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303(d) Listed Waters for 2008

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West Virginia 2008 Water Quality Assessment Report

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West Virginia Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008

Description of this table
  Size of Water
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
   Good Waters 8,080.9 6,274.4
      Previously impaired waters
      now attaining all uses
   Threatened Waters
      TMDL completed        
      TMDL alternative        
      Non-pollutant impairment        
      TMDL needed        
   Impaired Waters 10,173.9 15,229.0
      TMDL completed     2,180.0     177.0
      TMDL alternative     .2    
      Non-pollutant impairment     34.7    
      TMDL needed     7,959.0     15,052.0
         New TMDLs completed     350.1     .0
         Remaining TMDLs needed           7,609.0           15,052.0
Total Assessed Waters 18,254.8 21,503.4
Total Waters 32,278.0 22,373.0
Percent of Waters Assessed 56.6 96.1

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Summary of Water Quality Assessments for Each Waterbody Type
for Reporting Year 2008


West Virginia Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008

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Assessed Status Miles
Assessed 18,254.8
Unassessed 14,023.2
Total Miles 32,278.0







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Attainment Status Miles
Good 8,080.9
Threatened .0
Impaired 10,173.9
Total Miles Assessed 18,254.8







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TMDL Development Status Miles
All TMDLs completed 2,530.1
TMDL alternative .2
Non-pollutant impairment 34.7
TMDL needed 7,609.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 10,173.9

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West Virginia Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008*

* Waters assessed for more than one designated use are included in multiple designated use groups below.

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Designated Use Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired % Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture And Wildlife 16,849.4 91.4 .0 8.6 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply 16,227.6 56.4 .0 43.6 color.gifcolor.gif
Trout Waters 3,303.5 60.1 .0 39.9 color.gifcolor.gif
Warm Water Fishery 10,718.1 38.4 .0 61.6 color.gifcolor.gif
Water Contact Recreation 16,027.7 62.7 .0 37.3 color.gifcolor.gif
Water Supply Industrial, Water Transport, Cooling And Power 16,849.6 91.4 .0 8.6 color.gifcolor.gif

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West Virginia Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008

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Cause of Impairment Cause of Impairment Group Miles
Threatened or
Impaired
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota color.gif 5,152.1
Fecal Coliform Pathogens color.gif 4,152.8
Iron Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 3,958.2
Manganese Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 1,543.6
pH pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions color.gif 1,378.1
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 1,056.4
Aluminum Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 936.6
Mercury Mercury color.gif 669.0
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Only) Dioxins color.gif 359.2
Zinc Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 182.6
Thermal Modifications Temperature color.gif 176.4
Selenium Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 160.0
Low Flow Alterations Flow Alteration(s) color.gif 44.3
Nitrogen, Nitrite Nutrients color.gif 30.7
Dissolved Oxygen Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 23.4
Lead Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 23.3
Chloride Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates color.gif 21.6
Ammonia, Un-ionized Ammonia color.gif 5.4
Temperature, Water Temperature color.gif 2.3
Fluoride Toxic Inorganics color.gif .2

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West Virginia Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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West Virginia Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2008

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Assessed Status Acres
Assessed 21,503.4
Unassessed 869.6
Total Acres 22,373.0







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Attainment Status Acres
Good 6,274.4
Threatened .0
Impaired 15,229.0
Total Acres Assessed 21,503.4







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TMDL Development Status Acres
All TMDLs completed 177.0
TMDL alternative .0
Non-pollutant impairment .0
TMDL needed 15,052.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 15,229.0

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West Virginia Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2008*

* Waters assessed for more than one designated use are included in multiple designated use groups below.

