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National Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet

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Impaired Waters Listed by State

NOTE: Click on the underlined "State Name" value to see a State Report.
State Name Current
System (Electronic)
Version
Waters on List
ALABAMA 2006 color.gif 190
ALASKA 2006 color.gif 33
AMERICAN SAMOA 1998 color.gif 1
ARIZONA 2004 color.gif 68
ARKANSAS 2004 color.gif 189
CALIFORNIA 2006 color.gif 691
COLORADO 2006 color.gif 139
CONNECTICUT 2006 color.gif 279
DELAWARE 2006 color.gif 101
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2006 color.gif 25
FLORIDA 2002 color.gif 827
GEORGIA 2006 color.gif 930
GUAM 1998 color.gif 3
HAWAII 2004 color.gif 244
IDAHO 2002 color.gif 1392
ILLINOIS 2006 color.gif 1058
INDIANA 2006 color.gif 1591
IOWA 2004 color.gif 213
KANSAS 2004 color.gif 1101
KENTUCKY 2004 color.gif 736
LOUISIANA 2006 color.gif 249
MAINE 2006 color.gif 191
MARYLAND 2006 color.gif 501
MASSACHUSETTS 2006 color.gif 837
MICHIGAN 2006 color.gif 430
MINNESOTA 2006 color.gif 1734
MISSISSIPPI 2006 color.gif 378
MISSOURI 2006 color.gif 32
MONTANA 2006 color.gif 677
N. MARIANA ISLANDS 1998 color.gif 2
NEBRASKA 2004 color.gif 150
NEVADA 2004 color.gif 129
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2006 color.gif 5211
NEW JERSEY 2006 color.gif 835
NEW MEXICO 2004 color.gif 188
NEW YORK 2006 color.gif 610
NORTH CAROLINA 2006 color.gif 902
NORTH DAKOTA 2006 color.gif 226
OHIO 2006 color.gif 267
OKLAHOMA 2006 color.gif 681
OREGON 2006 color.gif 1397
PENNSYLVANIA 2004 color.gif 6957
PUERTO RICO 2006 color.gif 127
RHODE ISLAND 2006 color.gif 166
SOUTH CAROLINA 2006 color.gif 915
SOUTH DAKOTA 2006 color.gif 147
TENNESSEE 2006 color.gif 960
TEXAS 2006 color.gif 675
UTAH 2006 color.gif 117
VERMONT 2006 color.gif 143
VIRGIN ISLANDS 2006 color.gif 66
VIRGINIA 2006 color.gif 2172
WASHINGTON 2004 color.gif 1714
WEST VIRGINIA 2006 color.gif 1266
WISCONSIN 2006 color.gif 593
WYOMING 2006 color.gif 125
Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 41,581

Causes of Impairment

NOTE: Click on the underlined "Causes of Impairment Reported" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment. Click on the underlined "General Impairment Name" to see the detailed state-reported impairment names.
General Impairment Name Causes of Impairment Reported Percent of Reported
PATHOGENS color.gif 10233 14.70
MERCURY color.gif 9139 13.13
METALS (OTHER THAN MERCURY) color.gif 6878 9.88
SEDIMENT color.gif 6480 9.31
NUTRIENTS color.gif 6003 8.63
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION color.gif 5694 8.18
PH color.gif 3810 5.47
CAUSE UNKNOWN - IMPAIRED BIOTA color.gif 3330 4.78
PCBS color.gif 3071 4.41
TEMPERATURE color.gif 3009 4.32
TURBIDITY color.gif 2440 3.51
PESTICIDES color.gif 1614 2.32
SALINITY/TDS/SULFATES/CHLORIDES color.gif 1561 2.24
CAUSE UNKNOWN color.gif 1362 1.96
HABITAT ALTERATION color.gif 983 1.41
NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANTS color.gif 889 1.28
ALGAL GROWTH color.gif 453 .65
DIOXINS color.gif 397 .57
TOXIC ORGANICS color.gif 379 .54
TOXIC INORGANICS color.gif 344 .49
AMMONIA color.gif 320 .46
TOTAL TOXICITY color.gif 313 .45
FLOW ALTERATION color.gif 229 .33
TASTE, COLOR AND ODOR color.gif 149 .21
OIL AND GREASE color.gif 135 .19
OTHER CAUSE color.gif 131 .19
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY - POLLUTANT UNSPECIFIED color.gif 61 .09
TRASH color.gif 56 .08
CHLORINE color.gif 49 .07
NUISANCE EXOTIC SPECIES color.gif 33 .05
RADIATION color.gif 32 .05
CAUSE UNKNOWN - FISH KILLS color.gif 8 .01
NUISANCE NATIVE SPECIES color.gif 6 .01
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS color.gif 2 .00
Total Causes of Impairment Reported Nationwide: 69,593

