Surface Water Quality Standards

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

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Environmental Planning and Science

January 2002

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Jim McGreevey, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Bradley Campbell, Commissioner

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND SCIENCE

Leslie McGeorge, Assistant Commissioner

SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

Authority

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

Effective Date

April 17, 1998

Amendments - January 22, 2002

Executive Order No. 66(1978) Expiration Date

Chapter 9B, Surface Water Quality Standards, expires on April 18, 2003

A copy of this document can be obtained by calling 609-984-0058

or by sending a written request to:

Environmental Planning and Science

Department of Environmental Protection

P.O. Box 418

Trenton, NJ 08625

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 23

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

 management plans

7:9B-1.8 Procedures for modifying water quality-based 24

 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 56

 State of New Jersey

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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.

"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 
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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.

"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.

"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 measurable changes in water quality 

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

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
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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.

AComplete 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.

"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.

ADissolved metal@ means the concentration of metal that passes through a 0.45 m 

membrane filter (as defined in AMethods 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.
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"Epilimnion" means the freely circulating upper region of a thermally stratified 

waterbody extending from the surface to the thermocline.

"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.

"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.

"Hypolimnion" means the lower region of a stratified waterbody that extends from the 

thermocline to the bottom of the waterbody, and is isolated from circulation with the 

upper waters, thereby receiving little or no oxygen from the atmosphere.

"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 
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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.

ALoad 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.

"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).
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"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.

"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.

"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.
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"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.

APotable 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.

ARegulatory 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.
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"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 

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.

AState Act@ means the New Jersey AWater 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.
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"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).

"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 Asludge 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.
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"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.

AWaters 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.

"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.
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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 for carcinogenic substances 

at levels which would result in no greater than a one-in-one-million lifetime 

excess cancer risk for Group A and B carcinogens, under exposure 

assumptions appropriate for the designated uses of the waterbody. Criteria 

for Group C carcinogens, for which reference doses are not available, have 

been established at levels which would result in no greater than a one-inone-hundred thousand lifetime excess cancer risk.

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), and 

1.14(d).

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

jurisdiction of the Interstate Sanitation 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 

Sanitation 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 appropriate 

design flow. For carcinogenic effect-based human health criteria, toxic 

substances with a bioaccumulation or bioconcentration factor greater than 

200 Liters/kilogram (L/kg) (as listed at 1.5(c)2i below) and for 
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bromodichloromethane (BDCM), the design flow shall be the flow which is 

exceeded 75% of the time for the appropriate Aperiod of record@ as 

determined by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). For acute 

aquatic life protection criteria, the design flow shall be the MA1CD10 flow. 

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

be the MA30CD10 flow. The design flow for all other criteria shall be the 

MA7CD10 flow.

iii. Toxic substances having carcinogenic effect-based human health 

criteria and with a bioaccumulation or bioconcentration factor 

greater than 200 L/kg are as follows:

(1) Aldrin;

(2) Chlordane;

(3) 4,4'-DDD (p,p'-TDE);

(4) 4,4'-DDE;

(5) 4,4'-DDT;

(6) 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidene;

(7) Dieldrin;

(8) Heptachlor;

(9) Heptachlor epoxide;

(10) Hexachlorobenzene;

(11) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);

(12) 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); and

(13) Toxaphene.

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

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

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 
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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

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
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(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.

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 
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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.

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:
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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 

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 qualitybased 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.

(f) Bioassay and biomonitoring policies are as follows:

1. Bioassay test species selection criteria follow:

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

testing bioassays that are representative of the more sensitive 
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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:

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

subsection;

v. 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;

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

receiving water where complete mixing occurs;

vii. 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;
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viii. Regulatory mixing zones shall be established to assure that 

significant mortality does not occur to free swimming or drifting 

organisms;

(11) In individual regulatory mixing zones, discharges which meet 

acute effluent toxicity of LC50  50% shall be deemed to comply 

with this requirement.

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

multiple, conjoined individual regulatory mixing zones, sitespecific 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;

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

shall not be adversely affected;

x. 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);

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

shall not extend into recreational areas, potable surface water 

intakes (1500 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;

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

aquatic biota; and

xiii. 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:

xiv. Heat dissipation areas as provided at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(c)11.ii or a 

variance issued pursuant to Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act, 

33 U.S.C. 1326(a).
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xv. For discharges to tidal water bodies:

(13) 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

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

distances calculated in accordance with the USEPA ATechnical 

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.

xvi. 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 ATechnical 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.

xvii. 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, 
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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 ATechnical 

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:

xviii. 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.

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

procedures in the USEPA ATechnical 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;

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 
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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 1500 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 1500 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 

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.
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(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(c)14 are not applicable where:

i. 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;

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

hours per day or less; and

iii. The maximum concentration of chlorine produced oxidants in the 

effluents of such discharges shall not exceed 200 ug/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:

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 
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(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.

(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.
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(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 

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 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

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.
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(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

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
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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.
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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.

(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.

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(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;

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
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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;

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.
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(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.

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. 

7:9B-1.14(b)1 for PL waters apply instead of the 1981 criteria, and;

ii. The criteria for phosphorous and toxic substances promulgated in 

N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.14(c) 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) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters:

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

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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1. Bacterial quality (Counts/100 ml) Bacterial Indicators shall not exceed, in all shellfish waters, 

the standard for approved shellfish waters as established by 

the National Shellfish Sanitation Program as set forth in its 

current manual of operations.

Shellfish Waters

ii. Fecal Coliforms:

Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed a geometric 

average of 50/100 ml.

Within 1500 feet of 

shoreline in SC waters.

Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed a geometric 

average of 200/100 ml nor should more than 10 

percent of the total samples taken during any 30-day 

period exceed 400/100 ml. 

FW2 , SE1, and SC 

1500 feet to 3 miles from 

the shoreline.

Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed a geometric 

average of 770/100 ml. 

SE2

Fecal coliform levels shall not exceed a geometric 

average of 1500/100ml.

SE3
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iii. Enterococci:

Enterococci levels shall not exceed a geometric mean 

of 33/100 ml, nor shall any single sample exceed 

61/100 ml.

FW2

Enterococci levels shall not exceed a geometric mean 

of 35/100 ml, nor shall any single sample exceed 

104/100 ml.

SE1 and SC

Samples shall be obtained at sufficient frequencies and at 

locations during periods which will permit valid interpretation 

of laboratory analyses. As a guideline and for the purpose 

of these regulations, a minimum of five samples as equally 

spaced over a 30-day period, as feasible, should be 

collected; however, the number of samples, frequencies and 

locations will be determined by the Department or other 

appropriate agency in any particular case.

All Classifications

2. Dissolved oxygen (mg/L) i. Not less than 7.0 at any time; FW2-TP

24 hour average not less than 6.0. Not less than 5.0 at any 

time (see paragraph viii below);

FW2-TM
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24 hour average not less than 5.0, but not less than 4.0 at 

any time (see paragraph viii below);

FW2-NT (except as 

in iv below), SE1

iv. Not less than 4.0 at any time; Tidal portions of FW2-NT 

tributaries to the Delaware 

River, between Rancocas 

Creek and Big Timber 

Creek inclusive.

v. Not less than 5.0 at any time; SC

vi. Not less than 4.0 at any time; SE2

vii. Not less than 3.0 at any time; and SE3

Supersaturated dissolved oxygen values shall be expressed 

as their corresponding 100 percent saturation values for 

purposes of calculating 24 hour averages.

FW2-TM, FW2-NT, SE1

3. Floating, colloidal, color and 

settleable solids; petroleum 

hydrocarbons and other oils and grease

None noticeable in the water or deposited along the shore or 

on the aquatic substrata in quantities detrimental to the 

natural biota. None which would render the waters 

unsuitable for the designated uses; and

All Classifications

For "Petroleum Hydrocarbons" the goal is none detectable All Classifications
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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utilizing the Federal EPA Environmental Monitoring and 

Support Laboratory Method (Freon Extractable - Silica Gel 

Adsorption - Infrared Measurement); the present criteria, 

however, are those of paragraph i above.

4. pH (Standard Units) i. 6.5-8.5 FW2, All SE

ii. Natural pH conditions shall prevail. SC

5. Phosphorus, Total (mg/L) Lakes: Phosphorus as total P shall not exceed 0.05 in any 

lake, pond or reservoir, or in a tributary at the point where it 

enters such bodies of water, except where watershed or 

site-specific criteria are developed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 

7:9B-1.5(g)3.

FW2

Streams: Except as necessary to satisfy the more stringent 

criteria in paragraph i above or where watershed or sitespecific criteria are developed pursuant to N.J.A.C 7:9B1.5(g)3, phosphorus as total P shall not exceed 0.1 in any 

stream, unless it can be demonstrated that total P is not a 

limiting nutrient and will not otherwise render the waters 

unsuitable for the designated uses.

FW2

6. Radioactivity Prevailing regulations including all amendments and future 

supplements thereto adopted by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency pursuant to Sections 1412, 1445, and 

1450 of the Public Health Services Act, as amended by the 

All Classifications
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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Safe Drinking Water Act (PL 93-523)

7. Solids, Suspended (mg/L) (Nonfilterable residue)

i. 25.0

ii. 40.0

FW2-TP, FW2-TMFW2-

NT

None which would render the waters unsuitable for the 

designated uses.

All SE, SC

8. Solids, Total Dissolved (mg/L) 

(Filterable Residue)

No increase in background which may adversely affect the 

survival, growth or propagation of the aquatic biota. 

Compliance with water quality-based WET limitations or LC

50  50%, whichever is more stringent, shall be deemed to 

meet this requirement.

FW2

No increase in background which would interfere with the 

designated or existing uses, or 500 mg/L, whichever is more 

stringent.

FW2

None which would render the water unsuitable for the 

designated uses.

All SE

9. Sulfate (mg/L) i. 250 FW2

10. Taste and odor producing 

substances

None offensive to humans or which would produce offensive 

taste or odors in water supplies and biota used for human 

consumption. None which would render the water 

All Classifications
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unsuitable for the designated uses.

11. Temperature and Heat 

Dissipation Areas

Thermal Alterations (Temperatures shall be measured 

outside of heat dissipation areas)

(1) Streams

No thermal alterations which would cause 

changes in ambient temperatures except 

where properly treated wastewater effluents 

are discharged. Where such discharges 

occur, temperatures shall not deviate more 

than 0.6oC (1oF) from ambient temperature.

FW2-TP

No thermal alterations which would cause 

temperatures to exceed ambient by more than 

1.1oC (2oF) at any time or which would cause 

temperatures in excess of 20oC (68oF).

FW2-TM

No thermal deviations which would cause 

temperatures to deviate more than 2.8oC (5oF) 

at any time from ambient temperatures. No 

heat may be added which would cause 

temperatures to exceed 27.8oC (82oF) for 

small mouth bass or yellow perch waters, or 30

FW2-NT
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oC (86oF) for other nontrout waters.

No thermal alterations which would cause 

temperatures to deviate from ambient by more 

than 2.2oC (4oF), from September through 

May, nor more than 0.8oC (1.5oF) from June 

through August, nor cause temperatures to 

exceed 29.4oC (85oF).

All SE

(2) Lakes, Ponds or Reservoirs

No thermal alterations except where it can be 

shown to be beneficial to the designated and 

existing uses.

FW2-TM, FW2-TP

No thermal alterations of more than 1.7oC (3o

F) in the epilimnion of lakes and other standing 

waters. No discharges of heated effluent into 

the hypolimnion nor pumping of water from the 

hypolimnion (for discharge back into the same 

water body) shall be permitted unless it is 

demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the 

Department, that such practices will be 

beneficial to the existing and designated uses.

FW2-NT
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Saline Bays - No thermal alterations which would 

cause temperatures to deviate from ambient by more 

than 2.2oC (4oF), from September through May, nor 

more than 0.8oC (1.5oF) from June through August, 

nor cause temperatures to exceed 29.4oC (85oF).

All SE

Coastal Waters - No direct heat additions within 1500 

feet of the shoreline. No thermal alterations which 

would cause temperatures to deviate from ambient 

temperatures by more than 2.2oC (4oF) from 

September through May, nor more than 0.8oC (1.5oF) 

from June through August, nor which would cause 

temperatures to exceed 26.7oC (80oF).

