N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 860.30

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 860.30 - Zone 5

(a)Description.

Zone 5 is that part of the Delaware River extending from RM 78.8 to RM 48.2, Liston Point, including the tidal portions of the tributaries thereof.

(b)Water uses to be protected.

The quality of zone 5 waters shall be maintained in a safe and satisfactory condition for the following uses:

(1) industrial water supplies after reasonable treatment;

(2)

(i) maintenance of resident fish and other aquatic life;

(ii) propagation of resident fish from RM 70.0 to RM 48.2;

(iii) passage of anadromous fish;

(iv) wildlife;

(3) recreation; and

(4) navigation.

(c)Stream quality objectives.

(1) Dissolved oxygen.

(i) 24-hour average concentration shall not be less than:

(a) 3.5 mg/l at RM 78.8;

(b) 4.5 mg/l at RM 70.0; or

(c) 6.0 mg/l at RM 59.5.

(ii) During the periods from April 1st to June 15th, and September 16th to December 31st, the dissolved oxygen shall not have a seasonal average less than 6.5 mg/l in the entire zone.

(2) Temperature.

(i) Shall not be raised above ambient by more than:

(a) 4°F (2.2°C) during September through May; nor

(b) 1.5°F (0.8°C) during June through August;

(ii) nor shall maximum temperatures exceed 86°F (30.0°C). (See section 861.12[f][4] of this Title.)

(3) pH.

Between 6.5 and 8.5 inclusive, unless outside this range due to natural conditions.

(4) Phenols.

Maximum 0.01 mg/l, unless exceeded due to natural conditions.

(5) Threshold odor number.

Not to exceed 24 at 60° C.

(6) Synthetic detergents (M.B.A.S.).

Maximum 30-day average 1.0 mg/l.

(7) Radioactivity:

(i) alpha emitters, maximum 3 pc/l (picocuries per liter); and

(ii) beta emitters, maximum 1,000 pc/l.

(8) Bacteria.

(i) Fecal Coliform. Maximum geometric average 200 per 100 milliliters.

(ii) Enterococcus. Maximum geometric average 35 per 100 milliliters.

(9) Turbidity.

Unless exceeded due to natural conditions:

(i) maximum 30-day average 40 units; and

(ii) maximum 150 units.

(10) Alkalinity.

Between 20 and 120 mg/l.

(11) Toxic pollutants. Freshwater stream quality objectives apply in areas upstream of the Delaware Memorial bridges (River Mile 68.75), and the more stringent of the freshwater or marine stream quality objectives apply in areas below RM 68.75.

(i) Applicable criteria to protect the taste and odor of ingested water and fish are presented in Tables 4 of this paragraph.

(ii) Applicable freshwater and marine stream quality objectives to protect aquatic life are presented in Table 5 of this paragraph.

(iii) Applicable freshwater and marine stream quality objectives to protect human health are presented in Tables 6 and 7 of this paragraph.

TABLE 3

MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS TO BE APPLIED AS HUMAN HEALTH STREAM QUALITY OBJECTIVES IN ZONES 2 AND 3 OF THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY

Parameter	Maximum ContaminantLevel (µg/l)
Metals
Arsenic	10
Barium	2000
Beryllium	4
Chromium (trivalent)	100
Copper	1300
Lead	15
Selenium	50
Pesticides/PCBs
alpha-BHC	0.2
beta-BHC	0.2
gamma - BHC (Lindane)	2
2,4-Dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)	70
Methoxychor	40
Toxaphene	3
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)	0.00003
2,4,5 Trichloro-phenoxypropionic acid (2,4,5-TP-Silvex)	50
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Benzene	5
Carbon Tetrachloride	5
1,2-Dichloroethane	5
1,1-Dichloroethylene	7
1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene	100
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)	5
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)	5
Toluene	1000
Total Trihalomethanes	80
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	200
1,1,2-Trichloroehtane	5
Trichloroethylene	5
Vinyl Chloride	2
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo(a)Pyrene	0.2
Other Compounds
Asbestos	7 million fibers/L
Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate	6
Fluoride	4,000
Nitrate	10,000
Pentachlorophenol	1
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD)	0.00003

