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New Jersey Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008

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	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	2,331.0	2,220.9	88.3
Previously impaired waters       now attaining all uses
Threatened Waters
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed
Impaired Waters	16,651.0	43,717.0	672.1	476.5
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed	15,289.0	41,831.5	635.5	476.5
New TMDLs completed	407.2	7,221.3	20.1	.0
Remaining TMDLs needed	14,881.8	34,610.2	615.5	476.5
Total Assessed Waters	18,982.0	45,937.9	760.3	476.5
Total Waters	19,704.5	72,590.0	760.3	Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed	96.3	63.3	100.0	Unavailable

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

New Jersey Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008

Description of this table Assessed Status Miles Assessed 18,982.0 Unassessed 722.4 Total Miles 19,704.5

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good 2,331.0 Threatened .0 Impaired 16,651.0 Total Miles Assessed 18,982.0

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed 407.2 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 14,881.8 Total Threatened and Impaired 16,651.0

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New Jersey 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.

Description of this table

Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	10,002.0	95.5	.0	4.5
Aquatic Life	17,358.7	33.2	.0	66.8
Aquatic Life - Trout	3,451.0	21.0	.0	79.0
Drinking Water Supply	10,897.6	68.9	.0	31.1
Fish Consumption	7,423.5	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	8,644.3	92.6	.0	7.4
Primary Contact Recreation	11,297.5	32.6	.0	67.4
Secondary Contact Recreation	11,297.5	32.6	.0	67.4
Shellfish Harvesting	5,438.7	64.3	.0	35.7
Use Code	15,401.8	.0	.0	100.0

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New Jersey 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
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	5,597.2
Mercury	Mercury	3,840.3
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	3,467.4
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	2,994.0
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	2,868.6
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	2,404.2
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	2,253.4
Temperature, Water	Temperature	1,615.0
DDE	Pesticides	1,599.5
DDT	Pesticides	1,599.5
DDD	Pesticides	1,599.5
Chlordane	Pesticides	1,157.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	1,155.0
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	949.9
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	593.6
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	543.3
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	507.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	482.8
Dieldrin	Pesticides	480.3
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	432.8
Turbidity	Turbidity	404.8
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	381.7
Total Coliform	Pathogens	340.1
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	292.4
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	265.6
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	262.1
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	261.3
Thermal Modifications	Temperature	201.3
Cyanide	Toxic Inorganics	176.9
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	153.4
Nitrates	Nutrients	144.2
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	112.8
Benzene	Toxic Organics	109.3
Tetrachloroethylene	Toxic Organics	94.0
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	60.2
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	56.7
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Toxic Organics	41.4
Chloride	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	27.8
Surfactants	Other Cause	27.2
Thallium	Metals (other than Mercury)	21.0
Silver	Metals (other than Mercury)	10.5

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New Jersey Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Rivers and Streams
Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 45,937.9 Unassessed 26,652.1 Total Acres 72,590.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 2,220.9 Threatened .0 Impaired 43,717.0 Total Acres Assessed 45,937.9

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 7,221.3 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 34,610.2 Total Threatened and Impaired 43,717.0

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New Jersey 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
Agricultural Water Supply	25,976.2	95.8	.0	4.2
Aquatic Life	42,721.2	22.6	.0	77.4
Aquatic Life - Trout	21,174.6	17.9	.0	82.1
Drinking Water Supply	32,915.2	74.9	.0	25.1
Fish Consumption	28,595.4	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	25,618.6	98.2	.0	1.8
Primary Contact Recreation	27,713.2	25.0	.0	75.0
Secondary Contact Recreation	27,713.2	25.0	.0	75.0
Shellfish Harvesting	2,747.5	67.4	.0	32.6
Use Code	41,831.5	.0	.0	100.0

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New Jersey 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	25,971.4
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	10,649.4
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	8,798.0
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	7,003.0
Temperature, Water	Temperature	6,374.0
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	6,182.2
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	5,998.1
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	5,925.5
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	4,266.2
DDT	Pesticides	3,165.6
DDE	Pesticides	3,165.6
DDD	Pesticides	3,165.6
Chlordane	Pesticides	2,882.4
Tetrachloroethylene	Toxic Organics	1,196.8
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,189.6
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,177.0
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	1,127.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1,106.2
Thermal Modifications	Temperature	748.9
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	680.3
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	435.9
Nitrates	Nutrients	399.7
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	373.2
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	360.1
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	348.4
Turbidity	Turbidity	335.1
Dieldrin	Pesticides	304.5
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	304.5
Total Coliform	Pathogens	253.0
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Toxic Organics	251.1
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	245.6
Chloride	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	241.6
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	126.3
Cyanide	Toxic Inorganics	107.6
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	101.1
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	34.5
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	33.8
Thallium	Metals (other than Mercury)	17.5
Benzene	Toxic Organics	5.8

