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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
890.6 Table I.
TABLE I
CLASSIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY
						ASSIGNED TO FRESH SURFACE WATERS AND TIDAL SALT WATERS, INCLUDING CERTAIN TIDAL
						WATERS OF THE INTERSTATE SANITATION DISTRICT WITHIN DESIGNATED DRAINAGE BASINS
						OF NEW YORK BAY, RARITAN BAY AND A PORTION OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, INCLUDING THE
						SUBBASINS OF ARTHUR KILL, KILL VAN KULL, THE HARLEM RIVER AND THE LOWER EAST
						RIVER, BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK, QUEENS, RICHMONDAND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES,
						NEWYORK
Item
No.
Waters Index
								  Number
Name
Description
Map
Ref.
								  No.
Class
Standards
ATLANTIC OCEAN AND NEW YORK BAY
1
Atlantic Ocean portion
That
								  portion of the ocean within New York State opposite Rockaway peninsula bounded
								  on the west by a line from the tip of Rockaway Point, thence south along the
								  jetty to Rockaway jetty light, thence due south to the state boundary line; and
								  bounded on the north by the shore of Rockaway peninsula from the western tip to
								  the Nassau-Queens county line at East Rockaway Inlet; and bounded on the east
								  by the Nassau-Queens county line along East Rockaway Inlet, thence south to the
								  state boundary line.
S-24sw S-24se
SA
SA
2
Atlantic Ocean and Lower New York Bay
								  east portions
Ocean and bay waters within New York State opposite Coney
								  Island peninsula and Staten Island bounded on the west by a north-south line
								  drawn from the south limits of Fort Wadsworth Military Reservation and passing
								  through West Bank light to New York-New Jersey boundary line; and bounded on
								  the north by a line drawn from the south limits of Fort Wadsworth Military
								  Reservation and extending southeasterly to Norton Point at the western tip of
								  Coney Island peninsula near Sea Gate, thence extending the line along south
								  shore of Coney Island to Light Inlet at southeasterly tip of Coney Island
								  peninsula near Manhattan Beach; and bounded on east by north-south line
								  beginning at described Light Inlet and extending southward to south tip of
								  Rockaway jetty light, thence due south to New York-New Jersey boundary
								  line.
S-23se S-24sw
SB
SB
3
Lower New York Bay west
								  portion
That portion of Bay within New York State bounded on east by
								  north-south line drawn from south limits of Fort Wadsworth Military Reservation
								  and passing through West Bank light to New York-New Jersey boundary line; and
								  bounded on west by north-south line drawn from south tip of Crookes Point to
								  Point Comfort at Keansburg, New Jersey.
S-23se S-23sw T-23nw
								  T-23ne
SB
SB
4
Lower New York Bay portion including
								  Gravesend Bay
That portion of Bay south of The Narrows and bounded on
								  north by line from tip of Fort Wadsworth to tip of Fort Hamilton; and bounded
								  on south by line from south limits of Fort Wadsworth Military Reservation to
								  Norton Point at western tip of Coney Island peninsula near Sea Gate, including
								  Gravesend Bay.
S-23se S-24sw
SB
SB
5
LI 253
Coney Island
								  Creek
Trib. of Gravesend Bay.
S-24sw
I
I
6
Upper New York Bay including The
								  Narrows, Atlantic Basin, Gowanus Bay
That portion of Bay within New
								  York bounded on south by line from tip of Fort Wadsworth to tip of Fort
								  Hamilton; and bounded on west by shore of Staten Island north of tip of Fort
								  Wadsworth, thence by north-south line across mouth of Kill Van Kull from
								  northernmost point of Staten Island to easternmost point at Constable Point,
								  Bayonne, New Jersey, thence by New York-New Jersey boundary line from mouth of
								  Hudson River; and bounded on north by true east-west line passing through
								  southernmost tip of Manhattan Island at the Battery and intersecting state
								  boundary line, thence by line extending from same point at the Battery across
								  mouth of Lower East River to western tip of pier 17 at Brooklyn; thence bounded
								  on east by western shore of Brooklyn from pier 17 south to Fort Hamilton,
								  excluding Erie Basin.
