaries of Allamuchy State Park FW1 

(Allamuchy) - Deer Park Pond outlet stream 

downstream to Musconetcong River FW2-TM(C1) 

DELAWANNA CREEK 

(Delaware) - Source downstream to, but not including, 

Delaware Lake FW2-TM 

(Delaware) – Delaware Lake dam downstream to 

Delaware River, including tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL (Lambertville) - Entire 

length FW2-NT 

DELAWARE RIVER 

 MAIN STEM (Interstate Waters - Classifications from 

Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)) 

(State Line) - That portion of DRBC's Zone 1C 

from the New York-New Jersey state line to the 

proposed axis of the Tocks Island Dam at 

River Mile 217.0 Zone 1C 

(Tocks Island) - Proposed axis of Tocks Island Dam 

at River Mile 217.0 to the mouth of the Lehigh 

River at Easton, Pennsylvania, at River Mile 

183.66 Zone 1D 

(Easton, Pa.) - Mouth of the Lehigh River at River 

Mile 183.66, to the head of tide at the TrentonMorrisville Toll Bridge, Trenton at River Mile 

133.4 Zone 1E 

(Trenton) - Head of tide at the Trenton-Morrisville 

Bridge, Trenton, River Mile 133.4 to below the 

mouth of Pennypack Creek, Pennsylvania at 

River Mile 108.4 Zone 2 

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(Philadelphia) - River Mile 108.4 to below the mouth 

of Big Timber Creek, New Jersey, at River Mile 95.0 Zone 3 

(Gloucester) - River Mile 95.0 to the PennsylvaniaDelaware state line at River Mile 78.8 Zone 4 

(Marcus Hook) - Pennsylvania-Delaware state line at 

River Mile 78.8 to Liston Pt., Delaware at River 

Mile 48.2 Zone 5 

(Liston Point) - Delaware Bay from Liston Point, 

Delaware at River Mile 48.2 to River Mile 0.0 at 

the intersection of the centerline of the 

navigation channel and a line between Cape 

May Light and the tip of Cape Henlopen, 

Delaware Zone 6(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES, DELAWARE RIVER 

(Holland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Port Jervis) - Unnamed or unlisted direct tributaries 

that are north of Big Timber Creek, are outside 

of the Pinelands Protection and Preservation 

Areas, and are not mapped as C1 waters by 

the Department FW2-NT 

(Knowlton) - Source, north of Hope-Delaware Road, 

to confluence with the Delaware River 0.5 mile 

south of Ramseysburg FW2-TP(C1) 

(Titusville) - Unnamed tributaries through Washington 

Crossing State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

(Brooklawn) - Unnamed or unlisted direct tributaries, 

south of Big Timber Creek and north of 

Oldmans Creek, that are outside of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Areas 

and are not mapped as C1 waters by the 

Department FW2-NT/SE2 

(Penns Grove) - Unnamed or unlisted direct 

tributaries, south of and including Oldmans 

Creek, that are outside of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Areas and are not 

mapped as C1 waters by the Department FW2-NT/SE1 

(Pinelands) - All streams or segments of streams 

which flow directly into the Delaware River, are 

within the boundaries of the Pinelands Area 

and are not classified FW1 waters in this Table PL 

DENNIS CREEK 

(South Dennis) - Entire length, except segments 

described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Woodbine) - All tributaries within the boundaries of 

the Pinelands Protection and Preservation 

Areas PL 

(Dennis Creek) - Segment of the Creek, all tributaries, 

and all other surface waters within the 

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boundaries of the Dennis Creek Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

DEVILS GUT 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length, except tributaries 

described below SE1(C1) 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Tributaries outside the Mad 

Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area SE1 

DIVIDING CREEK 

(Dividing Creek) - Entire length, except those 

segments described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Edward G. Bevan) - Those segments of tributaries 

that are located entirely within the boundaries 

of the Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management 

Area FW1 

DIVISION CREEK (Dix) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

DOCTORS CREEK 

(Red Creek) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Imlaystown) - Segment within Imlaystown Lake 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

DONKEY'S CORNER BROOK (Delaware Water Gap) - 

Entire length FW1 

DRUMBO CREEK 

(Dix) - Entire length, except segment described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Dix) - Segment within the boundaries of Dix Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

DRY BROOK (Branchville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DUCK POND (Swartswood) FW2-NT(C1) 

DUNNFIELD CREEK 

(Del. Water Gap) - Source to Rt. I-80 FW1(tp) 

(Del. Water Gap) - Rt. I-80 to Delaware River, except 

tributaries described below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Worthington) - All unnamed waters that are located 

entirely within the boundaries of the 

Worthington State Forest FW1 

EAST CREEK 

(Dennis) - Source to boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area except those 

portions described separately below PL 

(Belleplain) - A stream and tributary that originate just 

south of East Creek Mill Rd., 1.2+ miles northnortheast of Eldora and are located entirely 

within the boundaries of Belleplain State Forest FW1 

(Belleplain) - All tributaries to Lake Nummi from their 

origins downstream to the Lake FW1 

(Eldora) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area to Delaware Bay except 

segment described separately below FW2-NT/SE1 

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(Dennis Creek) - Segment within the boundaries of 

the Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

ELDER GUT (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

FIDDLERS CREEK (Titusville) - Entire length FW2-TM 

FISHING CREEK (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

FISHING CREEK 

(Canton) - Source to Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area and all tributaries outside of 

the boundaries of Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area SE1 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area SE1(C1) 

FLAT BROOK 

(Flatbrook-Roy) - Confluence of Big Flat Brook and 

Little Flat Brook to the boundary of FlatbrookRoy Wildlife Management Area, except 

segments described below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Walpack) - Flatbook-Roy Wildlife Management Area 

boundary to the Delaware River, except 

segments described below FW2-TM(C1) 

(Stokes State Forest) - Two tributaries to Flat Brook 

which originate along Struble Road in Stokes 

State Forest to their confluences with Flat 

Brook within the boundaries of Flatbrook-Roy 

Wildlife Management Area FW1(tm) 

(High Point) - All surface water of the Flat Brook 

drainage area within the boundaries of High 

Point State Park and Stokes State Forest, 

except the following waters: FW1 

1. Saw Mill Pond and Big Flat Brook 

downstream to the confluence with 

Flat Brook; 

2. Mashipacong Pond and its outlet 

stream (Parker Brook) to the 

confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

3. Lake Wapalanne and its outlet stream 

to the confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

4. Lake Ocquittunk and waters 

connecting it with Big Flat Brook; 

5. Stony Lake and its outlet stream 

(Stony Brook) to the confluence with 

Big Flat Brook; 

6. Kittatinny Lake, that portion of its inlet 

stream outside the Stokes State 

Forest boundaries, and its outlet 

stream, including the Shotwell 

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Camping Area tributary, to the 

confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

7. Deer Lake and its outlet stream to 

Lake Ashroe; 

8. Lake Ashroe, portions of its tributaries 

outside the Stokes State Forest 

boundaries, and its outlet stream to 

the confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

9. Lake Shawanni and its outlet stream 

to its confluence with Flat Brook; 

10. Crigger Brook and tributary to its 

confluence with Big Flat Brook 

(Del. Water Gap) - All tributaries to Flat Brook that 

flow from the Kittatiny Ridge and are located 

entirely within the boundaries of the Delaware 

Water Gap National Recreation Area FW1 

FORKED BROOK (Stokes State Forest) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

FURNACE (OXFORD) BROOK 

(Oxford) - Source to railroad bridge at Oxford FW2-TP(C1) 

(Oxford) - Railroad bridge to Pequest River FW2-NT 

FURNACE LAKE (Oxford) FW2-TM 

GARDNERS LAKE (Andover) FW2-TM 

GOOSE POND (Mad Horse Creek) SE1(C1) 

GOSHEN CREEK 

(Woodbine) - Entire length except segment described 

below SE1 

(Dennis Creek) - Segment and all tributaries within 

the Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

GRAVELLY RUN (Edward G. Bevan) - Downstream to the 

Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management Area 

boundaries FW1 

HAINESVILLE POND (Hainesville) FW2-NT(C1) 

HAKIHOKAKE CREEK (Milford) - Entire length, including 

headwaters known as Little York Creek FW2-TP(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Wydner) - Source to confluence with Hakihokake 

Creek west of York Road FW2-TP(C1) 

HALFWAY HOUSE BROOK (Franklin) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HANCES BROOK (Rockport) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HARIHOKAKE CREEK 

(Alexandria) - Source to Rt. 519 bridge, including all 

tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

(Frenchtown) - Rt. 519 bridge to Delaware River, 

including all tributaries FW2-TM(C1) 

HARRISONVILLE LAKE (Harrisonville) FW2-NT(C1) 

HATCHERY BROOK (Hackettstown) - Entire length FW2-TM 

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HIGBEE BEACH (Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area) 

All waters within the boundaries of Higbee 

Beach Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

HIGHS BEACH (Highs Beach) - All waters within the Wildlife 

Management Area south of Highs Beach FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

HONEY RUN (Hope) - Entire length FW2-TM 

HOPATCONG, LAKE (Hopatcong) FW2-TM 

ILLIF, LAKE (Andover) FW2-TM 

IMLAYSTOWN LAKE (Imlaystown) FW2-NT(C1) 

INDEPENDENCE CREEK 

(Alphano) - Source to Alphano Rd. FW2-TP(C1) 

(Alphano) - Alphano Rd. to Pequest River FW2-NT 

INDIAN DITCH (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

ISLAND DITCH (Egg Harbor) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

JACKSONBURG CREEK (Blairstown) - Entire length FW2-TM 

JACOBS CREEK (Hopewell) - Entire length FW2-NT 

JADE RUN (Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) Entire length FW1 

JOSHUA BRANCH - See BUCKSHUTEM CREEK 

KING POND (Egg Island) SE1(C1) 

KITTATINNY LAKE (Sandyston) FW2-NT(C1) 

KITTATINNY LAKE TRIBUTARY 

(Stokes State Forest) - Source to boundary of Stokes 

State Forest FW1(tp) 

(Sandyston) - State Forest boundary to Kittatinny Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

KNOWLTON BROOK (Knowlton) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

KURTENBACH'S BROOK (Waterloo) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

KYMER BROOK (Andover) - Entire length FW2-NT 

LAHAWAY CREEK 

(Prospertown) - Entire length, except tributaries 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(Colliers Mills) - All tributaries which originate in the 

Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area northnortheast of Archers Corners, from their 

sources to the boundaries of the Colliers Mills 

Wildlife Management Area FW1 

LAKE - See listing under Name 

LITTLE EASE RUN 

(Glassboro) - Entire length, except portion described 

separately below FW2-NT 

(Glassboro) - Run and tributaries within the Glassboro 

Wildlife Management Area, except tributary 

described separately below FW2-NT(C1) 

(Glassboro) - The portion of a branch of Little Ease 

Run situated immediately north of Stanger 

Avenue, and entirely within the Glassboro 

Wildlife Management Area FW1 

(Glassboro) - The first and second easterly tributaries 

to Little Ease Run north of Academy Road FW1 

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LITTLE FLAT BROOK 

(High Point State Park) - Source to boundary of High 

Point State Park FW1(tp) 

