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Delaware State Report
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Maryland, Nanticoke Watershed

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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006
Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Bridgeville Branch	DE240-006_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	9.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Chipman Pond & Wileys Pond	DE050-L05_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	47.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Chipman Pond Branch	DE050-004_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	21.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Clear Brook Branch	DE240-003_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	22.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Collins Pond	DE240-L03_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	90.0	Acres	Good
Concord Pond	DE240-L02_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	87.4	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Craigs Pond	DE240-L01_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	11.9	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Deep Creek Branch	DE240-004_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	99.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gravelly Branch	DE240-005_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	61.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gum Branch	DE240-007_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	12.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gum Branch, Upper Nanticoke River	DE240-010_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	46.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hearns Pond	DE240-L05_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	67.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Horseys Pond	DE050-L03_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	46.3	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
James Branch Including Pepper Pond Br., Hitch Pond Br., Etc.	DE050-005_01	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	31.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lewes Creek	DE240-008_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	25.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little Creek	DE050-003_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	20.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Lower Broad Creek, Including Collins & Culvert Ditch, Holly	DE050-001_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	39.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lower Nanticoke River	DE240-001_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	69.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Marshyhope Creek, Headwaters To State Line	DE200-001_00	Marshyhope Creek	Waterbody Map	River	20.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Portsville Pond	DE050-L01_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	14.5	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Raccoon Pond	DE050-L08_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	13.5	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Records Pond	DE050-L04_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	91.9	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trap Pond	DE050-L07_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	88.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Trap Pond Branch	DE050-006_01	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	21.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tributaries From The Headwaters To State Line	DE200-002_00	Marshyhope Creek	Waterbody Map	River	145.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trussum Pond	DE050-L06_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	58.7	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Trussum Pond Branch	DE050-005_02	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	18.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tussock Pond	DE050-L02_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	8.6	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Tussocky Branch	DE050-002_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	13.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Upper Nanticoke River	DE240-002_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	62.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Williams Pond	DE240-L04_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	100.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
Bridgeville Branch	DE240-006_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	9.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Chipman Pond & Wileys Pond	DE050-L05_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	47.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Chipman Pond Branch	DE050-004_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	21.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Clear Brook Branch	DE240-003_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	22.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Concord Pond	DE240-L02_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	87.4	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Craigs Pond	DE240-L01_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	11.9	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Deep Creek Branch	DE240-004_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	99.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gravelly Branch	DE240-005_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	61.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gum Branch	DE240-007_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	12.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Gum Branch, Upper Nanticoke River	DE240-010_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	46.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Hearns Pond	DE240-L05_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	67.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Horseys Pond	DE050-L03_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	46.3	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
James Branch Including Pepper Pond Br., Hitch Pond Br., Etc.	DE050-005_01	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	31.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lewes Creek	DE240-008_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	25.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little Creek	DE050-003_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	20.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Lower Broad Creek, Including Collins & Culvert Ditch, Holly	DE050-001_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	39.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lower Nanticoke River	DE240-001_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	69.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Marshyhope Creek, Headwaters To State Line	DE200-001_00	Marshyhope Creek	Waterbody Map	River	20.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Portsville Pond	DE050-L01_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	14.5	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Raccoon Pond	DE050-L08_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	13.5	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Records Pond	DE050-L04_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	91.9	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trap Pond	DE050-L07_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	88.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Trap Pond Branch	DE050-006_01	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	21.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tributaries From The Headwaters To State Line	DE200-002_00	Marshyhope Creek	Waterbody Map	River	145.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Trussum Pond	DE050-L06_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	58.7	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Trussum Pond Branch	DE050-005_02	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	18.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tussock Pond	DE050-L02_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	8.6	Acres	Impaired	TMDL completed
Tussocky Branch	DE050-002_00	Broad Creek	Waterbody Map	River	13.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Upper Nanticoke River	DE240-002_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	River	62.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL completed
Williams Pond	DE240-L04_00	Nanticoke River	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Lake	100.0	Acres	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke

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Cause of Impairment	Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Habitat Assessment (Streams)	58.8
Enterococcus Bacteria	381.6	308.6
Phosphorus, Total	673.5	634.8
Nitrogen, Total	671.9	634.8
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators	9.6

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

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Probable Source	Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Probable Source	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Agriculture	129.1	100.9
Industrial Point Source Discharge	9.6
Municipal Point Source Discharges	9.6
Natural Sources	99.2	87.4
Source Unknown	9.6

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table

Pollutant	Number of TMDLs Completed	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Bacteria	25	25
Phosphorus	24	24
Dissolved Oxygen	17	17
Nitrogen	2	2
Nitrogen, Total	1	1
Phosphorus, Total	1	1
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	1	1

Total: 71 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment

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Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke

Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2006

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed

Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006
Delaware, Nanticoke Watershed