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Connecticut Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006

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	Size of Water
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)
Good Waters	1,321.9	20,654.5	236.8
Previously impaired waters       now attaining all uses	16.0
Threatened Waters
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed
Impaired Waters	638.2	6,220.5	375.8
TMDL completed	77.1	246.7	209.4
TMDL alternative	50.0	339.3
Non-pollutant impairment	29.7	392.1
TMDL needed	481.5	5,242.4	166.5
New TMDLs completed	14.1	.0	.0
Remaining TMDLs needed	467.3	5,242.4	166.5
Total Assessed Waters	1,960.1	26,874.9	612.6
Total Waters	5,830.0	64,973.0	613.3
Percent of Waters Assessed	33.6	41.4	99.9

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Summary of Water Quality Assessments for Each Waterbody Type
for Reporting Year 2006

Connecticut Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2006

Description of this table Assessed Status Miles Assessed 1,960.1 Unassessed 3,869.9 Total Miles 5,830.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good 1,321.9 Threatened .0 Impaired 638.2 Total Miles Assessed 1,960.1

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed 91.2 TMDL alternative 50.0 Non-pollutant impairment 29.7 TMDL needed 467.3 Total Threatened and Impaired 638.2

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Connecticut Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2006*

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

Description of this table

Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Existing Or Proposed Drinking Water	181.6	99.3	.0	.7
Fish Consumption	1,958.3	93.4	.0	6.6
Habitat For Fish, Other Aquatic Life And Wildlife	950.1	61.5	.0	38.5
Recreation	553.1	24.8	.0	75.2

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Connecticut Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2006

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	403.0
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	314.5
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	127.8
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	63.9
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations	Habitat Alterations	36.1
Other Flow Regime Alterations	Flow Alteration(s)	33.8
Chlorine	Chlorine	6.1
Sedimentation/Siltation	Sediment	5.6
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.5
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)	Total Toxics	5.4
Iron	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.3
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.0
Alterations in Wetland Habitats	Habitat Alterations	4.5
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	4.4
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	3.9
Mercury	Mercury	3.8
Propylene Glycol	Toxic Organics	3.1
Ethylene Glycol	Toxic Organics	3.1
Temperature, Water	Temperature	1.8
Sodium	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1.4
Turbidity	Turbidity	1.4
Cobalt	Metals (other than Mercury)	.7
Uranium	Radiation	.7
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	.6
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	.6
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	Nutrients	.6
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	.1
Diesel Fuel	Oil and Grease	.1

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Connecticut Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2006

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Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Source Unknown	Unknown	392.9
Unspecified Urban Stormwater	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	214.5
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	132.2
Sources Outside State Juristiction Or Borders	Other	106.6
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	105.3
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	79.9
Landfills	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	49.5
Contaminated Sediments	Legacy/Historical Pollutants	48.8
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	46.5
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification	Hydromodification	42.4
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures)	Hydromodification	41.4
Channelization	Hydromodification	39.4
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment)	Construction	37.9
Baseflow Depletion From Groundwater Withdrawals	Hydromodification	32.3
Agriculture	Agriculture	29.1
Above Ground Storage Tank Leaks (Tank Farms)	Spills/Dumping	25.5
Flow Alterations From Water Diversions	Hydromodification	24.0
Golf Courses	Recreation And Tourism (Non-Boating)	22.2
Dredge Mining	Resource Extraction	15.7
Loss Of Riparian Habitat	Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification)	15.2
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps)	Agriculture	13.1
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations)	Agriculture	10.4
Waterfowl	Natural/Wildlife	8.9
Surface Mining	Resource Extraction	8.4
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decencentralized Systems)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	7.2
Illicit Connections/Hook-Ups To Storm Sewers	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	4.8
Irrigated Crop Production	Agriculture	4.2
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation	Hydromodification	4.0
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification	Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification)	4.0
Industrial Land Treatment	Industrial	3.8
Natural Sources	Natural/Wildlife	3.2
Airports	Industrial	3.1
Accidental Release/Spill	Spills/Dumping	2.9
Non-Point Source	Unspecified Nonpoint Source	2.1
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related)	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	2.0
Streambank Modifications/Destablization	Hydromodification	1.7
Drainage/Filling/Loss Of Wetlands	Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification)	1.5
Managed Pasture Grazing	Agriculture	1.2
Discharges From Biosolids (Sludge) Storage, Application Or Disposal	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	.6
Inappropriate Waste Disposal	Spills/Dumping	.4
Non-Irrigated Crop Production	Agriculture	.2
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	.1

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Connecticut Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2006

