New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Subchapter B - CLASSES AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY ASSIGNED TO FRESH SURFACE AND TIDAL SALT WATERS › Article 18 - UPPER EAST RIVER AND LONG ISLAND SOUND WITHIN QUEENS, BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES › Part 935 - UPPER EAST RIVER AND LONG ISLAND SOUND WITHIN QUEENS, BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES › Section 935.6 - Table I

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
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 THE UPPER EAST RIVER AND LONG ISLAND SOUND WITHIN QUEENS BRONX AND
						WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NEW YORK UPPER EAST RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
Item No.
Waters Index Number
Name
Description
Map Ref No.
Class
Standards
UPPER EAST RIVER AND
									 TRIBUTARIES
1
ER portion
East River (10.1-12.3)
From a line drawn across the river between Stony
								  Point in Bronx County and Lawrence Point in Queens County, to the lines drawn
								  across the river from Hunts Point in Bronx County and Sanford Point in Queens
								  County, intersecting at the easterly point of Rikers Island.
R-24sw R-24se
I
I
2
ER portion
East River (12.3-14.5)
From lines drawn across the river from Hunts Point
								  in Bronx County and Sanford Point in Queens County intersecting at the easterly
								  point of Rikers Island, to Whitestone Bridge connecting Old Ferry Point in
								  Bronx County to Francis Lewis Park in Queens County.
R-24se
I
I
3
ER portion
East River (14.5-17.0)
From Whitestone Bridge connecting Old Ferry Point
								  in Bronx County to Francis Lewis Park in Queens County to a line drawn across
								  the river between Throgs Neck Point in Bronx County and Willets Point in Queens
								  County.
R-24se
SB
SB
4
LI-8
Steinway Creek
R-24sw
SD
SD
5
LI-9
Trib. of East River
Enters stream at Bowery Bay.
R-24sw
SD
SD
6
LI-12 portion
Flushing Creek
Mouth to Tide Gate Bridge in Flushing Meadow
								  Park.
R-24se
I
I
7
LI-12 portion
Flushing Creek
From Tide Gate Bridge in Flushing Meadow Park to
								  source.
R-24se S-24ne
B
B
8
LI-12-P 100a, P 100f
Meadow Lake and Willow Lake
Located in Meadow Park.
S-24ne
B
B
9
LI-12-1 and trib.
Mill Creek
R-24se
C
C
10
LI-12-P 76
Kissena Lake
S-24ne
B
B
11
LI-14, 15
Tribs. of East River
Enter at Powell Cove.
R-24se
I
I
12
LI-P 105
Isolated Lake
Located in Crocheron Park.
R-24se
B
B
13
LI-19
Alley Creek
Mouth to P 113.
R-24se R-25sw
I
I
14
Repealed
15
LI-P 107
Oakland Lake
R-24se
B
B
16
LI-P 107-1
Trib. of Oakland Lake
R-24se
C
C
17
LI-20 portion
Trib. of Little Neck Bay
From mouth to sewer terminus. Tidal portion.
R-25sw
I
I
Fresh water portion.
B
B
18
ER-3 portion
Bronx River
Mouth to East Tremont Avenue bridge.
R-24se R-24sw
I
I
19
ER-3 portion
Bronx River
From East Tremont Avenue bridge to
								  Bronx-Westchester county line.
R-24sw R-24se R-24ne
B
B
19.1
ER-3 portion
Bronx River
From Bronx-Westchester county line to trib.
								  33.
R-24se Q-24se
C
C
20
ER-3 portion
Bronx River
From trib. 33 to trib. 38.
Q-24se
C
C(T)
21
ER-3 portion
Bronx River
From trib. 38 to Kensico Dam.
Q-24se
C
C
22
ER-3-5, 8, 20 including P 1047a, P 1048a, P 1048b,
								  P 1048c, P 1048d, P 1051a
Tribs. of Bronx River
Laurel Brook (trib. 20). Crotona Park Pond (P
								  1047a). Woodlawn Lake (P 1051a).
R-24sw R-24ne
B
B
23
ER-3-P 1052
Hillview Reservoir
R-24ne
AA
AA
24
ER-3-22
Grassy Sprain Brook
R-24ne
C
C
25
ER-3-22-4
Grassy Sprain Brook
Mouth to dam at Grassy Sprain Brook Reservoir.
R-24ne
C
C
26
ER-3-22-4-P 1055
Grassy Sprain Reservoir
R-24ne
A
A
27
ER-3-22-4-P 1055-1, 1a
Tribs. of Grassy Sprain Reservoir
Trib. 1 is Grassy Sprain Brook.
