Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article II - Water Resources › Chapter 93 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 93.3 - Protected water uses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Water uses which shall be protected, and upon which the
						  development of water quality criteria shall be based, are set forth,
						  accompanied by their identifying symbols, in Table.
TABLE 1
Symbol
Protected Use
Aquatic Life
CWF
Cold Water
								  Fishes
-Maintenance or propagation, or both, of fish species including
								  the family Salmonidae and additional flora and fauna which are indigenous to a
								  cold water habitat.
WWF
Warm Water
								  Fishes
-Maintenance and propagation of fish species and additional
								  flora and fauna which are indigenous to a warm water habitat.
MF
Migratory
								  Fishes
-Passage, maintenance and propagation of anadromous and
								  catadromous fishes and other fishes which move to or from flowing waters to
								  complete their life cycle in other waters.
TSF
Trout
								  Stocking
-Maintenance of stocked trout from February 15 to July 31 and
								  maintenance and propagation of fish species and additional flora and fauna
								  which are indigenous to a warm water habitat.
Water Supply
PWS
Potable Water
								  Supply
-Used by the public as defined by the Federal Safe Drinking
								  Water Act, 42 U.S.C.A.
								  §
																300F, or by other water users that
								  require a permit from the Department under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water
								  Act (35 P. S. §§
																721.1-721.18), or the act of June 24, 1939
								  (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§
																631-641), after conventional treatment, for
								  drinking, culinary and other domestic purposes, such as inclusion into foods,
								  either directly or indirectly.
IWS
Industrial Water
								  Supply
-Use by industry for inclusion into nonfood products, processing
								  and cooling.
LWS
Livestock Water
								  Supply
-Use by livestock and poultry for drinking and cleansing.
AWS
Wildlife Water
								  Supply
-Use for waterfowl habitat and for drinking and cleansing by
								  wildlife.
IRS
Irrigation
-Used to
								  supplement precipitation for crop production, maintenance of golf courses and
								  athletic fields and other commercial horticultural activities.
Recreation and Fish
								  Consumption
B
Boating
-Use of the
								  water for power boating, sail boating, canoeing and rowing for recreational
								  purposes when surface water flow or impoundment conditions allow.
F
Fishing
-Use of the
								  water for the legal taking of fish. For recreation or consumption.
WC
Water Contact
								  Sports
-Use of the water for swimming and related activities.
E
Esthetics
-Use of the
								  water as an esthetic setting to recreational pursuits.
Special Protection
HQ
High Quality Waters
EV
Exceptional Value
								  Waters
Other
N
Navigation
-Use of the
								  water for the commercial transfer and transport of persons, animals and goods.
The provisions of this §
														93.3 amended under sections
							 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§
															691.5(b)(1) and
							 691.402); and section 1920-A
							 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
															510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														92a.82 (relating to public notice
							 of permit applications and draft permits); 25 Pa. Code §
														93.4c (relating to implementation
							 of antidegradation requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
														245.1 (relating to definitions);
							 and 25 Pa. Code § 287.1 (relating to
							 definitions).