S-23ne S-23se S-24nw
SB
SB
6.1
Erie Basin
That portion of
								  Upper New York Bay bounded on the north and east by the western shore of
								  Brooklyn, on the south and west by the peninsula which separates the Basin from
								  Gowanus Bay and Red Hook channel, including the outlet of the Basin; bounded on
								  the northwest by a line from the northernmost point of the Basin peninsula to
								  the point on the western shore of Brooklyn defined by the projection of Van
								  Brunt Street.
S-23ne
SD
SD
7
LI 1 and tribs.
Gowanus
								  Canal
Trib. of Gowanus Bay.
S-24nw
SD
SD
RARITAN BAY
8
Raritan Bay portion
That
								  portion of Bay within New York State bounded on east by north-south line drawn
								  from south tip of Crookes Point to Point Comfort at Keansburg, New Jersey; and
								  bounded on west by north-south line drawn from Cupola at Mount Loretto Girls
								  Home to Conaskonk Point at Union Beach, New Jersey.
S-23sw T-23nw
That segment north of line drawn from Black Buoy
								  "39" to south tip of Crookes Point, including Great Kills
								  Harbor.
SB
SB
That segment south of line drawn from Black Buoy
								  "39" to south tip.
SA
SA
9
Raritan Bay portion
That
								  portion of Bay within New York State bounded on east by north-south line drawn
								  from Cupola at Mount Loretto Girls Home to Conaskonk Point at Union Beach, New
								  Jersey; and bounded on west by north-south line from terminus of Page Avenue
								  projected to south shore of Staten Island, thence through boundary beacon to
								  New York-New Jersey boundary line.
S-23sw
								  T-23nw
SB
SB
10
Raritan Bay portion
That
								  portion of Bay within New York State bounded on east by north-south line drawn
								  from terminus of Page Avenue projected to south shore of Staten Island, thence
								  through boundary beacon to New York-New Jersey boundary line; and bounded on
								  west by line from southernmost point of Staten Island at Ward Point to New
								  York-New Jersey boundary line at Great Beds Lighthouse.
T-22ne
								  T-23nw
SB
SB
11
Raritan Bay portion
That
								  sector of Bay within New York State off mouth of Arthur Kill bounded on south
								  by line from southernmost point of Staten Island at Ward Point to New York-New
								  Jersey boundary line at Great Beds Lighthouse; and bounded on north by line at
								  mouth of Arthur Kill from southernmost point of Staten Island at Ward Point to
								  southernmost point of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at Ferry Point.
T-22ne
								  T-23nw
I
I
ARTHUR KILL, NEWARK BAY AND KILL VAN
								  KULL
12
SI (0.0 -
								  2.0)* portion
Arthur Kill
That
								  portion within New York State from mouth (at an east-west line drawn from
								  southernmost point of Staten Island at Ward Point to southernmost point of
								  Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at Ferry Point) to Outerbridge
								  Crossing.
S-22se S-23sw T-22ne T-23nw
I
I
13
SI (2.0 - 12.9) portion
Arthur
								  Kill
That portion within New York State from Outerbridge Crossing to
								  Newark Bay outlet.
S-22se S-23sw S-23nw
SD
SD
14
SI (12.9 - 14.6)
								  portion
Newark Bay
Southern portion of Bay lying north of
								  Staten Island within New York State between outlet to Arthur Kill and outlet to
								  Kill Van Kull.
S-23nw
SD
SD
15
SI (14.6 - 18.0) portion
Kill
								  Van Kull
That portion within New York State from outlet of Newark Bay
								  to mouth of Kill Van Kull (at north-south line drawn from northernmost point of
								  Staten Island to easternmost point at Constable Point, Bayonne, New
								  Jersey).
S-23nw S-23ne
SD
SD
STATEN ISLAND TRIBUTARIES
16
SI P 1039 SI P 1039a SI P 1039b SI P
								  1040
Grasmere Lake Ipes Pond Shore Acres Pond Cameron
								  Lake
Isolated bodies of water.
S-23se
B
B
17
SI P 1040a, P 1040b, P 1040c, P
								  1040d
Tribs. of New Creek
Isolated ponds with New Creek
								  watershed.
S-23se
B
B
18
SI 1 and tribs.
New
								  Creek
Tidal estuary and fresh water tribs.
S-23se
Tidal portion.
I
I
Fresh waters portion.
C
C
19
SI 2
Great Kills
								  Creek
Enters Great Kills Harbor at Great Kills Park.
S-23sw
								  S-23se
I
I
20
SI 2a and tribs.