R-24ne
C
C
28
ER-3-22-6, 9
Tribs. of Sprain Brook
R-24ne Q-24se
C
C
29
ER-3-22-9-P 1056a
Subtrib. of Sprain Brook
Q-24se
C
C
30
ER-3-P 1057, P 1057a
Tribs. of Bronx River
R-24ne
C
C
31
ER-3-24 and trib., 26 including P 1057c, 31 and
								  trib. including P 1057g, P 1057e, P 1057d
Tribs. of Bronx river
Troublesome Brook (trib. 24).
R-24ne Q-24se
C
C
32
ER-3-24-P 1059a
Crestwood Lake
R-24ne
C
C
33
ER-3-33
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
34
ER-3-33-P 1057h
Hartsdale Lake
Q-24se
C
C
35
ER-3-35 and tribs. including P 1062
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
36
ER-3-35-36 and trib. 1
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
37
ER-3-36-1-P 1062a
Subtrib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
B
B
38
ER-3-36-P 1062c and tribs., P 1062b
White Plains Reservoirs
Q-24se
A
A
39
ER-3-P 1057k
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
40
ER-3-37
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
41
ER-3-38
Trib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C(TS)
42
ER-3-38-1 including P 1067m, 3 and trib.
Subtribs. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
43
ER-3-38-P 1057n
Subtrib. of Bronx River
Q-24se
C
C
44
ER-3-P 1063
Kensico Reservoir
Q-24se Q-25sw
AA
AA(T)
45
ER-3-P 1063-2, 3, 4 and tribs. including P 1063a, P
								  1063b, 5 and tribs., 5a, 7 and tribs., 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
								  including P 1063d, P 1063e
Tribs. of Kensico Reservoir
Whipporwill Lake (P 1063a). Heaptauga Lake (P
								  1063b). Bear Gutter Creek (trib. 7). Quarry Lake (P 1063d).
Q-24se Q-25nw Q-25sw
A
A
46
ER-3-P 1063-5-1-1-P 1063c
Unnamed Pond
Q-25nw
A
A
47
ER-3-4 and trib. 1
Westchester Creek and Pugsley Creek
R-24se
I
I
LONG ISLAND SOUND AND
									 TRIBUTARIES
48
LIS portion
Long Island Sound
From a generally north-south line drawn from Throgs
								  Neck Point to Willetts Point to another generally north-south line drawn from
								  Premium Point to Flashing Red Buoy # 2 near Huckleberry Island, thence through
								  Execution Rocks Lighthouse, including Little Neck Bay portion in Queens County,
								  Eastchester Bay in Bronx County and shore waters in Bronx and Westchester
								  Counties within the described portion of the Sound.
R-24se R-24ne R-25nw
SB
SB
49
LIS portion
Long Island Sound
From a generally north-south line drawn from
								  Premium Point to Flashing Red Buoy #2 near Huckleberry Island, thence through
								  Execution Rocks Lighthouse to the New York-Connecticut state boundary line
								  within Westchester County, excluding waters within the one-mile square of the
								  sewer outfalls of New Rochelle, Mamaroneck and Blind Brook and the
								  below-described Long Island Sound shore waters of Larchmont Harbor, Milton
								  Harbor, the cove areas reaching from Milton Point to the southern tip of
								  Manursing Island and Port Chester Harbor and adjacent Souhd waters.
R-24ne R-25nw
SA
SA
50
LIS portion
Long Island Sound
Waters of the Sound within the one-square-mile area
								  geometrically formed by the sides of a square one mile in length with the soudh
								  side parallel to the Westchester Nassau county line and which area is located
								  with its center at the terminus of the New Rochelle Water Pollution Control
								  Plant (located about 0.65 mile southeast of Premium Point and 0.9 mile north,
								  east of the northern tip of Huckleberry Island).
R-24ne R-25nw
SB
SB
51
LIS portion
Long Island Sound
Waters of the Sound within the one square-mile area
								  geometrically formed by the sides of a square one mile in length with the south
								  side parallel to the Westchester Nassau county line and which area is located
								  with its center at the terminus of the Mamaroneck Water Pollution Control Plant
								  (located about 1.5 miles southeast of Orienta Point and 1.2 miles south west of
								  Milton Point).
R-25nw
SB
SB
52
LIS portion
Long Island Sount
Waters of the Sound within the one square-mile area
								  geometrically formed by the sides of a square one mile in length with the south
								  side parallel to the Westchester Nassau county line and which area is located
								  with its center at the terminus of the Blind Brook Water Pollution Control
								  Plant (located about 1.2 miles northeasterly of Parsonage Point and 1.0 mile
								  southwesterly of the southeasterly tip of Manursing Island).
R-25nw
SB
SB
53
LIS portion
Long Island Sound, Larchmont Harbor
Waters not indexed lying north of a line drawn
								  between Umbrella Point at Larchmont and Edgewater Point on Satans Toe.
