6 CRR-NY 890.6NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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 13. NEW YORK CITY WATERS SERIES
PART 890. NEW YORK CITY WATERS
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6 CRR-NY 890.6
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, RICHMOND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NEW YORK
Item No.Waters Index NumberNameDescriptionMap Ref. No.ClassStandards
ATLANTIC OCEAN AND NEW YORK BAY
1 Atlantic Ocean portionThat 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-24seSASA
2 Atlantic Ocean and Lower New York Bay east portionsOcean 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-24swSBSB
3 Lower New York Bay west portionThat 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-23neSBSB
4 Lower New York Bay portion including Gravesend BayThat 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-24swSBSB
5LI 253Coney Island CreekTrib. of Gravesend Bay.S-24swII
6 Upper New York Bay including The Narrows, Atlantic Basin, Gowanus BayThat 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-24nwSBSB
6.1 Erie BasinThat 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-23neSDSD
7LI 1 and tribs.Gowanus CanalTrib. of Gowanus Bay.S-24nwSDSD
RARITAN BAY
8 Raritan Bay portionThat 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. SBSB
That segment south of line drawn from Black Buoy "39" to south tip. SASA
9 Raritan Bay portionThat 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-23nwSBSB
10 Raritan Bay portionThat 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-23nwSBSB
11 Raritan Bay portionThat 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-23nwII
ARTHUR KILL, NEWARK BAY AND KILL VAN KULL
12SI (0.0 - 2.0)* portionArthur KillThat 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-23nwII
13SI (2.0 - 12.9) portionArthur KillThat portion within New York State from Outerbridge Crossing to Newark Bay outlet.S-22se S-23sw S-23nwSDSD
14SI (12.9 - 14.6) portionNewark BaySouthern portion of Bay lying north of Staten Island within New York State between outlet to Arthur Kill and outlet to Kill Van Kull.S-23nwSDSD
15SI (14.6 - 18.0) portionKill Van KullThat 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-23neSDSD
STATEN ISLAND TRIBUTARIES
16SI P 1039 SI P 1039a SI P 1039b SI P 1040Grasmere Lake Ipes Pond Shore Acres Pond Cameron LakeIsolated bodies of water.S-23seBB
17SI P 1040a, P 1040b, P 1040c, P 1040dTribs. of New CreekIsolated ponds with New Creek watershed.S-23seBB
18SI 1 and tribs.New CreekTidal estuary and fresh water tribs.S-23se
Tidal portion. II
Fresh waters portion. CC
19SI 2Great Kills CreekEnters Great Kills Harbor at Great Kills Park.S-23sw S-23seII
20SI 2a and tribs.Oakwood CreekDrains Oakwood Beach and Great Kills Park areas.S-23se
Tidal portion. II
Fresh waters portion. CC
21SI P 1045 SI P 1045aUnnamed pond Great Kills PondIsolated ponds.S-23swBB
22SI 3 including P 1050, P 1051aLipsett Avenue streamFresh waters portion.S-23swBB
23SI P 1051 and trib.St. Joseph's or Arbutus LakeFresh waters portion.S-23swBB
24SI P 1051bHuguenot PondIsolated pond.S-23swCC
25SI P 1053 and trib. including P 1053aWolfes PondWithin and near Wolfes Pond Park.S-23swBB
26SI 4 and trib. including P 1054a, P 1054b, P 1054cLemmon CreekTidal portion. Fresh waters portion. Bloeser's Pond (P 1054b). Long Pond (P 1054c).S-23swSC BSC B
27SI 5Bedell Avenue CreekTidal estuary.S-23swII
28SI 6 portionMill CreekTidal portion.S-23swII
29SI 6 portionMill CreekFresh waters portion.S-23swCC
