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On This Page 303(d) Listed Waters for 2006

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Michigan Water Quality Assessment Report

Assessed Waters of Michigan by Watershed

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Summary Results

Michigan (2006)

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    21,244.3 264,308.0 10.0 70.1 1,052.0 99.0 28.6
       2,301.5 27.0 1.4 .2
   
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
    25,204.7 298,547.0 701.0 87.9 41,608.0 316.0 1.3
           704.9     3,494.0          3.0               .1
           344.5     3,382.0          80.0               
           2,888.2                              
           21,267.1     291,671.0     701.0     4.9     41,608.0     316.0     1.2
              145.6     .0     .0     1.0     .0     .0     .1
                    21,121.5           291,671.0           701.0           3.9           41,608.0           316.0           1.1
46,449.0 562,855.0 711.0 158.0 42,660.0 415.0 29.9
49,136.0 889,600.0 6,239,763.0 3,250.0 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
94.5 63.3 .0 4.9 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable

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


Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Rivers and Streams 2006

Description of this table
Assessed 46,449.0
Unassessed 2,687.0
Total Miles 49,136.0







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Description of this table
Good 21,244.3
Threatened .0
Impaired 25,204.7
Total Miles Assessed 46,449.0







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Description of this table
850.5
344.5
2,888.2
21,121.5
Total Threatened and Impaired 25,204.7

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Rivers and Streams 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 46,449.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Cold Water Fishery 1,221.5 91.6 .0 8.4 color.gifcolor.gif
Fish Consumption 22,708.6 7.6 .0 92.4 color.gifcolor.gif
Industrial Water Supply 46,449.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 46,449.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 22,410.0 80.2 .0 19.8 color.gifcolor.gif
Partial Body Contact Recreation 19.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Public Water Supply 16.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Total Body Contact Recreation 1,426.3 63.3 .0 36.7 color.gifcolor.gif
Warm Water Fishery 1,909.5 64.7 .0 35.3 color.gifcolor.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Rivers and Streams 2006

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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 18,253.0
Other Flow Regime Alterations Flow Alteration(s) color.gif 3,059.2
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations Habitat Alterations color.gif 2,991.3
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 2,443.0
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) Dioxins color.gif 901.0
Mercury in Fish Tissue Mercury color.gif 727.5
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Pathogens color.gif 524.0
Sedimentation/Siltation Sediment color.gif 441.5
Dissolved Oxygen Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 323.7
Mercury in Water Column Mercury color.gif 211.3
Phosphorus, Total Nutrients color.gif 200.1
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 38.4
DDT Pesticides color.gif 36.0
Polybrominated Biphenyls Toxic Organics color.gif 36.0
Copper Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 22.8
Temperature, Water Temperature color.gif 20.6
Oil and Grease Oil and Grease color.gif 17.1
Nitrogen, Total Nutrients color.gif 16.0
Ammonia, Un-ionized Ammonia color.gif 14.7
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates color.gif 13.5
Chromium, Total Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 6.5
Aquatic Plants - Native Nuisance Native Species color.gif 6.0
Chlordane Pesticides color.gif 6.0
Alterations in Wetland Habitats Habitat Alterations color.gif 5.6
Bacterial Slimes Pathogens color.gif 5.0
Lead Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 3.5
Ammonia, Total Ammonia color.gif 3.0
Phosphorus, Elemental Nutrients color.gif 2.5
Lindane Pesticides color.gif 1.0
Aldrin Pesticides color.gif 1.0
Simazine Pesticides color.gif .5
Terbacil Pesticides color.gif .5
Other Cause Other Cause color.gif .5

