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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Summary Results

New Jersey (2010)

	Size of Water
	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)	Bays and Estuaries (Square Miles)	Ocean and Near Coastal (Square Miles)
Good Waters	1,885.2	2,538.7	83.0
Previously impaired waters       now attaining all uses	1,723.3	1,873.9	3.5
Threatened Waters
TMDL completed
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed
Impaired Waters	17,089.0	45,307.5	664.9	514.6
TMDL completed	1,919.6	9,703.6	41.7
TMDL alternative
Non-pollutant impairment
TMDL needed	15,169.5	35,603.9	623.2	514.6
New TMDLs completed	.0	.0	.0	.0
Remaining TMDLs needed	15,169.5	35,603.9	623.2	514.6
Total Assessed Waters	18,974.2	47,846.2	747.9	514.6
Total Waters	19,704.5	72,590.0	760.3	514.6
Percent of Waters Assessed	96.3	65.9	98.4	100.0

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Summary of Water Quality Assessments for Each Waterbody Type
for Reporting Year 2010

Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

New Jersey Rivers and Streams 2010

Description of this table Assessed Status Miles Assessed 18,974.2 Unassessed 730.2 Total Miles 19,704.5

Description of this table Attainment Status Miles Good 1,885.2 Threatened .0 Impaired 17,089.0 Total Miles Assessed 18,974.2

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Miles All TMDLs completed 1,919.6 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 15,169.5 Total Threatened and Impaired 17,089.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
New Jersey Rivers and Streams 2010

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

Designated Use	Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	9,781.7	96.0	.0	4.0
Aquatic Life	16,785.3	26.1	.0	73.9
Aquatic Life - Trout	3,466.2	21.2	.0	78.8
Drinking Water Supply	10,787.4	70.0	.0	30.0
Fish Consumption	8,362.8	.5	.0	99.5
Industrial Water Supply	8,441.3	90.4	.0	9.6
Primary Contact Recreation	11,157.0	33.3	.0	66.7
Secondary Contact Recreation	83.3	47.4	.0	52.6
Shellfish Harvesting	5,271.6	63.4	.0	36.6

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
New Jersey Rivers and Streams 2010

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	5,198.3
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	4,808.7
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	4,782.3
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	3,997.7
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	3,884.1
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	2,882.4
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	2,651.5
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	2,471.1
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	2,108.8
Total Coliform	Pathogens	1,930.8
DDE	Pesticides	1,837.8
DDD	Pesticides	1,837.8
DDT	Pesticides	1,837.8
Temperature, Water	Temperature	1,799.6
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	1,441.1
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	1,113.0
Chlordane	Pesticides	1,033.4
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	580.0
Dieldrin	Pesticides	498.6
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	475.2
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	454.8
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	435.3
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	410.6
Turbidity	Turbidity	404.5
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	354.2
Chlordane in Fish Tissue	Pesticides	332.3
Mercury	Mercury	329.1
Mercury in Water Column	Mercury	309.9
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	295.2
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	289.8
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	255.1
Cyanide	Toxic Inorganics	174.4
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	156.3
Nitrates	Nutrients	138.3
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	130.8
Tetrachloroethylene	Toxic Organics	93.9
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	90.2
Chloride	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	73.0
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	68.6
Chromium, Hexavalent	Metals (other than Mercury)	67.9
Benzene	Toxic Organics	57.5
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	56.7
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Toxic Organics	41.3
Thallium	Metals (other than Mercury)	18.5
Silver	Metals (other than Mercury)	10.5

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
New Jersey Rivers and Streams 2010

Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Miles Threatened or Impaired
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	13,690.6
Agriculture	Agriculture	11,572.9
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	Atmospheric Deposition	6,796.4
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	2,855.2
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	2,214.2
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	1,641.8
Source Unknown	Unknown	1,518.2
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures)	Hydromodification	1,146.3
Transfer Of Water From An Outside Watershed	Hydromodification	885.0
Natural Sources	Natural/Wildlife	695.4
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	408.8

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

New Jersey Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2010

Description of this table Assessed Status Acres Assessed 47,846.2 Unassessed 24,743.8 Total Acres 72,590.0

Description of this table Attainment Status Acres Good 2,538.7 Threatened .0 Impaired 45,307.5 Total Acres Assessed 47,846.2