SC

ii. Heat Dissipation Areas

(1) Streams FW2-TM, FW2-NT, All SE

Not more than one-quarter (1/4) of the cross 

section and/or volume of the water body at any 

time;

Not more than two-thirds (2/3) of the surface 

from shore to shore at any time; and
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These limits may be exceeded by special 

permission, on a case-by-case basis, when a 

discharger can demonstrate that a larger heat 

dissipation area meets the tests for a waiver 

under Section 316 of the Federal Clean Water 

Act.

Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs, Bays or Coastal Waters: 

Heat dissipation areas will be developed on a caseby-case basis.

All Classifications

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

substances, in such concentrations as to affect 

humans or be detrimental to the natural aquatic biota, 

produce undesirable aquatic life, or which would 

render the waters unsuitable for the designated uses.

All Classifications

None which would cause standards for drinking water to be 

exceeded after appropriate treatment.

FW2

Toxic substances shall not be present in concentrations that 

cause acute or chronic toxicity to aquatic biota, or 

bioaccumulate within an organism to concentrations that 

exert a toxic effect on that organism or render it unfit for 

consumption.

All Classifications
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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The concentrations of nonpersistent toxic substances in the 

State's waters shall not exceed one-twentieth (0.05) of the 

acute definitive LC50 or EC50 value, as determined by 

appropriate bioassays conducted in accordance with 

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

All Classifications

The concentration of persistent toxic substances in the 

State's waters shall not exceed one-hundredeth (0.01) of the 

acute definitive LC50 or EC50 value, as determined by 

appropriate bioassays conducted in accordance with 

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

All Classifications

13. Toxic Substances (g/L):

NOTE: Except as noted, aquatic life criteria followed by an (a) represent acute aquatic life protection criteria as a onehour average (3-hour for ammonia, 6-hours for lead) and aquatic life criteria followed by (c) represent chronic aquatic life 

protection criteria as a four-day average (30-day for ammonia). No exceedance of aquatic life criteria shall be permitted at 

or above the design flows specified in section N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)2. Criteria followed by an (h) are noncarcinogenic 

effect-based human health criteria as a 30-day average with no frequency of exceedance at or above the design flows 

specified in section N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)2. Criteria followed by an (hc) are carcinogenic effect-based human health criteria 

as a 70-year average with no frequency of exceedance at or above the design flows specified in section N.J.A.C. 7:9B1.5(c)2 and are based on a risk level of one-in-one-million. Criteria followed by an (hcc) are for toxic substances 

considered to be possible human carcinogens as a 70-year average with no frequency of exceedance at or above the 

design flows specified in section N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.5(c)2 and are based on a risk level of one-in-one hundred thousand. 

Criteria followed by an (OL) are organoleptic effect-based criteria and are maximum concentrations.
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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i. Acenaphthylene Reserved.

ii. Acrolein (1) 320(h)(2) 780(h) All FW2All SE, SC

iii. Acrylonitrile (1) 0.0591(hc)(2) 0.665(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

iv. Aldrin (1) 3.0(a); 0.000135(hc)(2) 1.3(a); 0.000144(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

v. Aluminum (Total recoverable) Reserved.

Ammonia, un-ionized(mg NH3-N/L) (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)

(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)

FW2-TP, FW2-TM

FW2-NT
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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)

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

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

(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)

at pH  8.30

0.238100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(a)

0.061100.026(Temp-20) + 0.20(c)

(4) 0.115(a)

0.030(c)

(5) 0.094(a)

0.024(c)

PL

All SE

SC

vii. Anthracene (1) 9,570(h)(2) 108,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC
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viii. Antimony (Total recoverable) (1) 12.2(h)(2) 4,300(h) All FW2All SE, SC

ix. Arsenic (Total recoverable) (1) 0.0170(hc)(2) 0.136(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

x. Asbestos (1) 7 million fibers/L (h) (fibers longer than 10 

micrometers)

All FW2

xi. Barium (Total recoverable) (1) 2,000(h) All FW2

xii. Benz(a)anthracene (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xiii. Benzene (1) 0.150(hc)(2) 71(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xiv. Benzidine (1) 0.000118(hc)(2) 0.000535(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

3,4-Benzofluoranthene 

(Benzo(b)fluoranthene)

(1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xvi. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xvii. Benzo(ghi)perylene Reserved.

xviii. Benzo(k)fluoranthene (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xix. Beryllium (Total recoverable) Reserved.
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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xx. alpha-BHC (alpha-HCH) (1) 0.00391(hc)(2) 0.0131(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxi. beta-BHC (beta-HCH) (1) 0.137(hcc)(2)0.460(hcc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxii. gamma-BHC (gammaHCH/Lindane)(1) 2.0(a); 0.080(c)(2) 0.16(a) All FW2All SE, SC

xxiii. Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (1) 0.0311(hc)(2) 1.4(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxiv. Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether (1) 1,250(h)(2) 170,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xxv. Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (1) 1.76(hc)(2) 5.92(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

Bromodichloromethane 

(Dichlorobromomethane)

(1) 0.266(hc)(2) 22(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxvii. Bromoform (1) 4.38(hc)(2) 360(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxviii. Butyl benzyl phthalate (1) 239(h)(2) 416(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xxix. Cadmium (Total recoverable) (1) 10(h) All FW2

xxx. Carbon tetrachloride (1) 0.363(hc)(2) 6.31(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxi. Chlordane (1) 2.4(a); 0.0043(c); 0.000277(hc)(2) 0.09(a); All FW2All SE, SC
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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0.0040(c); 0.000283(hc)

xxxii. Chloride (1) 250,000 (ol); 860,000(a); 230,000(c) All FW2

Chlorine Produced Oxidants (CPO) (1) 19(a); 11(c)(2) 13(a); 7.5(c) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxiv. Chlorobenzene (1) 22.0(h)(2) 21,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxv. Chloroform (1) 5.67(hc)(2) 470(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxvi. 2-Chlorophenol (1) 122(h)(2) 402(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxvii. Chlorpyrifos (1) 0.083(a); 0.041(c)(2) 0.011(a); 0.0056(c) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxviii.Chromium (Total recoverable)(1) 160(h)(2) 3,230(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xxxix. Chrysene (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xl. Copper (Dissolved) (1) Reserved.(2) Reserved.(3) 7.9(a); 5.6(c) New York/New 

Jersey Harbor 

Estuary*

xli. Cyanide (1) 22(a); 5.2(c); 768(h)(2) 1.0(a); 1.0(c); 220,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xlii. 4,4'-DDD (p,p'-TDE) (1) 0.000832(hc)(2) 0.000837(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xliii. 4,4'-DDE (1) 0.000588(hc)(2) 0.000591(hc) All FW2All SE, SC
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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xliv. 4,4'-DDT (1) 1.1(a); 0.0010(c); 0.000588(hc)(2) 0.13(a); 

0.0010(c); 0.000591(hc)

All FW2All SE, SC

xlv. Demeton (1) 0.1(c) All FW2, SE, and SC

Waters which include Newark Bay, the New Jersey portions of Raritan Bay, Upper New York Bay, Lower New York Bay, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, saline 

portions of the Passaic, Hackensak, and Hudson Rivers and saline portions of tributaries to all of these waters.

xlvi. Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xlvii. Dibromochloromethane 

(Chlorodibromomethane)

(1) 72.6(h) All FW2

xlviii. Di-n-butyl phthalate (1) 3,530(h)(2) 15,700(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xlix. 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (1) 2,520(h)(2) 16,500(h) All FW2All SE, SC

l. 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (1) 2,620(h)(2) 22,200(h) All FW2All SE, SC

li. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1) 343(h)(2) 3,159(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lii. 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (1) 0.0386(hc)(2) 0.0767(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

liii. 1,2-Dichloroethane (1) 0.291(hc)(2) 99(hc) All FW2All SE, SC
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

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liv. 1,1-Dichloroethylene (1) 4.81(h) All FW2

lv. trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (1) 592(h) All FW2

lvi. 2,4-Dichlorophenol (1) 92.7(h)(2) 794(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lvii. 1,3-Dichloropropene (1) 0.193(hc)(2) 1,700(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lviii. Dieldrin (1) 2.5(a); 0.0019(c); 0.000135(hc)(2) 0.71(a); 

0.0019(c); 0.000144(hc)

All FW2All SE, SC

lix. Diethyl phthalate (1) 21,200(h)(2) 111,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lx. Dimethyl phthalate (1) 313,000(h)(2) 2,900,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxi. 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol (1) 13.4(h)(2) 765(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxii. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (1) 69.7(h)(2) 14,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxiii. 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (1) 0.11(hc)(2) 9.1(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

lxiv. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine (1) 0.0405(hc)(2) 0.541(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

lxv. Endosulfans (alpha and beta) (1) 0.22(a); 0.056(c); 0.932(h)(2) 0.034(a); 0.0087(c); 

1.99(h)

All FW2All SE, SC
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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lxvi. Endosulfan sulfate (1) 0.93(h)(2) 2.0(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxvii. Endrin (1) 0.18(a); 0.0023(c); 0.629(h)(2) 0.037(a); 0.0023(c); 

0.678(h)

All FW2All SE, SC

lxviii. Endrin aldehyde (1) 0.76(h)(2) 0.81(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxix. Ethylbenzene (1) 3,030(h)(2) 27,900(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxx. Fluoranthene (1) 310(h)(2) 393(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxi. Fluorene (1) 1,340(h) All FW2

lxxii. Guthion (1) 0.01(c) All FW2, SE and SC

lxxiii. Heptachlor (1) 0.52(a); 0.0038(c); 0.000208(hc)(2) 0.053(a); 

0.0036(c); 0.000214(hc)

All FW2All SE, SC

lxxiv. Heptachlor epoxide (1) 0.52(a); 0.0038(c); 0.000103(hc)(2) 0.053(a); 

0.0036(c); 0.000106(hc)

All FW2All SE, SC

lxxv. Hexachlorobenzene (1) 0.000748(hc)(2) 0.000775(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxvi. Hexachlorobutadiene (1) 6.94(h) All FW2
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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lxxvii. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (1) 245(h)(2) 17,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxviii. Hexachloroethane (1) 2.73(h)(2) 12.4(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxix. Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (1) 0.0028(hc)(2) 0.031(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxx. Iron (Total recoverable) Reserved.

lxxxi. Isophorone (1) 552(h) All FW2

lxxxii. Lead (Total recoverable)

38(a); 5.4(c) (Dissolved); 5(h) (Total recoverable)(2)

210(a); 24(c) (Dissolved) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxxiii. Malathion (1) 0.1(c) All FW2, SE and SC

lxxxiv. Manganese (Total 

recoverable)

(1) 100(h) All SE, SC

lxxxv. Mercury (Total recoverable) (1) 0.144(h)(2) 0.146(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxxvi. Methoxychlor (1) 0.03(c); 40(h)(2) 0.03(c) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxxvii.Methyl bromide 

(Bromomethane)

(1) 48.4(h)(2) 4,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

lxxxviii.Methyl chloride (Chloromethane) Reserved.
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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lxxxix. Methylene chloride (1) 2.49(hc)(2) 1,600(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xc. Mirex (1) 0.001(c) All FW2, SE and SC

xci. Nickel (Total recoverable) (1) 516(h)(2) 3,900(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xcii. Nitrate (as N) (1) 10,000(h) All FW2

xciii. Nitrobenzene (1) 16.0(h)(2) 1,900(h) All FW2All SE, SC

xciv. N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine (1) 0.00641(hc) All FW2

xcv. N-Nitrosodiethylamine (1) 0.000233(hc) All FW2

xcvi. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (1) 0.000686(hc)(2) 8.1(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xcvii. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine (1) 4.95(hc)(2) 16.2(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

xcviii. N-Nitrosopyrrolidine (1) 0.0167(hc) All FW2

xcix. Parathion (1) 0.065(a); 0.013(c) All FW2

c. Pentachlorobenzene (1) 3.67(h)(2) 4.21(h) All FW2All SE, SC

ci. Pentachlorophenol (1) e(1.005(pH)-4.830)(a); e(1.005(pH)-5.290)(c); All FW2
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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0.282(hc)

(2) 13(a); 7.9(c); 8.2(hc)

All SE, SC

cii. Phenanthrene Reserved.

ciii. Phenol (1) 20,900(h)(2) 4,600,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

civ. Phosphorous (yellow) (1) 0.1(c) All SE, SC

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (1) 0.014(c); 0.00017(hc)(2) 0.030(c); 0.00017(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cvi. Pyrene (1) 797(h)(2) 8,970(h) All FW2All SE, SC

cvii. Selenium (Total recoverable) (1) 10(h) All FW2

cviii. Silver (Total recoverable) (1) 164(h) All FW2

Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide 

(undissociated)

(1) 2(c) All FW2, SE and SC

cx. 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene (1) 2.56(h)(2) 3.25(h) All FW2All SE, SC

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 

(TCDD)

(1) 0.000000013(hc)(2) 0.000000014(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cxii. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (1) 1.72(hcc) All FW2
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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cxiii. Tetrachloroethylene (1) 0.388(hc)(2) 4.29(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cxiv. Thallium (Total recoverable) (1) 1.70(h)(2) 6.22(h) All FW2All SE, SC

cxv. Toluene (1) 7,440(h)(2) 200,000(h) All FW2All SE, SC

cxvi. Toxaphene (1) 0.73(a); 0.0002(c); 0.000730(hc)(2) 0.21(a); 

0.0002(c); 0.000747(hc)

All FW2All SE, SC

cxvii. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (1) 30.6(h)(2) 113(h) All FW2All SE, SC

cxviii. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1) 127(h) All FW2

cxix. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1) 13.5(h) All FW2

cxx. Trichloroethylene (1) 1.09(hc)(2) 81(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cxxi. 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (1) 2,580(h)(2) 9,790(h) All FW2All SE, SC

cxxii. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (1) 2.14(hc)(2) 6.53(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cxxiii. Vinyl chloride (1) 0.0830(hc)(2) 525(hc) All FW2All SE, SC

cxxiv. Zinc (Total recoverable) Reserved.