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Rivers and Streams 2006

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Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics Atmospheric Deposition color.gif 20,934.5
Industrial Point Source Discharge Industrial color.gif 11,960.0
Contaminated Sediments Legacy/Historical Pollutants color.gif 9,959.1
Municipal Point Source Discharges Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 9,339.8
Channelization Hydromodification color.gif 3,116.6
Unspecified Urban Stormwater Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater color.gif 535.7
Non-Point Source Unspecified Nonpoint Source color.gif 488.0
Agriculture Agriculture color.gif 450.5
Combined Sewer Overflows Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 311.8
Source Unknown Unknown color.gif 295.0
Non-Irrigated Crop Production Agriculture color.gif 127.8
Streambank Modifications/Destablization Hydromodification color.gif 100.7
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) Agriculture color.gif 97.3
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification) color.gif 68.0
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) Agriculture color.gif 64.7
Sewage Discharges In Unsewered Areas Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 50.5
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrasturcture (New Construction) Construction color.gif 45.0
Loss Of Riparian Habitat Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification) color.gif 34.3
Illicit Connections/Hook-Ups To Storm Sewers Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 29.5
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation Hydromodification color.gif 21.0
Mine Tailings Resource Extraction color.gif 18.6
Irrigated Crop Production Agriculture color.gif 17.7
Subsurface (Hardrock) Minining Resource Extraction color.gif 10.5
Surface Mining Resource Extraction color.gif 9.6
Mill Tailings Industrial color.gif 9.5
Impacts From Land Application Of Wastes Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks color.gif 9.0
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) Construction color.gif 9.0
Above Ground Storage Tank Leaks (Tank Farms) Spills/Dumping color.gif 9.0
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 8.0
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decencentralized Systems) Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 8.0
Landfills Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks color.gif 8.0
Dam Construction (Other Than Upstream Flood Control Projects) Hydromodification color.gif 6.0
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks color.gif 4.6
Petroleum/Natural Gas Production Activities (Permitted) Industrial color.gif 4.6
Contaminated Groundwater Groundwater Loadings/Withdrawals color.gif 4.0
Golf Courses Recreation And Tourism (Non-Boating) color.gif 3.8
Sediment Resuspension (Clean Sediment) Hydromodification color.gif 3.0
Permitted Runoff From Confined Animal Feeding Operations (Cafos) Agriculture color.gif 2.5
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater color.gif 2.0
Natural Sources Natural/Wildlife color.gif .7

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2006

Description of this table
Assessed 562,855.0
Unassessed 326,745.0
Total Acres 889,600.0







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Description of this table
Good 264,308.0
Threatened .0
Impaired 298,547.0
Total Acres Assessed 562,855.0







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Description of this table
3,494.0
3,382.0
.0
291,671.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 298,547.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 562,855.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Fish Consumption 286,552.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 562,855.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 562,855.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 56,536.0 80.7 .0 19.3 color.gifcolor.gif
Total Body Contact Recreation 1,090.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Warm Water Fishery 830.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2006

Description of this table
Mercury in Fish Tissue Mercury color.gif 215,108.0
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 142,994.0
Chlordane Pesticides color.gif 38,056.0
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) Dioxins color.gif 18,770.0
Phosphorus, Total Nutrients color.gif 7,746.0
Copper Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 3,159.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Pathogens color.gif 1,090.0
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators Nutrients color.gif 954.0
Zinc Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 500.0
Taste and Odor Taste, Color and Odor color.gif 500.0
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) Toxic Organics color.gif 500.0
Excess Algal Growth Algal Growth color.gif 415.0
Polybrominated Biphenyls Toxic Organics color.gif 123.0
DDT Pesticides color.gif 123.0
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 27.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2006

Description of this table
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics Atmospheric Deposition color.gif 278,665.0
Source Unknown Unknown color.gif 20,090.0
Contaminated Sediments Legacy/Historical Pollutants color.gif 13,454.0
Municipal Point Source Discharges Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 9,748.0
Industrial Point Source Discharge Industrial color.gif 6,494.0
Non-Point Source Unspecified Nonpoint Source color.gif 4,410.0
Agriculture Agriculture color.gif 3,990.0
Mine Tailings Resource Extraction color.gif 2,659.0
Mill Tailings Industrial color.gif 2,659.0
Above Ground Storage Tank Leaks (Tank Farms) Spills/Dumping color.gif 1,320.0
Unspecified Urban Stormwater Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater color.gif 1,265.0
Combined Sewer Overflows Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 930.0
Sewage Discharges In Unsewered Areas Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 160.0
Internal Nutrient Recycling Natural/Wildlife color.gif 158.0
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) Agriculture color.gif 27.0
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) Construction color.gif 2.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Wetlands 2006

Description of this table
Assessed 711.0
Unassessed 6,239,052.0
Total Acres 6,239,763.0







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Description of this table
Good 10.0
Threatened .0
Impaired 701.0
Total Acres Assessed 711.0







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Description of this table
.0
.0
.0
701.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 701.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Wetlands 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Fish Consumption 711.0 1.4 .0 98.6 color.gifcolor.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 711.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Wetlands 2006

Description of this table
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 701.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Wetlands 2006