(Layton) - State park boundary to, but not including, 

tributary described below, to confluence with 

Big Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

(Flatbrook-Roy) - Tributary which originates north of 

Bevans-Layton Rd. downstream to the first 

pond adjacent to the Fish and Game 

headquarters building FW1(tp) 

LITTLE NISHISAKAWICK CREEK (Frenchtown) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

LITTLE SHABACUNK CREEK (Lawrence) - Entire length FW2-NT 

LITTLE SWARTSWOOD LAKE (Swartswood) FW2-NT(C1) 

LITTLE YORK CREEK (Little York) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

LOCKATONG CREEK 

(Kingwood) - Source to Idell Bridge FW2-NT(C1) 

(Raven Rock) - Idell Bridge to Delaware River FW2-TM(C1) 

LOGAN POND (Repaupo) FW2-NT(C1) 

LOMMASONS GLEN BROOK (Lommasons Glen) - Entire 

length FW2-TP(C1) 

LONG POND (Mad Horse Creek) SE1(C1) 

LONE TREE CREEK (Egg Island) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LOPATCONG CREEK 

(Phillipsburg) - Source to a point 560 feet (straight line 

distance) upstream of the Penn Central 

railroad track, including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

(Phillipsburg) - From a point 560 feet (straight line 

distance) upstream of the Penn Central 

railroad track downstream to the confluence 

with the Delaware River FW2-TM 

LOWER BROTHERS CREEK (Egg Island) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LOWER DEEP CREEK (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

LUBBERS RUN (Byram) - Entire length FW2-TM 

MAD HORSE CREEK 

(Canton) - Source to the boundary of Mad Horse 

Creek Wildlife Management Area and all 

tributaries outside the boundaries of the 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Creek and all waters within the 

Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MALAPATIS CREEK 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length, except segment 

described below SE1(C1) 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Portions of the Creek beyond 

the boundaries of the Mad Horse Creek 

Wildlife Management Area SE1 

MANANTICO CREEK 

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(Millville) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT 

(Manantico) - Segment within the boundaries of the 

Manantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

MANTUA CREEK (Woodbury) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2 

MARCIA LAKE 

(High Point State Park) - Entire Lake FW2-TM(C1) 

(High Point State Park) - Outlet stream from the Lake 

to the confluence with Clove (Mill) Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

MASHIPACONG POND (Montague) FW2-NT(C1) 

MASON CREEK 

(Springville) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT 

(Medford) - Segment within Medford Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

MASONS RUN 

(Pine Hill) - Source to Little Mill Rd. FW2-TP(C1) 

(Lidenwold) - Little Mill Rd. to confluence with Big 

Timber Creek FW2-NT 

MAURICE RIVER 

 MAIN STEM 

(Willow's Grove) - Source to the boundary of the 

section of Union Lake Wildlife Management 

Area north of Vineland FW2-NT 

(Vineland) - Boundary of the Union Lake Wildlife 

Management Area to confluence with 

Blackwater Branch FW2-NT(C1) 

(Vineland) - Confluence with Blackwater Branch to 

Delaware Bay, except tributaries described 

under Tributaries below FW2-NT/SE1 

 TRIBUTARIES, MAURICE RIVER 

(Willow's Grove) - Those portion of tributaries that are 

within the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area PL 

(Vineland) - All tributaries within the boundaries of the 

Union Lake Wildlife Management Area and 

within the Wildlife Management Area that 

borders Delaware Bay FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MCCORMICK POND (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

MACDONALD BRANCH - See RANCOCAS CREEK 

MERRILL CREEK (Harmony) - Entire length, but not 

including Merrill Creek Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR (Harmony) FW2-TM 

MIDDLE BROTHERS CREEK (Egg Island) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

MIDDLE MARSH CREEK 

(Dix) - All fresh waters which originate in and are 

located entirely within the boundaries of the Dix 

Wildlife Management Area FW1 

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MILE BRANCH - Entire length FW1 

MILL BROOK (Montague) - See CLOVE BROOK 

MILL BROOK (Broadway) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

MILL CREEK 

(Carmel) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT 

(Union Lake) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Union Lake Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

MINE BROOK 

(Mt. Olive) - Source to, but not including, Upper Mine 

Brook Reservoir, downstream to Lower Mine 

Brook Reservoir outlet FW2-TM 

(Mt. Olive) - Lower Mine Brook Reservoir outlet 

downstream to Drakestown Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Hackettstown) - Drakestown Road bridge 

downstream to confluence with Musconetcong 

River FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Drakestown) - Source downstream to, but not 

including, Burd Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

(Drakestown) - Burd Reservoir downstream to 

confluence with Mine Brook FW2-TM 

(Washington) - Entire length of tributary which joins 

Mine Brook approximately 280 yards upstream 

of the confluence with the Musconetcong River FW2-TP(C1) 

MIRY RUN (Mercerville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MOORE CREEK (Hopewell) - Entire length FW2-TM 

MOUNT MISERY BROOK 

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except segments 

described below PL 

 SOUTH BRANCH, MOUNT MISERY BROOK 

(Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) - All tributaries to the 

South Branch that are located entirely within 

the boundaries of Brendan T. Byrne State 

Forest FW1 

(Pasadena) - The two easterly branches of the 

Branch which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Pasadena Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

MOUNTAIN LAKE (Liberty) FW2-TM 

MOUNTAIN LAKE CREEK 

(Liberty) - Source to Mountain Lake FW2-TM 

(White) - Mountain Lake dam to Pequest River FW2-NT 

MUDDY BROOK (Hope) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MUDDY CREEK 

(Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length, except segments 

described below SE1(C1) 

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(Mad Horse Creek) - Segments outside of the 

boundaries of the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area SE1 

MUDDY RUN 

(Elmer) - Entire length, except segments described 

below FW2-NT 

(Elmer) - Portion of the Run within Greenwood Pond 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

(Centerton) - Portion of the Run within Parvin State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

(Pittsgrove) - Portion of the run within Union Lake 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

MUD POND (Johnsonburg) FW1 

MUSCONETCONG RIVER 

(Hackettstown) - Lake Hopatcong dam to Delaware 

River, except tributaries described below FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Anderson) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Changewater) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Deer Park Pond) - See DEER PARK POND 

(Franklin) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(N. of Hackettstown) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(Lebanon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Port Murray) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(S. of Point Mtn.) FW2-TP(C1) 

(S. of Schooley's Mtn. Brook) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Waterloo) - Tributary west of Kurtenbach's Brook 

from source downstream to Waterloo Valley 

Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

MUSKEE CREEK 

(Port Elizabeth) - Source to boundary of Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area, except 

segments described separately below PL 

(Peaselee) - The Middle Branch from its origin to the 

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

(Peaselee) - Those portions of the tributaries to Slab 

Branch which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

(Bricksboro) - Pinelands Protection and Preservation 

Area boundaries to Maurice River FW2-NT 

NANCY GUT 

(Nantuxent) - Source to the boundary of Nantuxent 

Creek Wildlife Management Area SE1(C1) 

(Newport) - Stream and all tributaries outside of the 

boundaries of the Nantuxent Creek Wildlife 

Management Area SE1 

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NANTUXENT CREEK 

(Newport Landing) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Nantuxent) - All waters within the boundaries of 

Nantuxent Creek Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

NEW WAWAYANDA LAKE (Andover) FW2-TM 

NISHISAKAWICK CREEK (Frenchtown) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

OLDMANS CREEK 

(Lincoln) - Entire length, except portion described 

below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Harrisonville) - Portion within Harrisonville Lake 

Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

OCQUITTUNK LAKE 

(Stokes State Forest) - Entire lake FW2-NT(C1) 

(Stokes State Forest) - From the outlet of the Lake to 

the confluence with Big Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

OCQUITTUNK LAKE TRIBUTARY (Stokes State Forest) - 

Source to Ocquittunk Lake FW1(tp) 

ORANDAKEN CREEK 

(Fortescue) - Source to boundary of Egg Island 

Berrytown Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE1 

(Egg Island) - Creek and tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Egg Island Berrytown Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

PARGEY CREEK 

(Gibbstown) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT/SE2 

(Logans Pond) - Segment within the boundaries of 

Logans Pond Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT/SE2(C1) 

PARKER BROOK (Montague) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

PARVIN LAKE (Parvin State Park) FW2-NT(C1) 

PATTYS FORK - See MAD HORSE CREEK 

PAULINA CREEK (Paulina) - Entire length FW2-TM 

PAULINS KILL 

 EAST BRANCH 

(Andover) - Source to Limecrest quarry FW2-NT(C1) 

(Lafayette) - Limecrest quarry to confluence with 

Paulins Kill, West Branch, except tributary 

described below FW2-TP(C1) 

 TRIBUTARY EAST BRANCH 

(Sussex Mills) - Entire length of tributary to the East 

Branch at Sussex Mills FW2-NT(C1) 

 WEST BRANCH (Newton) - Entire length FW2-NT 

 MAIN STEM 

(Blairstown) - Confluence of East and West branches 

to Rt. 15 bridge (bench mark 507) FW2-TM 

(Hampton) - Rt. 15 bridge (bench mark 507) to 

Balesville dam FW2-NT(C1) 

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(Hampton) - Balesville dam to Paulins Kill Lake dam FW2-NT 

(Paulins Kill Lake) - Paulins Kill Lake dam to 

Delaware River, except tributaries described 

separately below FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES, MAIN STEM 

(Blairstown) - Entire length of tributary east of Walnut 

Valley FW2-TM 

(E. of Hainesburg Station) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(E. of Vail) - Source downstream to confluence with 

outlet stream of Lake Susquehanna FW2-TM 

(Emmons Station) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Stillwater) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(Stillwater Station) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

PENNSAUKEN CREEK (Cinnaminson) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PEQUEST RIVER 

(Tranquility) - Source to Tranquility bridge except 

segments described below FW2-TM 

(Whittingham) - Northwesterly tributaries, including 

Big Spring, located within the boundaries of the 

Whittingham Wildlife Management Area, 

southwest of Springdale, from their origins to 

their confluence with the Pequest River FW1(tm) 

(Whittingham) - Stream and tributaries within the 

Whittingham Wildlife Management Area, 

except those classified as FW1, above FW2-TM(C1) 

(Vienna) - Tranquility bridge to Lehigh and 

HudsonRiver railway bridge FW2-NT 

(Townsbury) - Lehigh and Hudson River railway 

bridge to the upstream most boundary of the 

Pequest Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

(Townsbury) - Upstream most boundary of the 

Pequest Wildlife Management Area boundary 

to the downstream most boundary of the 

Pequest Wildlife Management Area FW2-TM(C1) 

(Townsbury) - Downstream most Pequest Wildlife 

Management Area boundary to Delaware River FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Janes Chapel) - Headwater and 

tributariesdownstream to the upstream 

boundary of Pequest Wildlife Management 

Area FW2-TM 

(Townsbury) - Tributaries within the Pequest Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-TM(C1) 

(Petersburg) - Headwaters and tributaries 

downstream to Ryan Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

PIERSONS DITCH (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

PINE BRANCH - See BUCKSHUTEM CREEK 

PLUM BROOK (Sergeantsville) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

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POHATCONG CREEK 

 MAIN STEM 

(Mansfield) - Source to Karrsville bridge, including all 

tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

(Pohatcong) - Karrsville bridge to Rt. 519 bridge, 

except tributaries listed separately FW2-TM(C1) 

