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New York, Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed

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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006
New Jersey, Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed

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Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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Waterbody Name Waterbody ID Location Map Waterbody Type Size Units Status State TMDL Development Status
Arthur Kill South NJ02030104030010-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 20.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Arthur Kill North NJ02030104020030-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Arthur Kill Waterfront (Below Grasselli) NJ02030104050120-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Arthur Kill Waterfront (Below Grasselli) NJ02030104050120-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 12.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast (Shark R To Manasquan)Inshore NJ02030104930020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Ocean 2.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast (Shark R To Manasquan)Offshore NJ02030104930020-02 Wma: 21 Data Unavailable Ocean 3.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast(Sandy H To Navesink R)Inshore NJ02030104920010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Ocean 3.1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast(Sandy H To Navesink R)Offshore NJ02030104920010-02 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Ocean 31.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast(Whale Pond To Shark R)Inshore NJ02030104930010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Ocean 2.2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast(Whale Pond To Shark R)Inshore NJ02030104930010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River .0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atl Coast(Whale Pond To Shark R)Offshore NJ02030104930010-02 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Ocean 4.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atlcoast(Navesink R To Whalepond)Inshore NJ02030104920020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Ocean 2.5 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Atlcoast(Navesink R To Whalepond)Offshor NJ02030104920020-02 Wma: 21 Data Unavailable Ocean 9.7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Baltusrol Trib (Above Springfield Sta) NJ02030104050030-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 6.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Big Brook NJ02030104070030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 27.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Branchport Creek NJ02030104080030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .4 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Branchport Creek NJ02030104080030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 7.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cheesequake Creek / Whale Creek NJ02030104060010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 60.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cheesequake Creek / Whale Creek NJ02030104060010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chingarora Creek To Thorns Creek NJ02030104060040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Chingarora Creek To Thorns Creek NJ02030104060040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 33.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Como Lake-12 NJCOMO_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 36.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Deal Lake NJ02030104090030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 14.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Deal Lake NJ02030104090030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Deal Lake-12 NJDEAL_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 158.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Echo Lake-07 NJECHO_LAKE-07 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 265.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Elizabeth R (Below Elizabeth Corp Bdy) NJ02030104020030-02 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable River .7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elizabeth R (Elizabeth Corp Bdy To I-78) NJ02030104020020-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 12.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elizabeth River (Above I-78) NJ02030104020010-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Franklin Lake-12 NJFRANKLIN_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 15.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Hooks Creek Lake-12 NJHOOKS_CREEK_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 11.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Hop Brook NJ02030104070010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 19.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Jumping Brook (Ocean Co) NJ02030104090050-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Kill Van Kull East NJ02030104010030-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 8.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Kill Van Kull West NJ02030104010020-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River .1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Takanassee-12 NJLAKE_TAKANASSEE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 16.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lefferts Lake-12 NJLEFFERTS_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 77.0 Acres Good  
Little Silver Creek / Town Neck Creek NJ02030104080010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Silver Creek / Town Neck Creek NJ02030104080010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 8.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (74d07m30s To Squankum Gage) NJ02030104100080-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 16.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (Above 74d17m50s Road) NJ02030104100010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 23.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Manasquan R (Gage To West Farms Rd) NJ02030104100050-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 11.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (Rt 70 Br To 74d07m30s) NJ02030104100090-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 19.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (Rt 70 Br To 74d07m30s) NJ02030104100090-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .7 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (Rt 9 To 74d17m50s Road) NJ02030104100020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 38.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan R (West Farms Rd To Rt 9) NJ02030104100030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 21.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan River (Below Rt 70 Bridge) NJ02030104100100-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 1.3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Manasquan River (Below Rt 70 Bridge) NJ02030104100100-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 15.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Marsh Bog Brook NJ02030104100040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 11.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Matawan Creek (Above Ravine Drive) NJ02030104060020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 17.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Matawan Creek (Below Ravine Drive) NJ02030104060030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 33.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Matawan Creek (Below Ravine Drive) NJ02030104060030-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mine Brook (Monmouth Co) NJ02030104070050-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 11.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mingamahone Brook (Above Asbury Rd) NJ02030104100060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 14.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Mingamahone Brook (Below Asbury Rd) NJ02030104100070-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 11.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Morses Creek / Piles Creek NJ02030104030010-02 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable River 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Navesink R (Below Rt 35)/Lowershrewsbury NJ02030104070110-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 3.8 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Navesink R (Below Rt 35)/Lowershrewsbury NJ02030104070110-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 28.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Newark Airport Peripheral Ditch NJ02030104010010-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 6.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Newark Bay / Kill Van Kull (74d 07m 30s) NJ02030104010020-02 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable River 2.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Nomahegan Brook NJ02030104050050-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 8.4 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Nut Swamp Brook NJ02030104070090-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 16.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Parkers Creek / Oceanport Creek NJ02030104080020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 14.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Parkers Creek / Oceanport Creek NJ02030104080020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pews Creek To Shrewsbury River NJ02030104060060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .1 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pews Creek To Shrewsbury River NJ02030104060060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 43.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pine Brook / Hockhockson Brook NJ02030104070080-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pine Brook / Hockhockson Brook NJ02030104070080-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 23.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Poplar Brook NJ02030104090020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 4.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Poricy Bk/Swimming R(Below Swimmingr Rd) NJ02030104070100-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Poricy Bk/Swimming R(Below Swimmingr Rd) NJ02030104070100-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 12.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rahway R (Kenilworth Blvd To Eb / Wb) NJ02030104050040-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 11.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rahway R(Robinsons Br To Kenilworthblvd) NJ02030104050060-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 14.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rahway River (Below Robinsons Branch) NJ02030104050100-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 13.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rahway River Eb NJ02030104050020-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 5.8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Rahway River Sb NJ02030104050090-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 13.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rahway River Wb NJ02030104050010-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 13.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Raritan Bay (West Of Thorns Ck) NJ02030104910010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River .3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Raritan Bay (West Of Thorns Ck) NJ02030104910010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 13.3 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Robinsons Br Rahway R (Above Lake Ave) NJ02030104050070-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 16.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Robinsons Br Rahway R (Below Lake Ave) NJ02030104050080-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 17.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sandy Hook Bay (East Of Thorns Ck) NJ02030104910020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 35.6 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shadow Lake-12 NJSHADOW_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 9.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Shark River (Above Remsen Mill Gage) NJ02030104090040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 24.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shark River (Below Remsen Mill Gage) NJ02030104090060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 12.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shark River (Below Remsen Mill Gage) NJ02030104090060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 1.2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shrewsbury River (Above Navesink River) NJ02030104080040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 8.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Shrewsbury River (Above Navesink River) NJ02030104080040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors 2.9 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Silver Lake-12 NJSILVER_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 13.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Spring Lake-12 NJSPRING_LAKE-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 22.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Swimming River Reservior / Slope Bk NJ02030104070070-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 21.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Upper Ny Bay / Kill Van Kull (74d07m30s) NJ02030104010030-02 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable River 1.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Waackaack Creek NJ02030104060050-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .0 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Waackaack Creek NJ02030104060050-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 21.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Weequahic Lake-07 NJWEEQUAHIC_LAKE-07 Wma: 7 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 69.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Whale Pond Brook NJ02030104090010-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Willow Brook NJ02030104070020-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 27.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Woodbridge Creek NJ02030104050110-01 Wma: 7 Waterbody Map River 12.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wreck Pond Brook (Above Rt 35) NJ02030104090070-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 13.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wreck Pond Brook (Below Rt 35) NJ02030104090080-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map Bays and Harbors .2 Square Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wreck Pond Brook (Below Rt 35) NJ02030104090080-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 11.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Wreck Pond-12 NJWRECK_POND-12 Wma: 12 Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 86.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Yellow Brook (Above Bucks Mill) NJ02030104070040-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 16.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Yellow Brook (Below Bucks Mill) NJ02030104070060-01 Wma: 12 Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

