New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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 891. Jamaica Bay Drainage Basin |
Sec. 891.1. Adopting order
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- (a) Pursuant to article 12 of the Public Health Law, the Water Resources Commission, after proper study and following public hearings held on due notice, hereby adopts and assigns the following classifications and standards of quality and purity to all surface waters within the designated drainage basin of Jamaica Bay, including a designated area tributary to New York Bay within Kings and Queens Counties as hereinafter described.(b) This adoption and assignment of standards of quality and purity to the above-designated waters shall be effective January 31, 1966.