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Acres All TMDLs completed 9,703.6 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 35,603.9 Total Threatened and Impaired 45,307.5

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
New Jersey Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2010

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

Designated Use	Acres Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	26,527.3	95.6	.0	4.4
Aquatic Life	44,466.2	26.6	.0	73.4
Aquatic Life - Trout	22,286.4	21.6	.0	78.4
Drinking Water Supply	33,477.7	74.6	.0	25.4
Fish Consumption	31,150.6	5.5	.0	94.5
Industrial Water Supply	26,113.5	97.7	.0	2.3
Primary Contact Recreation	28,142.5	26.6	.0	73.4
Secondary Contact Recreation	194.3	30.2	.0	69.8
Shellfish Harvesting	2,785.9	66.6	.0	33.4

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
New Jersey Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2010

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	16,194.0
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	13,417.0
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	11,260.2
Mercury	Mercury	10,254.5
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	10,084.0
Temperature, Water	Temperature	7,781.8
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	7,754.2
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	7,500.0
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	7,394.8
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	6,562.0
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	5,623.3
DDE	Pesticides	4,091.7
DDD	Pesticides	4,091.7
DDT	Pesticides	4,091.7
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	2,543.5
Chlordane	Pesticides	2,231.0
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	1,807.4
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,199.6
Tetrachloroethylene	Toxic Organics	1,196.7
Chlordane in Fish Tissue	Pesticides	1,192.0
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	1,170.2
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	1,169.1
Total Coliform	Pathogens	930.7
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	795.9
Mercury in Water Column	Mercury	515.0
Ammonia, Un-ionized	Ammonia	461.2
Dieldrin	Pesticides	385.7
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	385.7
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	385.5
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	373.2
Turbidity	Turbidity	366.3
Sulfates	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	348.3
Chloride	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	343.0
Chromium, Hexavalent	Metals (other than Mercury)	306.0
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	262.0
Trichloroethylene (TCE)	Toxic Organics	251.1
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	199.7
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	181.0
Cyanide	Toxic Inorganics	133.0
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	101.1
Nitrates	Nutrients	85.9
Thallium	Metals (other than Mercury)	43.0
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	34.5
Benzene	Toxic Organics	5.8

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
New Jersey Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds 2010

Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Acres Threatened or Impaired
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	28,435.6
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	Atmospheric Deposition	24,834.4
Agriculture	Agriculture	22,383.6
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures)	Hydromodification	6,419.5
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	5,742.1
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	4,817.6
Transfer Of Water From An Outside Watershed	Hydromodification	3,381.1
Source Unknown	Unknown	2,829.4
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	2,740.4
Natural Sources	Natural/Wildlife	2,014.8
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	770.6

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

New Jersey Bays and Estuaries 2010

Description of this table Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 747.9 Unassessed 12.4 Total Square Miles 760.3

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good 83.0 Threatened .0 Impaired 664.9 Total Square Miles Assessed 747.9

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed 41.7 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 623.2 Total Threatened and Impaired 664.9

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
New Jersey Bays and Estuaries 2010

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

Designated Use	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Agricultural Water Supply	58.3	99.4	.0	.6
Aquatic Life	574.3	66.2	.0	33.8
Aquatic Life - Trout	.7	.0	.0	100.0
Drinking Water Supply	57.3	91.8	.0	8.2
Fish Consumption	545.5	.0	.0	100.0
Industrial Water Supply	59.5	100.0	.0	.0
Primary Contact Recreation	642.5	29.2	.0	70.8
Secondary Contact Recreation	.3	.0	.0	100.0
Shellfish Harvesting	639.5	26.3	.0	73.7

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
New Jersey Bays and Estuaries 2010

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Total Coliform	Pathogens	471.3
DDE	Pesticides	462.2
DDD	Pesticides	462.2
DDT	Pesticides	462.2
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	446.8
Dieldrin	Pesticides	433.2
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	432.0
Enterococcus Bacteria	Pathogens	419.7
Chlordane in Fish Tissue	Pesticides	379.9
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	151.8
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	93.9
Chlordane	Pesticides	74.7
Benzo[a]pyrene (PAHs)	Toxic Organics	65.3
Dioxin (Including 2,3,7,8-TCDD)	Dioxins	65.3
Fecal Coliform	Pathogens	35.0
Phosphorus, Total	Nutrients	34.4
Cause Unknown	Cause Unknown	25.1
pH	pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	22.8
Temperature, Water	Temperature	19.7
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	Turbidity	19.7
Heptachlor Epoxide	Pesticides	9.3
Hexachlorobenzene	Pesticides	9.3
Arsenic	Metals (other than Mercury)	4.4
Turbidity	Turbidity	3.8
Copper	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Lead	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Chromium, Total	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Cadmium	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Zinc	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Nickel	Metals (other than Mercury)	2.8
Mercury in Water Column	Mercury	2.5
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	Pathogens	.6
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	.3