30SI 7a, 7b including P 1061, 7cTribs. of Arthur KillTidal portion. Fresh waters portion. Tappan's Creek (trib. 7a).S-23swSD CSD C
31SI 7d portion and tribs.Sleight CreekTidal portion.S-23swSDSD
32SI 7d portionSleight CreekFresh waters portion.S-23swCC
33SI 7e and tribs.Benedic Creek S-23swSDSD
34SI 8 portionFresh KillsFrom mouth to trib. 1.S-23swSDSD
35SI 8 portionFresh Kills or Richmond CreekFrom trib. 1 to Richmond Hill Road culvert.S-23swSCSC
36SI 8 portionFresh Kills or Richmond CreekFrom Richmond Hill Road culvert to source.S-23sw
Tidal portion. SCSC
Fresh waters portion. BB
37SI 8-1 and tribs. except trib. 8-1-1Main Creek S-23swSCSC
38SI 8-1-1Springville CreekTidal portion. Fresh waters portion.S-23swSC BSC B
39SI 8-1a, 3 and trib. including P 1067a, 2 and trib. 5Tribs. of Fresh Kills or Richmond CreekTidal portions. Fresh waters portions.S-23swSC BSC B
39.1SI 8-4Trib. of Fresh Kills or Richmond Creek S-23sw S-23seBB
40SI P 1069a, P 1069b, P 1069c, P 1069d, P 1069eTribs. of Arthur KillIsolated ponds and lake. Walker Pond (P 1069a). Ohrback Lake (P 1069b). Stamp Pond (P 1069c).S-23seBB
41SI 9, 9a, 9b, and tribs.Tribs. of Arthur KillNeck Creek (trib. 9). Sawmill Creek (trib. 9a).S-23swSDSD
42SI 9c and tribs.Trib. of Arthur Kill S-23swSDSD
43SI 9d and tribs.Old Place CreekTidal portion.S-23nwSDSD
Fresh waters portions.S-23swCC
44SI 9eBridge CreekNear Port Ivory.S-23nwSDSD
45SI 14 and tribs. including P 1063aBodine CreekTidal portions. Fresh waters portion. Willowbrook Lake (P 1063a).S-23nw S-23sw S-23ne S-23seSD BSD B
46SI 14-1-P 1072, P 1073, P 1074Tribs. of Bodine CreekBrooks Lake (P 1072). Martling Lake (P 1073). Clove Lake (P 1074).S-23seBB
47SI 14-1-P 1075Valley Lake S-23seBB
48SI 14-1-P 1076Silver Lake ReservoirNew York City storage reservoir.S-23se S-23neAAAA
49SI 15Trib. of Kill Van KullTidal portion. Fresh waters portion.S-23neSD CSD C
50SI 16 and trib.Trib. of Kill Van KullTidal portion. Fresh waters portion.S-23neSD BSD B
51SI 16-P 1081Allison Park Pond S-23neBB
LOWER EAST RIVER
52ER (0.0 - 0.3)*East RiverSector 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-23neII
53ER (0.3 - 10.1)East RiverFrom 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-24swII
54LI 4 and tribs.Newtown Creek or English Kills S-24nwSDSD
55LI 4-8-P 66Ridgewood (Brooklyn) ReservoirNew York City distribution reservoir.S-24nwAAAA
THE HARLEM RIVER
56ER 1 portion and tribs. 1a, 1bHarlem River, Little Hell Gate, Bronx KillHarlem 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-24swII
56.1ER 1 portionHarlem RiverFrom 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-24nwII
57ER 1-5 portionTibbetts BrookFrom Van Cortlandt Lake to Bronx-Westchester county line.R-24nwBB
58ER 1-5 portionTibbetts BrookFrom Bronx-Westchester county line to south boundary of Tibbetts Brook Park.R-24nwCC
59ER 1-5 portionTibbetts BrookFrom south boundary of Tibbetts Brook Lake to source.R-24nw R-24swBB
60ER 1-5-P 1042Jerome Park ReservoirNew York City distribution reservoir.R-24nw R-24swAAAA
61ER 1-5-P 1043Van Cortlandt LakeThe outlet, formerly trib. 5, is sewered to Harlem River.R-24nwBB
62ER 1-5-P 1044a, P 1044b, P 1045a, P 1045b, P 1045c, P 1045d, P 1045eTribs. of Tibbetts BrookSwan Lake (P 1045d). Cook Pond (P 1045e).R-24nw R-24neBB
MANHATTAN ISLAND WATERS
63ER-1-P 1034, P 1035, P 1036The Harlem MeerIsolated ponds on Manhattan Island within Central Park.R-24swBB

Footnotes

*
Segment of waters measured in miles upstream from mouth of Arthur Kill.
*
Segment of waters measured upstream from mouth of East River.
6 CRR-NY 890.6
Current through February 15, 2022
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