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 26,874.9 Unassessed 38,098.1 Total Acres 64,973.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 20,654.5 Threatened .0 Impaired 6,220.5 Total Acres Assessed 26,874.9

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 246.7 TMDL alternative 339.3 Non-pollutant impairment 392.1 TMDL needed 5,242.4 Total Threatened and Impaired 6,220.5

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Connecticut Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2006*

* 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
Existing Or Proposed Drinking Water	1,190.3	100.0	.0	.0
Fish Consumption	26,864.2	85.9	.0	14.1
Habitat For Fish, Other Aquatic Life And Wildlife	26,618.9	94.4	.0	5.6
Recreation	24,526.2	80.5	.0	19.5

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Connecticut Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2006

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	Nutrients	3,855.2
Excess Algal Growth	Algal Growth	3,688.7
Chlorophyll-A	Algal Growth	3,552.9
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	3,068.6
Taste and Odor	Taste, Color and Odor	1,594.9
Debris/Floatables/Trash	Trash	1,594.9
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	1,146.1
Mercury	Mercury	810.0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	450.0
Non-Native Aquatic Plants	Nuisance Exotic Species	389.4
Other Flow Regime Alterations	Flow Alteration(s)	214.4
Sedimentation/Siltation	Sediment	195.5
Turbidity	Turbidity	194.5
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	112.8
Alterations in Wetland Habitats	Habitat Alterations	95.6
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	70.5
Chlordane	Pesticides	53.9
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	24.1
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	9.4
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.0
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	.6
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	.6
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	.6

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Connecticut Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds
Reporting Year 2006

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Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Contaminated Sediments	Legacy/Historical Pollutants	3,098.3
Sources Outside State Juristiction Or Borders	Other	3,050.2
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	3,018.8
Source Unknown	Unknown	2,891.7
Unspecified Urban Stormwater	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	2,207.3
Agriculture	Agriculture	1,971.9
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	1,854.7
Non-Point Source	Unspecified Nonpoint Source	1,782.4
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	Atmospheric Deposition	625.3
Internal Nutrient Recycling	Natural/Wildlife	508.4
Waterfowl	Natural/Wildlife	443.9
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures)	Hydromodification	339.3
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decencentralized Systems)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	279.0
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related)	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	216.0
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification	Hydromodification	214.4
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation	Hydromodification	204.8
Sediment Resuspension (Clean Sediment)	Hydromodification	140.6
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification	Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification)	95.6
Above Ground Storage Tank Leaks (Tank Farms)	Spills/Dumping	70.5
Natural Sources	Natural/Wildlife	56.8
Surface Mining	Resource Extraction	44.5
Other Spill Related Impacts	Spills/Dumping	29.6
Streambank Modifications/Destablization	Hydromodification	9.4
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	2.7
Landfills	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	.6
Discharges From Biosolids (Sludge) Storage, Application Or Disposal	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	.6

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Connecticut Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2006

Description of this table Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 612.6 Unassessed .7 Total Square Miles 613.3

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good 236.8 Threatened .0 Impaired 375.8 Total Square Miles Assessed 612.6

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed 209.4 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 166.5 Total Threatened and Impaired 375.8

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Connecticut Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2006*

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

Description of this table

Designated Use	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Commercial Shellfish Harvesting Where Authorized	67.0	59.9	.0	40.1
Fish Consumption	612.6	98.9	.0	1.1
Habitat For Marine Fish, Other Aquatic Life And Wildlife	550.9	47.3	.0	52.7
Recreation	154.0	87.1	.0	12.9
Shellfish Harvesting For Direct Consumption Where Authorized	246.8	50.9	.0	49.1

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Connecticut Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2006

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	285.9
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	285.9
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	Nutrients	276.2
Nitrogen, Total	Nutrients	261.4
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	145.9
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	19.8
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	18.0
Estuarine Bioassessments	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	11.6
Oil and Grease	Oil and Grease	9.1
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	4.2
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems)	Toxic Organics	1.9
Alterations in Wetland Habitats	Habitat Alterations	.6
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	.4
Mercury	Mercury	.4
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	.2
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	.2
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	.2
Silver	Metals (other than Mercury)	.0
Gold	Metals (other than Mercury)	.0

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Connecticut Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2006

