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2002 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for DELAWARE

List Status
APPROVED by EPA on JUL-21-2003.

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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 326
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 46
ESTUARY color.gif 7
CANAL color.gif 1
NOT REPORTED color.gif 1
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 381

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
Brandywine-Christina color.gif 118 30.97
Broadkill-Smyrna color.gif 92 24.15
Nanticoke color.gif 77 20.21
Choptank color.gif 34 8.92
Chincoteague color.gif 34 8.92
Chester-Sassafras color.gif 25 6.56
Not Reported color.gif 11 2.89
Pocomoke color.gif 4 1.05
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 381
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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
OTHER HABITAT ALTERATIONS color.gif 177 23.35
PATHOGENS color.gif 152 20.05
NUTRIENTS color.gif 149 19.66
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 115 15.17
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 100 13.19
PCBS color.gif 24 3.17
DIOXINS color.gif 13 1.72
METALS color.gif 11 1.45
PESTICIDES color.gif 9 1.19
THERMAL MODIFICATIONS color.gif 5 .66
SUSPENDED SOLIDS color.gif 1 .13
UNKNOWN TOXICITY color.gif 1 .13
PRIORITY ORGANICS color.gif 1 .13
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 758

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
NOT REPORTED color.gif 758 100.00
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 758

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
NUTRIENTS color.gif 64 66.67
DISSOLVED OXYGEN color.gif 30 31.25
ZINC color.gif 2 2.08
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 96

Approved TMDLS by EPA Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) since October 1, 1995
Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Approved Percent Approved
1998 color.gif 4 4.17
1999 color.gif 9 9.38
2000 color.gif 2 2.08
2001 color.gif 55 57.29
2003 color.gif 14 14.58
2004 color.gif 12 12.50

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U. S. Geological Survey Data Exiting EPA Website
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - State of Delaware's TMDL Program Exiting EPA Website

 

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