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2002 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for WEST VIRGINIA

List Status
APPROVED by EPA on JUN-20-2003.

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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 1082
BRANCH color.gif 53
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND color.gif 12
NOT REPORTED color.gif 3
GULF color.gif 2
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 1,152

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 632 54.86
West Fork color.gif 74 6.42
Tygart Valley color.gif 65 5.64
Tug color.gif 60 5.21
Cheat color.gif 56 4.86
Upper Kanawha color.gif 54 4.69
Upper Guyandotte color.gif 45 3.91
Gauley color.gif 40 3.47
Upper Monongahela color.gif 28 2.43
South Branch Potomac color.gif 17 1.48
Little Kanawha color.gif 17 1.48
Upper Ohio color.gif 13 1.13
North Branch Potomac color.gif 12 1.04
Upper Ohio-Wheeling color.gif 7 .61
Lower New color.gif 7 .61
Lower Kanawha color.gif 6 .52
Lower Guyandotte color.gif 6 .52
Elk color.gif 5 .43
Youghiogheny color.gif 4 .35
Upper Ohio-Shade color.gif 4 .35
Coal color.gif 4 .35
Raccoon-Symmes color.gif 4 .35
Shenandoah color.gif 3 .26
Little Muskingum-Middle Island color.gif 3 .26
Twelvepole color.gif 2 .17
Cacapon-Town color.gif 1 .09
Middle New color.gif 1 .09
Greenbrier color.gif 1 .09
Lower Monongahela color.gif 1 .09
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 1,152
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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 595 39.77
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 424 28.34
PH color.gif 341 22.79
OTHER CAUSE color.gif 65 4.34
PATHOGENS color.gif 35 2.34
SEDIMENT/SILTATION color.gif 9 .60
GENERAL WQS (BENTHIC) color.gif 7 .47
PCBS color.gif 7 .47
DIOXINS color.gif 6 .40
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/LOW DO color.gif 2 .13
CAUSE UNKNOWN color.gif 2 .13
OTHER INORGANICS color.gif 1 .07
NUTRIENTS color.gif 1 .07
PESTICIDES color.gif 1 .07
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 1,496

Impairment Priorities
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Priority Impairments Reported Percent of Reported
NOT REPORTED color.gif 1496 100.00
Total Number of Impairments Reported: 1,496

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
ALUMINUM color.gif 342 26.84
IRON color.gif 342 26.84
MANGANESE color.gif 321 25.20
PH color.gif 216 16.95
METALS color.gif 15 1.18
SEDIMENT color.gif 9 .71
PCBS color.gif 7 .55
PATHOGENS color.gif 6 .47
ZINC color.gif 4 .31
DIOXIN color.gif 4 .31
AQUATIC LIFE color.gif 2 .16
COPPER color.gif 1 .08
NUTRIENTS color.gif 1 .08
DISSOLVED OXYGEN color.gif 1 .08
FLUORIDE color.gif 1 .08
BIOLOGICAL CRITERIA color.gif 1 .08
LEAD color.gif 1 .08
Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since January 1, 1996: 1,274

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 7 .55
1999 color.gif 30 2.35
2000 color.gif 4 .31
2001 color.gif 513 40.27
2002 color.gif 720 56.51

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External Links
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U. S. Geological Survey Data Exiting EPA Website
The State of West Virginia Homepage Exiting EPA Website

 

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