Adopted Amendments To 6 NYCRR Parts 701 & 703 - Water Quality Criteria To Protect Primary And Secondary Contact Recreation In NYS Saline Waters

Effective on October 18, 2023 upon publication of the State Register, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) filed a Notice of Adoption with the New York State Department of State to amend Parts 701 and 703 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York (6 NYCRR).

The adopted regulatory updates to 6 NYCRR Parts 701 and 703 include water quality standards to protect the shellfishing best use in Class SA waters; protect the primary contact recreation best use in Class SA and SB waters; maintain water quality suitable for primary contact recreation in Class SC waters; protect the secondary contact recreation best use in Class I waters; and add a wet weather (WW) limited use designation for waters impacted by combined sewer overflow discharges. The adopted rule making will impact Class SA, SB, SC, and I waters in and around New York City, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley.

This rule making was proposed on March 28, 2023. The public comment period was open from March 28, 2023 through June 20, 2023. NYSDEC held public hearings on the rule making on June 13, 2023, in Long Island City, NY and June 15, 2023 via webinar.

Proposed Rule Making Documents

For more information on the amendments, please see the following proposed rule making documents.

Questions and Additional Information

Further information, including copies of the rule making documents, are available upon request by contacting:

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3500, ATTN: Michelle Tompkins
Phone: (518) 402-8179
Email: [email protected]

 

 
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