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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Summary Results

North Carolina (2008)

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	Size of Water
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Coastal Shoreline (Miles)	Wetlands (Acres)
Good Waters	7,979.2	55,587.5		1,330,266.9
Previously impaired waters       now attaining all uses	391.6	5,005.1		6,900.3
Threatened Waters
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed
Impaired Waters	3,749.1	89,604.9	321.2	544,947.7
TMDL completed	281.2	11,060.5		41,942.7
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment	10.3
TMDL needed	3,442.3	78,544.4	321.2	503,005.0
New TMDLs completed	153.4	.0	.0	.0
Remaining TMDLs needed	3,288.9	78,544.4	321.2	503,005.0
Total Assessed Waters	11,728.3	145,192.3	321.2	1,875,214.6
Total Waters	37,662.0	311,236.0	Unavailable	7,175,000.0
Percent of Waters Assessed	31.1	46.7	Unavailable	26.1

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

Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

North Carolina Rivers and Streams 2008

Description of this table Assessed Status Miles Assessed 11,728.3 Unassessed 25,933.7 Total Miles 37,662.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good 7,979.2 Threatened .0 Impaired 3,749.1 Total Miles Assessed 11,728.3

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed 434.6 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment 10.3 TMDL needed 3,288.9 Total Threatened and Impaired 3,749.1

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
North Carolina Rivers and Streams 2008

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

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Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life Propagation And Survival	11,326.1	76.0	.0	24.0
Drinking Water Supply	719.0	99.1	.0	.9
Fishing	968.5	.0	.0	100.0
Future Waters Supply	719.0	99.1	.0	.9
Overall Use	132.4	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	3,519.0	88.7	.0	11.3
Secondary Contact Recreation	3,519.0	88.7	.0	11.3

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Causes of Impairment
North Carolina Rivers and Streams 2008

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Ecological/Biological Integrity Benthos	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	1,554.5
Turbidity	Turbidity	936.6
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	920.9
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	405.9
Ecological/Biological Integrity Fishcom	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	392.3
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	322.2
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	196.5
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	106.4
Biological Integrity	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	40.3
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	39.8
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	39.4
pH, Low	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	37.3
Chlorophyll-A	Algal Growth	30.0
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	24.4
Toxicity	Total Toxics	17.9
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	12.9
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	12.1
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	11.8
Aquatic Weeds	Noxious Aquatic Plants	7.5
Legacy Sediment Listing No Water Quality Standard	Sediment	6.9
Nitrates	Nutrients	6.5
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	6.2
Legacy Nutrient Listing No Water Quality Standard	Nutrients	5.4
Chlorine	Chlorine	4.4
Chloride	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	3.4
Toxic Impacts	Total Toxics	.8

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
North Carolina Rivers and Streams 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

North Carolina Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2008

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 145,192.3 Unassessed 166,043.7 Total Acres 311,236.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 55,587.5 Threatened .0 Impaired 89,604.9 Total Acres Assessed 145,192.3

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 11,060.5 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 78,544.4 Total Threatened and Impaired 89,604.9

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
North Carolina Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 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
Aquatic Life Propagation And Survival	91,013.3	52.5	.0	47.5
Drinking Water Supply	79,311.7	100.0	.0	.0
Fishing	47,558.4	.0	.0	100.0
Future Waters Supply	79,311.7	100.0	.0	.0
Overall Use	836.2	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	91,192.4	99.8	.0	.2
Secondary Contact Recreation	91,192.4	99.8	.0	.2

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Causes of Impairment
North Carolina Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2008

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Chlorophyll-A	Algal Growth	35,735.3
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	31,958.0
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	15,600.4
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	14,838.6
Turbidity	Turbidity	13,062.1
Aquatic Weeds	Noxious Aquatic Plants	4,350.9
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,291.0
Biological Integrity	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	836.2
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	758.2
pH, Low	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	375.3
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	170.6
Legacy Nutrient Listing No Water Quality Standard	Nutrients	75.3

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
North Carolina Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

North Carolina Coastal Shoreline 2008

Description of this table Pie chart not displayed because total size for Coastal Shoreline is unavailable. Assessed Status Miles Assessed 321.2 Unassessed Unavailable Total Miles Unavailable

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good .0 Threatened .0 Impaired 321.2 Total Miles Assessed 321.2

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed .0 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 321.2 Total Threatened and Impaired 321.2