(Springtown) - Rt. 519 bridge to Delaware River, 

including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Greenwich) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(New Village) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Willow Grove) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

POND BROOK (Middleville) - Swartswood Lake outlet to 

Trout Brook FW2-NT 

POPHANDUSING BROOK 

(Hazen) - Source downstream to Route 519 bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Belvidere) - Route 519 bridge downstream to 

confluence with the Delaware River FW2-TM 

RACCOON CREEK (Logan) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2 

RANCOCAS CREEK 

 NORTH BRANCH 

(North Hanover) - Source to boundary of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

Pemberton PL 

(Pemberton) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection 

and Preservation Area to the Delaware River, 

except tributaries described below FW2-NT 

(Pemberton) - Tributaries within the boundaries of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Areas PL 

 SOUTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK 

(Southhampton) - Source to Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area boundaries at Rt. 206 bridge 

south of Vincentown PL 

(Vincentown) - Vincentown to Delaware River, except 

tributaries described separately below FW2-NT 

(Vincentown) - All tributaries within the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area PL 

 COOPER BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK 

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except portions 

described separately, below PL 

(Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) - Branch and 

tributaries downstream to Pakim Pond, and 

tributaries to Cooper Branch located entirely 

within the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest 

boundaries FW1 

 DEER PARK BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK 

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(Buckingham) - Stream and tributaries near 

Buckingham to confluence with Pole Bridge 

Branch FW1 

 MACDONALDS BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK 

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except as described 

separately below PL 

(Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) - Branch and 

tributaries located entirely within Brendan T. 

Byrne State Forest FW1 

 SHINNS BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK 

(Brendan T. Byrne State Forest) - Branch and 

tributaries located entirely within the 

boundaries of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, 

from their sources to the forest boundary FW1 

(Lebanon Lake Estates) - Forest boundary to lake PL 

ROARING DITCH 

(Heislerville) - Entire length, except segment 

described below SE1 

(Eldora) - Ditch and all tributaries within the Dennis 

Creek Wildlife Management Area boundaries SE1(C1) 

ROWANDS POND (Clementon) - Pond, inlet stream and 

outlet stream within Rowands Pond Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

RUNDLE BROOK (Del. Water Gap) - Source to Sussex 

County Route 615 FW1 

SALEM RIVER (Salem) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1 

SAMBO ISLAND BROOK (Del. Water Gap) - Entire length FW1 

SAMBO ISLAND POND (Del. Water Gap) FW1 

SANDYSTON CREEK (Sandyston) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SAVAGES RUN (East Creek) 

(Belleplain State Forest) - Entire length, except 

portions described separately, below PL 

(Belleplain State Forest) - Those two tributaries and 

portions thereof downstream of Lake Nummi 

and all tributaries to Lake Nummi that are 

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest FW1 

SAWMILL POND (High Point) FW2-NT(C1) 

SCHOOLEYS MTN. BROOK (Schooley's Mtn.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SHABAKUNK CREEK (Ewing) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SHABBECONG CREEK (Washington) – Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

SHAWANNI CREEK 

(Stokes State Forest) - Headwaters and tributaries 

downstream to, but not including, Shawanni 

Lake FW1(tp) 

(Stokes State Forest) - Outlet of Shawanni Lake 

downstream to confluence with Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

SHAWANNI LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-NT(C1) 

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SHAWS MILL POND (Cedarville) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Edward G. Bevan) - Cedar and Mile Branches to 

Shaw's Mill Pond FW1 

SHIMERS BROOK 

(Millville) - Entire length, except those segments 

designated FW1, below FW2-TP(C1) 

(High Point) - That segment of Shimers Brook and all 

tributaries within the boundaries of High Point 

State Park FW1(tp) 

SHINNS BRANCH - See RANCOCAS CREEK 

SHIPETAUKIN CREEK (Lawrenceville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SHORE DITCH (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SILVER LAKE (Hope) FW2-TM 

SILVER LAKE FORK - See MAD HORSE CREEK 

SLAB BRANCH - See MUSKEE CREEK 

SLUICE CREEK 

(South Dennis) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT/SE1 

(Dennis Creek) - Segments of tributaries that are 

within the Dennis Creek and the Beaver 

Swamp Wildlife Management Areas FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

SMITH FERRY BROOK (Del. Water Gap) - Entire length FW1 

SPARTA JUNCTION BROOK (Sparta Junction) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

SPRING MILLS BROOK (Milford) – Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

STEELE RUN 

(Washington Crossing State Park) - Source to 

confluence with westerly tributary FW1 

(Titusville) - Confluence with westerly tributary to the 

Delaware River FW2-NT 

STEENY KILL LAKE (High Point) FW1 

STEEP RUN (Mauricetown) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

STEPHENSBURG BROOK (Stephensburg) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

STONY BROOK (Knowlton) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

STONY BROOK 

(Stokes State Forest) - Source and tributaries, wholey 

contained within Stokes State Forest, from 

their origins to, but not including, Stony Lake FW1(tp) 

(Stokes State Forest) - Tributary originating 

approximately one mile west of the Branchville 

Reservoir to the confluence with Stony Brook FW1(tp) 

(Stokes State Forest) - Outlet of Stony Lake to the 

confluence with Big Flat Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

STONY LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-TM(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES - See STONY BROOK 

STOW CREEK 

(Stow Creek Landing) - Entire length, except 

tributaries described separately below FW2-NT/SE1 

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(Mad Horse Creek) - Tributaries within the boundaries 

of the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management 

Area FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

STRAIGHT CREEK (Berrytown) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

SUNFISH POND (Worthington) - The pond and its outlet 

stream to the Delaware River FW1 

SWAN CREEK (Lambertville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SWARTSWOOD CREEK (Swartswood) - Entire length FW2-TM 

SWARTSWOOD LAKE (Stillwater) FW2-TM(C1) 

TAR HILL BROOK 

(Lake Lenape) - Source to, but not including, Lake 

Lenape FW2-TM 

(Lake Lenape) - Lake Lenape to Andover Junction 

Brook FW2-NT 

THREE MOUTHS (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

THUNDERGUST BROOK 

(Deerfield) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT 

(Deerfield) - That segment within the boundaries of 

Parvin State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

THUNDERGUST LAKE (Parvin State Park) FW2-NT(C1) 

TILLMAN BROOK (Walpack) - Entire length FW1(tp) 

TROUT BROOK (Hackettstown) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

TROUT BROOK (Tranquility) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TROUT BROOK (Hope) - Entire length FW2-TM 

TROUT BROOK (Allamuchy) - Entire length FW2-NT 

TROUT BROOK 

(Middleville) - Source to confluence with Pond Brook FW2-TP(C1) 

(Middleville) - Confluence with Pond Brook to Paulins Kill FW2-NT 

TUNNEL BROOK (Oxford Mtn.) - Entire length, including 

all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

TURKEY HILL BROOK (Bethlehem) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TURNERS FORK - See MAD HORSE CREEK 

TUTTLES CORNER BROOK (Tuttles Corner) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

UPPER BROTHERS CREEK (Egg Island) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

UPPER DEEP CREEK (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1) 

VANCAMPENS BROOK (Millbrook) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WAPALANNE LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-NT(C1) 

WARFORD CREEK (Barbertown) – Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WELDON BROOK (Jefferson Township) - From source to, 

but not including, Lake Shawnee FW2-TM 

WEST CREEK 

(Halberton) - Source to the boundary of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Areas, except 

those portions described separately, below PL 

(Belleplain) - The portion of the tributary that 

originates about 0.9 miles southeast of 

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Hoffman's Mill and is located entirely within the 

boundaries of Belleplain State Forest FW1 

(Belleplain) - Those tributaries that originate about 0.5 

miles upstream of Hoffman's Mill and are 

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest FW1 

(Belleplain) - Eastern branch of the easterly tributary 

to Pickle Factory Pond from its origin to its 

confluence with the western branch FW1 

(Delmont) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area to the boundary of the Fish 

and Game lands FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

(Delmont) - Boundary of the Fish and Game lands to 

Delaware Bay SE1 

WEST PORTAL CREEK (West Portal) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WHITE BROOK (Montague) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WHITE LAKE (Hardwick) FW2-TM 

WICKECHEOKE CREEK 

(Locktown) - Source to confluence with Plum Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

(Stockton) - Confluence with Plum Brook to Delaware 

River FW2-TM(C1) 

WIDGEON PONDS (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1) 

WILLS BROOK (Mt. Olive) - Entire length FW2-TM 

YARDS CREEK (Blairstown) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

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(e) The surface water classifications in Table 3 are for waters of the 

Passaic, Hackensack and New York Harbor Complex Basin: 

TABLE 3 

Waterbody Classification 

APSHAWA BROOK (Macopin) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

ARTHUR KILL 

(Perth Amboy) - The Kill and its saline New Jersey 

tributaries between the Outerbridge Crossing 

and a line connecting Ferry Pt., Perth Amboy 

to Wards Pt., Staten Island, New York SE2 

(Elizabeth) - From an east-west line connecting 

Elizabethport with Bergen Pt., Bayonne to the 

Outerbridge Crossing SE3 

(Woodbridge) - All freshwater tributaries FW2-NT 

BEAR SWAMP BROOK (Mahwah) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BEAR SWAMP LAKE (Ringwood State Park) FW2-NT(C1) 

BEAVER BROOK 

(Meriden) - From Splitrock Reservoir Dam 

downstream to Meriden Road Bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Denville) - Meriden Road Bridge to Rockaway River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Meriden) - Two tributaries located approximately 

three quarters of a mile southwest of Meriden FW2-TP(C1) 

BEECH BROOK 

(West Milford) - From State line downstream to 

Monksville Reservoir, including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

BELCHER CREEK (W. Milford) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BERRYS CREEK (Secaucus) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2 

BLACK BROOK 

(Meyersville) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Great Swamp) - Segment and tributaries within the 

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge FW2-NT(C1) 

BLUE MINE BROOK 

(Wanaque) - Headwaters Downstream to lower Snake 

Den Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Wanaque) - lower Snake Den Road bridge to the 

boundary of Norvin Green State Forest FW2-TM 

(Norvin Green State Forest) - That portion of the 

stream and any tributaries within the Norvin 

Green State Forest FW2-TM(C1) 

BOONTON RESERVOIR - See JERSEY CITY RESERVOIR 

BRUSHWOOD POND (Ringwood State Park) FW2-TM(C1) 

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BUCKABEAR POND (Newfoundland) - Pond, its tributaries 

and connecting stream to Clinton Reservoir FW2-NT(C1) 

BURNT MEADOW BROOK (Green Pond) - Source 

downstream to confluence with Green Pond 

Brook FW2-NT 

BURNT MEADOW BROOK (Stonetown) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

CANISTEAR RESERVOIR (Vernon) FW2-TM 

CANISTEAR RESERVOIR TRIBUTARY (Vernon) - The 

southern branch of the eastern tributary to the 

Reservoir FW1 

CANOE BROOK (Chatham) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CEDAR POND (Postville) - Pond and all tributaries FW1 