TABLE 4

CRITERIA TO PROTECT THE TASTE AND ODOR OF INGESTED WATER AND FISH TO BE APPLIED AS HUMAN HEALTH STREAM QUALITY OBJECTIVES IN ALL ZONES OF THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY

Parameter	Stream Quality Objective (µg/l)
Phenol	300
2- Chlorophenol	0.1
2,4 - Dichlorophenol	0.3
2,4 - Dimethylphenol	400
4 - Chloro - 3 - methylphenol	3.0 mg/l
Pentachlorophenol	30
Acenaphthene	20
Chlorobenzene	20
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	1.0
Nitrobenzene	30

TABLE 5

STREAM QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR TOXIC POLLUTANTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF AQUATIC LIFE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY AND BAY

Freshwater Objectives (µg/l)
Parameter	Acute	Chronic	Acute	Chronic
Metals
Aluminuma,b	750	87	NA	NA
Arsenic (trivalent)	340	150	69	36
Cadmiumc	0.651*EXP(1.0166*LN (hardness)-3.924)	0.651*EXP(0.7409*LN (hardness)-4.719)	40	8.8
Chromium (trivalent)c	0.277*EXP(0.819*LN (hardness)+3.7256)	0.277*EXP(0.819*LN (hardness)+0.6848)	NA	NA
Chromium (hexavalent)c	16	11	1,100	50
Copperc	0.908*EXP(0.9422*LN (hardness)-1.7)	0.908*EXP(0.8545*LN (hardness)-1.702)	4.8	3.1
Leadc	38	5.4	210	8.1
Mercuryc	1.4	0.77	1.8	0.94
Nickelc	0.846*EXP(0.846*LN (hardness)+2.255)	0.846*EXP(0.846*LN (hardness)+0.0584)	64	22
Seleniuma	20	5.0	290	71
Silverc	0.85*EXP(1.72*LN (hardness)-6.59)	NA	1.9	NA
Zincc	0.95*EXP(0.8473*LN (hardness)+0.884)	0.95*EXP(0.8473*LN (hardness)+0.884)	90	81
Pesticides/PCBs
Aldrin	3	NA	1.3	NA
gamma - BHC (Lindane)	0.95	NA	0.16	NA
Chlordane	2.4	0.0043	0.09	0.004
Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)	0.083	0.041	0.011	0.0056
DDT and metabolites (DDE & DDD)d	1.1	0.001	0.13	0.001
Dieldrin	0.24	0.056	0.71	0.0019
Endosulfane	0.22	0.056	0.034	0.0087
Endrin	0.086	0.036	0.037	0.0023
Heptachlor	0.52	0.0038	0.053	0.0036
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.52	0.0038	0.053	0.0036
Parathion	0.065	0.013	NA	NA
PCBs (Total)	1.0	0.014	5.0	0.03
Toxaphene	0.73	0.0002	0.21	0.0002
Other Compounds
Cyanide (free)	22	5.2	1	1
Pentachlorophenol	e(1.005*pH-4.83)	e(1.005*pH-5.29)	13	7.9
Indicator Parameters
Whole Effluent Toxicity	0.3 Toxic Unitsacute	1.0 Toxic Unitschronic	0.3 TUa	1.0 TUc

^a Total recoverable criteria.

^b Aluminum criteria listed are restricted to waters with pH between 6.5 and 9.0.

^c Dissolved criteria.

^d Criteria apply to DDT and its metabolites (i.e., the total concentration of DDT and its metabolites should not exceed this value).

^e Values were derived from data for endosulfan and are most appropriately applied to the sum of alpha-endosulfan and beta-endosulfan.

Criteria for cadmium, chromium (trivalent), copper, nickel, silver and zinc are hardness-dependent and are expressed as the dissolved form (see section 3.10.3.C.2. on form of metal).