Oakwood
								  Creek
Drains Oakwood Beach and Great Kills Park
								  areas.
S-23se
Tidal portion.
I
I
Fresh waters portion.
C
C
21
SI P 1045 SI P 1045a
Unnamed
								  pond Great Kills Pond
Isolated
								  ponds.
S-23sw
B
B
22
SI 3 including P 1050, P
								  1051a
Lipsett Avenue stream
Fresh waters
								  portion.
S-23sw
B
B
23
SI P 1051 and trib.
St.
								  Joseph's or Arbutus Lake
Fresh waters
								  portion.
S-23sw
B
B
24
SI P 1051b
Huguenot
								  Pond
Isolated pond.
S-23sw
C
C
25
SI P 1053 and trib. including P
								  1053a
Wolfes Pond
Within and near Wolfes Pond
								  Park.
S-23sw
B
B
26
SI 4 and trib. including P 1054a, P
								  1054b, P 1054c
Lemmon Creek
Tidal portion. Fresh waters
								  portion. Bloeser's Pond (P 1054b). Long Pond (P
								  1054c).
S-23sw
SC B
SC B
27
SI 5
Bedell Avenue
								  Creek
Tidal estuary.
S-23sw
I
I
28
SI 6 portion
Mill
								  Creek
Tidal portion.
S-23sw
I
I
29
SI 6 portion
Mill
								  Creek
Fresh waters portion.
S-23sw
C
C
30
SI 7a, 7b including P 1061,
								  7c
Tribs. of Arthur Kill
Tidal portion. Fresh waters portion.
								  Tappan's Creek (trib. 7a).
S-23sw
SD C
SD C
31
SI 7d portion and
								  tribs.
Sleight Creek
Tidal
								  portion.
S-23sw
SD
SD
32
SI 7d portion
Sleight
								  Creek
Fresh waters portion.
S-23sw
C
C
33
SI 7e and tribs.
Benedic
								  Creek
S-23sw
SD
SD
34
SI 8 portion
Fresh
								  Kills
From mouth to trib. 1.
S-23sw
SD
SD
35
SI 8 portion
Fresh Kills or
								  Richmond Creek
From trib. 1 to Richmond Hill Road
								  culvert.
S-23sw
SC
SC
36
SI 8 portion
Fresh Kills or
								  Richmond Creek
From Richmond Hill Road culvert to
								  source.
S-23sw
Tidal portion.
SC
SC
Fresh waters portion.
B
B
37
SI 8-1 and tribs. except trib.
								  8-1-1
Main Creek
S-23sw
SC
SC
38
SI 8-1-1
Springville
								  Creek
Tidal portion. Fresh waters portion.
S-23sw
SC
								  B
SC B
39
SI 8-1a, 3 and trib. including P
								  1067a, 2 and trib. 5
Tribs. of Fresh Kills or Richmond
								  Creek
Tidal portions. Fresh waters portions.
S-23sw
SC
								  B
SC B
39.1
SI 8-4
Trib. of Fresh Kills
								  or Richmond Creek
S-23sw S-23se
B
B
40
SI P 1069a, P 1069b, P 1069c, P 1069d,
								  P 1069e
Tribs. of Arthur Kill
Isolated ponds and lake. Walker
								  Pond (P 1069a). Ohrback Lake (P 1069b). Stamp Pond (P
								  1069c).
S-23se
B
B
41
SI 9, 9a, 9b, and
								  tribs.
Tribs. of Arthur Kill
Neck Creek (trib. 9). Sawmill
								  Creek (trib. 9a).
S-23sw
SD
SD
42
SI 9c and tribs.
Trib. of
								  Arthur Kill
S-23sw
SD
SD
43
SI 9d and tribs.
Old Place
								  Creek
Tidal portion.
S-23nw
SD
SD
Fresh waters
								  portions.
S-23sw
C
C
44
SI 9e
Bridge
								  Creek
Near Port Ivory.
S-23nw
SD
SD
45
SI 14 and tribs. including P
								  1063a
Bodine Creek
Tidal portions. Fresh waters portion.
								  Willowbrook Lake (P 1063a).
S-23nw S-23sw S-23ne S-23se
SD
								  B
SD B
46
SI 14-1-P 1072, P 1073, P
								  1074
Tribs. of Bodine Creek
Brooks Lake (P 1072). Martling Lake
								  (P 1073). Clove Lake (P 1074).