Approved TMDLs by General Pollutant
since October 1, 1995


NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Approved" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant. Click on the "General Pollutant Name" value to see a detailed list of pollutants and TMDLs.
General Pollutant Number of TMDLs Approved Percent of Reported
PATHOGENS color.gif 6096 17.90
MERCURY color.gif 6043 17.75
METALS (OTHER THAN MERCURY) color.gif 5662 16.63
NUTRIENTS color.gif 3550 10.42
SEDIMENT color.gif 2662 7.82
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION color.gif 1648 4.84
SALINITY/TDS/SULFATES/CHLORIDES color.gif 1429 4.20
PH color.gif 1395 4.10
TEMPERATURE color.gif 1318 3.87
AMMONIA color.gif 986 2.90
PESTICIDES color.gif 927 2.72
TURBIDITY color.gif 769 2.26
CHLORINE color.gif 336 .99
PCBS color.gif 278 .82
OTHER CAUSE color.gif 194 .57
TOXIC INORGANICS color.gif 184 .54
TOXIC ORGANICS color.gif 124 .36
TOTAL TOXICITY color.gif 92 .27
CAUSE UNKNOWN - IMPAIRED BIOTA color.gif 86 .25
HABITAT ALTERATION color.gif 83 .24
ALGAL GROWTH color.gif 67 .20
TRASH color.gif 44 .13
NOXIOUS AQUATIC PLANTS color.gif 22 .06
RADIATION color.gif 21 .06
DIOXINS color.gif 17 .05
OIL AND GREASE color.gif 12 .04
TASTE, COLOR AND ODOR color.gif 5 .01
NUISANCE EXOTIC SPECIES color.gif 2 .01
FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY - POLLUTANT UNSPECIFIED color.gif 1 .00
Total Nationwide Number of TMDLs Approved since October 1, 1995 reported to EPA: 34,053

Approved TMDLs by State
since October 1, 1995

NOTE: Click on the underlined "State Name" value to see a State Report. Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Approved" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the state.
State Name Number of TMDLs Approved Percent of Reported
ALABAMA color.gif 230 .68
ALASKA color.gif 35 .10
AMERICAN SAMOA color.gif 3 .01
ARIZONA color.gif 73 .21
ARKANSAS color.gif 194 .57
CALIFORNIA color.gif 774 2.27
COLORADO color.gif 888 2.61
CONNECTICUT color.gif 98 .29
DELAWARE color.gif 557 1.64
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA color.gif 360 1.06
FLORIDA color.gif 441 1.30
GEORGIA color.gif 1439 4.23
GUAM color.gif 1 .00
HAWAII color.gif 20 .06
IDAHO color.gif 1517 4.45
ILLINOIS color.gif 205 .60
INDIANA color.gif 547 1.61
IOWA color.gif 115 .34
KANSAS color.gif 2705 7.94
KENTUCKY color.gif 79 .23
LOUISIANA color.gif 605 1.78
MAINE color.gif 87 .26
MARYLAND color.gif 455 1.34
MASSACHUSETTS color.gif 284 .83
MICHIGAN color.gif 84 .25
MINNESOTA color.gif 603 1.77
MISSISSIPPI color.gif 816 2.40
MISSOURI color.gif 132 .39
MONTANA color.gif 399 1.17
NEBRASKA color.gif 75 .22
NEVADA color.gif 58 .17
NEW HAMPSHIRE color.gif 5504 16.16
NEW JERSEY color.gif 442 1.30
NEW MEXICO color.gif 196 .58
NEW YORK color.gif 552 1.62
NORTH CAROLINA color.gif 125 .37
NORTH DAKOTA color.gif 37 .11
OHIO color.gif 790 2.32
OKLAHOMA color.gif 118 .35
OREGON color.gif 888 2.61
PENNSYLVANIA color.gif 4948 14.53
PUERTO RICO color.gif 45 .13
RHODE ISLAND color.gif 94 .28
SOUTH CAROLINA color.gif 420 1.23
SOUTH DAKOTA color.gif 262 .77
TENNESSEE color.gif 897 2.63
TEXAS color.gif 100 .29
UTAH color.gif 297 .87
VERMONT color.gif 72 .21
VIRGIN ISLANDS color.gif 29 .09
VIRGINIA color.gif 792 2.33
WASHINGTON color.gif 1026 3.01
WEST VIRGINIA color.gif 2111 6.20
WISCONSIN color.gif 87 .26
WYOMING color.gif 342 1.00
Total Nationwide Number of TMDLs Approved since October 1, 1995 reported to EPA: 34,053

Approved TMDLS by EPA Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) since October 1, 1995

Fiscal Year Number of TMDLs Approved Percent Approved
1996 color.gif 112 .33
1997 color.gif 341 1.00
1998 color.gif 400 1.17
1999 color.gif 342 1.00
2000 color.gif 1547 4.54
2001 color.gif 2576 7.56
2002 color.gif 2738 8.04
2003 color.gif 3088 9.07
2004 color.gif 3254 9.56
2005 color.gif 4274 12.55
2006 color.gif 4233 12.43
2007 color.gif 4231 12.42
2008 color.gif 6917 20.31


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