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
New Jersey Bays and Estuaries 2010

Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	195.1
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	Atmospheric Deposition	146.8
Agriculture	Agriculture	143.7
Industrial Point Source Discharge	Industrial	102.9
Source Unknown	Unknown	43.3
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	22.2
Transfer Of Water From An Outside Watershed	Hydromodification	16.2
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	6.5
Combined Sewer Overflows	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	.7

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

New Jersey Ocean and Near Coastal 2010

Description of this table Assessed Status Square Miles Assessed 514.6 Unassessed -.0 Total Square Miles 514.6

Description of this table Attainment Status Square Miles Good .0 Threatened .0 Impaired 514.6 Total Square Miles Assessed 514.6

Description of this table TMDL Development Status Square Miles All TMDLs completed .0 TMDL alternative .0 Non-pollutant impairment .0 TMDL needed 514.6 Total Threatened and Impaired 514.6

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Individual Designated Use Support
New Jersey Ocean and Near Coastal 2010

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

Designated Use	Square Miles Assessed	Percent Good	Percent Threatened	Percent Impaired	% Good
					% Threatened
					% Impaired
Aquatic Life	514.6	.0	.0	100.0
Fish Consumption	514.6	.0	.0	100.0
Primary Contact Recreation	514.6	100.0	.0	.0
Shellfish Harvesting	477.2	100.0	.0	.0

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Causes of Impairment
New Jersey Ocean and Near Coastal 2010

Cause of Impairment	Cause of Impairment Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Mercury in Fish Tissue	Mercury	514.6
DDT	Pesticides	514.6
Dissolved Oxygen	Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	514.6
DDD	Pesticides	514.6
DDE	Pesticides	514.6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	488.6
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	26.1

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Site-specific Targeted Monitoring Results

Probable Sources
New Jersey Ocean and Near Coastal 2010

Probable Source	Probable Source Group	Square Miles Threatened or Impaired
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics	Atmospheric Deposition	508.0
Source Unknown	Unknown	488.6
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	Urban-Related Runoff/Stormwater	445.6
Municipal Point Source Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	109.5
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	Municipal Discharges/Sewage	71.7

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

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New Jersey Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments
for Reporting Year 2010

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New Jersey TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment 2010

No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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

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
2008	5	7
2009	168	178
2011	11	11
2012	14	15

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New Jersey Causes of Impairment for 303(d) Listed Waters

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
Pesticides	482
Metals (other than Mercury)	238
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	233
Nutrients	175
Organic Enrichment/Oxygen Depletion	173
pH/Acidity/Caustic Conditions	160
Mercury	141
Cause Unknown	140
Turbidity	92
Temperature	83
Pathogens	53
Toxic Organics	40
Salinity/Total Dissolved Solids/Chlorides/Sulfates	39
Dioxins	35
Ammonia	18
Toxic Inorganics	10

Total: 2,112 Causes of Impairment

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New Jersey Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

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	269	270
Mercury	149	149
Phosphorus	99	100
Total Coliform	46	46
Copper	21	21
Temperature	9	9
Arsenic	6	6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	6	12
Phosphorus, Total	4	4
1,2-Dichloroethane	2	2
Nickel	2	2
Tetrachloroethene	2	2
Macrophytes	1	1

Total: 616 TMDLs; 624 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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New Jersey Cumulative Number of TMDLs

EPA Fiscal Year starts October 1 and ends September 30.

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	34	34
2000	10	11
2001	2	2
2003	202	203
2004	23	29
2005	51	51
2006	46	46
2007	76	76
2008	32	32
2009	122	122
2010	4	4
2011	14	14

Total: 616 TMDLs; 624 Causes of Impairment Addressed

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