14. Turbidity (Nephelometric Maximum 30-day average of 15 NTU, a maximum of 50 FW2, SE3
7:9B-1.14(c) Surface Water Quality Criteria for FW2, SE and SC Waters

(Expressed as maximum concentrations unless otherwise noted)

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Substance Criteria Classifications

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Turbidity Unit-NTU) NTU at any time.

Maximum 30-day average of 10 NTU, a maximum of 30 

NTU at any time.

SE1, SE2

iii. Levels shall not exceed 10.0 NTU. SC

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(d) 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, Hudson 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 freshwaters wholly within Federal or State lands or special 

holdings that are preserved for posterity and are not subject to manmade 

wastewater discharges.

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 FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area 

(Griscom) - Portions of the Creek and tributaries outside FW2-NT/SE1

of the MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

ABSECON BAY (Absecon) - All waters within Absecon Wildlife SE1(C1)

Management Area

ABSECON CREEK

(Egg Harbor) - North and South Branches from their PL

origins downstream to the boundary of the 

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area

(Absecon) - Entire length, except portions described FW2-NT/SE1

above

ARNOLD POND (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

ATLANTIC OCEAN

(Offshore) - Waters from the shoreline out to the three SC

mile limit, except areas described below

(Beach Haven) - Waters of the Atlantic Ocean out to the SC(C1)

State's three mile limit from Beach Haven Inlet 

to Cape May Point, excluding the following 

waters:

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 
60

1.9 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 FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Pinelands) - All streams or segments of streams which PL

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
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(New Jersey Coast) - All streams or segments of FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

streams which flow directly into the Atlantic 

Ocean or into back bays of the Ocean, are 

mapped as C1 waters by the Department, are 

not trout maintenance waters, and are not 

classified as FW1 in this Table

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 SE1(C1)

the boundaries of the Barnegat National 

Wildlife Refuge

(Barnegat Light) - All other waters of the Bay SE1(C1)

(Island Beach State Park) - All freshwater ponds within FW1

the boundaries of Island Beach State Park

(Island Beach State Park) - All waters in the Park, not FW2-NT/SE1/

classified as FW1 above SC(C1)

BARNEGAT BAY TRIBUTARIES - See ATLANTIC OCEAN,

TRIBUTARIES

BASS RIVER

(Oswego Lake) - Source to Pineland Protection and PL

Preservation Area boundary at the Garden 

State Parkway, except those branches 

described separately below

(New Gretna) - Pineland Protection and Preservation FW2-NT/SE1

Area boundary to the boundary of shellfish 

waters 

(New Gretna) - Boundary of shellfish waters to SE1(C1)

Mullica River

(Bass River State Forest) - Tommy's Branch from its FW1

headwaters to the Bass River State Forest 

Recreation Area service road

(Bass River State Forest) - Falkenburg Branch of Lake FW1

Absegami from its headwaters to the Lake

BATSTO RIVER

(Browns Mills) - Entire length, except waters described PL

separately below

(Wharton) - Skit Branch and tributaries from their FW1

headwaters to the confluence with Robert's 

Branch

(Wharton) - The easterly branches of the Batsto River FW1
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from Batsto Village upstream to the confluence 

with Skits Branch

BEACH THOROFARE (Margate) - Entire length SE1(C1)

BEAR SWAMP BROOK 

(Squankum) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Allaire) - Segment within the boundaries of Allaire FW2-NT(C1)

State Park

BIG ELDER CREEK

(Sea Isle City) - Segment within the boundaries of SE1(C1)

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

(Sea Isle City) - Segment outside the boundaries of SE1

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

BIG GRAVELING CREEK (Great Bay) - Entire length SE1(C1)

BIG GREAVES CREEK

(MacNamara) - Segment of the Creek outside the SE1

boundaries of MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area

(MacNamara) - Creek and tributaries within the boundaries SE1(C1)

of MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

BIG THOROFARE

(Tuckerton) - Source to boundary of Great Bay Blvd. SE1

Wildlife Management Area

(Tuckerton) - Segment within the boundaries of Great SE1(C1)

Bay Blvd. Wildlife Management Area

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 (Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge) - All waters FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

within the boundaries of the Brigantine 

National Wildlife Refuge

BRISBANE LAKE

(Allaire State Park) - The Lake and its tributaries within FW2-NT(C1)

the boundaries of Allaire State Park, except 

Mill Run, which is listed separately, and the 

tributary described separately below

(Allaire State Park) - The easterly tributary to Mill Run FW1

upstream of Brisbane Lake, located entirely 

within the Allaire State Park boundaries

(Mill Run) - Mill Run from its source to Brisbane Lake FW2-NT(C1)

(Mill Run) - Mill Run from the outlet of Brisbane Lake FW2-NT(C1)

to the Manasquan River 

BROAD CREEK (New Gretna) - Entire length SE1(C1)

BROAD THOROFARE

(Longport) - South of Rt. 152 SE1
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(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 FW2-NT/SE1

Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area

(Manahawkin) - Creek and tributaries within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

boundaries of the Manahawkin Wildlife 

Management Area

CEDAR CREEK

(Cedar Crest) - Source to the boundaries of the PL

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area at 

the Garden State Parkway, except branches 

described separately below

(Berkeley) - Garden State Parkway to Barnegat Bay FW2-NT/SE1

(Greenwood Forest) - Webbs Mill Branch and tributaries FW1

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area

(Greenwood Forest) - Chamberlain's Branch from its FW1

origins to a point 1000 feet west of Route 539

(Greenwood Forest) - Those portions of the tributaries FW1

to Chamberlain's Branch originating and wholly 

contained within the boundaries of the 

Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area

CEDAR HAMMOCKS CREEK (English Creek Landing) - SE1(C1)

Entire length

CEDAR RUN

(Stafford) - Source to the boundaries of the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area at the 

Garden State Parkway

(Cedar Run) - Garden State Parkway to the boundaries FW2-NT/SE1

of the Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge

(Barnegat) - National Wildlife Refuge boundaries to FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Barnegat Bay

CEDAR SWAMP CREEK

(Cedar Spring) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT/SE1

separately below

(Marmora) - Creek and tributaries within the boundaries FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

of the MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

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

COLLINS TIDE PONDS (Barnegat) FW2-NT/SE1(C1)
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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 PL

Protection and Preservation Area at the Penn 

Central railroad tracks

(Toms River) - Railroad tracks to confluence with FW2-NT

Wrangel Brook

DEEP CREEK (Herbertsville) - Entire length FW2-NT

DEEP RUN (Wharton) - Run and tributaries from their sources to FW1

Springer's Brook

DICKS BROOK (Larrabee's Crossing) - Entire length FW2-NT

DINNER POINT CREEK (Staffordsville) - Entire length SE1(C1)

DOCK THOROFARE (Northfield) - Entire length SE1(C1)

DOVE MILL BRANCH - See TOMS RIVER 

EDWARD CREEK

(Ocean City) - Source to the boundary of Marmora SE1

Wildlife Management Area

(Ocean City) - Boundary of Marmora Wildlife SE1(C1)

Management Area to Horn Creek

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 PL

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area at the Garden State 

Parkway

(Forked River) - Garden State Parkway to Barnegat Bay FW2-NT/SE1

FORTESCUE (Fortescue) - All waters within the Fortescue FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Wildlife Management Area 

GIBSON CREEK

(Gibson Landing) - Entire length, except segment PL

described below

(Marmora) - Segment and tributaries within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

GO THROUGH CREEK

(Burleigh) - Entire length, except segment described SE1

below

(Burleigh) - Segment within the boundaries of the SE1(C1)

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

GOING THROUGH CREEK (English Creek Landing) SE1(C1)

GREAT BAY (Brigantine) - All waters of the Bay and all natural FW2-NT/SE1(C1)
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waterways which are tributary to the Bay and 

all waters, including both natural and 

manmade channels and ponds within the 

boundaries of the Brigantine National Wildlife 

Refuge and the Great Bay Wildlife 

Management Area

GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

(Berlin) - Source to confluence with Tinker Branch FW2-NT

(Berlin) - Tinker Branch, the River from its confluence PL

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

(Winslow) - All tributaries or segments of tributaries FW2-NT

outside of the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area,downstream 

to Rt. 40 at Mays Landing

(Mays Landing) - Rt. 40 bridge to Great Egg Harbor, FW2-NT/SE1

except those tributaries described separately 

below

(Mays Landing) - All tributaries or segments of tributaries PL

within the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Areas

(Egg Harbor) - Tributaries and all other waters within FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area, 

except tributary described below

(Tuckahoe) - Stream adjacent to and north of Hawkin's FW1

Creek, and its tributaries, from their origins to 

the point where the influence of impoundment 

begins

GREAT SOUND (Avalon) - All waters within Great Sound SE1(C1)

State Park

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 FW2-NT/SE1

below

(Barnegat) - Stream and tributaries within the boundaries FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

of Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge

HALFWAY CREEK

(Middletown) - Source to the boundary of the MacNamara FW2-NT/SE1
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Wildlife Management Area

(MacNamara) - Creek and tributaries within the boundaries SE1(C1)

of the MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

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 FW1

impoundment begins

(Tuckahoe) - Downstream of the influence of impoundment SE1(C1)

HAY STACK BROOK (Howell) - Entire length FW2-NT

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 PL

Protection and Preservation Area at the 

Garden State Parkway

(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 SE1(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

(Parkers Landing) - Segments of the Creek outside the SE1

boundaries of Great Bay Wildlife Management 

Area

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 SE1

below

(Stone Harbor) - Segment within the boundaries of SE1(C1)

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

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, except segment within the FW2-NT

boundaries of Allaire State Park
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(Allaire) - Segment within the boundaries of Allaire FW2-NT(C1)

State Park

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 FW2-NT/SE1

Manahawkin Wildlife Management Area

(Manahawkin) - Within the boundaries of the Wildlife FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Management Area

MANASQUAN RIVER 

 MAIN STEM

(Freehold) - Source to Rt. 9 bridge, except tributaries FW2-NT

described separately under Tributaries, below

(Farmingdale) - Rt. 9 bridge to the "Narrows" in the FW2-TM

vicinity of the Meadows Marina, except 

tributaries described separately under 

Tributaries, below

(Meadows Marina) - The "Narrows" to surf waters SE1

 TRIBUTARIES, MANASQUAN RIVER (See also 

BRISBANE LAKE)

(Adelphia) - Entire length FW2-NT

(Allaire) - Those portions of the first and second FW1(tm)

southerly tributaries west of the Hospital Rd. 

which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Allaire State Park

(Brick) - Tributaries within the boundaries of Allaire FW2-TM(C1)

