Currently available for public comment. A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. November 1988 Edition Deleted, 1.3.5 Waste Assimilation Capacity Determinations for Isolated Wastewater Discharges in Fresh Water Streams (PDF)
July 2017 Edition. The public comment period has been extended to December 6, 2021. Standard (PDF)
Well Permits (PDF)
TOGS No. at all contaminated sites in New York State. 2023 Walden. Certain waters of the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence River drainage basins are currently under consideration for reclassification. Title 4 Department of Civil Service. TOGS memos are distributed so that each regional water engineer, bureau director, section chief, and the program attorney can maintain a complete set. October 1990 Edition, 1.3.6 Phosphorus Removal Requirements for Wastewater Discharges to Lakes & Lake Watersheds (PDF)
Title 7 Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. 1.3.8 New Discharges to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (PDF)
For the Great Lakes System, this statewide policy is supplemented by implementation guidance in TOGS 1.3.9 (PDF). Appendix 5-A: Recommended Standards for Water Works, 2018 Edition. 703.4 - Water quality standards for coliforms, enterococci, and E. coli. hTN@yl"%J"lJ7lK 703.6 Groundwater effluent limitations for discharges to . Written statements must be submitted to the NYSDEC by 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2021. New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure AOC-3 Groundwater Report Schenectady Army Depot November 2006 3 Contract No. CLASSIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY. June 2004 Addendum (PDF)
Standards and guidance values of the Health (Water Source) Type are established for these waters to protect this use. July 1996 Edition, 1.3.2 Toxicity Testing in the SPDES Program (PDF)
All fresh groundwater in New York State is Class GA. New York has a statewide antidegradation policy as set forth in the September 9, 1985 Organization and Delegation Memorandum Number 85-40 (PDF). March 1988 Edition, 1.5.4 Guidelines for Staffing Wastewater Treatment Plants, 1.6.2 Bypasses (PDF)
The new guidance values are established in a draft addendum to Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) 1.1.1: Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations.1 The draft addendum (PDF) is supplemented by the release of a draft revision to TOGS 1.3.7: Analytical Detectability and Quantitation Guidelines for Environmental Parameters (PDF) and a new, draft TOGS 1.3.13: Permitting Strategy for Implementing Guidance Values for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane (PDF). 6 NYCRR Part 702. Water Quality Standards are the basis for programs to protect the state waters. The letter classifications and their best uses are described in regulation 6 NYCRR Part 701. The classification is the legal basis for water quality protection programs. Contact Alexander J. Smith at alexander.smith@dec.ny.gov, Chief, Standards and Analytical Support Section. February 1998 Edition, 1.1.4 Procedures for Derivation of Bioaccumulation Factors (PDF)
All waters in New York State are assigned a letter classification that denotes their best uses. Several Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) are relevant to water quality standards: This page is available in other languages, Water Reclassification Request Form (PDF), Organization and Delegation Memorandum Number 85-40, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Saline Water Reclassification and Water Quality Standards Updates, DEC Releases DRAFT Guidance Values to Advance New York State's Regulation of Emerging Contaminants PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane, Reclassification of St. Lawrence River Drainage Basin, Tables of Milestones for Nutrient Criteria. and standards (and guidance values) are set to protect those uses. endstream
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The 30-day public comment period commenced on October 6, 2021. characterized as "acutely toxic to aquatic life" in accordance with NYSDEC Technical and Operation Guidance Series (TOGS) 5.1.9 document entitled "In-water and Riparian Management of Sediment and Dredged Material." PROPOSED ACTION The action would remove 20,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment and debris from the most northerly The DEC Raw Water Source values are below the DOHs MCLs to provide an extra margin of safety. groundwater or unsaturated zones. Title 1 Department of Agriculture and Markets. 3-0301[2][m], 15-0313,17-0301, On October 6, 2021, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) released new water quality guidance values (GVs) that will advance the State's regulation of the emerging contaminants Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), and 1,4-Dioxane (1,4-D). 2 0 obj