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New Jersey 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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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2008

Description of this table Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 760.3 Unassessed .0 Total Square Miles 760.3

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good 88.3 Threatened .0 Impaired 672.1 Total Square Miles Assessed 760.3

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed 20.1 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 615.5 Total Threatened and Impaired 672.1

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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Bays and Estuaries
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	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	57.9	100.0	.0	.0
Aquatic Life	697.1	22.1	.0	77.9
Aquatic Life - Trout	.7	.0	.0	100.0
Drinking Water Supply	54.2	97.1	.0	2.9
Fish Consumption	535.3	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	59.1	100.0	.0	.0
Primary Contact Recreation	613.9	69.7	.0	30.3
Secondary Contact Recreation	613.9	69.7	.0	30.3
Shellfish Harvesting	635.4	72.9	.0	27.1
Use Code	643.7	.0	.0	100.0

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2008

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	492.6
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	415.3
Mercury	Mercury	390.6
DDT	Pesticides	350.7
DDE	Pesticides	350.7
DDD	Pesticides	350.7
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	127.2
Total Coliform	Pathogens	112.3
Chlordane	Pesticides	97.0
Dieldrin	Pesticides	95.8
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	63.6
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	63.6
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	44.1
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	29.1
Temperature, Water	Temperature	24.2
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	22.8
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	9.5
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	8.1
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	4.6
Turbidity	Turbidity	3.7
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	3.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	.4

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New Jersey Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Bays and Estuaries
Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Summary of Water Quality Attainment for Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2008

Description of this table Pie chart not displayed because total size for Ocean and Near Coastal is unavailable. Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 476.5 Unassessed Unavailable Total Square Miles Unavailable

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good .0 Threatened .0 Impaired 476.5 Total Square Miles Assessed 476.5

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed .0 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 476.5 Total Threatened and Impaired 476.5

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New Jersey Assessed Waters
Designated Use Support for Ocean and Near Coastal
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	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life	476.5	.0	.0	100.0
Fish Consumption	476.5	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	476.5	99.6	.0	.4
Secondary Contact Recreation	476.5	99.6	.0	.4
Shellfish Harvesting	439.1	100.0	.0	.0
Use Code	476.5	.0	.0	100.0

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment
for Threatened and Impaired Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2008

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	476.5
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	476.5
DDD	Pesticides	476.5
DDE	Pesticides	476.5
DDT	Pesticides	476.5
Mercury	Mercury	476.5
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	2.1

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New Jersey Probable Sources of Impairments
for Threatened and Impaired Ocean and Near Coastal
Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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New Jersey 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)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)	Ocean and Near Coastal (Square Miles)
Ammonia	292.4	435.9
Cause Unknown	3,467.4	10,649.4	29.1
Dioxins	593.6	680.3	63.6
Mercury	3,840.3	25,971.4	390.6	476.5
Metals (other than Mercury)	3,245.8	7,641.7	4.6
Nutrients	3,020.8	4,286.4	44.1
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	2,404.2	5,998.1	415.3	476.5
Other Cause	27.2
Pathogens	1,736.0	6,407.7	195.6	2.1
Pesticides	1,599.5	3,165.6	350.7	476.5
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	2,253.4	8,798.0	22.8
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	5,597.2	7,003.0	492.6	476.5
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	490.3	1,106.8
Temperature	1,779.6	7,104.0	24.2
Toxic Inorganics	176.9	107.6
Toxic Organics	636.1	1,507.0	63.6
Turbidity	1,259.6	1,438.3	3.7

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New Jersey Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources reported.

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New Jersey TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2008

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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New Jersey 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
2008	5	7

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New Jersey 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
Pesticides	547
Metals (other than Mercury)	264
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	255
Mercury	254
Cause Unknown	189
Nutrients	152
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	141
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	121
Pathogens	94
Temperature	81
Turbidity	67
Toxic Organics	41
Dioxins	36
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	35
Ammonia	17
Toxic Inorganics	9
Other Cause	1

Total: 2,304 Causes of Impairment

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New Jersey Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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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.

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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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