R-25nw
SB
SB
54
LIS portion
Long Island Sound, Mamaroneck Harbor
Waters not indexed lying northerly of a line drawn
								  in a northeasterly direction from the southern tip of the sea wall at Orienta
								  Point near the Orienta Yacht Club at the foot of Rushmore Avenue in Mamaroneck,
								  to a point on the mainland immediately north of Spike Island at the
								  intersection of the shoreline and the extension of the line to the center gable
								  of a large stone and stucco residence at No. 6 Shore Road in the Greenhaven
								  section within the City of Rye.
R-25nw
SB
SB
55
LIS portion
Long Island Sound, Milton Harbor
Waters not indexed lying northerly of a line drawn
								  from the north eastern tip of Maries Neck peninsula and extending southeasterly
								  across the harbor to a point at the intersection of the mainland shore of Pine
								  Neck peninsula and the extension of the line to the center section of the
								  Wainwright House located on Stuyvesant Avenue about 0.3 mile northerly of
								  Milton Point.
R-25nw
SB
SB
56
LIS portion
Long Island sound, Unnamed cove areas
Shore waters of the Sound not indexed, lying
								  northerly of lines drawn from Milton Point on Pine Neck to Parsonage Point on
								  Pine Neck; thence from Parsoange Point to the south tip of Pine Island on Pine
								  Neck; thence from the northernmost tip of Pine Island to the light buoy 0.2
								  mile off Rye Beach; thence to the southern most tip of Manursing Island.
R-25nw
SB
SB
56.1
LIS portion
Long Island Sound, off Port Chester Harbor
Waters of the Sound not indexed and within
								  Westchester County lying north of a line projected from the southernmost tip of
								  Manursing Island to the south tip of the southernmost Calf Island in
								  Connecticut and lying south of a line drawn from the northernmost tip of North
								  Manursing Island to Navigation Light at tip of breakwater off Byram Point,
								  Connecticut.
R-25nw
SB
SB
57
LIS portion
Long Island Sound, Port Chester Harbor
Waters within Westchester county not indexed, lying
								  westerly of a line drawn from the northernmost tip of North Manursing Island to
								  Navigation Light at tip of breakwater off Byram Point, Connecticut.
R-25nw
SB
SB
58
LIS 1 portion
Weir Creek
R-24se
SB
SB
59
LIS 2 portion including tribs. 1, 2 and tribs., 2a,
								  3, 5
Hutchinson River or Eastchester Creek
Mouth to East Colonial Avenue bridge. Givan Creek
								  (trib. 1). Mill Creek (trib. 2).
R-24se R-24ne
SB
SB
60
LIS 2 portion including P1072, P 1075
Hutchinson River
From East Colonial Avenue to south boundary of City
								  Parkway. Pelham Lake (P 1072). Reservoir No. 1 (P 1075).
R-24ne
B
B
61
LIS 2 portion including P 1070
Hutchinson River
From south boundary of City Parkway to P 1075
								  (Reservoir No. 1). Glenwood Lake (P 1070).
R-24ne
C
C
62
LIS 2-P 1073a, 10, P 1074
Tribs. of Hutchinson River
Reservoir No. 2 (P 1073a). Reservoir No. 3 (P
								  1074).
R-24ne
C
C
63
LIS 2-P 1075-2
Trib. of Reservoir No. 1
R-24ne
C
C
64
LIS 4
Burling Brook
R-24ne
C
C
65
LIS P 1080, P 1082
Hugenot Lake, Paine Lake
R-24ne
C
C
66
LIS 6 portion
Premium River
Mouth to Boston Post Road, Tidal portion.
								  (Remaining portion is sewered.)
R-24ne
SC
SC
67
LIS 6-1, 1a
Tribs. of Premium River
Pinebrook (trib. 1)
R-24ne
C
C
68
LIS 6-P 1085
Beechmont Lake
R-24ne
C
C
69
LIS 7 portion
East Creek
Mouth to Boston Post Road. (Remaining portion is
								  sewered.)
R-25nw
SC
SC
70
LIS 8 portion
Mamaroneck River
Mouth to Boston Post Road, Tidal portion.
R-25nw
SC
SC
71
LIS 8 portion
Mamaroneck River
From Boston Post Road to P 1091a.
R-25nw
C
C
72
LIS 8 portion
Mamaroneck River
From P 1091a to 0.8 mile above trib. 8.
R-25sw Q-25sw
C
C(T)
73
LIS 8
Mamaroneck River
From 0.8 mile above trib. 8 to P 1094 (Silver
								  Lake).
Q-25sw Q-24se
C
C
74
LIS 8-1 including P 1087b
Sheldrake River
R-24ne
C
C
75
LIS 8-1-3 and trib., P 1087a
Tribs. of Sheldrake River
R-24ne
C
C
76
LIS 8-1- P 1087
Sheldrake River
Upper Larchmont Reservoir.