CHARLOTTEBURG RESERVOIR (Charlotteburg) FW2-TM(C1) 

CHERRY RIDGE BROOK 

(Vernon) - Tributaries not contained within 

Wawayanda State Park and Newark 

Watershed lands FW2-NT 

(Wawayanda State Park) - Brook and tributaries 

upstream of Canistear Reservoir located 

entirely within the boundaries of Wawayanda 

State Park and the Newark Watershed lands FW1 

CLINTON BROOK (W. Milford) - Clinton Reservoir dam to 

Pequannock River FW2-TP(C1) 

CLINTON RESERVOIR (W. Milford) FW2-TM(C1) 

CLOVE BROOK - See STAG BROOK 

COOLEY BROOK 

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except segments 

described below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Hewitt State Forest) - Segments of the brook and all 

tributaries which originate and are located 

entirely within Hewitt State Forest FW1(tp) 

CORYS BROOK (Warren) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CRESSKILL BROOK 

(Alpine) - Source to Duck Pond Rd. bridge, Demarest FW2-TP(C1) 

(Demarest) - Duck Pond Rd. bridge to Tenakill Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

CROOKED BROOK TRIB. (East of Sheep Hill) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

CUPSAW BROOK 

(Skylands) - Source to Wanaque Reservoir, except 

segment described below FW2-NT 

(Ringwood State Park) - That segment of Cupsaw 

Brook within the boundaries of Ringwood State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

DEAD RIVER (Liberty Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DEN BROOK (Randolph) - Entire length FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARY 

(Randolph) - Tributary west of Shongum Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

DUCK POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1) 

ELIZABETH RIVER 

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(Elizabeth) - Source to Broad St. bridge, Elizabeth and 

all freshwater tributaries FW2-NT 

(Elizabeth) - Broad St. bridge to mouth SE3 

FOX BROOK (Mahwah) - Entire length FW2-NT 

GLASMERE POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1) 

GOFFLE BROOK (Hawthorne) - Entire length FW2-NT 

GRANNEY BROOK - See SPRING BROOK 

GRANNIS BROOK (Morris Plains) - Entire length FW2-NT 

GREAT BROOK 

(Chatham) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-NT 

(Great Swamp) - Segment within the boundaries of 

the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge FW2-NT(C1) 

GREEN BROOK 

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except those segments 

described below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Hewitt State Forest) - Those segments and 

tributaries which originate and are located 

entirely within the Hewitt State Forest 

boundaries FW1(tp) 

GREEN POND (Rockaway) FW2-TM 

GREEN POND BROOK 

(Picatinny Arsenal) - Green Pond outlet to, but not 

including, Picatinny Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

(Wharton) - Outlet of Picatinny Lake to the confluence 

with the Rockaway River FW2-NT 

GREENWOOD LAKE (W. Milford) FW2-TM 

HACKENSACK RIVER 

(Oradell) - New York/New Jersey State line to Oradell 

dam, including Lake Tappan and all tributaries 

draining to the Hackensack River above 

Oradell Dam FW2-NT(C1) 

(Oradell) - Main stem and saline tributaries from 

Oradell dam to the confluence with Overpeck 

Creek SE1 

(Little Ferry) - Main stem and saline tributaries from 

Overpeck Creek to Route 1 and 9 crossing SE2 

(Kearny Point) - Main stem downstream from Route 1 

and 9 crossing SE3 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Oradell) - Tributaries joining the main stem between 

Oradell dam and the confluence with Overpeck 

Creek FW2-NT/SE1 

(Little Ferry) - Tributaries joining the main stem 

downstream of Overpeck Creek FW2-NT/SE2 

HANKS POND (Clinton) - Pond and all tributaries FW1 

HARMONY BROOK (Brookside) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HARRISONS BROOK (Bernards) - Entire length FW2-NT 

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HAVEMEYER BROOK (Mahwah) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HEWITT BROOK (W. Milford) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HIBERNIA BROOK 

(Marcella) - Source to first Green Pond Road bridge 

downstream of Lake Emma FW2-TP(C1) 

(Hibernia) - First Green Pond Road bridge to 

confluence with Beaver Brook FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARY 

(Lake Ames) - Source to, but not including, Lake Ames FW2-TP(C1) 

HIGH MOUNTAIN BROOK (Ringwood) - Source to, but not 

including, Skyline Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

HOHOKUS BROOK (Hohokus) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2 

HUDSON RIVER 

(Rockleigh) - River and saline portions of New Jersey 

tributaries from the New Jersey-New York 

boundary line in the north to its confluence with 

the Harlem River, New York SE1 

(Englewood Cliffs) - River and saline portions of New 

Jersey tributaries from the confluence with the 

Harlem River, New York to a north-south line 

connecting Constable Hook (Bayonne) to St. 

George (Staten Island, New York) SE2 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Rockleigh) - Freshwater portions of tributaries to the 

Hudson River in New Jersey FW2-NT 

INDIAN GROVE BROOK (Bernardsville) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

JACKSON BROOK 

(Mine Hill) - Source to the boundary of Hurd Park, Dover FW2-TP(C1) 

(Dover) - Hurd Park to Rockaway River FW2-NT 

JENNINGS CREEK (W. Milford) - State line to Wanaque River FW2-TP(C1) 

JERSEY CITY RESERVOIR (Boonton) FW2-TM(C1) 

KANOUSE BROOK (Newfoundland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

KIKEOUT BROOK (Butler) - See STONE HOUSE BROOK 

KILL VAN KULL (Bayonne) - Westerly from a north-south 

line connecting Constable Hook (Bayonne) to 

St. George (Staten Island, New York) SE3 

LAKE RICKONDA OUTLET STREAM (Monks) - That 

segment of the outlet stream from Lake 

Rickonda within Ringwood State Park FW2-TM(C1) 

LAKE STOCKHOLM BROOK 

(Stockholm) - Entire length, except tributaries 

described separately below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Stockholm) - Portion of westerly tributary, from its 

origins to about 1000 feet south of the Route 

23 bridge, located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Newark watershed FW1(tp) 

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(Stockholm) - Brook between Hamburg Turnpike and 

Vernon-Stockholm Rd. to its confluence with 

Lake Stockholm Brook, north of Rt. 23 FW1(tp) 

LITTLE POND BROOK (Oakland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

LOANTAKA BROOK 

(Green Village) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Great Swamp) - Brook and all tributaries within the 

boundaries of Great Swamp National Wildlife 

Refuge FW2-NT(C1) 

LUD-DAY BROOK (Camp Garfield) - Source downstream to 

its confluence with the southwestern outlet 

stream from Clinton Resevoir just upstream of 

the confluence of the outlet stream and a 

tributary from Camp Garfield FW1 

MACOPIN RIVER 

(Newfoundland) - Source to Echo Lake dam FW2-NT 

(Newfoundland) - Echo Lake dam downstream to 

Pequannock River FW2-TP(C1) 

MEADOW BROOK 

(Wanaque) - Skyline Lake to E. Belmont Ave. FW2-NT 

(Wanaque) - E. Belmont Ave. downstream to 

Wanaque River FW2-TP(C1) 

MILL BROOK 

(Randolph) - Source to Rt. 10 bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Randolph) - Rt. 10 bridge to Rockaway River, 

including the easterly tributary FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(N. of Union Hill) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

MONKSVILLE RESERVOIR (Long Pond Iron Works FW2-TM(C1) 

State Park) 

MORSES CREEK (Linden) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE3 

MOSSMANS BROOK (West Milford) - Source to confluence 

with Clinton Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

MT. TABOR BROOK (Morris Plains) - Entire length FW2-NT 

NEWARK BAY (Newark) - North of an east-west line 

connecting Elizabethport with Bergen Pt., 

Bayonne up to the mouths of the Passaic and 

Hackensack Rivers SE3 

NOSENZO POND (Upper Macopin) FW2-NT(C1) 

OAK RIDGE RESERVOIR (Oak Ridge) FW2-TM 

OAK RIDGE RESERVOIR (Oak Ridge) - Northwestern 

tributary to Reservoir FW1(tm) 

OHIO BROOK (Morris Township) - Source downstream to 

Morristown town line FW2-TM 

ORADELL RESERVOIR (Oradell) FW2-NT(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

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(Oradell) - All named and unnamed tributaries that are 

not listed separately, that drain into Oradell 

Reservoir above the Oradell Dam (FW2-NT(C1) 

OVERPECK CREEK (Palisades Park) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2 

PACOCK BROOK 

(Canistear) - Brook and tributaries upstream of 

Canistear Reservoir located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Newark Watershed FW1 

(Stockholm) - Outlet of Canistear Reservoir to 

Pequannock River FW2-NT 

PASCACK BROOK (Hackensack) - New York/New Jersey 

State line to confluence with the Oradell 

Reservoir, including Woodcliff Lake, and all 

tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

PASSAIC RIVER 

(Mendham) - Source downstream to, but not 

including, Osborn Pond or tributaries described 

separately below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Paterson) - Outlet of Osborn Pond to Dundee Lake 

dam FW2-NT 

(Little Falls) - Dundee Lake dam to confluence with 

Second River FW2-NT/SE2 

(Newark) - Confluence with Second River to mouth SE3 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Great Piece Meadows State Park) - Tributaries within 

Great Piece Meadows State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

PECKMAN RIVER (Verona) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PEQUANNOCK RIVER 

 MAIN STEM 

(Vernon) - Source to confluence with Pacock Brook FW1(tp) 

(Hardyston) - River and the easterly tributary from 

Pacock Brook to, but not including, Oak Ridge 

Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

(Newfoundland) - Outlet of Oak Ridge Reservoir 

downstream to, but not including Charlotteburg 

Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

(Charlotteburg) - Outlet of Charlotteburg Reservoir to, 

but not including, Macopin Reservoir or the 

tributaries described separately below FW2-TP(C1) 

(Kinnelon) - Macopin Reservoir outlet to Hamburg 

Turnpike bridge in Pompton Lakes Borough FW2-TP(C1) 

(Riverdale) - Hamburg Turnpike bridge in Pompton 

Lakes Borough to confluence with Wanaque 

River FW2-TM 

(Pompton Plains) - Confluence with Wanaque River 

downstream to confluence with Pompton River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Copperas Mtn.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

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(Smoke Rise) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Green Pond Junction) - Tributary at Green Pond 

Junction from its origin downstream to Route 

23 FW1(tm) 

(Jefferson) - Tributary joining the main stem about 

3500+ feet southeast of the Sussex-Passaic 

County line, near Jefferson from its origin to 

about 2000 feet upstream of the pond FW1(tm) 

(Lake Kampfe) - Source to, but not including, Lake 

Kampfe FW2-TM 

(Lake Kampfe) - Lake Kampfe to Pequannock River, 

except tributary described separately below FW2-NT 

(Lake Kampfe) - Tributary within the boundaries of 

Norvin Green State Forest, originating west of 

Torne Mtn. FW2-NT(C1) 

