ENB Statewide Notices 7/14/2021
Public Notice
Pursuant to the Environmental Conservation Law sections 11-0303, 11-1521, 13-0105, 13-0339, and 13-0347, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) hereby gives notice of the following:
NYS DEC is filing a Notice of Adoption with the New York State Department of State to amend 6 NYCRR Part 10, Sportfishing Regulations; Part 19, Use of Bait, Fish for Bait, and Bait Fish; and Part 40, Marine Fish. The rule requires the use of circle hooks while recreationally fishing for striped bass when using any marine or aquatic organism or terrestrial invertebrate, live or dead, whole or parts thereof. Circle hooks are not required when fishing with an artificial lure, whether or not they are tipped with bait as defined.
There are no mandates for local governments.
This notice will be published in issue 28 of the State Register, dated July 14, 2021.
For further information, please contact:
Carol Hoffman
NYS DEC - Division of Marine Resources
205 North Belle Meade Road, Suite 1
East Setauket, NY 11733-3400
Phone: (631) 444-0476
E-mail: FW.Marine@dec.ny.gov
Subject: Striped Bass
Data Solicitation for 2020/2022 Integrated Report
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) is seeking water quality data and information from the public or entities for any New York State waterbody.
Water quality data and information received may be used to update waterbody assessments in the state's 305(b) Water Quality Report at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/66532.html or the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/31290.html. Waterbody assessments are conducted following the methodology described in the Consolidated Assessment Listing Methodology (PDF) (CALM): https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/calmmay2021.pdf. (1.06 MB)
Combined Integrated Reporting
The 305(b) and 303(d) reports are submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) every two years as an Integrated Report. For the reporting periods of 2020 and 2022, NYS DEC will follow US EPA's recommendation to combine the 2020 and 2022 Integrated Report.
Data Requirements:
To be used for assessments, data must be:
- Accompanied by a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and a Data Usability Analysis Report (DUAR).
- Demonstrate that Data Quality Indicators (DQI's) have been met: precision, accuracy, bias, representativeness, completeness, comparability, and sensitivity.
- Analyzed by a New York States Department of Health (NYS DOH) Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) list available at: https://www.wadsworth.org/regulatory/elap accredited Lab, and 40 CFR Part 136 analysis methods are used where applicable.
- Reflective of parameters with a water quality standard or a Supplemental Indicator identified in Tables 7-11 of the CALM
How to Submit Data:
E-mail all applicable data, the QAPP or DUAR, and any other relevant information to: 4pwlinfo@dec.ny.gov
If necessary, a hard copy may be mailed to the contact listed below.
When to Submit Data:
To be considered for the 2020/2022 Integrated Report, data and information must be received by September 27, 2021.
Background:
The process of comparing water quality data with water quality standards and determining if best uses (e.g., fishing or swimming) are supported is known as "assessment."
The water quality data that NYS DEC may consider for assessments can come from a variety of sources, including NYS DEC monitoring programs, other state agencies, federal agencies and non-governmental partners such as watershed organizations, lake associations and academic researchers.
Every two years, states are required by Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) to compile a list of waters assessed as "impaired", meaning they do not meet water quality standards, and cannot support their best uses. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plans, available at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/23835.html, must be developed for these waterbodies to reduce pollutants and help them meet water quality standards, which are available at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/23853.html.
More information on data requirements and NYS DEC's process for conducting assessments is described in the CALM.
For questions please contact: Sarah Rickard, NYS DEC - Division of Water, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233, Phone: (518) 402-8179, E-mail: 4pwlinfo@dec.ny.gov
