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Appendix B: Use Classifications and Water Quality Criteria for New York State
Appendix B: Use Classifications and Water Quality Criteria for New York State
Pages 523-527
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Much of this information is contained in the New York State Codes, Rules, and Regulations, Title 6, Chapter X, Parts 700-705. New York divides water into four main categories for the purpose of classification: fresh surface waters (which includes the New York City drinking water reservoirs)
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For almost all other important physical, chemical, and biological parameters, there are specific criteria. Dissolved oxygen, pH, C1, fecal coliforms, and metals are of most concern for New York City.
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. Finally, the revisions contain an additional section dealing exclusively with groundwater the principal organic contaminant groundwater standard (POC)
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is the state's basic tool for identifying and organizing impaired waters. The state is divided into drainage basins; those basins that include the New York City reservoirs are the Lower Hudson River basin, the Delaware River basin, and the Mohawk River basin.
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A waterbody can fall into more than one category, but a review of the list shows that very few do. The New York City reservoirs are all designated priority for TMDL development.
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