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2002 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for NORTH CAROLINA

List Status
APPROVED by EPA on MAR-18-2003.

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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 478
BAY color.gif 29
SOUND color.gif 27
ESTUARY color.gif 25
NOT REPORTED color.gif 22
OCEAN color.gif 15
COASTAL color.gif 13
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 13
BRANCH color.gif 11
MARSH color.gif 5
CANAL color.gif 1
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 629

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 409 65.02
Upper Neuse color.gif 32 5.09
Rocky North Carolina South Carolina color.gif 19 3.02
Haw color.gif 13 2.07
Upper Catawba color.gif 13 2.07
Lower Yadkin color.gif 12 1.91
Upper Yadkin color.gif 10 1.59
Contentnea color.gif 9 1.43
Pigeon color.gif 9 1.43
Middle Neuse color.gif 8 1.27
Lower Catawba color.gif 8 1.27
Lower Pee Dee color.gif 7 1.11
Upper French Broad color.gif 7 1.11
Deep color.gif 6 .95
Upper Broad color.gif 6 .95
Albemarle color.gif 5 .79
Ghowan color.gif 4 .64
New color.gif 4 .64
Upper Tar color.gif 4 .64
Upper Cape Fear color.gif 4 .64
Upper Pee Dee color.gif 4 .64
Meheriin color.gif 3 .48
Pamlico Sound color.gif 3 .48
Lower Neuse color.gif 3 .48
Upper New color.gif 3 .48
Northeast Cape Fear color.gif 3 .48
Roanoke Rapids color.gif 2 .32
South Yadkin color.gif 2 .32
Carolina Coastal-Sampit color.gif 2 .32
Lower Tar color.gif 2 .32
Lower Cape Fear color.gif 2 .32
South Fork Catawba color.gif 2 .32
Upper Little Tennessee color.gif 2 .32
Middle Roanoke color.gif 1 .16
Black color.gif 1 .16
Lower Roanoke color.gif 1 .16
Nolichucky color.gif 1 .16
Bogue-Core Sounds color.gif 1 .16
Pamlico color.gif 1 .16
Lower Dan color.gif 1 .16
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 629
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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
PATHOGENS color.gif 288 41.08
CAUSE UNKNOWN color.gif 163 23.25
SEDIMENT/SILTATION color.gif 99 14.12
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVIS. color.gif 38 5.42
OTHER HABITAT ALTERATIONS color.gif 30 4.28
TURBIDITY color.gif 29 4.14
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 18 2.57
PH color.gif 10 1.43
NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANTS color.gif 7 1.00
METALS color.gif 6 .86
NUTRIENTS color.gif 5 .71
ALGAL GRWTH/CHLOROPHYLL A color.gif 5 .71
UNKNOWN TOXICITY color.gif 2 .29
PESTICIDES color.gif 1 .14
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 701

Impairment Priorities
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Impairments Reported" value to see a listing of those waters with that impairment priority.
Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
HIGH color.gif 299 42.65
LOW color.gif 271 38.66
MEDIUM color.gif 127 18.12
MONITOR color.gif 2 .29
NOT REPORTED color.gif 1 .14
K color.gif 1 .14
NOTE:
A Monitor priority indicates that the waterbody is listed based on (1) data older than 5 years, (2) biological monitoring and no problem pollutant has been identified, or (3) biological monitoring that occurred in waters where the State now has evidence that the biological criteria should not have been applied. A N/A priority is assigned to waters that the State believes will meet their uses based on current management strategies.
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 701

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 color.gif 35 35.71
FECAL COLIFORM color.gif 33 33.67
DIOXIN color.gif 5 5.10
CYANIDE color.gif 4 4.08
LEAD color.gif 2 2.04
TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE color.gif 2 2.04
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS color.gif 2 2.04
NITROGEN color.gif 2 2.04
FLUORENE color.gif 2 2.04
DISSOLVED OXYGEN color.gif 2 2.04
CADMIUM color.gif 1 1.02
TOTAL NITROGEN color.gif 1 1.02
FECAL color.gif 1 1.02
CHLOROPHYLL A color.gif 1 1.02
TURBIDITY color.gif 1 1.02
NICKEL color.gif 1 1.02
SELENIUM color.gif 1 1.02
COPPER color.gif 1 1.02
CHROMIUM color.gif 1 1.02
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 98

Approved TMDLS by EPA Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) since October 1, 1995
Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Approved Percent Approved
1996 color.gif 5 5.10
1997 color.gif 19 19.39
1999 color.gif 2 2.04
2000 color.gif 35 35.71
2002 color.gif 16 16.33
2003 color.gif 5 5.10
2004 color.gif 16 16.33

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