State Park and Manasquan River Wildlife 

Management Area, except those designated 

FW1, above

(Freehold) - Tributaries within the boundaries of Turkey FW2-NT(C1)

Swamp Wildlife Management Area

MARMORA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Strathmere) - All waters within the boundaries of FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

MARSH BOG BROOK

(Farmingdale) - Source to Yellow Brook Rd. FW2-NT

(Allaire) - Allaire State Park boundary at Yellow Brook Rd. FW2-NT(C1)

to Manasquan River

MASONS CREEK (Marmora) - Entire length SE1(C1)

MCNEALS BRANCH - See TUCKAHOE RIVER

METEDECONK RIVER

 SOUTH BRANCH
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(Lakewood) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Turkey Swamp) - Tributaries within the boundaries of FW2-NT(C1)

Turkey Swamp Wildlife Management Area

 NORTH BRANCH METEDECONK RIVER 

(Freehold) - Source to Aldrich Rd., except segment FW2-NT

described below

(Turkey Swamp) - River and tributaries within the FW2-NT(C1)

boundaries of Turkey Swamp Wildlife 

Management Area

(Lakewood) - Aldrich Rd. to Lanes Mills FW2-TM

(Brick) - Lanes Mills to confluence with Metedeconk FW2-NT

River, South Branch

 MAIN STEM METEDECONK RIVER

(Brick) - Confluence of North and South branches to FW2-NT/SE1

Barnegat Bay

MIDDLE RIVER

(Tuckahoe) - Entire length, except the segment described FW2-NT/SE1

below

(Middletown) - Segment within the boundaries of FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

MacNamara Wildlife Management Area

MILE THOROFARE (Brigantine) - Entire length SE1(C1)

MILL RUN (Allaire) - See BRISBANE LAKE

MINGAMAHONE BROOK

 MAINSTEM

(Farmingdale) - Entire length, except segment FW2-TM

described below

(Allaire State Park) - Brook and tributaries within the FW2-TM(C1)

boundaries of Allaire State Park

 EAST BRANCH

(Farmingdale) - Source to confluence with mainstem FW2-NT

north of Farmingdale

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

MULBERRY THOROFARE (Northfield) - Entire length SE1(C1)

MULLICA RIVER

(Berlin) - Source to Pinelands Protection and PL

Preservation Area boundaries at the Garden 

State Parkway, except branches and 

tributaries described below

(Wharton) - Stream in the southeasterly corner of the FW1
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Wharton State Forest located between Ridge 

Rd. and Seaf Weeks Rd., downstream to the 

boundaries of the Wharton State Forest

(Wharton) - Gun Branch from its headwaters to US Rt. 206 FW1

(New Gretna) - River and tributaries from the Pinelands SE1(C1)

Protection and Preservation Area boundary to 

Great Bay

(Wharton) - Brooks and tributaries between and FW1

immediately to the west of Tylertown and 

Crowleytown, from their headwaters to the 

head of tide at mean high water

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 PL

Protection and Preservation Area at the 

Garden State Parkway

(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

(Colts Neck) - Source to Rt. 33 FW2-NT

(Neptune) - Rt. 33 to Brighton Ave. bridge, Glendola FW2-TM/SE1

(Glendola) - Brighton Ave. bridge to Atlantic Ocean FW2-NT/SE1

 TRIBUTARY

REEVY BRANCH (Reevytown) - Source to confluence FW2-NT

with Shark River

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, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Allaire) - Segment within Allaire State Park FW2-NT(C1)
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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 SE1(C1)

below

(Whitesboro) - Portions outside the boundaries of SE1

Marmora Wildlife Management Area

TIMBER SWAMP BROOK (Oak Glen) - Entire length FW2-NT

TINKER BRANCH - See GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER

TITMOUSE BROOK (Howell) - Entire length FW2-TM

TOMMYS BRANCH - See BASS RIVER 

TOMS RIVER

 MAIN STEM

(Holmeson) - Source to Rt. 528 bridge, Cassville except FW2-NT

those tributaries described separately under 

Tributaries below

(Van Hiseville) - Rt. 528 bridge to Rt. 547 bridge in PL(tm)

Whitesville, except tributaries described 

separately, under Tributaries below

(Whitesville) - Rt. 547 bridge to Pinelands Protection and PL(tm)

Preservation Area boundaries at the NJ 

Central Railroad tracks, except tributaries 

described separately, under Tributaries below

(Manchester) - NJ Central Railroad tracks to Rt. 571 FW2-TM

bridge, except tributaries described separately, 

under Tributaries below

(Toms River) - Rt. 571 bridge to Barnegat Bay, except FW2-NT/SE1

tributaries described separately, under 

Tributaries below

 TRIBUTARIES, TOMS RIVER 

(Holmeson) - Tributaries within the boundaries of the PL

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area 

(Van Hiseville) - All tributaries outside the boundaries FW2-TM

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

(Toms River) - All tributaries within the boundaries of the PL

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Area

(Archer's Corners) - All tributaries outside the boundaries FW2-NT(C1)

of the Pinelands Protection Area and within the 

boundaries of Colliers Mills Wildlife Management 

Area
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 DOVE'S MILL BRANCH

(Van Hiseville) - Entire length, except the segment FW2-NT

described separately below

(Holmansville) - Stream and tributaries within Butterfly FW2-NT(C1)

Bogs Wildlife Management Area 

 MAPLE ROOT BRANCH (Jackson) - Source to confluence PL

with Toms River

TUCKAHOE LAKE (Tuckahoe) FW2-NT(C1)

TUCKAHOE RIVER

(Milmay) - Source to Pinelands Protection and PL

Preservation Area boundary at Rt. 49

(Head of River) - McNeals Branch and the River within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area, except tributaries within the 

boundaries of the Pinelands Protection and 

Preservation Area, described separately below

(Head of River) - Tributaries within the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area boundaries

(Tuckahoe) - Edge of Fish and Wildlife Management FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Area at confluence with Warners Mill Stream to 

Great Egg Harbor, except segment described 

separately below 

(Tuckahoe) - River, tributaries and all other waters within FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

boundaries of the MacNamara Wildlife 

Management Area

TULPEHOCKEN CREEK

(Wharton) - Creek and tributaries from their origin to the FW1

confluence with Featherbed Branch

(Wharton) - The westerly tributaries and those natural FW1

ponds within the lands bounded by Hawkins 

(Bulltown-Hawkins) Rd., Hampton Gate 

(Tuckerton) Rd., and Sandy Ridge Rd.

TURTLE GROUND CREEK (Jeffers Landing) - Entire length SE1(C1)

TURTLE GUT (Ventnor) - Entire length SE1(C1)

WADING RIVER 

(Chatsworth) - Entire length, except tributaries described PL

separately below

(Greenwood Forest) - Westerly tributary to Howardsville FW1

Cranberry Bog Reservoir and other tributaries 

located entirely within the boundaries of the 

Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area

WARNERS MILL STREAM

(Head of River) - Source to Pinelands Protection and PL

Preservation Area boundary at Aetna Dr.

(Head of River) - Aetna Dr. to boundary of the Peaselee FW2-NT/SE1
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Wildlife Management Area 

(Head of River) - Within the boundaries of the Peaselee FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Wildlife Management Area to the Tuckahoe 

River 

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 FW2-NT/SE1

described below

(Whiting) - Brook and tributaries within Whiting Wildlife FW2-NT(C1)

Management Area 

WRANGLE CREEK (Forked River) - Entire length and all waters FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

within Forked River Game Farm

WRECK POND BROOK (Wall) - Entire length FW2-NT

(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 FW2-TM
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ALLAMUCHY CREEK (Allamuchy) - Entire length FW2-NT(C1)

ALLAMUCHY POND (Allamuchy) FW2-NT(C1)

ALLAMUCHY POND TRIBUTARIES (Allamuchy) - All tributaries FW1

that are located entirely within the boundaries 

of Allamuchy State Park and that flow into 

Allamuchy Pond

ALLOWAY CREEK (Alloways) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1

ALMS HOUSE BROOK

(Hampton) - Source to, but not including, County FW2-TM

Farm Pond

(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 FW2-TP(C1)

Deer Lake and portion of southernmost 

tributary to Ashroe Lake outside of the Stokes 

State Forest boundary

(Stokes State Forest) - Southernmost tributary to the FW1(tp)

Lake from its source to the Stokes State Forest 

boundary

ASSISCUNK CREEK (Burlington) - Entire length FW2-NT

ASSUNPINK CREEK 

(Trenton) - Source to confluence with the Delaware FW2-NT

River, except segments described separately 

below

(Roosevelt) - Creek and those tributaries within the FW2-NT(C1)

boundaries of the Assunpink Wildlife Management 

Area

(Quaker Bridge) - Portions of the creek within the FW2-NT(C1)

boundaries of Van Ness Refuge

BALDRIDGE CREEK

(Salem Creek) - Entire length, except segments FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

described below

(Salem Creek) - Segments outside the boundaries of the FW2-NT/SE1

Supawna National Wildlife Refuge

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 FW1(tm)

Railroad trestle north of Johnsonburg

(Frelinghuysen) - Erie-Lackawanna Railroad trestle FW2-TM

to confluence with Pequest River
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BEATTY'S BROOK (Penwell) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

BEAVER BROOK (Hope) - Entire length FW2-NT

BEAVER BROOK (Jefferson) - Source to, but not including, FW2-NT

Lake Shawnee

BEAVERDAM BRANCH

(Glassboro) - Source to boundary of the Glassboro FW2-NT

Wildlife Management Area

(Glassboro) - Within the boundaries of Glassboro FW2-NT(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

BEERSKILL

(High Point State Park) - Source to boundary of High Point FW1(tp)

State Park at 41o15'48" N, 74o45'49" W

(Shaytown) - Boundary of High Point State Park to FW2-TP(C1)

confluence with Little Flat Brook

BIG FLAT BROOK

(Montague) - Sawmill Pond to confluence with Parker FW2-NT(C1)

Brook, except segments described under the 

listing for Flat Brook, below

(Sandyston) - Confluence with Parker Brook, through FW2-TP(C1)

the Blewitt Tract, to the confluence with Flat 

Brook, except tributaries described under the 

listing for Flat Brook, below

(Tuttles Corner) - Outlet stream from Lake Ashroe to FW2-TP(C1)

its confluence with Big Flat Brook

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)

BRASS CASTLE CREEK (Brass Castle) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

BROOKALOO SWAMP (Hope) - Entire length FW2-TM

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 FW2-NT

described separately below

(Edward G. Bevan) - Creek and tributaries within the FW2-NT(C1)
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boundaries of Edward G. Bevan Wildlife 

Management Area, except those tributaries 

described separately below

(Edward G. Bevan) - Joshua and Pine Branches to their FW1

confluence with Buckshutem Creek

CAT GUT (Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length SE1(C1)

CEDAR BRANCH (Manumuskin River) - Source to FW1

Manumuskin River 

CEDAR BRANCH (Edward G. Bevan) - Entire length FW1

CEDAR BRANCH (Edward G. Bevan) - See NANTUXENT CREEK

CEDAR CREEK

(Dividing Creek Station) - Entire length, except FW2-NT

portions described separately below

(Edward G. Bevan) - Those tributaries to Cedar Creek FW1

that originate in and are located entirely within 

the boundaries of Edward G. Bevan Wildlife 

Management Area

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 FW2-TP(C1)

tributaries described below

(High Point State Park) - The second and third FW1(tp)

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

(High Point State Park) - Those northerly tributaries to FW1(tp)

Mill Brook that are located due west of Steeny 

Kill Lake, within the boundaries of High Point 

State Park

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)

CRANBERRY LAKE OUTLET STREAM 

(Byram) - Entire length within Cranberry Lake State Park FW2-NT(C1)
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(Byram) - Stream outside of Cranberry Lake State Park FW2-NT

CRISS BROOK (Stokes State Forest) - Entire length within FW1(tp)

the boundaries of Stokes State Forest

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 FW2-NT(C1)

Allamuchy State Park, except those tributaries 

classified as FW1, below

(Allamuchy) - All tributaries to the Pond and to its outlet FW1

stream that are located entirely with the 

boundaries of Allamuchy State Park

(Allamuchy) - Deer Park Pond outlet stream downstream FW2-TM(C1)

to Musconetcong River

DELAWANNA CREEK

(Delaware) - Source downstream to, but not including, FW2-TM

Delaware Lake

(Delaware) B Delaware Lake dam downstream to FW2-TP(C1)