PILES CREEK (Grasselli) - Entire length SE3 

POMPTON LAKE (Pompton Lakes) FW2-NT 

POMPTON RIVER (Wayne) - Entire length FW2-NT 

POND BROOK (Oakland) - Entire length FW2-NT 

POSTS BROOK 

(Bloomingdale) - Source to confluence with Wanaque 

River, except Wanaque Reservoir and segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Norvin Green State Forest) - That segment of the 

stream and all tributaries within the boundaries 

of Norvin Green State Forest FW2-NT(C1) 

PREAKNESS (SINGAC) BROOK 

(Wayne) - Source to, but not including, Barbour Pond FW2-TP(C1) 

(Barbour Pond) - Pond to Passaic River FW2-NT 

PRIMROSE BROOK 

(Harding) - Source to Lees Hill Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Harding) - Lees Hill Road bridge to Great Swamp 

National Wildlife Refuge boundary FW2-NT 

(Great Swamp) - Wildlife Refuge boundary to Great 

Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

RAHWAY RIVER 

 SOUTH BRANCH 

(Rahway) - Source to Hazelwood Ave., Rahway FW2-NT 

(Rahway) - Hazelwood Ave. to mouth SE2 

 MAIN STEM 

(Rahway) - Upstream of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge FW2-NT 

(Linden) - Penn. Railroad bridge to Route 1&9 crossing SE2 

(Carteret) - Route 1&9 crossing to mouth SE3 

RAMAPO LAKE (Ramapo) - Lake and all outlet streams and 

tributaries within the boundaries of Ramapo 

Mtn. State Forest FW2-NT(C1) 

RAMAPO RIVER (Mahwah) - State line to Pompton River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARY (Oakland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

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RINGWOOD CREEK 

(Ringwood) - Entire length, except segment described 

below FW2-TM 

(Sloatsburg) - Creek within Ringwood State Park FW2-TM(C1) 

RINGWOOD MILL POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1) 

ROCKAWAY RIVER 

(Wharton) - Source to Washington Pond outlet, 

excluding the segment within the boundaries of 

the Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area 

 FW2-NT 

(Berkshire Valley) - That segment within the 

boundaries of the Berkshire Valley Wildlife 

Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

(Dover) - Washington Pond outlet downstream to Rt. 

46 bridge FW2-TM(C1) 

(Boonton) - Rt. 46 bridge to Passaic River, excluding 

Jersey City Reservoir FW2-NT 

RUSSIA BROOK 

(Sparta) - Source to Lake Hartung dam FW2-NT 

(Milton) - Lake Hartung dam to, but not including, 

Lake Swannanoa FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(S. of Mt. Paul) – Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SADDLE RIVER 

(Upper Saddle River) - State line to Bergen County 

Rt. 2 (Lake Street) bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Upper Saddle River) - Bergen County Rt. 2 (Lake 

Street) bridge downstream to confluence 

with Pleasant Brook, including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

(Saddle River) - Pleasant Brook to Allendale Rd. 

bridge FW2-TM 

(Lodi) - Allendale Rd. bridge to Passaic River FW2-NT/SE3 

SAWMILL CREEK (Pompton Plains) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SCARLET OAK POND (Mahwah) FW2-TM 

SHEPPARD LAKE (Ringwood) FW2-TM(C1) 

SINGAC BROOK - See PREAKNESS BROOK 

SLOUGH BROOK (Livingston) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SMITH CREEK (Woodbridge) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE3 

SPLIT ROCK RESERVOIR (Rockaway) FW2-TM 

SPLIT ROCK RESERVOIR TRIBUTARIES 

(Farny State Park)- Three tributaries within Farny 

State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

SPRING (GRANNEY) BROOK (Mine Hill) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SPRING GARDEN BROOK (Florham) - Entire length FW2-NT 

STAG (CLOVE) BROOK (Mahwah) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

STEPHENS BROOK 

(Roxbury) - Entire length, except segment described 

separately, below FW2-NT 

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(Berkshire Valley) - That segment north of the 

boundaries of the Berkshire Valley Wildlife 

Management Area FW1 

STONE HOUSE BROOK 

(Kinnelon) - Source to Valley Road bridge FW2-NT 

(Butler) - Valley Road bridge to confluence with 

Pequannock River FW2-TP(C1) 

STONY BROOK (Boonton) - (Kinnelon) - Source to Valley 

Road bridge FW2-NT 

(Butler) - Valley Road bridge to confluence with 

Pequannock River FW2-TP(C1) 

SURPRISE LAKE (Hewitt) FW1 

SWAN POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1) 

TAPPAN, LAKE (Old Tappan) FW2-NT(C1) 

TENAKILL BROOK (Demarest) - Entire length, including all 

tributaries, except Cresskill Brook FW2-NT(C1) 

TERRACE POND (Wawayanda) FW2-NT(C1) 

TIMBER BROOK (Kitchell) - Entire length, except tributary 

described separately below FW2-NT 

TIMBER BROOK (Farny State Park) - Headwater segment 

of tributary to Timber Brook within Farny State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

TROY BROOK (Troy Hills) - Entire length FW2-NT 

WALLACE BROOK (Randolph) - Source downstream to, but 

not Including Hedden Park Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

WANAQUE RESERVOIR FW2-TM(C1) 

WANAQUE RIVER 

 MAIN STEM 

(Wanaque) - Greenwood Lake outlet, through 

Wanaque Wildlife Management Area and Long 

Pond Iron Works State Park, including the 

Monksville Reservoir, to the Monksville 

Reservoir dam at Stonetown Road, except 

tributary south of Jennings Creek (Hewitt) 

described separately below FW2-TM(C1) 

(Hewitt) - Entire length of tributary south of Jennings 

Creek FW2-TP(C1) 

(Pompton Lakes) - Wanaque Reservoir dam to 

Wanaque Ave. bridge including unnamed 

tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

(Pompton Lakes) - Wanaque Ave. bridge downstream 

to Pequannock River FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARY 

(Hewitt) - Entire length of tributary south of 

Jennings Creek FW2-TP(C1) 

WEST BROOK (W. Milford) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WEST POND (Hewitt) FW1 

WEYBLE POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1) 

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WHIPANNY RIVER 

(Brookside) - Source to Whitehead Rd. bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Morristown) - Whitehead Rd. bridge to Rockaway River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Brookside) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(E. of Brookside) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(E. of Washington Valley) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(Gillespie Hill) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Shongum Mtn.) - Entire length FW2-NT 

WONDER LAKE (West Milford) FW2-NT(C1) 

WOODBRIDGE CREEK (Woodbridge) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE3 

WOODCLIFF LAKE (Woodcliff Lake) (FW2-NT(C1) 

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Raritan River and Raritan Bay Basin: 

TABLE 4 

Waterbody Classification 

ALLERTON CREEK (Allerton) - Entire length FW2-NT 

AMBROSE BROOK (Piscataway) - Entire length FW2-NT 

AMWELL LAKE (Syndertown) FW2-NT(C1) 

ASSISCONG CREEK (Flemington) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BACK BROOK (Vanliew's Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BALDWINS CREEK 

(Pennington) - Entire length, except segment 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(Baldwin) - Segment within the boundaries of Baldwin 

Lake Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

BARCLAY BROOK (Redshaw Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BEAR BROOK (West Windsor) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BEAVER BROOK 

(Cokesbury) - Source to Reformatory Road bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Annandale) - Reformatory Rd. bridge to Beaver Ave., 

bridge FW2-TM 

(Annandale) - Beaver Ave. bridge downstream to the 

lower most I-78 bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Clinton) - Lower most I-78 bridge downstream to, the 

South Branch Raritan River FW2-TM 

BEDEN BROOK (Montgomery) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BIG BROOK (Vanderberg) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BLACK BROOK (Polktown) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BLACK RIVER - See LAMINGTON RIVER 

BLACKBERRY CREEK 

(Oceanport) - Source to a line beginning on the 

easternmost extent of Gooseneck Point and 

bearing approximately 162 degrees True North 

to its terminus on the westernmost extent of an 

unnamed point of land in the vicinity of the 

western extent of Cayuga Ave. in Oceanport. SE1 

(Oceanport) - Creek below the line described above SE1(C1) 

BLUE BROOK (Mountainside) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BOULDER HILL BROOK (Tewksbury) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BOUND BROOK (Dunellen) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BRANCHPORT CREEK 

(Long Branch) - Source to a line beginning on the 

northernmost extent of an unnamed point of 

land lying north of Pocano Ave. in Oceanport 

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and bearing approximately 055 degrees True 

North to its terminus on the westernmost extent 

of the northern bulkhead at the lagoon located 

between France Rd. and Lori Rd. in Monmouth 

Beach FW2-NT/SE1 

(Monmouth Beach) - Creek below line described above SE1(C1) 

BUDD LAKE (Mt. Olive) FW2-NT(C1) 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(E. of Budd Lake) - Entire Length FW2-TM 

(W. of Budd Lake) - Entire Length FW2-NT 

BURNETT BROOK (Ralston) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

BUSHKILL BROOK 

(Flemington) – Source and tributary downstream to 

Rt. 31 Bridge FW2-TM 

(Flemington) – Rt. 31 bridge downstream to South 

Branch Raritan River FW2-NT 

CAPOOLONG (CAKEPOULIN) CREEK (Sydney) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

CEDAR BROOK (Spotswood) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CHAMBERS BROOK (Whitehouse) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CHEESEQUAKE STATE PARK WATERS (S. Amboy) - 

Fresh waters within the park upstream of the 

limits of tidal influence FW2-NT(C1) 

CLAYPIT CREEK 

(Navesink) - Source to widening of the Creek near 

Linden Ave. and just north to the Locust Ave. 

bridge in Navesink FW2-NT/SE1 

(Navesink) - Widening of Creek to Navesink River SE1(C1) 

COLD BROOK (Oldwick) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

CRAMERS CREEK (Hamden) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CRANBURY BROOK (Old Church) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CRUSER BROOK (Montgomery) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CUCKELS BROOK (Bridgewater) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DAWSONS BROOK (Ironia) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

DEEP RUN (Old Bridge) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DEVILS BROOK (Schalks) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DRAKES BROOK 

(Ledgewood) - Source downstream to Hillside Avenue 

bridge FW2-TM(C1) 

(Flanders) - Hillside Avenue bridge to confluence with 

the South Branch Raritan River FW2-NT(C1) 

 TRIBUTARY (Mt. Olive) - Source downstream to Central 

Railroad bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

DUCK POND RUN (Port Mercer) - Entire length FW2-NT 

DUKES BROOK (Somerville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

ELECTRIC BROOK (Schooley's Mtn.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

FLANDERS BROOK (Flanders) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

FLANDERS CANAL (Flanders) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

FROG HOLLOW BROOK (Califon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

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GANDER BROOK (Manalapan) - Entire length FW2-NT 

GLADSTONE BROOK (St. Bernards School) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

GRANDIN BROOK (see SIDNEY BROOK) 

GREAT DITCH (S. Brunswick) - That portion of Great Ditch 

and its tributaries within Pigeon Swamp State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

GREEN BROOK 

(Watchung) - Source to Rt. 22 bridge FW2-TM 

(Plainfield) - Rt. 22 bridge to Bound Brook FW2-NT 

GUINEA HOLLOW BROOK (Tewksbury) FW2-TP(C1) 

