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| Title | Results of Sampling to Verify 303(d) Metals Listings for Selected Washington State Rivers and Creeks | |||
| Month-Year Published | September 2002 | |||
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| Short Description |
A review of the 1998 303(d) list of water quality limited waterbodies in Washington State identified 45 listings for 11 rivers and streams where there was reason to question the appropriateness of their being listed for violations of state water quality standards for metals, due to the listing being based on questionable historical data, availability of newer data, or expected water quality improvements as a result of cleanups. It was recommended that 29 of these listings be removed, based on existing information. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 02-03-039 | |||
| Author(s) | Johnson, A. and S. Golding | |||
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| Number of pages | 59 pp. | |||
| Keywords | 303(d), county, creek, lead, metals, results, river, sampling, Snohomish River, Spokane River, water, zinc | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Related Publications | Title | Relationship | ||
| Addendum to Quality Assurance Project Plan: Monitoring Program to Verify 303(d) Metals Listings for Selected Rivers and Creeks: Addendum, Arsenic Sampling of Selected Washington Rivers | similar topic | |||
| Quality Assurance Project Plan: Monitoring Program to Verify 303(d) Metals Listings for Selected Rivers and Creeks | similar topic | |||
| Results and Recommendations from Monitoring Arsenic Levels in 303(d) Listed Rivers in Washington | similar topic | |||
| Abstract | Long Description |
A review of the 1998 303(d) list of water quality limited waterbodies in Washington State identified 45 listings for 11 rivers and streams where there was reason to question the appropriateness of their being listed for violations of state water quality standards for metals, due to the listing being based on questionable historical data, availability of newer data, or expected water quality improvements as a result of cleanups. It was recommended that 29 of these listings be removed, based on existing information. The remaining listings were for the Snohomish River (copper and mercury), Naches River (silver), Yakima River (silver and mercury), Palouse River (chromium), Spokane River (chromium), May Creek (copper, lead, and zinc), and Mill Creek (mercury). May and Mill creeks are in King County. To determine if these listings accurately represented current conditions, water quality was monitored every other month from July 2001 through May 2002. Results showed no exceedances of the metals standards. It is recommended that these waterbodies also be removed from the 303(d) list for the metals in question. |
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