Delaware River, including tributaries

DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL (Lambertville) - Entire FW2-NT

length

DELAWARE RIVER

 MAIN STEM (Interstate Waters - Classifications from 

Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC))

(State Line) - That portion of DRBC's Zone 1C from the Zone 1C

New York-New Jersey state line to the 

proposed axis of the Tocks Island Dam at 

River Mile 217.0

(Tocks Island) - Proposed axis of Tocks Island Dam at Zone 1D

River Mile 217.0 to the mouth of the Lehigh 

River at Easton, Pennsylvania, at River Mile 

183.66

(Easton, Pa.) - Mouth of the Lehigh River at River Mile Zone 1E

183.66, to the head of tide at the TrentonMorrisville Toll Bridge, Trenton at River Mile 

133.4

(Trenton) - Head of tide at the Trenton-Morrisville Bridge, Zone 2

Trenton, River Mile 133.4 to below the mouth 

of Pennypack Creek, Pennsylvania at River 

Mile 108.4

(Philadelphia) - River Mile 108.4 to below the mouth of Zone 3
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Big Timber Creek, New Jersey, at River Mile 

95.0

(Gloucester) - River Mile 95.0 to the Pennsylvania- Zone 4

Delaware state line at River Mile 78.8

(Marcus Hook) - Pennsylvania-Delaware state line at Zone 5

River Mile 78.8 to Liston Pt., Delaware at River 

Mile 48.2

(Liston Point) - Delaware Bay from Liston Point, Zone 6(C1)

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

 TRIBUTARIES, DELAWARE RIVER

(Holland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

(Port Jervis) - Unnamed or unlisted direct tributaries FW2-NT

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

(Knowlton) - Source, north of Hope-Delaware Road, FW2-TP(C1)

to confluence with the Delaware River 0.5 mile 

south of Ramseysburg

(Titusville) - Unnamed tributaries through Washington FW2-NT(C1)

Crossing State Park

(Brooklawn) - Unnamed or unlisted direct tributaries, FW2-NT/SE2

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

(Penns Grove) - Unnamed or unlisted direct tributaries, FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Pinelands) - All streams or segments of streams PL

which flow directly into the Delaware River, are 

within the boundaries of the Pinelands Area 

and are not classified FW1 waters in this Table

DENNIS CREEK

(South Dennis) - Entire length, except segments FW2-NT/SE1

described below

(Woodbine) - All tributaries within the boundaries of the PL

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Areas
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(Dennis Creek) - Segment of the Creek, all tributaries, FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

and all other surface waters within the 

boundaries of the Dennis Creek Wildlife 

Management Area

DEVILS GUT

(Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length, except tributaries SE1(C1)

described below

(Mad Horse Creek) - Tributaries outside the Mad Horse SE1

Creek Wildlife Management Area

DIVIDING CREEK

(Dividing Creek) - Entire length, except those segments FW2-NT/SE1

described below

(Edward G. Bevan) - Those segments of tributaries FW1

that are located entirely within the boundaries 

of the Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management 

Area

DIVISION CREEK (Dix) - Entire length SE1(C1)

DOCTORS CREEK

(Red Creek) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Imlaystown) - Segment within Imlaystown Lake FW2-NT(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

DONKEY'S CORNER BROOK (Delaware Water Gap) - FW1

Entire length

DRUMBO CREEK

(Dix) - Entire length, except segment described below FW2-NT/SE1

(Dix) - Segment within the boundaries of Dix Wildlife FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Management Area

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 FW2-TP(C1)

tributaries described below

(Worthington) - All unnamed waters that are located FW1

entirely within the boundaries of the 

Worthington State Forest

EAST CREEK

(Dennis) - Source to boundaries of the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area except those 

portions described separately below

(Belleplain) - A stream and tributary that originate FW1

just south of East Creek Mill Rd., 1.2+ miles 

north-northeast of Eldora and are located 
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entirely within the boundaries of Belleplain 

State Forest

(Eldora) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection FW2-NT/SE1

and Preservation Area to Delaware Bay except 

segment described separately below

(Dennis Creek) - Segment within the boundaries of the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area

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 SE1

Management Area and all tributaries outside of 

the boundaries of Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area

(Mad Horse Creek) - Creek and tributaries within the SE1(C1)

boundaries of Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area

FLAT BROOK

(Flatbrook-Roy) - Confluence of Big Flat Brook and FW2-TP(C1)

Little Flat Brook to the boundary of FlatbrookRoy Wildlife Management Area, except 

segments described below

(Flatbrook-Roy) - Brook within the boundaries of FW2-TM(C1)

Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area

(Flatbrookville) - Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management FW2-TM

Area boundary to Delaware River, except 

segments described below

(Walpack) - Segment of the Brook within Walpack FW2-TM(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

(Stokes State Forest) - Two tributaries to Flat Brook FW1(tm)

which originate along Struble Road in Stokes 

State Forest to their confluences with Flat 

Brook within the boundaries of Flatbrook-Roy 

Wildlife Management Area

(High Point) - All surface water of the Flat Brook FW1

drainage area within the boundaries of High 

Point State Park and Stokes State Forest, 

except the following waters:

1. Saw Mill Pond and Big Flat Brook 

downstream to the confluence with Flat 

Brook;
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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 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 FW1

from the Kittatiny Ridge and are located 

entirely within the boundaries of the Delaware 

Water Gap National Recreation Area

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 SE1

below

(Dennis Creek) - Segment and all tributaries within the SE1(C1)

Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area

GRAVELLY RUN (Edward G. Bevan) - Downstream to the FW1

Edward G. Bevan Wildlife Management Area 

boundaries

HAINESVILLE POND (Hainesville) FW2-NT(C1)
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HAKIHOKAKE CREEK (Milford) - Entire length, including FW2-TP(C1)

headwaters known as Little York Creek

 TRIBUTARIES

(Wydner) - Source to confluence with Hakihokake FW2-TP(C1)

Creek west of York Road

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 FW2-NT

(Frenchtown) - Rt. 519 bridge to Delaware River FW2-TM

HARRISONVILLE LAKE (Harrisonville) FW2-NT(C1)

HATCHERY BROOK (Hackettstown) - Entire length FW2-TM

HIGBEE BEACH (Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area) FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

All waters within the boundaries of Higbee 

Beach Wildlife Management Area

HIGHS BEACH (Highs Beach) - All waters within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Wildlife Management Area south of Highs 

Beach

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 (Lebanon State Forest) 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 FW1(tp)

State Forest

(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 FW2-NT

separately below

(Colliers Mills) - All tributaries which originate in the FW1
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Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area northnortheast of Archers Corners, from their 

sources to the boundaries of the Colliers Mills 

Wildlife Management Area

LAKE - See listing under Name

LITTLE EASE RUN

(Glassboro) - Entire length, except portion described FW2-NT

separately below

(Glassboro) - Run and tributaries within the Glassboro FW2-NT(C1)

Wildlife Management Area, except tributary 

described separately below

(Glassboro) - The portion of a branch of Little Ease FW1

Run situated immediately north of Stanger 

Avenue, and entirely within the Glassboro 

Wildlife Management Area

(Glassboro) - The first and second easterly tributaries FW1

to Little Ease Run north of Academy Road

LITTLE FLAT BROOK

(High Point State Park) - Source to boundary of High FW1(tp)

Point State Park

(Layton) - State park boundary to, but not including, FW2-TP(C1)

tributary described below, to confluence with 

Big Flat Brook

(Flatbrook-Roy) - Tributary which originates north of FW1(tp)

Bevans-Layton Rd. downstream to the first 

pond adjacent to the Fish and Game 

headquarters building

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

(Raven Rock) - Idell Bridge to Delaware River FW2-TM

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

(Allens Mills) - Source to Decker Rd. bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Herkers Hollow) - Decker Rd. bridge to Rt. 57 bridge FW2-TM

(Phillipsburg) - Rt. 57 bridge to a point 560 feet (straight FW2-TP(C1)

line distance) upstream of the Penn Central 

railroad track

(Phillipsburg) - From a point 560 feet (straight line FW2-NT
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distance) upstream of the Penn Central 

railroad track downstream to the confluence 

with the Delaware River

 TRIBUTARY

(Uniontown) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

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 FW2-NT/SE1

Wildlife Management Area and all tributaries 

outside the boundaries of the Wildlife 

Management Area

(Mad Horse Creek) - Creek and all waters within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area

MALAPATIS CREEK

(Mad Horse Creek) - Entire length, except segment SE1(C1)

described below

(Mad Horse Creek) - Portions of the Creek beyond the SE1

boundaries of the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife 

Management Area

MANANTICO CREEK

(Millville) - Entire length, except segment described below FW2-NT

(Manantico) - Segment within the boundaries of the FW2-NT(C1)

Manantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area

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 FW2-TP(C1)

the confluence with Clove (Mill) Brook

MASHIPACONG POND (Montague) FW2-NT(C1)

MASON CREEK

(Springville) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Medford) - Segment within Medford Wildlife FW2-NT(C1)

Management Area

MASONS RUN

(Pine Hill) - Source to Little Mill Rd. FW2-TP(C1)

(Lindenwold) - Little Mill Rd. to confluence with Big FW2-NT

Timber Creek

MAURICE RIVER

 MAIN STEM

(Willow's Grove) - Source to the boundary of the section FW2-NT

of Union Lake Wildlife Management Area north 

of Vineland
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(Vineland) - Boundary of the Union Lake Wildlife FW2-NT(C1)

Management Area to confluence with 

Blackwater Branch

(Vineland) - Confluence with Blackwater Branch to FW2-NT/SE1

Delaware Bay, except tributaries described 

under Tributaries below

 TRIBUTARIES, MAURICE RIVER

(Willow's Grove) - Those portion of tributaries that are PL

within the boundaries of the Pinelands 

Protection and Preservation Area

(Vineland) - All tributaries within the boundaries of the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Union Lake Wildlife Management Area and 

within the Wildlife Management Area that 

borders Delaware Bay

MCCORMICK POND (Egg Island) FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

MACDONALD BRANCH - See RANCOCAS CREEK

MERRILL CREEK (Harmony) - Entire length, but not including FW2-TP(C1)

Merrill Creek Reservoir

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 FW1

entirely within the boundaries of the Dix 

Wildlife Management Area

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 FW2-NT

below

(Union Lake) - Creek and tributaries within the boundaries FW2-NT(C1)

of the Union Lake Wildlife Management Area

MINE BROOK

(Mt. Olive) - Source to, but not including, Upper Mine FW2-TM

Brook Reservoir, downstream to Lower Mine 

Brook Reservoir outlet

(Mt. Olive) - Lower Mine Brook Reservoir outlet FW2-TP(C1)

downstream to Drakestown Road bridge

(Hackettstown) - Drakestown Road bridge downstream FW2-TM

to confluence with Musconetcong River

 TRIBUTARIES

(Drakestown) - Source downstream to, but not including, FW2-TP(C1)

Burd Reservoir

(Drakestown) - Burd Reservoir downstream to confluence FW2-TM

with Mine Brook
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(Washington) - Entire length of tributary which joins FW2-TP(C1)

Mine Brook approximately 280 yards upstream 

of the confluence with the Musconetcong River

MIRY RUN (Mercerville) - Entire length FW2-NT

MOORE CREEK (Hopewell) - Entire length FW2-TM

MOUNT MISERY BROOK

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except segments PL

described below

 SOUTH BRANCH, MOUNT MISERY BROOK

(Lebanon State Forest) - All tributaries to the South FW1

Branch that are located entirely within the 

boundaries of Lebanon State Forest

(Pasadena) - The two easterly branches of the Branch FW1

which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Pasadena Wildlife 

Management Area

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 SE1 (C1)

described below

(Mad Horse Creek) - Segments outside of the boundaries SE1

of the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management 

Area

MUDDY RUN

(Elmer) - Entire length, except segments described FW2-NT

below

(Elmer) - Portion of the Run within Greenwood Pond FW2-NT(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

(Centerton) - Portion of the Run within Parvin State Park FW2-NT(C1)

(Pittsgrove) - Portion of the run within Union Lake Wildlife FW2-NT(C1)