HACKLEBARNEY BROOK (Hacklebarney) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HEATHCOTE BROOK (Kingston) - Entire length FW2-NT 

HERZOG BROOK (Pottersville) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HICKORY RUN (Califon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HOCKHOCKSON BROOK (Colts Neck) - Entire length FW2-TM 

HOLLAND BROOK (Readington) - Entire length FW2-NT 

HOLLOW BROOK (Pottersville) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

HOOKS CREEK LAKE (Cheesequake State Park) FW2-NT(C1) 

HOOPSTICK BROOK (Bedminister) - Entire length FW2-NT 

INDIA BROOK (NORTH BRANCH, RARITAN RIVER) 

(Randolph) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

IRELAND BROOK (Paulus Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT 

IRESICK BROOK (Spotswood) - Entire length FW2-NT 

KRUEGER'S BROOK - (Flanders) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

LAMINGTON RIVER (BLACK RIVER) 

(Succasunna) - Source to Rt. 206 bridge FW2-NT(C1) 

(Milltown) - Rt. 206 bridge to confluence with Rinehart 

Brook FW2-TM(C1) 

(Pottersville) - Confluence with Rinehart Brook to 

Camp Brady bridge, Bedminister FW2-TP(C1) 

(Vliettown) - Camp Brady bridge to Rt. 523 bridge FW2-TM 

(Burnt Mills) - Rt. 523 to North Branch, Raritan River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARY (Ironia) - Source downstream to, but not 

including, Bryant Pond FW2-TP(C1) 

LAWRENCE BROOK 

(Deans) - Source to the intake of the New Brunswick 

Water Department at Weston's Mill Dam FW2-NT 

(New Brunswick) - Weston's Mill Dam to Raritan River SE1 

LEDGEWOOD BROOK (Ledgewood) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

LITTLE BROOK (Califon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

LITTLE SILVER CREEK 

(Shrewsbury) - Source to a line beginning on the 

eastern bank of that unnamed lagoon located 

between Wardell Ave. and Oakes Rd. in 

Rumson and bearing approximately 171 

degrees T (True North) to its terminus on the 

south shore of Little Silver Creek FW2-NT/SE1 

(Rumson) - Creek below line described above SE1(C1) 

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LOMERSON BROOK - See HERZOG BROOK 

MANALAPAN BROOK 

(Jamesburg) - Source to Duhernal Lake dam, except 

tributary described separately below FW2-NT 

(Tennent) - That portion of the tributary at Tennent 

along the boundary of Monmouth Battlefield 

State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

MATCHAPONIX BROOK (WEAMACONK CREEK) 

(Mount Mills) - Entire length, except segments 

described below FW2-NT 

(Freehold) - The brook and tributaries within the 

boundaries of Monmouth Battlefield State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

MCGELLAIRDS BROOK 

(Englishtown) - Entire length, except tributary 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(Freehold) - Tributary within Monmouth Battlefield 

State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

MCVICKERS BROOK (Mendham) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1) 

MIDDLE BROOK (Greater Cross Roads) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MIDDLE BROOK 

 EAST BRANCH (Springdale) - Entire length FW2-TM 

 WEST BRANCH (Martinsville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

 MAIN STEM (Bound Brook) - Confluence of East and West 

branches to Raritan River FW2-NT 

MILFORD BROOK (Lafayette Mills) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MILLSTONE RIVER (Hightstown) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MINE BROOK (Mine Brook) - Entire length FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(East of Mine Mt.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(South of Mine Mt.) - Source downstream to Douglass 

Road Bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

MINE BROOK (Colts Neck) - Entire length FW2-NT 

MULHOCKAWAY CREEK (Pattenburg) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

NAVESINK RIVER 

(Red Bank) - Source to a line starting at a point at the 

northeast end of Blossom Cove, bearing 

approximately 142 degrees T (True North), 

through navigational aid C23 to the south bank 

near Riverview Hospital SE1 

(Rumson) - River southeast of the line described 

above, except segment described below SE1(C1) 

(Monmouth Beach) - All water south and east of a line 

beginning on the northwesternmost point of 

land on Raccoon Island (in the vicinity of the 

western extent of Highland Ave.) in Monmouth 

Beach, and bearing approximately 056 degrees 

T (True North) to the southernmost point of a 

small unnamed island, and then bearing 

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approximately 091 degrees T (True North) to 

its terminus on the northernmost point of land 

located at the northern extent of Monmouth 

Parkway in Monmouth Beach and all waters 

south of a line beginning on the western 

shoreline (just east of Monmouth Parkway in 

Monmouth Beach) and bearing approximately 

081 degrees T (True North), intersecting 

Channel Marker Flashing Red 4 and Channel 

Marker Flashing Red 2 and terminating on the 

eastern shoreline of the Galilee section of 

Monmouth Beach. SE1 

NESHANIC RIVER (Reaville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

NORTON BROOK (Norton) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

OAKDALE CREEK (Chester) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

OAKEYS BROOK (Deans) - Entire length FW2-NT 

OCEANPORT CREEK 

(Fort Monmouth) - Source to a line beginning on the 

easternmost extent of Horseneck Point and 

bearing approximately 140 degrees T (True 

North) to its terminus on the westernmost 

extent of an unnamed point of land located at 

the westernmost extent of Monmouth 

Boulevard in Oceanport FW2-NT/SE1 

(Oceanport) - Creek downstream of line described 

above SE1(C1) 

PARKERS CREEK 

(Fort Monmouth) - Source to a line beginning on the 

easternmost extent of Horseneck Point and 

bearing approximately 000 degrees T (True 

North) to its terminus on Breezy Point on the 

Little Silver side (north) side of the creek FW2-NT/SE1 

(Fort Monmouth) - Creek downstream of line 

described above SE1(C1) 

PEAPACK BROOK (Gladstone) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

PETERS BROOK (Somerville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PIGEON SWAMP (Pigeon Swamp State Park) - All waters 

within the boundaries of Pigeon Swamp State 

Park FW2-NT(C1) 

PIKE RUN (Belle Meade) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PINE BROOK (Clarks Mills) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PINE BROOK (Cooks Mill) - Entire length FW2-TM 

PLEASANT RUN (Readington) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PRESCOTT BROOK (Stanton Station) - Entire length FW2-TM 

RAMANESSIN (HOP) BROOK (Holmdel) - Entire length FW2-TM 

RARITAN BAY - Entire drainage FW2-NT/SE1 

RARITAN RIVER 

 NORTH BRANCH (Also see INDIA BROOK) 

98
(Pleasant Valley) - Source to, but not including, 

Ravine Lake FW2-TP(C1) 

(Far Hills) - Ravine Lake dam to Rt. 512 bridge FW2-TM 

(Bedminister) - Rt. 512 bridge to confluence with 

South Branch, Raritan River FW2-NT 

 SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER 

(Mt. Olive) - Source to the dam that is 390 feet 

upstream of the Flanders-Drakestown Road 

bridge and the two tributaries which originate 

north and east of the Budd Lake Airfield FW2-NT(C1) 

(Mt. Olive) - Dam to confluence with Turkey Brook FW2-TM(C1) 

(Middle Valley) - Confluence with Turkey Brook toRt. 

512 bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Califon) - Rt. 512 bridge to downstream end of 

Packers Island, except segment described 

separately, below FW2-TM 

(Ken Lockwood Gorge) - River and tributaries within 

Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management 

Area FW2-TM(C1) 

(Neshanic Sta.) - Downstream end of Packers Island 

to confluence with North Branch, Raritan River FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES, SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER 

(Long Valley) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(High Bridge) - Entire length FW2-TM 

(S. of Hoffmans) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(S. of Schooley’s Mt.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

 MAIN STEM RARITAN RIVER 

(Bound Brook) - From confluence of North and South 

Branches to Landing Lane bridge in New 

Brunswick and all freshwater tributaries 

downstream of Landing Lane bridge. FW2-NT 

(Sayreville) - Landing Lane bridge to Raritan Bay and 

all saline water tributaries SE1 

RINEHART BROOK (Hacklebarney) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

ROCK BROOK (Montgomery) - Entire length FW2-NT 

ROCKAWAY CREEK 

 NORTH BRANCH 

(Mountainville) - Source to Rt. 523 bridge FW2-TP(C1) 

(Whitehouse) - Rt. 523 bridge to confluence with 

South Branch FW2-TM 

 SOUTH BRANCH 

(Clinton) - Headwaters to Readington Township 

boundary including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

(Clinton) - Readington Township boundary to Lake 

Cushetunk, including all tributaries FW2-TM(C1) 

(Whitehouse) - Lake Cushetunk to its confluence with 

main stem Rockaway Creek FW2-TM 

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 MAIN STEM (Whitehouse) - Confluence of North and South 

Branches to Lamington River FW2-NT 

ROCKY RUN - (Lebanon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

ROUND VALLEY RESERVOIR (Clinton) FW2-TP(C1) 

ROYCE BROOK (Manville) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SANDY HOOK BAY (Sandy Hook) SE1 

SHREWSBURY RIVER 

(Little Silver) - Source to Rt. 36 highway bridge SE1(C1) 

(Highlands) - Rt. 36 bridge to Sandy Hook Bay SE1 

SIDNEY BROOK 

(Grandin) - Headwaters to its confluence with the 

South Branch Raritan River, including 

all tributaries FW2-NT(C1) 

SIMONSON BROOK (Griggstown) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SIX MILE RUN 

(Franklin Church) - Entire length, except segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Hillsborough) - Segment within the boundaries of Six 

Mile Run State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

SOUTH RIVER 

(Old Bridge) - Duhernal Lake to intake of the 

Sayreville Water Department FW2-NT 

(Sayreville) - Below the intake of the Sayreville Water 

Department SE1 

SPOOKY BROOK (Bound Brook) FW2-NT 

SPRUCE RUN 

(Glen Gardner) - Source to, but not including, Spruce 

Run Reservoir FW2-TP(C1) 

(Clinton) - Spruce Run Reservoir dam to Raritan 

River, South Branch FW2-TM 

SPRUCE RUN RESERVOIR (Union) - Reservoir and tributaries FW2-TM(C1) 

STONY BROOK (Washington) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

STONY BROOK 

(Hopewell) - Entire length, except that segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Syndertown) - Brook and tributaries within Amwell 

Lake Wildlife Management Area FW2-NT(C1) 

STONY BROOK (Watchung) - Entire length FW2-NT 

SUN VALLEY BROOK (Mt Olive) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SWIMMING RIVER RESERVOIR (Red Bank) FW2-NT(C1) 

SWIMMING RIVER (Red Bank) - Swimming River Reservoir 

dam to the Navesink River FW2-NT/SE1 

TANNERS BROOK (Washington) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1) 

TEETERTOWN BROOK (Lebanon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TEN MILE RUN (Franklin) - Entire length FW2-NT 

TENNENT BROOK (Old Bridge) - Entire length FW2-NT 

TEPEHEMUS BROOK (Manalapan) - Entire length FW2-NT 

TOWN NECK CREEK 

100
(Little Silver) - Source to a line beginning on the 

easternmost extent of the unnamed point of 

land located just east of Paag Circle on the 

south bank of Town Neck Creek and bearing 

approximately 095 degrees True North and 

terminating on Silver Point FW2-NT/SE1 

(Little Silver) - Creek below the line described above SE1(C1) 

