Waterbody Quality Assessment Report | WATERS

Water Quality Assessment Status
Causes of Impairment
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
TMDLs That Apply to This Waterbody
Previous Causes of Impairment Now Attaining All Uses

State: Tennessee
Waterbody ID: TN06010108035_0200
Location: Potter Creek from Lick Creek to headwaters. Ecoregion 67g & 67h Greene County
State Waterbody Type: River
EPA Waterbody Type: Rivers and Streams
Water Size: 15.3
Units: miles
Watershed Name: Nolichucky

Waterbody History Report

Data are also available for these years: 2008 2006 2004 2002

2010 Waterbody Report for Potter Creek

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Features

Water Quality Assessment Status for Reporting Year 2010

The overall status of this waterbody is Impaired.

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Designated Use	Designated Use Group	Status
Fish And Aquatic Life	Fish, Shellfish, And Wildlife Protection And Propagation	Impaired
Irrigation	Agricultural	Good
Livestock Watering And Wildlife	Agricultural	Good
Recreation	Recreation	Impaired

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

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Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Designated Use(s)	State TMDL Development Status
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	Fish And Aquatic Life	TMDL needed
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	Recreation	TMDL completed
Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations	Habitat Alterations	Fish And Aquatic Life	TMDL completed
Sedimentation/Siltation	Sediment	Fish And Aquatic Life	TMDL completed

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

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Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Cause(s) of Impairment
Grazing In Riparian Or Shoreline Zones	Agriculture	Dissolved Oxygen; Escherichia Coli (E. Coli); Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations; Sedimentation/Siltation

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TMDLs That Apply to this waterbody

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TMDL Document Name	TMDL Date	TMDL Pollutant Description	TMDL Pollutant Source Type	Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
Tmdl For Siltation And Habitat Alteration In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108) In Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Unicoi, And Washington, Counties, Tennessee	Feb-26-2008	Other Habitat Alteration(s)	Point/Nonpoint Source	Siltation; Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations; Sedimentation/Siltation; Habitat Alterations; Other Habitat Alteration(s)
Tmdl For Siltation And Habitat Alteration In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108) In Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Unicoi, And Washington, Counties, Tennessee	Feb-26-2008	Siltation	Point/Nonpoint Source	Other Habitat Alteration(s); Siltation; Physical Substrate Habitat Alterations; Sedimentation/Siltation; Habitat Alterations
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed	May-11-2009	Carbonaceous Bod	Nonpoint Source	Unlisted but Impaired
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed	May-11-2009	Nitrogen, Total	Nonpoint Source	Unlisted but Impaired
Tmdl Stage I Report For Low Dissolved Oxygen And Nutrients In The Nolichucky River Watershed	May-11-2009	Phosphorus, Total	Nonpoint Source	Unlisted but Impaired
Total Maximum Daily Load (Tmdl) For E. Coli In The Nolichucky River Watershed (Huc 06010108)	Mar-05-2007	Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Point/Nonpoint Source	Pathogens; Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

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Previous Causes of Impairments Now Attaining All Uses

No causes of impairment are recorded as attaining all uses for this waterbody.

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