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The water quality standards program is a state program with federal (U.S. EPA) oversight. The GSLs for metals were selected as the greater of the NYSDEC TOGS 1.1.1 Class GA Groundwater Quality Standards or background concentrations in groundwater as documented in Appendix E of . New draft TOGS 1.3.13: Permitting Strategy for Implementing Guidance Values for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane will establish how guidance values will be applied to SPDES permits to optimize environmental protection and minimize financial impacts. These efforts aim at addressing PFAS at its source and preventing it from being released into the environment.See Waldens other blogs on PFAS:EPA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for PFASNew York State Releases Guidance on PFAS Sampling, Analysis, and AssessmentStates Starting to Roll Out MCLs for 1,4-Dioxane and PFAS in Drinking WaterRegulatory Update: EPA Announces Plan to Deal with PFASWaldens environmental professionals have been tracking regulatory developments related to emerging contaminants. June 2010 Edition, 1.4.7 Sewer Moratorium on New Connections to POTWs (PDF)
June 1998 Edition
Please note: As a result of reorganization within DEC, the Bulk Storage TOGS (4.1.1 through 4.1.13) were transferred from the Division of Water to the Division of Environmental Remediation. Standards and guidance values of other Types, including Health (Fish Consumption), Aquatic (Chronic), Aquatic (Acute), Wildlife, and Aesthetic are also established. SVOCs were detected in New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permitting program which included a kick-off meeting at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Regional office in New Paltz, NY on August 28, 2018 and an on-site, file review visit to the NYSDEC Central office in Albany, NY on September 26 and 27, 2018. This page is available in other languages, Remediation Guidance and Policy Documents, Technical Guidance for Site Investigation and Remediation (DER-10), Index of Standards, Criteria and Guidance (SCGs) for Investigation and Remediation of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites (Links Page), 6 NYCRR Part 371 - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes, 6 NYCRR Part 375 - Environmental Remediation Programs (December 2006), 6 NYCRR Parts 700-706 - Water Quality Standards, 6 NYCRR Part 182 - Endangered & Threatened Species of Fish & Wildlife, 6 NYCRR Part 608 - Use and Protection of Waters, 6 NYCRR Part 661 - Tidal Wetlands - Land Use Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 663 - Freshwater Wetlands Maps and Classification, 10 NYCRR Part 5 of the State Sanitary Code - Drinking Water Supplies (May 1998), 29 CFR Part 1910.120 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, 6 NYCRR Part 175 - Special Licenses and Permits--Definitions and Uniform Procedures, TOGS 1.1.1 - Ambient Water Quality Standards & Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations, Fish and Wildlife Impact Analysis for Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (October 1994), Screening and Assessment of Contaminated Sediment (June 2014), Niagara River Biota Contamination Project: Fish Flesh Criteria for Piscivorus Wildlife (July 1987), Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Cadmium in Soils (May 1999), DAR-1 - Guidelines for the Control of Toxic Ambient Air Contaminants, The 10 ppt Health Advisory Guideline for 2,3,7,8-TCDD in Sportfish Flesh, The 1 ppm Health Advisory Guideline for Cadmium in Sportfish Flesh, Criteria for the Development of Health Advisories for Sportfish Consumption, NYSDOH Indoor Air Sampling & Analysis Guidance (August 8, 2001 or subsequent update), NYSDOH Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State of New York (draft October 2004 or subsequent revisions), 6 NYCRR Part 376 - Land Disposal Restrictions, 6 NYCRR Part 663 - Freshwater Wetlands - Permit Requirements, 6 NYCRR Parts 700-706 - Water Quality Standards (June 1998), 19 NYCRR Part 600 - Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources, CP-43 - Groundwater Monitoring Well Decommissioning Policy (November 2009), TAGM 3028 - "Contained In" Criteria for Environmental Media: Soil Action Levels (August 1997), Freshwater Wetlands Regulations - Guidelines on Compensatory Mitigation (October 1993), Air Guide 1 - Guidelines for the Control of Toxic Ambient Air Contaminants, Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (January 1999), USEPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Directive 9355.047FS Presumptive Remedies: Policy and Procedures (September 1993), USEPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Directive 9355.048FS Presumptive Remedies: Site Characterization and Technology Selection for CERCLA sites with Volatile Organic Compounds in Soils (September 1993), USEPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Directive 9355.049FS Presumptive Remedy for CERCLA Municipal Landfills (September 1993), 6 NYCRR Part 612 - Registration of Petroleum Storage Facilities (February 1992), 6 NYCRR Part 613 - Handling and Storage of Petroleum (February 1992), 6 NYCRR Part 614 - Standards for New and Substantially Modified Petroleum Storage Tanks (February 1992), 6 NYCRR Part 371 - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes (November 1998), 6 NYCRR Subpart 374-2 - Standards for the Management of Used Oil (November 1998), 40 CFR Part 280 - Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks, STARS #1 - Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Guidance Policy, STARS #2 - Biocell and Biopile Designs for Small-Scale Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Projects, Permanent Closure of Petroleum Storage