TABLE 6

STREAM QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR CARCINOGENS FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY AND BAY

Parameter	Freshwater Objectives (µg/l)		Marine Objectives (µg/l)
	Fish & Water Ingestion	Fish Ingestion Only	Fish Ingestion Only
Metals
Arsenic	*	NA	NA
Pesticides/PCBs
Aldrin	0.000049	0.000050	0.000050
alpha - BHC	0.0026	0.0049	0.0049
beta-BHC	0.0091	0.017	0.017
Chlordane	0.00080	0.00081	0.00081
DDD	0.00031	0.00031	0.00031
DDE	0.00022	0.00022	0.00022
DDT	0.00022	0.00022	0.00022
Dieldrin	0.000052	0.000054	0.000054
Heptaclor	0.000079	0.000079	0.000079
Heptaclor Epoxide	0.000039	0.000039	0.000039
PCBs (Total)	0.000016	0.000016	0.000016
Toxaphene	0.00028	0.00028	0.00028
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Acrylonitrile	0.051	0.25	0.25
Benzene	0.61	14	14
Benzidine	0.000086	0.00020	0.00020
Bromoform	4.3	140	140
Bromodichloromethane	0.55	17	17
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.23	1.6	1.6
Chlorodibromomethane	0.40	13	13
Chloroform	5.7	470	470
3,3 - Dichlorobenzidine	0.021	0.028	0.028
1,2 - Dichloroethane	.38	37	37
1,2 - Dichloropropane	0.50	15	15
1,3 - Dichloropropene	0.34	21	21
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)	*	590	590
Tetrachloroethylene	0.69	3.3	3.3
1,1,2,2 - Tetrachloroethane	0.17	4.0	4.0
1,1,2 - Trichloroethane	.059	16	16
Trichloroethylene	2.5	30	30
Vinyl Chloride	0.025	2.4	2.4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benz[a]anthracene	0.0038	0.18	0.18
Benzo[b]fluoranthene	0.038	0.18	0.18
Benzo[k]fluoranthene	0.038	1.8	1.8
Benzo[a]pyrene	0.0038	0.018	0.018
Chrysene	3.8	18	18
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene	0.0038	0.018	0.018
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene	0.038	0.18	0.18
Other Compounds
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether	0.03	0.53	0.53
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	1.2	2.2	2.2
2,4 - Dinitrotoluene	0.11	3.4	3.4
1,2 - Diphenylhydrazine	0.036	0.2	0.2
Hexachlorobenzene	0.00028	0.00029	0.00029
Hexachlorobutadiene	0.44	18	18
Hexachloroethane	1.4	3.3	3.3
Isophorone	35	960	960
N-Nitrosodi-N-butylamine	0.0063	14	14
N-Nitrosodi-N-methylamine	0.00069	3.0	3.0
N-Nitrosodiethylamine	0.0008	1.24	1.24
N-Nitrosodi-N-phenylamine	3.3	6	6
N-Nitrosodi-N-propylamine	0.0050	0.51	0.51
N-Nitrosopyrrolidine	0.016	34	34
Pentachlorophenol	0.27	3.0	3.0
Dioxin (2,3,7,8 - TCDD)	0.000000005	0.0000000051	0.0000000051
2,4,6 - Trichlorophenol	1.4	2.4	2.4

* The MCL for this compound applies in Zones 2 and 3 and is listed in Table 3.

