2004 Section 303(d) List Fact Sheet for NEVADA

Water Assessment Information
2004 State Assessment Report

Other Impaired Water 303(d) List Information
The most current report available is 2004
Data are also available for these years: 2002 1998

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List Status

PARTIAL APPROVAL/PARTIAL DISAPPROVAL by EPA on NOV-03-2005.

Waterbody Type	Number of Waters on List
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STREAM/CREEK/RIVER	106
LAKE/RESERVOIR/POND	13
NOT REPORTED	10

Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 129

Watershed Name	Number of Waters on List	Percent of Reported
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Bruneau	3	2.33
Carson Desert	10	7.75
East Walker	4	3.10
Havasu-Mohave Lakes	2	1.55
Lake Mead	2	1.55
Lake Tahoe	10	7.75
Las Vegas Wash	1	.78
Little Humboldt	3	2.33
Lower Humboldt	4	3.10
Lower Quinn	1	.78
Lower Virgin	2	1.55
Meadow Valley Wash	2	1.55
Middle Carson	5	3.88
Middle Humboldt	3	2.33
Muddy	1	.78
North Fork Humboldt	9	6.98
Not Reported	15	11.63
Pyramid-Winnemucca Lakes	1	.78
Rock	1	.78
Salmon Falls	2	1.55
South Fork Humboldt	3	2.33
South Fork Owyhee	4	3.10
Spring-Steptoe Valleys	3	2.33
Truckee	12	9.30
Upper Carson	9	6.98
Upper Humboldt	8	6.20
Upper Owyhee	4	3.10
Walker	2	1.55
Walker Lake	3	2.33
West Walker	5	3.88

Total Number of Impaired Waters Reported: 129

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General Impairment Name	Cause of Impairment Reported	Percent of Reported
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METALS (OTHER THAN MERCURY)	129	38.86
NUTRIENTS	55	16.57
TURBIDITY	45	13.55
TEMPERATURE	33	9.94
SALINITY/TDS/SULFATES/CHLORIDES	21	6.33
MERCURY	18	5.42
PH	13	3.92
TOXIC INORGANICS	10	3.01
ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION	5	1.51
PATHOGENS	3	.90

Total Number of Causes of Impairment Reported: 332

Priority	Cause of Impairment Reported	Percent of Reported
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NOT REPORTED	332	100.00

Total Number of Causes of Impairment Reported: 332

Pollutant	Number of TMDLs Approved	Percent of Reported
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TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS	16	27.59
TURBIDITY	15	25.86
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS	8	13.79
IRON	3	5.17
COPPER	3	5.17
TEMPERATURE	2	3.45
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS	2	3.45
PHOSPHORUS	2	3.45
BORON	1	1.72
NICKEL	1	1.72
ARSENIC	1	1.72
PH	1	1.72
DISSOLVED OXYGEN	1	1.72
CADMIUM	1	1.72
SOLIDS	1	1.72

Total Number of TMDLs Reported to EPA since October 1, 1995: 58

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