TROUT BROOK (Hacklebarney) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TURKEY BROOK (Mt. Olive) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TURTLEBACK BROOK (Middle Valley) - Entire length FW2-NT 

WALNUT BROOK (Flemington) - Entire length FW2-TM 

WEAMACONK CREEK - See MATCHAPONIX BROOK 

WEMROCK BROOK 

(Millhurst) - Entire length, except that segment 

described below FW2-NT 

(Monmouth Battlefield State Park) - Those segments 

of the brook and its tributaries within the 

boundaries of Monmouth Battlefield State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

WEMROCK POND (Monmouth Battlefield State Park) FW2-NT(C1) 

WILLOUGHBY BROOK (Buffalo Hollow) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

WILLOW BROOK (Holmdel) - Entire length FW2-NT 

YELLOW BROOK (Colts Neck) - Entire length FW2-NT 

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(g) The surface water classifications in Table 5 are for waters of the 

Wallkill River Basin: 

TABLE 5 

Waterbody Classification 

BEARFORT WATERS (Wawayanda) FW2-NT(C1) 

BEAVER RUN (Wantage) - Entire length FW2-NT 

BLACK CREEK 

(McAfee) - Source to Rt. 94 bridge, except those 

tributaries described separately, below FW2-TM 

(Vernon) - Rt. 94 bridge to Pochuck Creek FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Hamburg) - Three tributaries to Black Creek which 

originate in the former Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife 

Management Area from their sources to the 

former Management Area boundaries FW1(tm) 

(Rudeville) - Triburaries within the former Hamburg 

Mtn. Wildlife Management Area not classified 

as FW1, above FW2-TM(C1) 

(McAfee) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

(Vernon Valley) - Entire length FW2-NT 

CEDAR SWAMP - See RUTGERS CREEK 

CLOVE CREEK (Colesville) - Entire length FW2-TM 

CLOVE BROOK 

(Wantage) - Source to, but not including, Clove Acres 

Lake, except those tributaries described 

separately below FW2-TM 

(Sussex) - Clove Acres Lake to Papakating Creek FW2-NT 

(High Point) - Those portions of the two northernmost 

tributaries located entirely within High Point 

State Park boundaries, immediately east of 

Lake Marcia FW1(tp) 

FRANKLIN POND CREEK 

(Hardyston) - Source to, but not including, Franklin Pond FW2-TP(C1) 

(Hamburg Mtn.) - Tributaries within the Hamburg 

Mtn.Wildlife Management Area FW2-TM(C1) 

 TRIBUTARY (Hamburg Mtn.) - The first tributary to Franklin 

Pond Creek just south of Hamburg Mountain, 

flowing toward the Wallkill River and located 

entirely within the former Hamburg Mtn. 

Wildlife Management Area FW1(tm) 

GLENWOOD BROOK (Glenwood) - Outlet of Glenwood 

Lake to State line FW2-TM 

HAMBURG CREEK 

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(Hamburg Mtn.) - Source to Rt. 517 bridge, Rudeville, 

except tributary described separately below FW2-TM 

(Hardistonville) - Rt. 517 bridge to Wallkill River FW2-NT 

(Hamburg Mtn.) - The third tributary just southwest of 

Hamburg Mtn. flowing toward the Wallkill River 

and located entirely within the Hamburg Mtn. 

Wildlife Management Area FW1 

HANFORD BROOK (Hanford) - Entire length within New Jersey FW2-NT 

LAKE LOOKOUT (Wawayanda) FW1 

LAKE LOOKOUT BROOK (Wawayanda) - Brook and 

tributaries from source in Newark City holdings, 

through the Wawayanda State Park, to 

confluence with the outlet stream from Lake 

Wawayanda FW1 

LAKE RUTHERFORD (Wantage) - The Lake and its tributaries FW1(tm) 

LAUREL POND (Wawayanda) - Laurel Pond, including its 

outlet stream and tributaries, to the outlet 

stream from Lake Wawayanda FW1 

LIVINGSTON PONDS (Wawayanda) - The two northwestern 

ponds which are within State Park lands FW2-NT(C1) 

LIVINGSTON PONDS BROOK (Wawayanda State Park) - 

Source downstream to State line FW2-TP(C1) 

LONG HOUSE BROOK 

(Upper Greenwood Lake) - Source to State line, 

except segment described below FW2-NT 

(Upper Greenwood Lake) - Segment within the 

boundaries of Hewitt State Forest FW2-NT(C1) 

LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW BROOK 

(Vernon Valley) - Outlet of Glenwood Lake to 

Pochuck Creek FW2-TM 

MUD POND OUTLET STREAM (Hamburg) - Outlet stream 

from the Pond downstream to confluence with 

Hamburg Creek, including all tributaries FW2-TP(C1) 

PAPAKATING CREEK 

 MAIN STEM 

(Frankford) - Source to Rt. 629 bridge. FW2-TM 

(Pellettown) - Entire length of tributary FW2-NT 

(Wantage) - Rt. 629 bridge to Wallkill River FW2-NT 

 WEST BRANCH 

(Wantage) - Entire length FW2-NT 

PARKER LAKE (Wawayanda) FW2-NT(C1) 

POCHUCK CREEK 

(Vernon) - Source to State line, except segment 

described separately below FW2-NT 

(High Point) - Segment within State Park lands FW2-NT(C1) 

QUARRYVILLE BROOK - See WILLOW BROOK 

RUTGERS CREEK (High Point) - The Cedar Swamp 

headwaters of the tributary to Rutgers Creek 

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located entirely within the High Point State 

Park boundaries just south of the State line FW1 

SAND HILLS BROOK 

(Hamburg Mtn.) - The upstream portion of Sand Hills 

Brook, including the pond at its headwaters, 

located entirely within the boundaries of the 

Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife Management Area FW1 

(Hamburg) - Brook and tributaries beyond 

Management Area boundaries FW2-NT 

SAWMILL POND BROOK 

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except segment described 

separately below FW2-NT 

(Wawayanda) - Segment within the boundaries of 

Wawayanda State Park FW2-NT(C1) 

SPARTA GLEN BROOK (Sparta) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

SPRING BROOK (Maple Grange) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1) 

TOWN BROOK (Vernon) - Entire length FW2-TM 

WALLKILL RIVER 

(Sparta) - Source to confluence with Sparta Glen Brook FW2-NT 

(Franklin) - Sparta Glen Brook to, but not including, 

Franklin Pond FW2-TM 

(Wantage) - Outlet of Franklin Pond to State line FW2-NT 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Sparta) - Lake Saginaw dam downstream to Wallkill 

River FW2-TP(C1) 

(Ogdensburg) - Tributary from the outlet of Heaters 

Pond to the confluence with the Wallkill River FW2-TP(C1) 

WANTAGE BROOK (Wantage) - Entire length FW2-NT 

WAWAYANDA CREEK 

(Vernon) - State line to Pochuck Creek, except 

unnamed tributary described below FW2-TM 

 TRIBUTARIES 

(Wawayanda) - Source to State line FW2-NT 

(Wawayanda State Park) - Segments within State 

Park boundaries, except Livingston Ponds 

Brook as noted above FW2-NT(C1) 

WAWAYANDA LAKE (Wawayanda) FW2-TM(C1) 

WHITE LAKE (Sparta) FW2-TM 

WILDCAT BROOK (Franklin) - Entire length FW2-NT 

WILLOW (QUARRYVILLE) BROOK (Wantage) - Entire length FW2-TM 

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(h) FW1 waters are listed in Table 6 by tract within basins: 

Table 6 

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN BASIN

ALLAIRE STATE PARK MANASQUAN RIVER WATERSHED 

Those portions of the first and second southerly 

tributaries to the Manasquan River, which are west of 

Hospital Rd. and are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Allaire State Park 

The easterly tributary to Mill Run upstream of 

Brisbane Lake, located entirely within the boundaries 

of Allaire State Park 

BASS RIVER STATE FOREST BASS RIVER WATERSHED 

Tommy's Branch from its headwaters downstream to 

the Bass River State Forest Recreation Area service 

road 

Falkenburg Branch of Lake Absegami from its 

headwaters to the Lake 

GREENWOOD FOREST CEDAR CREEK WATERSHED 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Webbs Mill Branch and tributaries, located 

AREA entirely within the Greenwood Forest Wildlife 

Management Area boundaries 

Chamberlain's Branch from its origins to a point 1000 

feet west of Route 539 

Those portions of the tributaries to Chamberlain's 

Branch originating and wholly contained within the 

boundaries of the Greenwood Forest Wildlife 

Management Area 

WADING RIVER WATERSHED 

Westerly tributary to the Howardsville Cranberry Bog 

Reservoir and other tributaries that are located 

entirely within the boundaries of the Greenwood 

Forest Wildlife Management Area 

ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK BARNEGAT BAY WATERSHED 

All freshwater ponds in Island Beach State Park 

105
LESTER G. MACNAMARA GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER WATERSHED 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Hawkins Creek and tributaries and the next 

AREA adjacent, northern stream and tributaries that enter 

the Great Egg Harbor River, from their origins 

downstream to where the influence of impoundment 

begins 

TUCKAHOE PUBLIC FISHING See LESTER G. MACNAMARA WILDLIFE AND 

HUNTING GROUNDS MANAGEMENT AREA 

WHARTON STATE FOREST MULLICA RIVER WATERSHED 

Deep Run and tributaries from their headwaters 

downstream to Springer's Brook 

Skit Branch and tributaries from their headwaters 

downstream to the confluence with Robert's Branch 

Tulpehocken Creek and tributaries from their sources 

downstream to the confluence with Featherbed 

Branch 

The westerly tributaries to Tulpehocken Creek and 

those natural ponds within the lands bounded by 

Hawkins (Bulltown-Hawkins) Rd., Hampton Gate 

(Tuckerton) Rd., and Sandy Ridge Rd. 

Stream in the southeasterly corner of the Wharton 

State Forest, located between Ridge Rd. and Seaf 

Weeks Rd. downstream to the boundaries of Wharton 

State Forest 

Brooks and tributaries to the Mullica River between 

and immediately to the west of Tylertown and 

Crowleytown, from their headwaters downstream to 

the head of tide at mean high water 

The easterly branches of the Batsto River from Batsto 

Village upstream to the confluence with Skit Branch 

Gun Branch from its headwaters downstream to U.S. 

Route 206 

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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

ALLAMUCHY STATE PARK MUSCONETCONG RIVER WATERSHED 

All those tributaries to Deer Park Pond and its outlet 

stream, that are located entirely within the boundaries 

of Allamuchy State Park 

PEQUEST RIVER WATERSHED 

All tributaries that are located entirely within 

Allamuchy State Park and flow into Allamuchy Pond 

BELLEPLAIN STATE FOREST EAST CREEK WATERSHED 

All tributaries to Lake Nummi from their origins 

downstream to the Lake. 

