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New Jersey Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006

	Size of Water
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)	Ocean and Near Coastal (Square Miles)
Good Waters	2,340.9	9,032.0	20.1
Previously impaired waters       now attaining all uses
Threatened Waters
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed
Impaired Waters	13,957.7	23,790.0	154.1	85.4
TMDL completed	1,519.4	1,400.0	11.3
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed	12,422.6	22,390.0	142.8	85.4
New TMDLs completed	206.3	.0	.0	.0
Remaining TMDLs needed	12,216.3	22,390.0	142.8	85.4
Total Assessed Waters	16,298.6	32,822.0	174.2	85.4
Total Waters	16,714.6	72,590.0	725.0	Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed	97.5	45.2	24.0	Unavailable

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

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

Description of this table Assessed Status Miles Assessed 16,298.6 Unassessed 416.0 Total Miles 16,714.6

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good 2,340.9 Threatened .0 Impaired 13,957.7 Total Miles Assessed 16,298.6

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed 1,725.7 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 12,216.3 Total Threatened and Impaired 13,957.7

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New Jersey 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.

Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	8,079.4	97.6	.0	2.4
Aquatic Life	14,362.1	33.1	.0	66.9
Aquatic Life - Trout	2,682.9	24.3	.0	75.7
Fish Consumption	5,345.7	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	6,468.1	93.7	.0	6.3
Primary Contact Recreation	9,278.6	36.9	.0	63.1
Public Water Supply	8,655.0	75.3	.0	24.7
Secondary Contact Recreation	5,365.0	81.8	.0	18.2
Shellfish Harvesting	5,057.8	64.3	.0	35.7

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

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	4,715.5
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	3,586.7
Phosphorus, Elemental	Nutrients	3,099.6
Mercury	Mercury	2,799.4
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	2,170.1
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	2,120.0
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,724.4
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	1,287.9
Temperature, Water	Temperature	1,180.7
DDE	Pesticides	1,101.8
DDD	Pesticides	1,101.8
DDT	Pesticides	1,101.8
Pathogens	Pathogens	852.5
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	796.8
Chlordane	Pesticides	734.7
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	531.7
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	357.1
Turbidity	Turbidity	263.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	225.9
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	210.0
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	176.6
Unknown Toxicity	Total Toxics	174.7
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	157.3
Cyanide	Toxic Inorganics	133.0
Nitrates	Nutrients	109.4
Tetrachloroethylene	Toxic Organics	91.6
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	85.3
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems)	Toxic Organics	52.5
Dieldrin	Pesticides	50.2
Benzene	Toxic Organics	39.0
Chlorinated Benzenes	Toxic Organics	35.2
Thallium	Metals (other than Mercury)	19.4
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	13.2
Silver	Metals (other than Mercury)	9.6

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

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

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 32,822.0 Unassessed 39,768.0 Total Acres 72,590.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 9,032.0 Threatened .0 Impaired 23,790.0 Total Acres Assessed 32,822.0

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 1,400.0 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 22,390.0 Total Threatened and Impaired 23,790.0

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New Jersey 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.

Designated Use	Acres Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life	12,733.0	69.8	.0	30.2
Fish Consumption	19,160.0	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	19,300.0	67.8	.0	32.2
Recreation (Aesthetics)	9,170.0	4.1	.0	95.9

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

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Mercury	Mercury	16,457.0
Pathogens	Pathogens	6,216.0
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	2,739.0
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	1,378.0
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	1,378.0
DDE	Pesticides	1,361.0
Chlordane	Pesticides	1,361.0
DDD	Pesticides	1,361.0
DDT	Pesticides	1,361.0
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	826.0
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	826.0
Phosphorus, Elemental	Nutrients	314.0

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

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

Description of this table Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 174.2 Unassessed 550.8 Total Square Miles 725.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good 20.1 Threatened .0 Impaired 154.1 Total Square Miles Assessed 174.2

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed 11.3 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 142.8 Total Threatened and Impaired 154.1

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New Jersey 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.

Designated Use	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	6.1	100.0	.0	.0
Aquatic Life	168.0	27.6	.0	72.4
Aquatic Life - Trout	.7	.0	.0	100.0
Fish Consumption	114.9	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	5.5	97.6	.0	2.4
Primary Contact Recreation	141.5	79.3	.0	20.7
Public Water Supply	6.7	91.0	.0	9.0
Secondary Contact Recreation	131.2	100.0	.0	.0
Shellfish Harvesting	169.3	38.6	.0	61.4

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

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	113.9
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	109.2
DDT	Pesticides	83.2
DDE	Pesticides	83.2
DDD	Pesticides	83.2
Chlordane	Pesticides	63.5
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	55.5
Pathogens	Pathogens	54.4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems)	Toxic Organics	48.9
Mercury	Mercury	42.4
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	14.2
Dieldrin	Pesticides	11.8
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	7.6
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.6
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	5.6
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	4.7
Turbidity	Turbidity	3.8
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.9
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.7
Phosphorus, Elemental	Nutrients	1.3
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	1.2
Temperature, Water	Temperature	.9

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

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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2006

Description of this table Pie chart not displayed because total size for Ocean and Near Coastal is unavailable. Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 85.4 Unassessed Unavailable Total Square Miles Unavailable

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good .0 Threatened .0 Impaired 85.4 Total Square Miles Assessed 85.4

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed .0 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 85.4 Total Threatened and Impaired 85.4

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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2006*

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

Designated Use	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life	85.4	.0	.0	100.0
Fish Consumption	85.4	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	85.4	97.6	.0	2.4
Secondary Contact Recreation	85.4	100.0	.0	.0
Shellfish Harvesting	85.4	56.1	.0	43.9

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2006

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	85.4
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	85.4
DDD	Pesticides	85.4
DDE	Pesticides	85.4
DDT	Pesticides	85.4
Mercury	Mercury	85.4
Pathogens	Pathogens	49.2

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New Jersey Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2006

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

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New Jersey Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2006

No probable sources reported.

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New Jersey TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2006

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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New Jersey Previously Impaired Waters Now Attaining All Uses

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
2008	5	7

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment for 303(d) Listed Waters

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
Pesticides	423
Mercury	267
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	252
Metals (other than Mercury)	223
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	193
Nutrients	190
Pathogens	135
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	115
Cause Unknown	106
Dioxins	102
Turbidity	61
Temperature	60
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	20
Toxic Organics	20
Total Toxics	12
Toxic Inorganics	9

Total: 2,188 Causes of Impairment

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New Jersey Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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
Fecal Coliform	269	270
Mercury	135	135
Phosphorus	99	100
Total Coliform	46	46
Copper	21	21
Temperature	9	9
Arsenic	6	6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	6	12
1,2-Dichloroethane	2	2
Nickel	2	2
Tetrachloroethene	2	2
Macrophytes	1	1

Total: 598 TMDLs; 606 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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New Jersey Cumulative Number of TMDLs

EPA Fiscal Year starts October 1 and ends September 30.

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
1996	34	34
2000	10	11
2001	2	2
2003	202	203
2004	23	29
2005	51	51
2006	46	46
2007	76	76
2008	32	32
2009	122	122

Total: 598 TMDLs; 606 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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