Kansas Impaired Waters and TMDL Information

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Year Attaining	Number of Waters Attaining	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
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.
2003	1	2
2007	73	198
2009	71	224
2010	32	37
2012	80	119

Cause of Impairment Group Name	Number of Causes of Impairment Reported
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.
Nutrients	798
Metals (other than Mercury)	777
Turbidity	570
Cause Unknown - Impaired Biota	191
Pesticides	175
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	161
Pathogens	130
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	65
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	62
Toxic Inorganics	37
Temperature	35
Sediment	19
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	14
Mercury	8
Ammonia	2
Radiation	1

Total: 3,045 Causes of Impairment

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Pollutant	Number of TMDLs	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
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.
Sulfate	597	599
Fecal Coliform	472	472
Chloride	353	355
Selenium	286	286
Dissolved Oxygen	280	281
Eutrophication	136	138
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	113	129
Copper	83	83
Fluoride	76	76
pH	76	76
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	62	62
Lead	47	47
Atrazine	46	46
Nutrients Oxygen Demand	46	47
Biology	32	32
Phosphorus, Total	27	31
Suspended Solids	25	25
Sediment	21	21
Siltation	20	20
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)	18	18
Nitrate	18	18
Nitrogen, Total	17	18
Zinc	17	17
Chlordane in Fish Tissue	16	16
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)	14	14
Suspended Sediment	12	12
Phosphorus	11	11
Aquatic Weeds or Algae	9	9
Ammonia	7	7
Chlordane	7	7
Nutrients	7	8
Boron	6	6
Mercury	5	6
Ammonia, Un-ionized	4	4
Noxious Aquatic Plants	4	4
Cadmium	3	3
Macrophytes	3	3
Nitrogen	3	3
Alachlor	1	1
Beryllium	1	1
Sedimentation/Siltation	1	1

Total: 2,982 TMDLs; 3,013 Causes of Impairment Addressed

EPA Fiscal Year starts October 1 and ends September 30.

Fiscal Year	Number of TMDLs	Number of Causes of Impairment Addressed
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value for a detailed list of the TMDLs for the fiscal year.
2000	576	579
2001	316	317
2002	180	181
2003	156	158
2004	476	476
2005	602	603
2006	165	167
2007	81	81
2008	156	156
2009	19	21
2010	37	37
2011	106	122
2012	112	115

Total: 2,982 TMDLs; 3,013 Causes of Impairment Addressed