N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 703.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 16, April 17, 2024
Narrative standards for specific water classes are provided in this section. Narrative standards for classes N and AA-Special are provided in Part 701 of this Title.
| Parameter | Classes | Standard |
| Taste-, color-, and odor-producing, toxic and other deleterious substances | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special, GA, GSA, GSB | None in amounts that will adversely affect the taste, color or odor thereof, or impair the waters for their best usages. |
| Turbidity | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special | No increase that will cause a substantial visible contrast to natural conditions. |
| Suspended, colloidal and settleable solids | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special | None from sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes that will cause deposition or impair the waters for their best usages. |
| Oil and floating substances | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special | No residue attributable to sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, nor visible oil film nor globules of grease. |
| Garbage, cinders, ashes, oils, sludge and other refuse | SA, SB, SC, I, SD | None in any amounts. |
| Phosphorus and nitrogen | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special | None in amounts that will result in growths of algae, weeds and slimes that will impair the waters for their best usages. |
| Radioactivity | A-Special | Should be kept at the lowest practicable levels, and in any event should be controlled to the extent necessary to prevent harmful effects on health. |
| Thermal discharges | GA, GSA, GSB | None in amounts that will impair the waters for their best usages. |
| Thermal discharges | AA, A, B, C, D, SA, SB, SC, I, SD, A-Special | See Part 704 of this Title. |
| Flow | AA, A, B, C, D, A-Special | No alteration that will impair the waters for their best usages. |
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 703.2