Delaware River Basin in Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Stream | Zone | County | Water Uses Protected | Exceptions To Specific Criteria |
1-Delaware River | Main Stem, Lehigh River to Head of Tide | Bucks | WWF, MF | See DRBC regulations- Water Quality Zone 1E |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware River (except UNT 03333 at 40°38'47.0"N; 75°12'6.6"W) | Basins, Lehigh River to Pidcock Creek | Northampton- Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-UNT 03333 to Delaware River | Basin | Northampton | HQ-CWF, MF | None |
2-Frya Run | Basin | Northampton | HQ-CWF, MF | None |
2-Cooks Creek | Basin | Bucks | EV, MF | None |
2-Rodges Run | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Gallows Run | Basin | Bucks | CWF, MF | None |
2-Falls Creek | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Swamp Creek | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Tinicum Creek | Basin | Bucks | EV, MF | None |
2-Smithtown Creek | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Tohickon Creek | Basin, Source to Lake Nockamixon Dam | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Tohickon Creek | Basin, Lake Nockamixon Dam to Deep Run | Bucks | CWF, MF | None |
3-Deep Run | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Tohickon Creek | Basin, Deep Run to Mouth | Bucks | CWF, MF | None |
2-Hickory Creek | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Paunnacussing Creek | Basin | Bucks | HQ-CWF, MF | None |
2-Cuttalossa Creek | Basin | Bucks | HQ-CWF, MF | None |
2-Rabbit Run | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Aquetong Creek | Basin | Bucks | HQ-CWF, MF | None |
2-Dark Hollow Run | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Pidcock Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware River | Basins, Pidcock Creek to Head of Tide | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Jericho Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Houghs Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Dyers Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Buck Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
1-Delaware Estuary | Tidal Portions of Basin, Head of Tide to Burlington-Bristol Bridge | Bucks | WWF, MF | See DRBC regulations- Water Quality Zone 2 |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware Estuary | Non-Tidal Portion of Basins, Head of Tide to Burlington- Bristol Bridge | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Biles Creek | Non-Tidal Portion of Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Martins Creek | Non-Tidal Portion of Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Levittown Lake | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | None |
2-Mill Creek | Non-Tidal Portion of Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Neshaminy Creek | ||||
The following criteria are specific to waters in the Neshaminy Creek Basin where indicated, based on special studies. | ||||
Parameter | Symbol | Criteria | Critical Use* | |
Turbidity | Tur1 | Not more than 100 NTU. | PWS,WWF, MF | |
Tur2 | For the period May 15-September 15 of any year, not more than 40 NTU; for the period September 16-May 14 of any year, not more than 100 NTU. | PWS, CWF,WWF, MF | ||
3-West Branch Neshaminy Creek | Basin, Source to Confluence with North Branch | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-North Branch Neshaminy Creek | Basin, Source to Tailwaters of Lake Galena | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-North Branch Neshaminy Creek | Basin, Lake Galena | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-North Branch Neshaminy Creek | Basin, Lake Galena Dam to Confluence with West Branch | Bucks | TSF, MF | Add Tur2 |
2-Neshaminy Creek | Main Stem, Confluence of West and North Branches to RM 26.84 | Bucks | TSF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Unnamed Tributaries to Neshaminy Creek | Basins, Confluence of West and North Branches to RM 26.84 | Bucks | TSF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Cooks Run | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Mill Creek | Basin | Bucks | TSF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Country Club Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
2-Neshaminy Creek | Non-Tidal Portion of Main Stem, RM 26.84 to Mouth | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Unnamed Tributaries to Neshaminy Creek | Non-Tidal Portions of Basins, RM 26.84 to Mouth | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Little Neshaminy Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Mill Creek | ||||
4-Lahaska Creek | Basin | Bucks | CWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
4-Watson Creek | Basin | Bucks | CWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Mill Creek | Basin, Confluence of Lahaska Creek and Watson Creek to Mouth | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Newtown Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Core Creek | Basin, Source to Inlet of Lake Luxembourg | Bucks | CWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Core Creek | Lake Luxembourg | Bucks | TSF, MF | Add Tur2 |
4-Unnamed Tributaries to Lake Luxembourg | Basins, Source to Slackwater of Lake Luxembourg | Bucks | CWF, MF | Add Tur2 |
3-Core Creek | Basin, Lake Luxembourg Dam to Mouth | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
3-Mill Creek | Basin | Bucks | WWF, MF | Add Tur1 |
1-Delaware Estuary | Tidal Portions of Basin, Burlington-Bristol Bridge to RM 108.4 | Philadelphia | WWF, MF | See DRBC regulations-Water Quality Zone 2 |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware Estuary | Non-Tidal Portions of Basins, Burlington-Bristol Bridge to RM 108.4 | Bucks- Philadelphia | WWF, MF | None |
2-Poquessing Creek | Non-Tidal Portions of Basin, Source to Mouth | Philadelphia- Bucks | WWF, MF | None |
2-Pennypack Creek | Basin, Source to US 13 Bridge | Philadelphia | TSF, MF | None |
2-Pennypack Creek | Non-Tidal Portions of Basin, US 13 Bridge to Mouth | Philadelphia | WWF, MF | None |
1-Delaware Estuary | Tidal Portions of Basin, RM 108.4 to Big Timber Creek (NJ) | Philadelphia | WWF (Mainte-nance Only); MF (Passage Only); Delete WC | See DRBC regulations-Water Quality Zone 3 |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware Estuary | Non-Tidal Portion of Basins, RM 108.4 to Big Timber Creek (NJ) | Philadelphia | WWF, MF | None |
2-Frankford Creek | Basin | Philadelphia | WWF, MF | None |
1-Delaware Estuary | Tidal Portions of Basin, Big Timber Creek (NJ) to Philadelphia- Delaware County Border | Philadelphia- Delaware | WWF (Mainte-nance Only); MF (Passage Only); N Delete WC, PWS, LWS and IRS | See DRBC regulations-Water Quality Zone 4 |
2-Unnamed Tributaries to Delaware Estuary | Basins, Big Timber Creek, to Philadelphia-Delaware County Border | Philadelphia | WWF, MF | None |
25 Pa. Code § 93.9e
The provisions of this §93.9e amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 16.51 (relating to table); 25 Pa. Code § 93.1 (relating to definitions); 25 Pa. Code § 93.4 (relating to Statewide water uses); and 25 Pa. Code § 93.7 (relating to specific water quality criteria).