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

List Status
The 2004 303(d) list from SOUTH CAROLINA was APPROVED by EPA on SEP-23-2004. 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 AUG-07-2002.

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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 592
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 41
NOT REPORTED color.gif 33
BAY color.gif 18
WETLAND color.gif 13
ESTUARY color.gif 6
MARSH color.gif 4
CANAL color.gif 2
SOUND color.gif 1
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 710

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 311 43.80
Saluda color.gif 71 10.00
Lower Catawba color.gif 40 5.63
Upper Broad color.gif 33 4.65
Enoree color.gif 22 3.10
Broad-St. Helena color.gif 19 2.68
Lynches color.gif 17 2.39
Tyger color.gif 17 2.39
Seneca color.gif 16 2.25
South Carolina Coastal color.gif 15 2.11
Upper Savannah color.gif 15 2.11
Lower Broad color.gif 14 1.97
Wateree color.gif 13 1.83
Four Hole Swamp color.gif 12 1.69
Lower Pee Dee color.gif 11 1.55
Congaree color.gif 10 1.41
Cooper color.gif 10 1.41
Lake Marion color.gif 10 1.41
Salkehatchie color.gif 9 1.27
Black color.gif 7 .99
Upper Catawba color.gif 7 .99
South Fork Edisto color.gif 5 .70
Tugaloo color.gif 5 .70
North Fork Edisto color.gif 4 .56
Edisto color.gif 4 .56
Waccamaw color.gif 3 .42
Stevens color.gif 3 .42
Middle Savannah color.gif 3 .42
Little Pee Dee color.gif 2 .28
Lower Savannah color.gif 2 .28
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 710
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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 477 56.92
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 95 11.34
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 91 10.86
METALS color.gif 89 10.62
PH color.gif 37 4.42
NUTRIENTS color.gif 26 3.10
TURBIDITY color.gif 15 1.79
ALGAL GRWTH/CHLOROPHYLL A color.gif 4 .48
PCBS color.gif 3 .36
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVIS. color.gif 1 .12
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 838

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
2 color.gif 421 50.24
3 color.gif 361 43.08
1 color.gif 53 6.32
NOT REPORTED color.gif 3 .36
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 838

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
FECAL COLIFORM color.gif 177 88.06
BOD color.gif 14 6.97
NH3-N color.gif 4 1.99
BOD5 color.gif 2 1.00
PHOSPHORUS color.gif 1 .50
PH color.gif 1 .50
OXYGEN DEMAND color.gif 1 .50
TSS color.gif 1 .50
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 201

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 1.99
1999 color.gif 19 9.45
2000 color.gif 1 .50
2001 color.gif 14 6.97
2002 color.gif 12 5.97
2003 color.gif 16 7.96
2004 color.gif 135 67.16

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