Tanks (July 1988), NYSDOH Environmental Health Manual CSFP-530 - "Individual Water Supplies - Activated Carbon Treatment Systems", 40 CFR Part 144 - Underground Injection Control Program, 12 NYCRR Part 56 - Industrial Code Rule 56 (Asbestos), 6 NYCRR Part 361 - Siting of Industrial Hazardous Waste Facilities, 6 NYCRR Part 372 - Hazardous Waste Manifest System and Related Standards for Generators, Transporters and Facilities (November 1998), 6 NYCRR Subpart 373-4 - Facility Standards for the Collection of Household Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Waste from Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, 6 NYCRR Subpart 374-1 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (November 1998), 6 NYCRR Subpart 374-3 - Standards for Universal Waste (November 1998), 6 NYCRR Part 750 through 758 - Implementation of NPDES Program in NYS (SPDES Regulations), Citizen Participation in New York's Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Program: A Guidebook (June 1998), TOGS 1.3.8 - New Discharges to Publicly Owned Treatment Works, TOGS 2.1.2 - Underground Injection/Recirculation (UIR) at Groundwater Remediation Sites, OSWER Directive 9200.4-17 - Use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites (November 1997), CP-43 - Groundwater Monitoring Well Decommissioning Procedures (November 2009), CP-51 - Soil Cleanup Guidance (October 2010), The activity is a component of a program selected by a process complying with the public participation requirements of section 1.10, to the extent applicable. "Coastal Area" includes Lakes Erie and Ontario, the St. Lawrence and Niagara rivers, the Hudson river south of the federal dam at Troy, the East river, the Harlem river, the Kill van Kull and Arthur Kill, Long Island sound, and the Atlantic Ocean, etc. PART 703. Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in New York, For use in exposure assessments for vapor intrusion, Advisories of eating sportfish and game due to chemicals at levels of concern, 10 NYCRR Part 170 - Sources of Water Supply, Health and Safety in the Home, Work Place or Outdoors. New York State Regulatory Standards & New York WATER Standards New York refers to the guidance document Division of Water Technical and Operational Guidance Series (TOGS) (1.1.1) for water quality standards. EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Recommended Standards for Water Works, 2022 Edition. Nutrient criteria are also being developed. All rights reserved.Privacy Policy, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, EPA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for PFAS, New York State Releases Guidance on PFAS Sampling, Analysis, and Assessment, States Starting to Roll Out MCLs for 1,4-Dioxane and PFAS in Drinking Water, Regulatory Update: EPA Announces Plan to Deal with PFAS. Relatively little data describing the quality of groundwater in New York State exists, yet groundwater is used as a source of drinking water by approximately one quarter of the population of the state. Statutory authority: Environmental Conservation Law, Purpose and Background: November 2004 Edition, 5.1.10 New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Controls
The full text of the draft TOGS documents and additional information are available on the DEC website or by contacting by mail: NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12233-3500, ATTN: Michelle Tompkins, phone by calling (518) 402-8233, e-mail at AWQVinformation@dec.ny.gov. August 1990 Edition, 5.1.2 Plans Prepared by Land Surveyors (PDF)
The previous comment deadline was November 5, 2021. You can scroll through the entire list or click on a particular Division or Department on the bookmarks in the "On This Page" section to the right to find that Division's or Department's particular guidance and regulation(s) that applies to the New York State Remedial Program. If you have questions about the DECs PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane guidance, please contact Walden today! August 2005 Edition
1.1.1 Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance Values and Groundwater Effluent Limitations (PDF) June 1998 Edition. <>
For each document listed under "State Standards in Effect for CWA Purposes", EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are disapproved or are otherwise not in effect for CWA purposes. New Discharges to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (PDF), Implementation of the NYSDEC Antidegradation Policy - Great Lakes Basin (Supplement to Antidegradation Policy dated Sept. 9, 1985) (PDF), Mercury - SPDES Permitting & Multiple Discharge Variance (PDF), Conditional Exclusion Certification (PDF), Incorporation of Flow-Related Conditions in Water Withdrawal Permits (PDF). 1.1.1 provides a compilation of guidance values and effluent limitations for use where . Information on October 6, 2021, proposed draft addendum to TOGS 1.1.1. Forms to be used during construction for compliance with the SPDES GP for Construction Activity GP--15-002: The information contained on this website is not the official version of the Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR). 1.1.3 Procedures for Derivation of Site-Specific Standards and Guidance Values for Protection of Aquatic Life (PDF)
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