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Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Unspecified Urban Stormwater	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	375.1
Residential Districts	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	373.4
Non-Point Source	Unspecified Nonpoint Source	351.2
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	269.5
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	266.1
Atmospheric Deposition - Nitrogen	Atmospheric Deposition	260.1
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	259.7
Waterfowl	Natural/Wildlife	155.4
Marina/Boating Sanitary On-Vessel Discharges	Recreational Boating And Marinas	155.2
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decencentralized Systems)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	117.7
Wet Weather Discharges (Point Source And Combination Of Stormwater, Sso Or Cso)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	102.9
Source Unknown	Unknown	54.0
Contaminated Sediments	Legacy/Historical Pollutants	11.0
Landfills	Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	6.9
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures)	Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	3.1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1.5
Sources Outside State Juristiction Or Borders	Other	1.0
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related)	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	1.0
Dredge Mining	Resource Extraction	.6
Other Spill Related Impacts	Spills/Dumping	.4
Industrial/Commercial Site Stormwater Discharge (Permittted)	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	.2
Airports	Industrial	.2

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Connecticut Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

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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)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)
Algal Growth		3,688.7
Ammonia	3.9	.6
Cause Unknown	314.5		4.2
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota			11.6
Chlorine	6.1
Dioxins			.2
Flow Alteration(s)	33.8	214.4
Habitat Alterations	40.6	95.6	.6
Mercury	3.8	810.0	.4
Metals (other than Mercury)	14.8	24.1	.6
Nuisance Exotic Species		389.4
Nutrients	.6	3,968.0	276.2
Oil and Grease	.1		9.1
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	.6	450.0	285.9
Pathogens	413.1	1,216.6	150.4
Pesticides		53.9
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	127.8	3,068.6	18.0
Radiation	.7
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1.5
Sediment	5.6	195.5
Taste, Color and Odor		1,594.9
Temperature	1.8
Total Toxics	5.4
Toxic Organics	3.1		1.9
Trash		1,594.9
Turbidity	1.4	194.5

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Connecticut Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2006

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NOTE: Click on the underlined Probable Source Group to see a list of specific state Probable Sources making up the Probable Source Group.
Probable Source Group	Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)
Agriculture	44.5	1,971.9	1.5
Atmospheric Deposition		625.3	260.1
Construction	37.9
Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification)	20.6	95.6
Hydromodification	111.4	899.1
Industrial	109.3	3,018.8	259.7
Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks	49.6	.6	6.9
Legacy/Historical Pollutants	48.8	3,098.3	11.0
Municipal Dishcarges/Sewage	206.9	2,136.4	333.5
Natural/Wildlife	8.9	1,009.0	155.4
Other	106.6	3,050.2	1.0
Recreation And Tourism (Non-Boating)	22.2
Recreational Boating And Marinas			155.2
Resource Extraction	24.1	44.5	.6
Spills/Dumping	28.7	100.1	.4
Unknown	392.9	2,891.7	54.0
Unspecified Nonpoint Source	2.1	1,782.4	351.2
Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	216.4	2,207.3	375.4

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Connecticut TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2006

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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)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	10	49	2,861
Lead	2			0
Chlorine	1	1
Chlorophyll-A	1		339
Cobalt	1	1
Diesel Fuel	1	0
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation	1		339
Excess Algal Growth	1		339
Mercury	1	0
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	1		339
Sulfates	1	0
Uranium	1	1

Total: 22 TMDL Alternatives

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Connecticut Previously Impaired Waters Now Attaining All Uses

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NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of Waters Attaining" value for a detailed list of those waters now attaining all uses.
Cycle Attaining	Number of Waters Attaining	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
2004	6	8
2006	3	3

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Connecticut Causes of Impairment for 303(d) Listed Waters

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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
Pathogens	206
Cause Unknown	102
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	39
Nutrients	33
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	22
Algal Growth	18
Metals (other than Mercury)	18
Mercury	11
Sediment	5
Turbidity	4
Oil and Grease	3
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	3
Pesticides	2
Toxic Organics	2
Ammonia	2
Taste, Color and Odor	1
Total Toxics	1
Chlorine	1
Dioxins	1
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1
Other Cause	1

Total: 476 Causes of Impairment

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Connecticut 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
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	63	64
Copper	6	6
Zinc	5	5
Chlorine	4	4
Algal Growth	3	3
Ammonia	3	3
Lead	3	3
1,2-Propanediol	2	2
Ethylene Glycol	2	2
Fecal Coliform	2	2
Nitrogen, Total	2	2
Nutrients	2	2
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen	2	2
Phosphorus, Total	2	2
Pollutants in Urban Stormwater	2	2
Turbidity	2	2
Algal Growth/Chlorophyll A	1	1
Chlorophyll-A	1	1
Nitrogen	1	1
Toxicity	1	1

Total: 109 TMDLs; 110 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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Connecticut 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
2000	11	11
2001	9	9
2002	7	7
2004	3	3
2005	30	30
2006	16	16
2007	7	7
2008	26	27

Total: 109 TMDLs; 110 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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