§ 93.9e. Drainage List E.

   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

Authority

   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).

Source

   The provisions of this §  93.9e adopted March 6, 1992, effective March 7, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 1037; amended July 17, 1992, effective July 18, 1992, 22 Pa. B. 3741; amended February 11, 1994, effective February 12, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 832; amended July 22, 1994, effective July 23, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 3528; amended June 27, 1997, effective June 28, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 3050; amended October 10, 1997, effective October 11, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 5247; corrected July 17, 1998, effective December 6, 1997, 28 Pa.B. 3378; amended November 17, 2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059; corrected December 23, 2004, effective February 3, 2001, 34 Pa.B. 6765; amended February 11, 2005, effective February 12, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1197; amended October 21, 2005, effective October 22, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 5806; amended January 5, 2007, effective January 6, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 11; amended May 15, 2009, effective May 16, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 2523; amended July 19, 2013, effective July 20, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 4080; amended November 17, 2017, effective November 18, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 7029; amended July 10, 2020, effective July 11, 2020, 50 Pa.B. 3426. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (390435) to (390439).

Cross References

   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).

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