S-23se
B
B
47
SI 14-1-P 1075
Valley
								  Lake
S-23se
B
B
48
SI 14-1-P 1076
Silver Lake
								  Reservoir
New York City storage reservoir.
S-23se
								  S-23ne
AA
AA
49
SI 15
Trib. of Kill Van
								  Kull
Tidal portion. Fresh waters portion.
S-23ne
SD
								  C
SD C
50
SI 16 and trib.
Trib. of Kill
								  Van Kull
Tidal portion. Fresh waters portion.
S-23ne
SD
								  B
SD B
51
SI 16-P 1081
Allison Park
								  Pond
S-23ne
B
B
LOWER EAST RIVER
52
ER (0.0 -
								  0.3)*
East River
Sector at mouth of
								  river and lying between following described lines: line drawn from southernmost
								  tip of Manhattan Island at the Battery and extending southeastward to western
								  tip of pier 17 in Brooklyn, and true east-west line drawn from southernmost tip
								  of Manhattan Island at the Battery and extending to east shore of East River in
								  Brooklyn.
S-23ne
I
I
53
ER (0.3 - 10.1)
East
								  River
From true east-west line passing through southernmost tip of
								  Manhattan Island at the Battery and extending to east shore of East River in
								  Brooklyn to line across river north of Wards Island between Stony Point in
								  Bronx County and Lawrence Point in Queens County. Excludes outlet channel of
								  Harlem River (from line drawn by extending 101st Street in Manhattan to
								  southwesterly tip of Wards Island) and excluding Little Hell Gate outlet
								  (northerly of line drawn from Stony Point to Sunken Meadow navigation bell on
								  Wards Island).
S-23ne S-24nw R-24sw
I
I
54
LI 4 and tribs.
Newtown Creek
								  or English Kills
S-24nw
SD
SD
55
LI 4-8-P 66
Ridgewood
								  (Brooklyn) Reservoir
New York City distribution
								  reservoir.
S-24nw
AA
AA
THE HARLEM RIVER
56
ER 1 portion and tribs. 1a,
								  1b
Harlem River, Little Hell Gate, Bronx Kill
Harlem River from
								  junction with Lower East River (at line drawn by extending 101st Street in
								  Manhattan to southwesterly tip of Wards Island) to Washington Bridge. Little
								  Hell Gate from junction with Harlem River to junction with Lower East River (at
								  line drawn from Stony Point to Sunken Meadow navigation bell on Wards Island).
								  Bronx Kill from junction with Harlem River to junction with Little Hell
								  Gate.
R-24sw
I
I
56.1
ER 1 portion
Harlem
								  River
From Washington Bridge to junction with Hudson River at Spuyten
								  Duyvil (at line extending easterly shores of Hudson River across Spuyten Duyvil
								  Channel).
R-24sw R-24nw
I
I
57
ER 1-5 portion
Tibbetts
								  Brook
From Van Cortlandt Lake to Bronx-Westchester county
								  line.
R-24nw
B
B
58
ER 1-5 portion
Tibbetts
								  Brook
From Bronx-Westchester county line to south boundary of Tibbetts
								  Brook Park.
R-24nw
C
C
59
ER 1-5 portion
Tibbetts
								  Brook
From south boundary of Tibbetts Brook Lake to
								  source.
R-24nw R-24sw
B
B
60
ER 1-5-P 1042
Jerome Park
								  Reservoir
New York City distribution reservoir.
R-24nw
								  R-24sw
AA
AA
61
ER 1-5-P 1043
Van Cortlandt
								  Lake
The outlet, formerly trib. 5, is sewered to Harlem
								  River.
R-24nw
B
B
62
ER 1-5-P 1044a, P 1044b, P 1045a, P
								  1045b, P 1045c, P 1045d, P 1045e
Tribs. of Tibbetts Brook
Swan
								  Lake (P 1045d). Cook Pond (P 1045e).
R-24nw
								  R-24ne
B
B
MANHATTAN ISLAND WATERS
63
ER-1-P 1034, P 1035, P
								  1036
The Harlem Meer
Isolated ponds on Manhattan Island within
								  Central Park.
R-24sw
B
B
[FN*] Segment of waters measured in miles upstream from
						mouth of Arthur Kill.
[FN*] Segment of waters measured upstream from mouth of
						East River.