TABLE 7

STREAM QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR SYSTEMIC TOXICANTS FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY AND BAY

Parameter	Freshwater Objectives (µg/l)		Marine Objectives (µg/l)
	Fish & Water Ingestion	Fish Ingestion Only	Fish Ingestion Only
Metals
Antimony	5.6	640	640
Arsenic	*	NA	NA
Beryllium	*	420	420
Cadmium	3.4	16	16
Chromium (trivalent)	*	380,000	380,000
Chromium (hexavalent)	92	NA	NA
Chromium (Total)	NA	750	750
Mercury	0.050	0.051	0.051
Methylmercury	0.3 mg/kg fish tissue	0.3 mg/kg fish tissue	0.3 mg/kg fish tissue
Nickel	500	1,700	1,700
Selenium	170	4,200	4,200
Silver	170	40,000	40,000
Thallium	0.24	0.47	0.47
Zinc	7,400	26,000	26,000
Pesticides/PCBs
Aldrin	0.025	0.025	0.025
gamma - BHC (Lindane)	0.98	1.8	1.8
Chlordane	0.14	0.14	0.14
DDT and Metabolites (DDD and DDE)	0.037	0.037	0.037
Dieldrin	0.041	0.043	0.043
alpha-Endosulfan	62	89	89
beta-Endosulfan	62	89	89
Endosulfan Sulfate	62	89	89
Endrin	0.059	0.060	0.060
Endrin Aldehyde	0.29	0.30	0.30
Heptaclor	0.18	0.18	0.18
Heptaclor Epoxide	0.0046	0.0046	0.0046
(Total) PCBs	0.00839	0.00849	0.00149
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Acrolein	6.1	9.3	9.3
Benzene	*	3,100	3,100
Bromoform	650	9,600	9,600
Bromodichloromethane	680	NA	NA
Dibromochloromethane	680	21,000	21,000
Carbon Tetrachloride	*	150	150
Chloroform	68	2,100	2,100
Chlorobenzene	130	1,600	1,600
1,1 - Dichloroethylene	*	7,100	7,100
1,2 - trans - Dichloroethylene	140	10,000	10,000
1,3 - Dichloropropene	1,000	63,000	63,000
Ethylbenzene	530	2,100	2,100
Methyl Bromide	47	1,500	1,500
Methylene Chloride	*	260,000	260,000
1,1,2 - Trichloroethane	*	3,600	3,600
Tetrachloroethylene	*	1,300	1,300
Toluene	1,300	15,000	15,000
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Anthracene	8,300	40,000	40,000
Fluoranthene	130	140	140
Fluorene	1,100	5,300	5,300
Pyrene	830	4,000	4,000
Other Compounds
Acenaphthene	670	990	990
Benzidine	59	140	140
Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether	1,400	65,000	65,000
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	*	620	620
Butylbenzyl phthalate	1,500	1,900	1,900
2 - Chloronaphthalene	1,000	1,600	1,600
2 - Chlorophenol	81	150	150
Cyanide	140	140	140
Dibutyl Phthalate	2,000	4,500	4,500
1,2 - Dichlorobenzene	420	1,300	1,300
1,3 - Dichlorobenzene	420	1,300	1,300
1,4 - Dichlorobenzene	63	190	190
2,4 - Dichlorophenol	77	290	290
Diethyl Phthalate	17,000	44,000	44,000
Dimethyl Phthalate	270,000	1,100,000	1,100,000
2,4 - Dimethylphenol	380	850	850
2,4 - Dinitrophenol	69	5,300	5,300
2,4 - Dinitrotoluene	68	2,100	2,100
Hexachlorobenzene	0.35	0.36	0.36
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	40	1,100	1,100
Hexacchloroethane	20	46	46
Isophorone	6,700	180,000	180,000
2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol	13	280	280
Nitrobenzene	17	690	690
Pentachlorobenzene	1.4	1.5	1.5
Pentachlorophenol	*	11,000	11,000
Phenol	10,000	860,000	860,000
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene	0.97	1.1	1.1
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	35	70	70
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol	1,800	3,600	3,600
Vinyl Chloride	*	10,000	10,000

*The MCL for this compound applies in Zones 2 and 3 and is listed in Table 3.

(d)Effluent quality requirements.

(1) All discharges shall meet the effluent quality requirements of this Part.

(2) The carbonaceous oxygen demand from all outfalls in the zone (exclusive of storm water bypass) shall not exceed that assigned by commission regulations.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 860.30