Those two tributaries to Savages Run and portions 

thereof downstream of Lake Nummi, which are 

located entirely within the Belleplain State Forest 

boundaries 

A stream and its tributaries that originate just south of 

East Creek Mill Rd., 1.2+ miles north-northeast of 

Eldora, and are located entirely within the boundaries 

of Belleplain State Forest 

WEST CREEK WATERSHED 

The portion of the tributary to West Creek that 

originates about 0.9 miles southeast of Hoffman's Mill 

and is located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest 

Eastern branch of the easterly tributary to Pickle 

Factory Pond from its origin to its confluence with the 

western branch 

Those tributaries to the stream which enter West 

Creek approximately 0.5 miles upstream of Hoffman's 

Mill and which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Belleplain State Forest 

COLLIERS MILLS WILDLIFE CROSSWICKS CREEK WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA All tributaries to Lahaway Creek originating 

in the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area northnortheast of Archers Corner, from their origins 

downstream to the boundaries of the Colliers Mills 

Wildlife Management Area 

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DELAWARE WATER GAP DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED 

NATIONAL RECREATION All tributaries to Flat Brook flowing from 

AREA the Kittatinny Ridge and located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National 

Recreation Area 

Rundle Brook upstream of Sussex County Route 615 

Smith Ferry Brook 

Donkey's Corner Brook 

Sambo Island Brook and Pond 

Coppermine Brook in Pahaquarry 

Dunnfield Creek to Route I-80 

DIX WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MIDDLE MARSH CREEK WATERSHED 

AREA All fresh waters which originate in and 

are located entirely within the boundaries of the Dix 

Wildlife Management Area 

EDWARD G. BEVAN WILDLIFE MAURICE RIVER WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA Joshua and Pine Branches of Buckshutem 

Creek to their confluences with Buckshutem Creek 

Gravelly Run downstream to the boundaries of the 

Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management Area 

NANTUXENT CREEK WATERSHED 

Cedar and Mile Branches to Shaw's Mill Pond 

DIVIDING CREEK WATERSHED 

Those tributaries to Cedar Creek which originate in 

and are located entirely within the boundaries of the 

Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management Area 

Those portions of tributaries to Dividing Creek, 

located entirely within the boundaries of the Edward 

G. Bevan Wildlife Management Area 

FLATBROOK-ROY WILDLIFE FLAT BROOK WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA The tributary to Little Flat Brook which 

originates north of the Bevans-Layton Rd., 

downstream to the first pond adjacent to the Fish and 

Game headquarters building 

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Two tributaries to Flat Brook which originate along 

Struble Rd. in Stokes State Forest, downstream to the 

confluence with Flat Brook within Flatbrook-Roy 

Wildlife Management Area boundaries 

GLASSBORO WILDLIFE MAURICE RIVER WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA The portion of a branch of Little Ease Run 

situated immediately north of Stanger Avenue, and 

entirely within the Glassboro Wildlife Management 

Area 

First and second easterly tributaries to Little Ease 

Run north of Academy Road 

HIGH POINT STATE PARK CLOVE BROOK WATERSHED 

AND STOKES STATE FOREST The second and third northerly tributaries 

to Clove Brook, those tributaries to Steeny Kill Lake, 

Steeny Kill Lake, and those downstream of the Lake 

which originate in High Point State Park, downstream 

to the confluence with Clove Brook or to the 

boundaries of High Point State Park 

The northerly tributaries to Mill Brook due west of 

Steeny Kill Lake, within the High Point State Park 

boundaries 

FLAT BROOK WATERSHED 

All surface waters of the Flat Brook drainage within 

the boundaries of High Point State Park and Stokes 

State Forest except the following: 

(1) Saw Mill Pond and Big Flat Brook downstream to 

the confluence with Flat Brook; 

(2) Mashipacong Pond and its outlet stream (Parker 

Brook) to the confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

(3) Lake Wapalanne and its outlet stream to the 

confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

(4) Lake Ocquittunk and waters connecting it with Big 

Flat Brook; 

(5) Stony Lake and its outlet stream (Stony Brook) 

downstream to the confluence with the Big Flat Brook; 

(6) Kittatinny Lake, that portion of its inlet stream 

outside the Stokes State Forest boundaries, and its 

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outlet stream, including the Shotwell Camping Area 

tributary, to the confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

(7) Deer Lake and its outlet stream to Lake Ashroe; 

(8) Lake Ashroe, the portions of its tributaries outside 

the Stokes State Forest boundaries, and its outlet 

stream to the confluence with Big Flat Brook; 

(9) Lake Shawanni and its outlet stream to the 

confluence with Flat Brook; 

(10) Crigger Brook and its tributary to the confluence 

with Big Flat Brook 

SHIMERS BROOK WATERSHED 

The portion of Shimers Brook and its tributaries that 

are located within the boundaries of High Point State 

Park 

JOHNSONBURG NATURAL PEQUEST RIVER WATERSHED 

AREA Mud Pond and its outlet stream, Bear Creek, to the 

Erie-Lackawanna Railroad trestle, north of 

Johnsonburg 

BRENDAN T. BYRNE STATE FOREST RANCOCAS CREEK WATERSHED 

Deer Park Branch and tributaries near Buckingham, 

downstream to the confluence with Pole Bridge 

Branch 

Tributaries to the South Branch of Mount Misery 

Brook located entirely within the boundaries of 

BRENDAN T. BYRNE State Forest 

Cooper Branch and tributaries downstream to Pakim 

Pond and those tributaries to Coopers Branch 

downstream of Pakim Pond that are located entirely 

within the boundaries of BRENDAN T. BYRNE State 

Forest 

Shinns Branch and tributaries located entirely within 

the boundaries of BRENDAN T. BYRNE State Forest, 

from their sources to the forest boundary 

Jade Run located entirely within the boundaries of 

BRENDAN T. BYRNE State Forest 

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MacDonalds Branch and tributaries located entirely 

within the boundaries of BRENDAN T. BYRNE State 

Forest, from their sources to the forest boundary 

MILLVILLE FISH AND GAME See EDWARD G. BEVAN WILDLIFE 

TRACT MANAGEMENT AREA 

PASADENA WILDLIFE RANCOCAS CREEK WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA The two easterly branches of the South Branch 

of Mount Misery Brook, located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Pasadena Wildlife Management 

Area 

PEASELEE WILDLIFE MAURICE RIVER WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA Middle Branch of Muskee Creek from its origin to the 

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife Management 

Area 

Cedar Branch of the Manumuskin River, from its 

origin to the boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area 

Those portions of tributaries to Slab Branch located 

entirely within the boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area 

WASHINGTON CROSSING STEELE RUN WATERSHED 

STATE PARK That portion of Steele Run, located within 

the boundaries of Washington Crossing State Park, to 

the confluence with the westerly tributary 

WHITTINGHAM WILDLIFE PEQUEST RIVER WATERSHED 

MANAGEMENT AREA Northwesterly tributaries to the Pequest River, 

including Big Spring, located within the boundaries of 

the Whittingham Wildlife Management Area 

southwest of Springdale, from their origins to their 

confluence with the Pequest River 

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WORTHINGTON STATE DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED 

FOREST Sunfish Pond and its outlet stream to the Delaware 

River. All unnamed waters located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Worthington State Forest 

DUNNFIELD CREEK WATERSHED 

Dunnfield Creek to I-80 

PASSAIC RIVER, HACKENSACK RIVER, NY HARBOR COMPLEX BASIN

A. S. HEWITT STATE FOREST WANAQUE RIVER WATERSHED 

Portions of Cooley Brook and tributaries which 

originate and are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Hewitt State Forest 

Surprise Lake 

Portions of Green Brook and tributaries which 

originate and are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Hewitt State Forest 

West Pond 

BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROCKAWAY RIVER WATERSHED 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Stephens Brook north of the boundaries 

AREA of the Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area 

CITY OF NEWARK HOLDINGS PEQUANNOCK RIVER WATERSHED 

AND WAWAYANDA STATE Cedar Pond and all tributaries 

PARK 

Hanks Pond and all tributaries 

Tributary to Pequannock River at Green Pond 

Junction from its origin downstream to Route 23 

Tributary joining the main stem of the Pequannock 

River 3500+ feet southeast of the Sussex-Passaic 

County line, near Jefferson from its origin to about 

2000 feet upstream of the pond 

Pacack Brook and its tributaries upstream of 

Canistear Reservoir, located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Newark watershed and Wawayanda 

State Park 

Cherry Ridge Brook and its tributaries north of 

Canistear Reservoir, located entirely within the 

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boundaries of the Newark watershed lands and 

Wawayanda State Park 

The southern branch of the easterly tributary to 

Canistear Reservoir 

Pequannock River and tributaries upstream of the 

confluence with Pacack Brook 

The northwestern tributary to Oak Ridge Reservoir 

The portion of the westerly tributary to Lake 

Stockholm Brook, from its origins to about 1000 feet 

south of the Route 23 Bridge, located entirely within 

the boundaries of the Newark watershed 

Lud-Day Brook downstream to its confluence with the 

southwestern outlet stream from Clinton Reservoir 

just upstream of the confluence of the outlet stream 

and a tributary from Camp Garfield 

Brook between Hamburg Turnpike and VernonStockholm Road, downstream to its confluence with 

Lake Stockholm Brook, north of Rt. 23 

RARITAN RIVER BASIN NONE 

WALLKILL RIVER BASIN

CITY OF NEWARK HOLDINGS LAKE LOOKOUT BROOK WATERSHED 

AND WAWAYANDA STATE Lake Lookout, Lake Lookout Brook and 

PARK tributaries from its headwaters in the Newark City 

holdings, downstream through the State-owned 

Wawayanda State Park to the confluence with the 

outlet stream from Lake Wawayanda 

HAMBURG MOUNTAIN SAND HILLS BROOK WATERSHED 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT The upstream portion of Sand Hills Brook, including 

the pond at its headwaters, located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife Management 

Area 

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BLACK CREEK WATERSHED 

All those portions of three tributaries to Black Creek 

originating in the Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife Management 

Area, from their origin downstream to the 

Management Area boundaries 

FRANKLIN POND CREEK WATERSHED 

The first tributary to Franklin Pond Creek just south of 

Hamburg Mountain, flowing toward the Wallkill River 

and located entirely within the Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife 

Management Area 

HAMBURG CREEK WATERSHED 

The third tributary just southwest of Hamburg 

Mountain, which flows toward the Wallkill River and is 

located entirely within the Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife 

Management Area 

HIGH POINT STATE PARK CLOVE RIVER WATERSHED 

Those portions of the two northernmost tributaries to 

Clove River which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of High Point State Park, and are 

immediately east of Lake Marcia 

RUTGERS CREEK WATERSHED 

The Cedar Swamp headwaters of the tributary to 

Rutgers Creek, located entirely within the boundaries 

of High Point State Park, just south of the New 

Jersey-New York state line 

SUSSEX BOROUGH WATER LAKE RUTHERFORD WATERSHED 

SUPPLY LAND Lake Rutherford and tributaries, located 

northwest of Colesville 

WAWAYANDA STATE PARK LAUREL POND WATERSHED 

Laurel Pond, and its outlet stream and tributaries 

downstream to the outlet stream from Lake 

Wawayanda 

(i) The following are the Outstanding National Resource Waters of the State: 

Table 7 

 1. FW1 Waters; and 

 2. PL Waters. 

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