Management Area

MUD POND (Johnsonburg) FW1

MUSCONETCONG RIVER

(Hackettstown) - Lake Hopatcong dam to Delaware FW2-TM

River, except tributaries described below

 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)
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(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 FW2-TP(C1)

source downstream to Waterloo Valley Road 

bridge

MUSKEE CREEK

(Port Elizabeth) - Source to boundary of Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area, except 

segments described separately below

(Peaselee) - The Middle Branch from its origin to the FW1

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area

(Peaselee) - Those portions of the tributaries to Slab FW1

Branch which are located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Peaselee Wildlife 

Management Area

(Bricksboro) - Pinelands Protection and Preservation FW2-NT

Area boundaries to Maurice River

NANCY GUT

(Nantuxent) - Source to the boundary of Nantuxent Creek SE1(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

(Newport) - Stream and all tributaries outside of the SE1

boundaries of the Nantuxent Creek Wildlife 

Management Area

NANTUXENT CREEK

(Newport Landing) - Entire length, except segment FW2-NT/SE1

described below

(Nantuxent) - All waters within the boundaries of FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Nantuxent Creek Wildlife Management Area

NEW WAWAYANDA LAKE (Andover) FW2-TM

NISHISAKAWICK CREEK (Frenchtown) - Entire length FW2-NT

OLDMANS CREEK

(Lincoln) - Entire length, except portion described below FW2-NT/SE1

(Harrisonville) - Portion within Harrisonville Lake FW2-NT(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

OCQUITTUNK LAKE

(Stokes State Forest) - Entire lake FW2-NT(C1)

(Stokes State Forest) - From the outlet of the Lake FW2-TP(C1)

to the confluence with Big Flat Brook

OCQUITTUNK LAKE TRIBUTARY (Stokes State Forest) - FW1(tp)

Source to Ocquittunk Lake
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ORANDAKEN CREEK

(Fortescue) - Source to boundary of Egg Island FW2-NT/SE1

Berrytown Wildlife Management Area

(Egg Island) - Creek and tributaries within the FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

boundaries of the Egg Island Berrytown 

Wildlife Management Area

PARGEY CREEK

(Gibbstown) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT/SE2

below

(Logans Pond) - Segment within the boundaries of FW2-NT/SE2(C1)

Logans Pond Wildlife Management Area

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 FW2-TP(C1)

Kill, West Branch, except tributary described 

below

 TRIBUTARY EAST BRANCH

(Sussex Mills) - Entire length of tributary to the East FW2-NT(C1)

Branch at Sussex Mills

 WEST BRANCH (Newton) - Entire length FW2-NT

 MAIN STEM

(Blairstown) - Confluence of East and West branches FW2-TM

to Rt. 15 bridge (bench mark 507)

(Hampton) - Rt. 15 bridge to Paulins Kill Lake dam FW2-NT

(Paulins Kill Lake) - Paulins Kill Lake dam to Delaware FW2-TM

River, except tributaries described separately 

below

 TRIBUTARIES, MAIN STEM

(Blairstown) - Entire length of tributary east of Walnut FW2-TM

Valley

(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 FW2-TM

segments described below

(Whittingham) - Northwesterly tributaries, including FW1(tm)

Big Spring, located within the boundaries of the 

Whittingham Wildlife Management Area, 
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southwest of Springdale, from their origins to 

their confluence with the Pequest River

(Whittingham) - Stream and tributaries within the FW2-TM(C1)

Whittingham Wildlife Management Area, 

except those classified as FW1, above

(Vienna) - Tranquility bridge to Townsbury bridge FW2-NT

(Townsbury) - Townsbury bridge to Delaware River, FW2-TM

except segment described below

(Pequest) - Segment and tributaries within the boundaries FW2-TM(C1)

of the Pequest Wildlife Management Area

 TRIBUTARIES

(Petersburg) - Headwaters and tributaries downstream FW2-TP(C1)

to Ryan Road bridge

PIERSONS DITCH (Egg Island) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

PINE BRANCH - See BUCKSHUTEM CREEK

PLUM BROOK (Sergeantsville) - Entire length FW2-TM

POHATCONG CREEK

 MAIN STEM

(Mansfield) - Source to Karrsville bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Pohatcong) - Karrsville bridge to Delaware River FW2-TM

 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 FW2-NT

Trout Brook

POPHANDUSING BROOK

(Hazen) - Source downstream to Route 519 bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Belvidere) - Route 519 bridge downstream to confluence FW2-TM

with the Delaware River

RACCOON CREEK (Logan) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2

RANCOCAS CREEK

 NORTH BRANCH

(North Hanover) - Source to boundary of the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area at 

Pemberton

(Pemberton) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection FW2-NT

and Preservation Area to the Delaware River, 

except tributaries described below

(Pemberton) - Tributaries within the boundaries of the PL

Pinelands Protection and Preservation Areas

 SOUTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

(Southhampton) - Source to Pinelands Protection PL

and Preservation Area boundaries at Rt. 206 

bridge south of Vincentown
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(Vincentown) - Vincentown to Delaware River, except FW2-NT

tributaries described separately below

(Vincentown) - All tributaries within the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Area

 COOPER BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except portions described PL

separately, below

(Lebanon State Forest) - Branch and tributaries FW1

downstream to Pakim Pond, and tributaries to 

Cooper Branch located entirely within the 

Lebanon State Forest boundaries

 DEER PARK BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

(Buckingham) - Stream and tributaries near Buckingham FW1

to confluence with Pole Bridge Branch

 MACDONALDS BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

(Woodmansie) - Entire length, except as described PL

separately below

(Lebanon State Forest) - Branch and tributaries located FW1

entirely within Lebanon State Forest

 SHINNS BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK

(Lebanon State Forest) - Branch and tributaries FW1

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Lebanon State Forest, from their sources to 

the forest boundary

(Lebanon Lake Estates) - Forest boundary to lake PL

ROARING DITCH

(Heislerville) - Entire length, except segment described SE1

below

(Eldora) - Ditch and all tributaries within the Dennis SE1(C1)

Creek Wildlife Management Area boundaries

ROWANDS POND (Clementon) - Pond, inlet stream and outlet FW2-NT(C1)

stream within Rowands Pond Wildlife 

Management Area

RUNDLE BROOK (Del. Water Gap) - Source to Sussex FW1

County Route 615

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 PL

described separately, below

(Belleplain State Forest) - Those two tributaries and FW1
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portions thereof downstream of Lake Nummi 

and all tributaries to Lake Nummi that are 

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest

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) B Entire length FW2-TM

SHAWANNI CREEK

(Stokes State Forest) - Headwaters and tributaries FW1(tp)

downstream to, but not including, Shawanni 

Lake

(Stokes State Forest) - Outlet of Shawanni Lake FW2-TP(C1)

downstream to confluence with Flat Brook

SHAWANNI LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-NT(C1)

SHAWS MILL POND (Cedarville) FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

 TRIBUTARIES

(Edward G. Bevan) - Cedar and Mile Branches to FW1

Shaw's Mill Pond

SHIMERS BROOK

(Millville) - Entire length, except those segments FW2-TP(C1)

designated FW1, below

(High Point) - That segment of Shimers Brook and all FW1 (tp)

tributaries within the boundaries of High Point 

State Park

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 FW2-NT/SE1

described below

(Dennis Creek) - Segments of tributaries that are within FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

the Dennis Creek and the Beaver Swamp 

Wildlife Management Areas

SMITH FERRY BROOK (Del. Water Gap) - Entire length FW1

SPARTA JUNCTION BROOK (Sparta Junction) - Entire length FW2-TM(C1)

SPRING MILLS BROOK (Milford) B Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

STEELE RUN

(Washington Crossing State Park) - Source to confluence FW1

with westerly tributary

(Titusville) - Confluence with westerly tributary to the FW2-NT

Delaware River

STEENY KILL LAKE (High Point) FW1
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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 FW1(tp)

contained within Stokes State Forest, from 

their origins to, but not including, Stony Lake

(Stokes State Forest) - Tributary originating approximately FW1(tp)

one mile west of the Branchville Reservoir to 

the confluence with Stony Brook

(Stokes State Forest) - Outlet of Stony Lake to the FW2-TP(C1)

confluence with Big Flat Brook

STONY LAKE (Stokes State Forest) FW2-TM(C1)

 TRIBUTARIES - See STONY BROOK

STOW CREEK

(Stow Creek Landing) - Entire length, except tributaries FW2-NT/SE1

described separately below

(Mad Horse Creek) - Tributaries within the boundaries FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

of the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management 

Area

STRAIGHT CREEK (Berrytown) - Entire length SE1(C1)

SUNFISH POND (Worthington) - The pond and its outlet stream FW1

to the Delaware River

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 FW2-TM

Lenape

(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 FW2-NT

below

(Deerfield) - That segment within the boundaries of FW2-NT(C1)

Parvin State Park

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
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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) B Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

WELDON BROOK (Jefferson Township) - From source to, FW2-TM

but not including, Lake Shawnee

WEST CREEK

(Halberton) - Source to the boundary of the Pinelands PL

Protection and Preservation Areas, except 

those portions described separately, below

(Belleplain) - The portion of the tributary that originates FW1

about 0.9 miles southeast of Hoffman's Mill 

and is located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest

(Belleplain) - Those tributaries that originate about FW1

0.5 miles upstream of Hoffman's Mill and are 

located entirely within the boundaries of 

Belleplain State Forest

(Belleplain) - Eastern branch of the easterly tributary FW1

to Pickle Factory Pond from its origin to its 

confluence with the western branch

(Delmont) - Boundary of the Pinelands Protection and FW2-NT/SE1(C1)

Preservation Area to the boundary of the Fish 

and Game lands

(Delmont) - Boundary of the Fish and Game lands to SE1

Delaware Bay

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

(Stockton) - Confluence with Plum Brook to Delaware FW2-TM

River

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 SE2

tributaries between the Outerbridge Crossing 

and a line connecting Ferry Pt., Perth Amboy 

to Wards Pt., Staten Island, New York

(Elizabeth) - From an east-west line connecting SE3

Elizabethport with Bergen Pt., Bayonne to the 

Outerbridge Crossing

(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 FW2-TP(C1)

to Meriden Road Bridge

(Denville) - Meriden Road Bridge to Rockaway River FW2-NT

 TRIBUTARIES

(Meriden) - Two tributaries located approximately FW2-TP(C1)

three quarters of a mile southwest of Meriden

BEECH BROOK

(West Milford) - From State line downstream to FW2-TM

Monksville Reservoir

BELCHER CREEK (W. Milford) - Entire length FW2-NT

BERRYS CREEK (Secaucus) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2

BLACK BROOK

(Meyersville) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

below

(Great Swamp) - Segment and tributaries within FW2-NT(C1)

the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

BLUE MINE BROOK

(Wanaque) - Headwaters Downstream to lower Snake FW2-TP(C1)

Den Road bridge

(Wanaque) - lower Snake Den Road bridge to the FW2-TM

boundary of Norvin Green State Forest

(Norvin Green State Forest) - That portion of the stream FW2-TM(C1)
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and any tributaries within the Norvin Green 

State Forest

BRUSHWOOD POND (Ringwood State Park) FW2-TM(C1)

BUCKABEAR POND (Newfoundland) - Pond, its tributaries FW2-NT(C1)

and connecting stream to Clinton Reservoir

BURNT MEADOW BROOK (Green Pond) - Source downstream FW2-NT

to confluence with Green Pond Brook

BURNT MEADOW BROOK (Stonetown) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

CANISTEAR RESERVOIR (Vernon) FW2-TM

CANISTEAR RESERVOIR TRIBUTARY (Vernon) - The FW1

southern branch of the eastern tributary to the 

Reservoir

CANOE BROOK (Chatham) - Entire length FW2-NT

CEDAR POND (Postville) - Pond and all tributaries FW1

CHARLOTTEBURG RESERVOIR (Charlotteburg) FW2-TM

CHERRY RIDGE BROOK

(Vernon) - Tributaries not contained within Wawayanda FW2-NT

State Park and Newark Watershed lands

(Wawayanda State Park) - Brook and tributaries FW1

upstream of Canistear Reservoir located 

entirely within the boundaries of Wawayanda 

State Park and the Newark Watershed lands

CLINTON BROOK (W. Milford) - Clinton Reservoir dam to FW2-TP(C1)

Pequannock River

CLINTON RESERVOIR (W. Milford) FW2-TM(C1)

