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

List Status
The 2004 303(d) list from NORTH DAKOTA was APPROVED by EPA on AUG-17-2004. EPA is currently obtaining an electronic version of this submittal for data entry into this system. Until that process is complete, EPA is currently using the state's 2002 submittal which was APPROVED by EPA on APR-17-2003.

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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 182
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 75
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 257

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 130 50.58
Pembina color.gif 12 4.67
Lake Sakakawea color.gif 12 4.67
Upper Heart color.gif 10 3.89
Knife color.gif 9 3.50
Lower Heart color.gif 9 3.50
Lower Sheyenne color.gif 8 3.11
Painted Woods-Square Butte color.gif 7 2.72
Western Wild Rice color.gif 6 2.33
Upper Cannonball color.gif 6 2.33
Middle Sheyenne color.gif 5 1.95
Cedar color.gif 5 1.95
Elm color.gif 5 1.95
Lower Souris color.gif 4 1.56
Goose color.gif 4 1.56
Upper James color.gif 4 1.56
Upper Sheyenne color.gif 4 1.56
Upper Souris color.gif 3 1.17
Elm-Marsh color.gif 3 1.17
Willow color.gif 3 1.17
James Headwaters color.gif 3 1.17
Lower Little Missouri color.gif 3 1.17
Middle Little Missouri color.gif 3 1.17
Des Lacs color.gif 2 .78
Deep color.gif 2 .78
Bois De Sioux color.gif 2 .78
Sandhill-Wilson color.gif 2 .78
Forest color.gif 2 .78
West Missouri Coteau color.gif 2 .78
Lower Cannonball color.gif 2 .78
Apple color.gif 2 .78
Beaver color.gif 2 .78
Park color.gif 2 .78
Turtle color.gif 2 .78
Maple color.gif 2 .78
Upper Red color.gif 2 .78
Devils Lake color.gif 1 .39
Grand Marais-Red color.gif 1 .39
Grand color.gif 1 .39
Beaver color.gif 1 .39
Upper Lake Oahe color.gif 1 .39
Upper Little Missouri color.gif 1 .39
Brush Lake Closed Basin color.gif 1 .39
Lower Yellowstone color.gif 1 .39
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 257
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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 81 27.74
SEDIMENT/SILTATION color.gif 67 22.95
NUTRIENTS color.gif 57 19.52
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 50 17.12
METALS color.gif 20 6.85
OTHER HABITAT ALTERATIONS color.gif 8 2.74
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVIS. color.gif 2 .68
FLOW ALTERATION color.gif 2 .68
THERMAL MODIFICATIONS color.gif 1 .34
SUSPENDED SOLIDS color.gif 1 .34
SALINITY/TDS/CHLORIDES color.gif 1 .34
UNIONIZED AMMONIA color.gif 1 .34
TURBIDITY color.gif 1 .34
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 292

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
NOT REPORTED color.gif 157 53.77
LOW color.gif 101 34.59
HIGH color.gif 16 5.48
1 color.gif 13 4.45
2 color.gif 4 1.37
3 color.gif 1 .34
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 292

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
SEDIMENT color.gif 9 36.00
PHOSPHORUS color.gif 8 32.00
NUTRIENTS color.gif 5 20.00
DISSOLVED OXYGEN color.gif 2 8.00
NITROGEN color.gif 1 4.00
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 25

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 13 52.00
2004 color.gif 12 48.00

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North Dakota State Water Commission Exiting EPA Website

 

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