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2002 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for ARKANSAS

List Status
APPROVED/DISAPPROVED by EPA on JUN-09-2003.

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Waters Listed by Waterbody Type

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Waterbody Type Number of Waters on List
STREAM/CREEK/RIVER color.gif 67
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 19
BAYOU color.gif 12
NOT REPORTED color.gif 5
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 103

Waters Listed by Watershed
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Watershed Name Number of Waters on List Percent of Reported
Not Reported color.gif 51 49.51
Lower Ouachita-Smackover color.gif 7 6.80
Bayou Bartholomew color.gif 7 6.80
Lower Saline color.gif 4 3.88
Loggy Bayou color.gif 4 3.88
Cache color.gif 3 2.91
Boeuf color.gif 3 2.91
Bayou Macon color.gif 3 2.91
Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre color.gif 3 2.91
Upper Saline color.gif 2 1.94
Lake Conway-Point Remove color.gif 2 1.94
Poteau color.gif 2 1.94
Beaver Reservoir color.gif 2 1.94
Strawberry color.gif 2 1.94
Little Red color.gif 2 1.94
Bayou Meto color.gif 1 .97
Lower Sulphur color.gif 1 .97
Upper White-Village color.gif 1 .97
Fourche La Fave color.gif 1 .97
Lower Little color.gif 1 .97
Elk color.gif 1 .97
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 103
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Impairments
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Impairments Reported" value to see a listing of those waters with the impairment. Click on the underlined "General Impairment Name" to see the detailed state reported impairment names.
General Impairment Name Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
SEDIMENT/SILTATION color.gif 44 34.92
METALS color.gif 28 22.22
NUTRIENTS color.gif 16 12.70
SALINITY/TDS/CHLORIDES color.gif 13 10.32
PATHOGENS color.gif 10 7.94
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 6 4.76
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 2 1.59
PRIORITY ORGANICS color.gif 2 1.59
SULFATES color.gif 2 1.59
UNIONIZED AMMONIA color.gif 2 1.59
TURBIDITY color.gif 1 .79
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 126

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
HIGH color.gif 53 42.06
LOW color.gif 37 29.37
MEDIUM color.gif 36 28.57
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 126

Approved TMDLs by Pollutant since January 1, 1996
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Pollutant" value to see associated listed waters for which a TMDL was developed. Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Approved" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant. EPA is in the process of collecting TMDL information from the states. Because these efforts are on-going, there may be additional approved TMDLs that were not included in the listings below.
Pollutant Number of TMDLs Approved Percent of Reported
MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE color.gif 36 54.55
SILTATION/TURBIDITY color.gif 12 18.18
NITRATE color.gif 4 6.06
CHLORIDE color.gif 3 4.55
TDS color.gif 3 4.55
AMMONIA color.gif 2 3.03
FECAL COLIFORM color.gif 2 3.03
COPPER color.gif 1 1.52
NITRATES color.gif 1 1.52
SULFATE color.gif 1 1.52
SULFATES color.gif 1 1.52
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 66

Approved TMDLS by EPA Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) since October 1, 1995
Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Approved Percent Approved
2001 color.gif 4 6.06
2002 color.gif 7 10.61
2003 color.gif 44 66.67
2004 color.gif 11 16.67

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