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2002 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for ARIZONA

List Status
APPROVED/DISAPPROVED by EPA on DEC-05-2002.

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Waters Listed by Waterbody Type

NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of Waters on List" value to see a listing of those waters.
Waterbody Type Number of Waters on List
STREAM/CREEK/RIVER color.gif 33
NOT REPORTED color.gif 16
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 6
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 55

Waters Listed by Watershed
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Watershed Name" to view a Watershed report. Click on the underlined "Number of Waters on List" value to see a listing of those waters.
Watershed Name Number of Waters on List Percent of Reported
Not Reported color.gif 16 29.09
Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir color.gif 9 16.36
Upper Santa Cruz color.gif 5 9.09
Upper Verde color.gif 3 5.45
Hassayampa color.gif 3 5.45
Little Colorado Headwaters color.gif 2 3.64
Lower Verde color.gif 2 3.64
Tonto color.gif 2 3.64
Grand Canyon color.gif 1 1.82
Middle Little Colorado color.gif 1 1.82
Santa Maria color.gif 1 1.82
San Francisco color.gif 1 1.82
Brawley Wash color.gif 1 1.82
Big Chino-Williamson Valley color.gif 1 1.82
Whitewater Draw color.gif 1 1.82
Lower Gila color.gif 1 1.82
Lower Salt color.gif 1 1.82
Black color.gif 1 1.82
Upper San Pedro color.gif 1 1.82
Upper Gila-San Carlos Reservoir color.gif 1 1.82
Bill Williams color.gif 1 1.82
Big Sandy color.gif 1 1.82
Lower Virgin color.gif 1 1.82
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 55
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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
METALS color.gif 26 26.00
PESTICIDES color.gif 24 24.00
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVIS. color.gif 14 14.00
TURBIDITY color.gif 10 10.00
PATHOGENS color.gif 9 9.00
PH color.gif 7 7.00
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 4 4.00
OTHER INORGANICS color.gif 2 2.00
CHLORINE color.gif 1 1.00
SULFATES color.gif 1 1.00
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 1 1.00
NUTRIENTS color.gif 1 1.00
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 100

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
NOT REPORTED color.gif 100 100.00
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 100

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
PHOSPHORUS color.gif 7 11.48
NITROGEN color.gif 7 11.48
MERCURY color.gif 6 9.84
PH color.gif 6 9.84
COPPER color.gif 5 8.20
TURBIDITY color.gif 5 8.20
CADMIUM color.gif 3 4.92
ZINC color.gif 3 4.92
TOTAL NITROGEN color.gif 3 4.92
TOTAL COLIFORM color.gif 3 4.92
E. COLI color.gif 3 4.92
BOD color.gif 2 3.28
SEDIMENT color.gif 2 3.28
ENTEROCOCCUS BACTERIA color.gif 2 3.28
SILTATION/TURBIDITY color.gif 2 3.28
ARSENIC color.gif 1 1.64
BERYLLIUM color.gif 1 1.64
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 61

Approved TMDLS by EPA Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) since October 1, 1995
Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Approved Percent Approved
1997 color.gif 1 1.64
1999 color.gif 14 22.95
2000 color.gif 23 37.70
2002 color.gif 8 13.11
2003 color.gif 10 16.39
2004 color.gif 5 8.20

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