New Jersey, Sandy Hook-Staten Island

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)		 Bays and
Estuaries
(Square Miles)		 Ocean and
Near Coastal
(Square Miles)
Chlordane 267.6 69.0 50.4  
pH 305.7   8.4  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 425.5 69.0 58.1 59.5
Sulfates 13.2      
DDT 310.0 69.0 58.1 59.5
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) 52.5   48.9  
Turbidity 42.9   3.8  
Arsenic 59.8      
Cause Unknown 60.7      
DDD 310.0 69.0 58.1 59.5
DDE 310.0 69.0 58.1 59.5
Lead 17.0      
Copper 17.0      
Phosphorus, Elemental 233.2 229.0 .4  
Dissolved Oxygen 311.4   59.9 59.5
Temperature, Water 40.6      
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 167.3      
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) 98.9 69.0 48.9  
Mercury 354.7 31.0 9.0 59.5
Pathogens 200.4 185.0 50.7 49.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 40.0      

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2006

New Jersey, Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed


No probable sources data have been reported to EPA for this watershed.

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006


New Jersey, Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

New Jersey, Sandy Hook-Staten Island Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Pollutant Number of TMDLs Completed Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Fecal Coliform color.gif 24 24
Mercury color.gif 12 12
Copper color.gif 9 9
Phosphorus color.gif 8 8
Total Coliform color.gif 5 5

Total: 58 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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