CLOVE BROOK - See STAG BROOK

COOLEY BROOK

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except segments described FW2-TP(C1)

below

(Hewitt State Forest) - Segments of the brook and all FW1(tp)

tributaries which originate and are located 

entirely within Hewitt State Forest

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

CROOKED BROOK TRIB. (East of Sheep Hill) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

CUPSAW BROOK

(Skylands) - Source to Wanaque Reservoir, except FW2-NT

segment described below

(Ringwood State Park) - That segment of Cupsaw Brook FW2-NT(C1)

within the boundaries of Ringwood State Park

DEAD RIVER (Liberty Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT

DEN BROOK (Randolph) - Entire length FW2-NT
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 TRIBUTARY

(Randolph) - Tributary west of Shongum Lake FW2-TP(C1)

DUCK POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1)

ELIZABETH RIVER

(Elizabeth) - Source to Broad St. bridge, Elizabeth and FW2-NT

all freshwater tributaries

(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 FW2-NT

below

(Great Swamp) - Segment within the boundaries of the FW2-NT(C1)

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

GREEN BROOK

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except those segments FW2-TP(C1)

described below

(Hewitt State Forest) - Those segments and tributaries FW1(tp)

which originate and are located entirely within 

the Hewitt State Forest boundaries

GREEN POND (Rockaway) FW2-TM

GREEN POND BROOK

(Picatinny Arsenal) - Green Pond outlet to, but not FW2-TP(C1)

including, Picatinny Lake

(Wharton) - Outlet of Picatinny Lake to the confluence FW2-NT

with the Rockaway River

GREENWOOD LAKE (W. Milford) FW2-TM

HACKENSACK RIVER

(Oradell) - Source to Oradell dam FW2-NT

(Oradell) - Main stem and saline tributaries from SE1

Oradell dam to the confluence with Overpeck 

Creek

(Little Ferry) - Main stem and saline tributaries from SE2

Overpeck Creek to Route 1 and 9 crossing

(Kearny Point) - Main stem downstream from Route 1 SE3

and 9 crossing

 TRIBUTARIES

(Oradell) - Tributaries joining the main stem between FW2-NT/SE1

Oradell dam and the confluence with Overpeck 

Creek

(Little Ferry) - Tributaries joining the main stem FW2-NT/SE2

downstream of Overpeck Creek
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HANKS POND (Clinton) - Pond and all tributaries FW1

HARMONY BROOK (Brookside) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

HARRISONS BROOK (Bernards) - Entire length FW2-NT

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 FW2-TP(C1)

downstream of Lake Emma

(Hibernia) - First Green Pond Road bridge to confluence FW2-TM

with Beaver Brook

 TRIBUTARY

(Lake Ames) - Source to, but not including, Lake Ames FW2-TP(C1)

HIGH MOUNTAIN BROOK (Ringwood) - Source to, but not FW2-TP(C1)

including, Skyline Lake

HOHOKUS BROOK (Hohokus) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2

HUDSON RIVER

(Rockleigh) - River and saline portions of New Jersey SE1

tributaries from the New Jersey-New York 

boundary line in the north to its confluence with 

the Harlem River, New York

(Englewood Cliffs) - River and saline portions of New SE2

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)

 TRIBUTARIES

(Rockleigh) - Freshwater portions of tributaries to the FW2-NT

Hudson River in New Jersey

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

KANOUSE BROOK (Newfoundland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

KIKEOUT BROOK (Butler) - Entire length FW2-NT

KILL VAN KULL (Bayonne) - Westerly from a north-south line SE3

connecting Constable Hook (Bayonne) to St. 

George (Staten Island, New York)

LAKE RICKONDA OUTLET STREAM (Monks) - That segment FW2-TM(C1)

of the outlet stream from Lake Rickonda within 

Ringwood State Park

LAKE STOCKHOLM BROOK

(Stockholm) - Entire length, except tributaries described FW2-TP(C1)

separately below
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(Stockholm) - Portion of westerly tributary, from its FW1(tp)

origins to about 1000 feet south of the Route 

23 bridge, located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Newark watershed

(Stockholm) - Brook between Hamburg Turnpike and FW1(tp)

Vernon-Stockholm Rd. to its confluence with 

Lake Stockholm Brook, north of Rt. 23

LITTLE POND BROOK (Oakland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

LOANTAKA BROOK

(Green Village) - Entire length, except segment FW2-NT

described below

(Great Swamp) - Brook and all tributaries within the FW2-NT(C1)

boundaries of Great Swamp National Wildlife 

Refuge

LUD-DAY BROOK (Camp Garfield) - Source downstream to its FW1

confluence with the southwestern outlet stream 

from Clinton Resevoir just upstream of the 

confluence of the outlet stream and a tributary 

from Camp Garfield

MACOPIN RIVER

(Newfoundland) - Source to Echo Lake dam FW2-NT

(Newfoundland) - Echo Lake dam to Pequannock River FW2-TM

MEADOW BROOK

(Wanaque) - Skyline Lake to E. Belmont Ave. FW2-NT

(Wanaque) - E. Belmont Ave. downstream to Wanaque FW2-TP(C1)

River

MILL BROOK

(Randolph) - Source to Rt. 10 bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Randolph) - Rt. 10 bridge to Rockaway River, including FW2-TM

the easterly tributary

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 FW2-TP(C1)

with Clinton Reservoir

MT. TABOR BROOK (Morris Plains) - Entire length FW2-NT

NEWARK BAY (Newark) - North of an east-west line connecting SE3

Elizabethport with Bergen Pt., Bayonne up to 

the mouths of the Passaic and Hackensack 

Rivers

NOSENZO POND (Upper Macopin) FW2-NT(C1)

OAK RIDGE RESERVOIR (Oak Ridge) FW2-TM

OAK RIDGE RESERVOIR (Oak Ridge) - Northwestern FW1(tm)
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tributary to Reservoir

OHIO BROOK (Morris Township) - Source downstream FW2-TM

to Morristown town line

OVERPECK CREEK (Palisades Park) - Entire length FW2-NT/SE2

PACOCK BROOK

(Canistear) - Brook and tributaries upstream of FW1

Canistear Reservoir located entirely within the 

boundaries of the Newark Watershed

(Stockholm) - Outlet of Canistear Reservoir to FW2-NT

Pequannock River

PASSAIC RIVER

(Mendham) - Source downstream to, but not including, FW2-TP(C1)

Osborn Pond or tributaries described 

separately below

(Paterson) - Outlet of Osborn Pond to Dundee Lake dam FW2-NT

(Little Falls) - Dundee Lake dam to confluence with FW2-NT/SE2

Second River

(Newark) - Confluence with Second River to mouth SE3

 TRIBUTARIES

(Great Piece Meadows State Park) - Tributaries within FW2-NT(C1)

Great Piece Meadows State Park

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 FW2-TP(C1)

Pacock Brook to, but not including, Oak Ridge 

Reservoir

(Newfoundland) - Outlet of Oak Ridge Reservoir FW2-TP(C1)

downstream to, but not including Charlotteburg 

Reservoir

(Charlotteburg) - Outlet of Charlotteburg Reservoir to, FW2-TM

but not including, Macopin Reservoir or the 

tributaries described separately below

(Kinnelon) - Macopin Reservoir outlet to Hamburg FW2-TP(C1)

Turnpike bridge in Pompton Lakes Borough

(Riverdale) - Hamburg Turnpike bridge in Pompton FW2-TM

Lakes Borough to confluence with Wanaque 

River

(Pompton Plains) - Confluence with Wanaque River FW2-NT

downstream to confluence with Pompton River

 TRIBUTARIES

(Copperas Mtn.) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

(Smoke Rise) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)
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(Green Pond Junction) - Tributary at Green Pond FW1(tm)

Junction from its origin downstream to Route 23

(Jefferson) - Tributary joining the main stem about FW1(tm)

3500+ feet southeast of the Sussex-Passaic 

County line, near Jefferson from its origin to 

about 2000 feet upstream of the pond

(Lake Kampfe) - Source to, but not including, FW2-TM

Lake Kampfe

(Lake Kampfe) - Lake Kampfe to Pequannock River, FW2-NT

except tributary described separately below

(Lake Kampfe) - Tributary within the boundaries of FW2-NT(C1)

Norvin Green State Forest, originating west of 

Torne Mtn.

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 FW2-NT

River, except Wanaque Reservoir and 

segment described below

(Norvin Green State Forest) - That segment of the FW2-NT(C1)

stream and all tributaries within the boundaries 

of Norvin Green State Forest

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 FW2-NT

National Wildlife Refuge boundary

(Great Swamp) - Wildlife Refuge boundary to Great FW2-NT(C1)

Brook

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 FW2-NT(C1)
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and tributaries within the boundaries of 

Ramapo Mtn. State Forest

RAMAPO RIVER (Mahwah) - State line to Pompton River FW2-NT

 TRIBUTARY (Oakland) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

RINGWOOD CREEK

(Ringwood) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-TM

below

(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 FW2-NT

the segment within the boundaries of the 

Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area

(Berkshire Valley) - That segment within the boundaries FW2-NT(C1)

of the Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management 

Area

(Dover) - Washington Pond outlet downstream to FW2-TM(C1)

Rt. 46 bridge

(Boonton) - Rt. 46 bridge to Passaic River, excluding FW2-NT

Jersey City Reservoir

RUSSIA BROOK

(Sparta) - Source to Lake Hartung dam FW2-NT

(Milton) - Lake Hartung dam to, but not including, FW2-TM

Lake Swannanoa

 TRIBUTARIES

(S. of Mt. Paul) B Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

SADDLE RIVER

(Upper Saddle River) - State line to Bergen County FW2-TP(C1)

Rt. 2 bridge

(Saddle River) - Bergen County Rt. 2 bridge to FW2-TM

Allendale Rd. bridge

(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 FW2-NT(C1)

State Park
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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 FW2-NT

separately, below

(Berkshire Valley) - That segment north of the FW1

boundaries of the Berkshire Valley Wildlife 

Management Area

STONE HOUSE BROOK (Kinnelon) - Entire length FW2-NT

STONY BROOK (Boonton) - Entire length FW2-NT

SURPRISE LAKE (Hewitt) FW1

SWAN POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1)

TENAKILL BROOK (Demarest) - Entire length FW2-NT

TERRACE POND (Wawayanda) FW2-NT(C1)

TIMBER BROOK (Kitchell) - Entire length, except tributary FW2-NT

described separately below

TIMBER BROOK (Farny State Park) - Headwater segment FW2-NT(C1)

of tributary to Timber Brook within Farny State 

Park

TROY BROOK (Troy Hills) - Entire length FW2-NT

WANAQUE RESERVOIR FW2-TM

WANAQUE RIVER

 MAIN STEM

(Wanaque) - Greenwood Lake outlet, through Wanaque FW2-TM(C1)

Wildlife Management Area and Long Pond Iron 

Works State Park, including the Monksville 

Reservoir, to the Monksville Reservoir dam at 

Stonetown Road, except tributary described 

separately below

(Hewitt) - Entire length of tributary south of Jennings FW2-TP(C1)

Creek

(Pompton Lakes) - Wanaque Reservoir dam to Wanaque FW2-NT

Ave. bridge

(Pompton Lakes) - Wanaque Ave. bridge downstream to FW2-TM

Pequannock River

WEST BROOK (W. Milford) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

WEST POND (Hewitt) FW1

WEYBLE POND (Ringwood) FW2-NT(C1)

WHIPANNY RIVER

(Brookside) - Source to Whitehead Rd. bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Morristown) - Whitehead Rd. bridge to Rockaway River FW2-NT
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 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
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(f) The surface water classifications in Table 4 are for waters of the 

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 FW2-NT

separately below

(Baldwin) - Segment within the boundaries of Baldwin FW2-NT(C1)

Lake Wildlife Management Area

BARCLAY BROOK (Redshaw Corners) - Entire length FW2-NT

BEAVER BROOK

(Cokesbury) - Source to Reformatory Road bridge FW2-TP(C1)

(Annandale) - Reformatory Rd. bridge to Raritan River, FW2-TM

South Branch

BEDEN BROOK (Montgomery) - Entire length FW2-NT

BIG BEAR BROOK (West Windsor) - 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 SE1

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.