Description of this table
Industrial Point Source Discharge Industrial color.gif 701.0
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics Atmospheric Deposition color.gif 21.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Great Lakes Shoreline 2006

Description of this table
Assessed 158.0
Unassessed 3,092.0
Total Miles 3,250.0







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Description of this table
Good 70.1
Threatened .0
Impaired 87.9
Total Miles Assessed 158.0







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Description of this table
4.0
80.0
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3.9
Total Threatened and Impaired 87.9

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Great Lakes Shoreline 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 158.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 158.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 158.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 2.5 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Partial Body Contact Recreation 4.7 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Public Water Supply 80.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Total Body Contact Recreation 64.3 87.7 .0 12.3 color.gifcolor.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Great Lakes Shoreline 2006

Description of this table
Taste and Odor Taste, Color and Odor color.gif 80.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Pathogens color.gif 7.9

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Great Lakes Shoreline 2006

Description of this table
Agriculture Agriculture color.gif 80.0
Municipal Point Source Discharges Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 80.0
Industrial Point Source Discharge Industrial color.gif 80.0
Combined Sewer Overflows Municipal Discharges/Sewage color.gif 4.2
Source Unknown Unknown color.gif 3.8

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Great Lakes Open Water 2006

Description of this table
Pie chart not displayed because total size for Great Lakes Open Water is unavailable.
Assessed 42,660.0
Unassessed Unavailable
Total Square Miles Unavailable







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Description of this table
Good 1,052.0
Threatened .0
Impaired 41,608.0
Total Square Miles Assessed 42,660.0







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Description of this table
.0
.0
.0
41,608.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 41,608.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Great Lakes Open Water 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 42,660.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Fish Consumption 41,608.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 42,660.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 42,660.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 875.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Great Lakes Open Water 2006

Description of this table
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 41,608.0
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD) Dioxins color.gif 41,385.0
Chlordane Pesticides color.gif 39,030.0
Mercury in Fish Tissue Mercury color.gif 32,308.0
DDT Pesticides color.gif 8,877.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Great Lakes Open Water 2006

Description of this table
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics Atmospheric Deposition color.gif 41,523.0
Contaminated Sediments Legacy/Historical Pollutants color.gif 32,082.0
Agriculture Agriculture color.gif 29,650.0
Industrial Point Source Discharge Industrial color.gif 7,215.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Great Lakes Connecting Channel 2006

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Pie chart not displayed because total size for Great Lakes Connecting Channel is unavailable.
Assessed 415.0
Unassessed Unavailable
Total Miles Unavailable







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Description of this table
Good 99.0
Threatened .0
Impaired 316.0
Total Miles Assessed 415.0







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Description of this table
.0
.0
.0
316.0
Total Threatened and Impaired 316.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Great Lakes Connecting Channel 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 415.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Fish Consumption 194.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 415.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 415.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 124.0 79.8 .0 20.2 color.gifcolor.gif
Partial Body Contact Recreation 97.0 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Total Body Contact Recreation 97.0 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Great Lakes Connecting Channel 2006

No causes of impairment reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Great Lakes Connecting Channel 2006

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Michigan Inland Lake Shoreline 2006

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Pie chart not displayed because total size for Inland Lake Shoreline is unavailable.
Assessed 29.9
Unassessed Unavailable
Total Miles Unavailable







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Description of this table
Good 28.6
Threatened .0
Impaired 1.3
Total Miles Assessed 29.9







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Description of this table
.2
.0
.0
1.1
Total Threatened and Impaired 1.3

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
Michigan Inland Lake Shoreline 2006

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

Description of this table
% Good
% Threatened
% Impaired
Agriculture 29.9 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 29.9 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Navigation 29.9 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Other Indigenous Aquatic Life .8 100.0 .0 .0 color.gif
Partial Body Contact Recreation .5 .0 .0 100.0 color.gif
Total Body Contact Recreation 25.1 94.9 .0 5.1 color.gifcolor.gif

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
Michigan Inland Lake Shoreline 2006

No causes of impairment reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
Michigan Inland Lake Shoreline 2006

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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Michigan Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006