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
North Carolina Coastal Shoreline 2008

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

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Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Fishing	321.2	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	302.6	95.8	.0	4.2
Secondary Contact Recreation	302.6	95.8	.0	4.2

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
North Carolina Coastal Shoreline 2008

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	321.2
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	11.2
Recreation Advisory Postings	Other Cause	6.9

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
North Carolina Coastal Shoreline 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

North Carolina Wetlands 2008

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 1,875,214.6 Unassessed 5,299,785.4 Total Acres 7,175,000.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 1,330,266.9 Threatened .0 Impaired 544,947.7 Total Acres Assessed 1,875,214.6

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 41,942.7 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 503,005.0 Total Threatened and Impaired 544,947.7

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
North Carolina Wetlands 2008

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

Description of this table

Designated Use	Acres Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life Propagation And Survival	526,357.4	10.9	.0	89.1
Fishing	70,930.8	.0	.0	100.0
Overall Use	157.9	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	581,198.3	99.5	.0	.5
Secondary Contact Recreation	581,198.3	99.5	.0	.5
Shellfishing For Market Purposes	1,432,847.4	94.9	.0	5.1

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Causes of Impairment
North Carolina Wetlands 2008

Description of this table

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	404,126.7
Chlorophyll-A	Algal Growth	78,528.3
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	70,851.1
Turbidity	Turbidity	50,402.2
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved Closed	Pathogens	38,636.3
Shellfish Growing Area-Prohibited	Pathogens	28,529.0
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	24,667.8
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	15,330.3
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	6,585.2
pH, Low	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	6,360.4
Shellfish Growing Area-Conditionally Approved Open	Pathogens	6,115.1
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	2,611.8
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,776.9
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	1,555.2
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	557.6
Recreation Advisory Postings	Other Cause	340.3
Ecological/Biological Integrity Benthos	Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	64.3

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
North Carolina Wetlands 2008

No probable sources of impairments reported.

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North Carolina Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

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.
Cause of Impairment Group	Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Coastal Shoreline (Miles)	Wetlands (Acres)
Algal Growth	30.0	35,735.3		78,528.3
Ammonia	12.9
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	1,894.2	836.2		64.3
Chlorine	4.4
Dioxins	39.4	15,600.4		70,851.1
Mercury	920.9	31,958.0	321.2	1,555.2
Metals (other than Mercury)	370.9	1,291.0		404,499.1
Noxious Aquatic Plants	7.5	4,350.9
Nutrients	11.9	75.3
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	196.5	758.2		6,585.2
Other Cause			6.9	340.3
Pathogens	405.9	170.6	11.2	75,129.2
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	49.4	15,213.9		31,028.2
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	39.8
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	3.4
Sediment	6.9
Total Toxics	18.7
Turbidity	936.6	13,062.1		50,402.2

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North Carolina Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2008

No probable sources reported.

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North Carolina TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2008

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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North Carolina 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.
Year Attaining	Number of Waters Attaining	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
2007	54	58
2010	64	70

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North Carolina 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.
Cause of Impairment Group Name	Number of Causes of Impairment Reported
Pathogens	742
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	342
Turbidity	102
Metals (other than Mercury)	93
Mercury	68
Algal Growth	42
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	34
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	21
Other Cause	10
Dioxins	7
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	7
Noxious Aquatic Plants	6
Nutrients	5
Total Toxics	3
Ammonia	2
Sediment	1
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1
Chlorine	1

Total: 1,487 Causes of Impairment

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North Carolina 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.
Pollutant	Number of TMDLs	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
Fecal Coliform	110	111
Mercury	36	36
Fecal	15	15
Phosphorus, Total	11	11
Nitrogen, Total	10	10
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	10	16
Aquatic Weeds	5	5
Dioxin	5	5
Turbidity	5	5
Biological Integrity	4	4
Pollutants in Urban Stormwater	3	3
Alkalinity	2	2
Nitrogen	2	2
Copper	1	1
Dissolved Oxygen	1	1

Total: 220 TMDLs; 228 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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North Carolina 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.
Fiscal Year	Number of TMDLs	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
1996	1	1
1997	5	5
1999	2	2
2000	35	35
2002	15	16
2003	7	7
2004	16	16
2005	12	12
2006	7	7
2007	24	24
2008	1	1
2009	20	20
2010	32	32
2011	21	28
2012	21	21
2013	1	1

Total: 220 TMDLs; 228 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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