R-24ne
A
A
77
Repealed
78
LIS 8-2
Trib. of Mamaroneck River
R-25nw
D
D
79
LIS 8-2-P 1090, P 1086
Subtribs. of Mamaroneck River
Gedney Pond (P 1090).
R-25nw
C
C
80
LIS 8-4
Trib. of Mamaroneck River
R-25nw
C
C
81
LIS 8-P 1091a
Mamaroneck Reservoir
R-25nw
A
A
82
LIS 8-5a
Trib. of Mamaroneck River
R-25nw R-24ne
C
C
83
LIS 8-6 and tribs.
West Branch Mamaroneck River
R-25nw R-24ne Q-24se
C
C
84
LIS 8-8 and tribs., 8a, 8b, 9, 10 and tribs., 11
								  and tribs., 11a, 11b, 12 and tribs., 13
Tribs. of Mamaroneck River
Upper segment of trib. 12 and tribs., 2a, 3, 4 and
								  5 drain to P 1093a (Forest Lake).
R-25nw Q-25sw
C
C
85
LIS 8-12-P 1093a P 1093b, P 1093c
Subtribs. of Mamaroneck River
Spring Lake (P 1093a). Forest Lake (P 1093b).
Q-25sw Q-24se
C
C
86
LIS 8-P 1094
Silver Lake
Q-24se Q-25sw
B
B
87
LIS 8-P 1094-1 and tribs., 2
Tribs. of Silver Lake
Q-25sw Q-24se
C
C
88
LIS 9 portion
Beaver Swamp Brook
From mouth to trib. 1. Tidal portion.
R-25nw
SC
SC
Fresh water portion
C
C
89
LIS 9 portion
Beaver Swamp Brook
From trib. 1 to Locust Avenue bridge.
R-25nw
C
C
90
LIS 9 portion
Beaver Swamp Brook
From Locust Avenue bridge to source.
R-25nw Q-24se
C
C
91
LIS 9-1 and trib.
Trib. of Beaver Swamp Brook
Unsewered segments.
R-25nw
C
C
92
LIS 9-1-1a-P 1095b
Subtrib. of Beaver Swamp Brook
R-25nw
C
C
93
LIS 10 including P 1096
Otter Creek
Mill Pond (P 1096).
R-25nw
SC
SC
94
LIS 11 portion
Blind Brook
Mouth to Cross County Parkway bridge.
R-25nw
C
C
95
LIS 11 portion
Blind Brook
From Cross County Parkway bridge to source.
R-25nw Q-25sw
C
C
96
LIS 11-7 including P 1098a, 9 including P 1098b, P
								  1098c, 9a, 11a, 12, 15
Tribs. of Blind Brook
R-25nw Q-25sw
C
C
97
LIS 11-11 portion, including all tribs., and P
								  1100a
Trib. of Blind Brook
From mouth to trib. 2.
Q-25sw
C
C
98
LIS 11-11 portion including P 1098d
Trib. of Blind Brook
From trib. 2 to Cottage Street Bridge.
Q-25sw
C
C
99
LIS 11-11 portion
Trib. of Blind Brook
From Cottage Street Bridge to source.
Q-25sw
C
C
100
LIS 11-14
Trib. of Blind Brook
Q-25sw
C
C
101
LIS 12, including P 1098e
Playland Lake
Kirby Pond (P 1098e).
R-25nw
SC
SC
102
LIS 13 portion
Byram River
Mouth to Boston Post Road.
R-25nw
SC
SC
103
LIS 13 portion
Byram River
From Boston Post Road to New York-Connecticut State
								  line at Port Chester (north of which point the river is located in
								  Connecticut).
R-25nw Q-25sw
C
C
104
LIS 13 portion
Byram River
From the New York-Connecticut state line (at which
								  point about one mile south of the community of Armonk where the river enters
								  the State of Connecticut) to trib. 11.
Q-25sw
B
B(T)
105
LIS 13 portion
Byram River
From trib. 11 to Byram Lake Reservoir.
Q-25sw Q-25nw
C
C(T)
106
LIS 13-11 and tribs.
Wampus River
Q-25sw Q-25nw
C
C
107
LIS 13-11-2-P 1103c
Trib. of Wampus River
Q-25nw
C
C
108
LIS 13-11- P 1104
Wampus Lake
Q-25nw
B
B
109
LIS 13-11a
Trib. of Byram River
Q-25sw
C
C
110
LIS 13-11a-P 1103a, P 1103b
Subtribs. of Byram River
Q-25sw
C
C
111
LIS 13-12 and trib., 13, 14, P 1103e
Tribs. of Byram River
Q-25nw
C
C
112
LIS 13-12-P 1103d
Subtribs. of Byram River
Q-25nw
B
B
113
LIS 13-P 1104
Byram Lake Reservoir
Q-25nw
AA
AA
114-
Repealed
163