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Designated Use Acres Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired % Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture And Wildlife 7,002.4 99.9 .0 .1 color.gifcolor.gif
Public Water Supply 1,248.4 84.5 .0 15.5 color.gifcolor.gif
Trout Waters 1,014.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Warm Water Fishery 1,258.4 84.7 .0 15.3 color.gifcolor.gif
Water Contact Recreation 18,922.4 20.5 .0 79.5 color.gifcolor.gif
Water Supply Industrial, Water Transport, Cooling And Power 7,002.4 99.9 .0 .1 color.gifcolor.gif

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West Virginia Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2008

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Cause of Impairment Cause of Impairment Group Acres
Threatened or
Impaired
Mercury Mercury color.gif 12,018.0
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 9,198.0
Sedimentation/Siltation Sediment color.gif 193.0
Trophic State Index (TSI) Nutrients color.gif 100.0
Iron Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 54.0
Dissolved Oxygen Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 8.0

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West Virginia Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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West Virginia Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


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NOTE: Click on the underlined Cause of Impairment Group to see a list of specific state causes of impairment making up the Cause of Impairment Group.
Cause of Impairment Group Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers and
Streams (Miles)		 Lakes, Reservoirs,
and Ponds (Acres)
Ammonia 5.4
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota 5,152.1
Dioxins 359.2
Flow Alteration(s) 44.3
Mercury 669.0 12,018.0
Metals (other than Mercury) 4,455.6 54.0
Nutrients 30.7 100.0
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion 23.4 8.0
Pathogens 4,152.8
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions 1,378.1
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 1,056.4 9,198.0
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates 21.6
Sediment 193.0
Temperature 178.7
Toxic Inorganics .2

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West Virginia Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources reported.

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West Virginia TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2008


Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment " value to see a listing of those Causes of Impairment.
Cause of Impairment Number of
TMDL Alternatives		 Rivers and
Streams (Miles)
Fluoride color.gif 1 0

Total: 1 TMDL Alternatives

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West Virginia Previously Impaired Waters Now Attaining All Uses


No previously impaired waters reported as attaining all uses.

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West Virginia Causes of Impairment for 303(d) Listed Waters

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on a cause of impairment (e.g. pathogens) to see the specific state-reported causes that are grouped to make up this category. Click on the "Number of Causes of Impairment Reported" to see a list of waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment Group Name Number of Causes of Impairment Reported
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota color.gif 605
Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 442
Pathogens color.gif 315
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions color.gif 157
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 52
Mercury color.gif 26
Dioxins color.gif 25
Temperature color.gif 10
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates color.gif 7
Nutrients color.gif 1
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 1

Total: 1,641 Causes of Impairment

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West Virginia Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
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" value to see a listing of those TMDLs for the pollutant.
Pollutant Number of TMDLs Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Iron color.gif 716 744
Aluminum color.gif 454 482
Fecal Coliform color.gif 450 512
Manganese color.gif 397 397
pH color.gif 289 310
Sediment color.gif 83 83
Biological color.gif 79 83
Acid color.gif 27 27
Organic Enrichment color.gif 13 13
Selenium color.gif 13 13
Chloride color.gif 7 7
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 7 7
Phosphorus color.gif 6 6
Dioxin color.gif 5 5
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators color.gif 4 4
Biology color.gif 2 2
Biological Impairment color.gif 1 1
Carbonaceous Bod color.gif 1 1
Dissolved Oxygen color.gif 1 1
Fecal color.gif 1 1
Lead color.gif 1 1
Mercury color.gif 1 1
Nitrogenous BOD color.gif 1 1
Sedimentation color.gif 1 1
Zinc color.gif 1 1

Total: 2,561 TMDLs; 2,704 Causes of Impairment Addressed


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West Virginia Cumulative Number of TMDLs

EPA Fiscal Year starts October 1 and ends September 30.


Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value for a detailed list of the TMDLs for the fiscal year.
Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
1998 color.gif 11 11
1999 color.gif 24 24
2000 color.gif 4 4
2001 color.gif 491 491
2002 color.gif 651 651
2004 color.gif 186 186
2005 color.gif 224 294
2006 color.gif 346 402
2008 color.gif 241 247
2009 color.gif 383 394

Total: 2,561 TMDLs; 2,704 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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