Description of this table
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. See also Pollution categories summary document (PDF) (20 pp, 557K, About PDF) for brief, non-technical descriptions of general cause categories.
Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Algal Growth 415.0
Ammonia 17.7
Dioxins 901.0 18,770.0 41,385.0
Flow Alteration(s) 3,059.2
Habitat Alterations 2,996.9
Mercury 938.8 215,108.0 32,308.0
Metals (other than Mercury) 25.8 3,159.0
Nuisance Native Species 6.0
Nutrients 216.1 7,746.0
Oil and Grease 17.1
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion 342.7 27.0
Other Cause .5
Pathogens 528.5 1,090.0 7.9
Pesticides 43.5 38,179.0 39,030.0
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 20,696.0 142,994.0 701.0 41,608.0
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates 13.5
Sediment 441.5
Taste, Color and Odor 500.0 80.0
Temperature 20.6
Toxic Organics 36.0 623.0

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Michigan Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2006

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined Probable Source Group to see a list of specific state Probable Sources making up the Probable Source Group.
Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Agriculture 580.1 4,017.0 80.0 29,650.0
Atmospheric Deposition 20,934.5 278,665.0 21.0 41,523.0
Construction 51.0 2.0
Groundwater Loadings/Withdrawals 4.0
Habitat Alterations (Not Directly Related To Hydromodification) 102.3
Hydromodification 3,185.3
Industrial 11,974.1 9,153.0 701.0 80.0 7,215.0
Land Application/Waste Sites/Tanks 21.6
Legacy/Historical Pollutants 9,959.1 13,454.0 32,082.0
Municipal Discharges/Sewage 9,689.6 10,838.0 84.2
Natural/Wildlife .7 158.0
Recreation And Tourism (Non-Boating) 3.8
Resource Extraction 37.1 2,659.0
Spills/Dumping 9.0 1,320.0
Unknown 295.0 20,090.0 3.8
Unspecified Nonpoint Source 488.0 4,410.0
Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater 537.7 1,265.0

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Michigan TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2006


Description of this table


NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment " value to see a listing of those Causes of Impairment.
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue color.gif 10 287 100  
Copper color.gif 4 3 3,159  
DDT color.gif 2 36 123  
Dissolved Oxygen color.gif 2 11    
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 2 4    
Other Flow Regime Alterations color.gif 2 6    
Polybrominated Biphenyls color.gif 2 36 123  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 2 3    
Taste and Odor color.gif 2   500 80
Ammonia, Total color.gif 1 3    
Mercury in Fish Tissue color.gif 1   100  
Mercury in Water Column color.gif 1 1    
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators color.gif 1 3    
Other Anthropogenic Substrate Alterations color.gif 1 3    
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 1 3    
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems) color.gif 1   500  
Sedimentation/Siltation color.gif 1 8    
Zinc color.gif 1   500  

Total: 37 TMDL Alternatives

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Michigan Previously 303(d)-Listed Waters Now Attaining All Applicable Water Quality Standards

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of Waters Attaining" value for a detailed list of those previously 303(d)-listed waters now attaining all applicable water quality standards.
2004 color.gif 16 27
2006 color.gif 26 27
2008 color.gif 24 30

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Michigan Causes of Impairment for 303(d) Listed Waters

Description of this table
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.
Mercury color.gif 198
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 136
Pathogens color.gif 83
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota color.gif 41
Nutrients color.gif 20
Pesticides color.gif 17
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion color.gif 15
Dioxins color.gif 13
Noxious Aquatic Plants color.gif 10
Algal Growth color.gif 7
Metals (other than Mercury) color.gif 5
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates color.gif 3
Cause Unknown - Fish Kills color.gif 3
Toxic Organics color.gif 2
Oil and Grease color.gif 2
Sediment color.gif 1
Turbidity color.gif 1

Total: 557 Causes of Impairment

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Michigan 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.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) color.gif 123 124
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) color.gif 51 51
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) color.gif 17 21
Sediment color.gif 14 20
Phosphorus color.gif 10 13
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 10 23
Pathogens color.gif 9 9
Mercury color.gif 1 1
Nitrogen color.gif 1 1
Organic Enrichment/Low Dissolved Oxygen color.gif 1 1
Untreated Sewage Discharges color.gif 1 1

Total: 238 TMDLs; 265 Causes of Impairment Addressed


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Michigan 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.
2000 color.gif 6 7
2001 color.gif 4 6
2002 color.gif 9 9
2003 color.gif 12 14
2004 color.gif 8 9
2005 color.gif 19 20
2006 color.gif 10 10
2007 color.gif 16 22
2008 color.gif 58 61
2009 color.gif 18 29
2010 color.gif 19 19
2011 color.gif 14 14
2012 color.gif 24 24
2013 color.gif 21 21

Total: 238 TMDLs; 265 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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