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Surface Water Quality Standards Category One Waters Alfred L. Korndoerfer Jr. Water Monitoring and Standards New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Monitoring and Standards
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Surface Water Quality Standards
Category One Waters
Alfred L. Korndoerfer Jr.Water Monitoring and Standards
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionWater Monitoring and Standards
Surface Water Quality StandardsAntidegradation Designations
Outstanding National
Resource Waters
Category One (Exceptional Resource Waters)
Category Two
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Antidegradation Designations
River Miles (2009)
55%
15%
30%
Category 1 Category 2 ONRW
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River Miles (2009)
55%15%
30%
Category 1 Category 2 ONRW
Category One DesignationHistorically, C1 waters were based on: State & Federal Parks Trout Production Waters Approved Shellfish Waters
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Category One Designation Exceptional ecological
significance Exceptional water supply
significance Exceptional fisheries resources
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Documented occurrence of specific aquatic-dependent Endangered or Threatened species and suitable habitat
Exceptional Aquatic Community
Exceptional Ecological Significance
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Specific T&E species eligible for C1 designation without other water quality information
Bog turtle Dwarf wedgemussel Brook floater Green floater Triangle floater Eastern lampmussel Eastern pondmussel
Exceptional Ecological SignificanceAquatic-Dependent T&E
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Exceptional Ecological Significance Exceptional Aquatic Community
Non-impaired aquatic community and 2 of the following:
Optimal habitat Excellent fish community Meet water quality criteria for DO, temp.,
TP, TSS Low impervious surface
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Exceptional Water Supply Significance
Water supply system serving a population of greater than 100,000 including reservoirs and natural tributaries
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Waterbodies that support trout production and classified as FW2-TP
Waterbodies approved for unrestricted shellfish harvesting
Exceptional Fisheries Resources
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Provide additional protection to waterbodies that help prevent water quality degradation and discourage development where it would impair or destroy natural resources and environmental quality.
Provide protection from measurable change in water quality
Category One Waters
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Evaluation of Current Designation Evaluation of Current Designation MethodologyMethodology
Convened group of Convened group of ““InternalInternal”” DEP DEP Stakeholders to evaluate current processesStakeholders to evaluate current processes Identified Identified ““ExternalExternal”” stakeholders who needed to be stakeholders who needed to be
incorporated into the reincorporated into the re--evaluation exerciseevaluation exercise Developed a list of key issues and questions which Developed a list of key issues and questions which
would inform said rewould inform said re--evaluationevaluation
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Questions to KickQuestions to Kick--Off TodayOff Today’’s s Conversation:Conversation:
Do you have any recommendations that would Do you have any recommendations that would improve the existing methodology?improve the existing methodology?
What other ecological factors should the What other ecological factors should the Department be considering?Department be considering?
What other types of data should the Department What other types of data should the Department be considering when designating C1 waters?be considering when designating C1 waters?
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