(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 FW2-NT/SE1

northernmost extent of an unnamed point of 

land lying north of Pocano Ave. in Oceanport 

and bearing approximately 055 degrees True 

North to its terminus on the westernmost 

extent of the northern bulkhead at the lagoon 
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located between France Rd. and Lori Rd. in 

Monmouth Beach

(Monmouth Beach) - Creek below line described above SE1(C1)

BUDD LAKE (Mt. Olive) FW2-NT(C1)

BURNETT BROOK (Ralston) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

BUSHKILL BROOK

(Flemington) B Source and tributary downstream to FW2-TM

Rt. 31 Bridge

(Flemington) B Rt. 31 bridge downstream to South FW2-NT

Branch Raritan River

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 FW2-NT(C1)

waters within the park upstream of the limits of 

tidal influence

CLAYPIT CREEK

(Navesink) - Source to widening of the Creek near FW2-NT/SE1

Linden Ave. and just north to the Locust Ave. 

bridge in Navesink

(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 FW2-TM(C1)

bridge

(Flanders) - Hillside Avenue bridge to confluence FW2-NT(C1)

with the South Branch Raritan River

 TRIBUTARY (Mt. Olive) - Source downstream to Central FW2-TP(C1)

Railroad bridge

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)

GANDER BROOK (Manalapan) - Entire length FW2-NT

GLADSTONE BROOK (St. Bernards School) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

GREAT DITCH (S. Brunswick) - That portion of Great Ditch FW2-NT(C1)
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and its tributaries within Pigeon Swamp State 

Park

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 FW2-TM(C1)

Brook

(Pottersville) - Confluence with Rinehart Brook to FW2-TP(C1)

Camp Brady bridge, Bedminister

(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 FW2-TP(C1)

including, Bryant Pond

LAWRENCE BROOK

(Deans) - Source to the intake of the New Brunswick FW2-NT

Water Department at Weston's Mill Dam

(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 FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Rumson) - Creek below line described above SE1(C1)

LOMERSON BROOK - See HERZOG BROOK
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MANALAPAN BROOK

(Jamesburg) - Source to Duhernal Lake dam, except FW2-NT

tributary described separately below

(Tennent) - That portion of the tributary at Tennent FW2-NT(C1)

along the boundary of Monmouth Battlefield 

State Park

MATCHAPONIX BROOK (WEAMACONK CREEK)

(Mount Mills) - Entire length, except segments FW2-NT

described below

(Freehold) - The brook and tributaries within the FW2-NT(C1)

boundaries of Monmouth Battlefield State Park

MCGELLAIRDS BROOK

(Englishtown) - Entire length, except tributary described FW2-NT

separately below

(Freehold) - Tributary within Monmouth Battlefield FW2-NT(C1)

State Park

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 FW2-NT

branches to Raritan River

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 FW2-TP(C1)

Road Bridge

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 SE1

northeast end of Blossom Cove, bearing 

approximately 142 degrees T (True North), 

through navigational aid C23 to the south bank 

near Riverview Hospital

(Rumson) - River southeast of the line described above, SE1(C1)

except segment described below
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(Monmouth Beach) - All water south and east of a line SE1

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 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.

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 FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Oceanport) - Creek downstream of line described above SE1(C1)

PARKERS CREEK

(Fort Monmouth) - Source to a line beginning on the FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Fort Monmouth) - Creek downstream of line SE1(C1)

described above

PEAPACK BROOK (Gladstone) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

PETERS BROOK (Somerville) - Entire length FW2-NT

PIGEON SWAMP (Pigeon Swamp State Park) - All waters FW2-NT(C1)

within the boundaries of Pigeon Swamp State 

Park

PIKE RUN (Belle Meade) - Entire length FW2-NT

PINE BROOK (Clarks Mills) - Entire length FW2-NT
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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
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RARITAN RIVER

 NORTH BRANCH (Also see INDIA BROOK)

(Pleasant Valley) - Source to, but not including, FW2-TP(C1)

Ravine Lake

(Far Hills) - Ravine Lake dam to Rt. 512 bridge FW2-TM

(Bedminister) - Rt. 512 bridge to confluence with FW2-NT

South Branch, Raritan River

 SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

(Mt. Olive) - Source to the dam that is 390 feet FW2-NT(C1)

upstream of the Flanders-Drakestown Road 

bridge and the two tributaries which originate 

north and east of the Budd Lake Airfield

(Mt. Olive) - Dam to confluence with Turkey Brook FW2-TM(C1)

(Middle Valley) - Confluence with Turkey Brook to FW2-TP(C1)

Rt. 512 bridge

(Califon) - Rt. 512 bridge to downstream end of FW2-TM

Packers Island, except segment described 

separately, below

(Ken Lockwood Gorge) - River and tributaries within FW2-TM(C1)

Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area

(Neshanic Sta.) - Downstream end of Packers FW2-NT

Island to confluence with North Branch, Raritan 

River

 TRIBUTARIES, SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER

(Long Valley) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

(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 FW2-NT

Branches to Landing Lane bridge in New 

Brunswick and all freshwater tributaries 

downstream of Landing Lane bridge.

(Sayreville) - Landing Lane bridge to Raritan Bay SE1

and all saline water tributaries

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 FW2-TM

South Branch

 SOUTH BRANCH (Whitehouse) - Entire length FW2-TM

 MAIN STEM (Whitehouse) - Confluence of North and FW2-NT

South Branches to Lamington River

ROCKY RUN - (Lebanon) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)
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ROUND VALLEY RESERVOIR (Clinton) FW2-TP

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) - Entire length FW2-NT

SIMONSON BROOK (Griggstown) - Entire length FW2-NT

SIX MILE RUN

(Franklin Church) - Entire length, except segment FW2-NT

described below

(Hillsborough) - Segment within the boundaries of FW2-NT(C1)

Six Mile Run State Park

SOUTH RIVER

(Old Bridge) - Duhernal Lake to intake of the Sayreville FW2-NT

Water Department

(Sayreville) - Below the intake of the Sayreville Water SE1

Department

SPOOKY BROOK (Bound Brook) FW2-NT

SPRUCE RUN

(Glen Gardner) - Source to, but not including, Spruce FW2-TP(C1)

Run Reservoir

(Clinton) - Spruce Run Reservoir dam to Raritan River, FW2-TM

South Branch

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 FW2-NT

described below

(Syndertown) - Brook and tributaries within Amwell FW2-NT(C1)

Lake Wildlife Management Area

STONY BROOK (Watchung) - Entire length FW2-NT

SUN VALLEY BROOK (Mt Olive) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

SWIMMING RIVER (Red Bank) - Swimming River Reservoir FW2-

NT/SE1

dam to the Navesink River

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
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TOWN NECK CREEK

(Little Silver) - Source to a line beginning on the FW2-NT/SE1

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

(Little Silver) - Creek below line described below 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 FW2-NT

described below

(Monmouth Battlefield State Park) - Those segments FW2-NT(C1)

of the brook and its tributaries within the 

boundaries of Monmouth Battlefield State Park

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 FW2-TM

tributaries described separately, below

(Vernon) - Rt. 94 bridge to Pochuck Creek FW2-NT

 TRIBUTARIES

(Hamburg) - Three tributaries to Black Creek which FW1(tm)

orginate in the Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife 

Management Area from their sources to the

Management Area boundaries

(Rudeville) - Triburaries within the Hamburg Mtn. FW2-TM(C1)

Wildlife Management Area not classified as 

FW1, above

(McAfee) - Entire length FW2-TP(C1)

(Vernon Valley) - Entire length FW2-NT

CLOVE CREEK (Colesville) - Entire length FW2-TM

CLOVE BROOK

(Wantage) - Source to, but not including, Clove Acres FW2-TM

Lake, except those tributaries described 

separately below

(Sussex) - Clove Acres Lake to Papakating Creek FW2-NT

(High Point) - Those portions of the two northernmost FW1(tp)

tributaries located entirely within High Point 

State Park boundaries, immediately east of 

Lake Marcia

FRANKLIN POND CREEK

(Hardyston) - Source to, but not including, Franklin Pond FW2-TP(C1)

(Hamburg Mtn.) - Tributaries within the Hamburg Mtn. FW2-TM(C1)

Wildlife Management Area

GLENWOOD BROOK (Glenwood) - Outlet of Glenwood Lake FW2-TM

to State line

HAMBURG CREEK

(Hamburg Mtn.) - Source to Rt. 517 bridge, Rudeville, FW2-TM

except tributary described separately below

(Hardistonville) - Rt. 517 bridge to Wallkill River FW2-NT

(Hamburg Mtn.) - The third tributary just southwest of FW1
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Hamburg Mtn. flowing toward the Wallkill River 

and located entirely within the Hamburg Mtn. 

Wildlife Management Area

HANFORD BROOK (Hanford) - Entire length within New Jersey FW2-NT

LAKE LOOKOUT (Wawayanda) FW1

LAKE LOOKOUT BROOK (Wawayanda) - Brook and tributaries FW1

from source in Newark City holdings, through 

the Wawayanda State Park, to confluence with 

the outlet stream from Lake Wawayanda

LAKE RUTHERFORD (Wantage) - The Lake and its tributaries FW1(tm)

LAUREL POND (Wawayanda) - Laurel Pond, including its FW1

outlet stream and tributaries, to the outlet 

stream from Lake Wawayanda

LIVINGSTON PONDS (Wawayanda) - The two northwestern FW2-NT(C1)

ponds which are within State Park lands

LIVINGSTON PONDS BROOK (Wawayanda State Park) - FW2-TP(C1)

Source downstream to State line

LONG HOUSE BROOK

(Upper Greenwood Lake) - Source to State line, except FW2-NT

segment described below

(Upper Greenwood Lake) - Segment within the bounds FW2-NT(C1)

of Hewitt State Forest

LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW BROOK 

(Vernon Valley) - Outlet of Glenwood Lake to Pochuck FW2-TM

Creek

MUD POND OUTLET STREAM (Hamburg) - Outlet stream FW2-TP(C1)

from the Pond downstream to confluence with 

Hamburg Creek, including all tributaries

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 FW2-NT

described separately below

(High Point) - Segment within State Park lands FW2-NT(C1)

QUARRYVILLE BROOK - See WILLOW BROOK

RUTGERS CREEK (High Point) - The Cedar Swamp FW1

headwaters of the tributary to Rutgers Creek 

located entirely within the High Point State 

Park boundaries just south of the State line
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SAND HILLS BROOK

(Hamburg Mtn.) - The upstream portion of Sand Hills FW1

Brook, including the pond at its headwaters, 

located entirely within the boundaries of the 

Hamburg Mtn. Wildlife Management Area

(Hamburg) - Brook and tributaries beyond Management FW2-NT

Area boundaries

SAWMILL POND BROOK

(W. Milford) - Entire length, except segment described FW2-NT

separately below

(Wawayanda) - Segment within the boundaries of FW2-NT(C1)

Wawayanda State Park

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, FW2-TM

Franklin Pond

(Wantage) - Outlet of Franklin Pond to State line FW2-NT

 TRIBUTARIES

(Sparta) - Lake Saginaw dam downstream to Wallkill River FW2-TP(C1)

(Hamburg Mtn.) - The first tributary, just south of FW1(tm)

Hamburg Mtn., flowing toward the Wallkill 

River and located entirely within the Hamburg 

Mtn. Wildlife Management Area

(Ogdensburg) - Tributary from the outlet of Heaters FW2-TP(C1)

Pond to the confluence with the Wallkill River

WANTAGE BROOK (Wantage) - Entire length FW2-NT

WAWAYANDA CREEK

(Vernon) - State line to Pochuck Creek, except FW2-TM

unnamed tributary described below

 TRIBUTARIES

(Wawayanda) - Source to State line FW2-NT

(Wawayanda State Park) - Segments within State FW2-NT(C1)

Park boundaries, except Livingston Ponds 

Brook as noted above

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
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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 
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originates north of the Bevans-Layton Rd., 

downstream to the first pond adjacent to the Fish and 

Game headquarters building

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;
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(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 

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

LEBANON 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 

Lebanon 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 Lebanon State Forest

Shinns Branch and tributaries located entirely within 

the boundaries of Lebanon State Forest, from their 

sources to the forest boundary
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Jade Run located entirely within the boundaries of 

Lebanon State Forest

MacDonalds Branch and tributaries located entirely 

within the boundaries of Lebanon 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
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(i) The following are the Outstanding National Resource Waters of the State:

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1. FW1 Waters; and

2. PL Waters.