United States Environmental Protection Agency Region I J.F. Kennedy Federal Building Boston, MA 02203 &EPA CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND September, 1981 (Water quality problem areas not projected to meet fishable-swimmable goals of the Clean Water Act by 1983 even with the con- trol of all point source discharges.) ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND September, 1981 (Water quality problem areas not projected to meet fishable-swimmable goals of the Clean Water Act by 1983 even with the con- trol of all point source discharges.) COMPILED BY; Water Quality Branch, EPA Region I in cooperation with: Maine Department of Environmental Protection New Hampshire Water Supply & Pollution Control Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Rhode Island Department of Environmental Protection ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND Background The following tables list the "Critical Water Quality Problem areas in New England". Critical water quality areas are defined as those areas that are not likely to meet the fishable-swimmable goals of the Clean Water Act by 1983 even with the achievement of current permit limitations at all municipal and industrial point sources. Critical areas are, therefore, those water areas with such severe pollution loading and/or minimal assimilative capacity that fishable-swimmable water quality standards violations will result even after all point sources are under control. The conditions that may cause a water area to be classified as a "critical water quality problem area", either singly, but usually in combination, are listed below: 1. Combined sewer overflows; 2. Low flow conditions either naturally occurring or caused by impoundments; 3. Bottom sediments and sludge deposits; 4. Exceedingly large municipal and/or industrial discharge loadings; 5. Toxic substances; and 6. Nonpoint source loadings (agricultural, urban runoff, etc.). The listing of critical areas and the accompanying map are intended to help focus local, State, and Federal attention and efforts on these particular com- plex water quality problem areas. These listings will be useful in surfacing the tough policy decisions and initiating the negotiations required to solve these critical problems. The critical areas listings were compiled using the 305(b) Water Quality Inven- tories and 303(e) Basin Plans prepared by the States as well as information available to EPA staff. This listing has been prepared using the best informa- tion available to date and will be revised as additional information is developed. Although the eutrophication of lakes and impoundments is recognized as a critical water quality problem, specific bodies of water currently demonstrating intense eutropication are not included in the listing. The reasoning behind their exclusion is that all lakes and impoundments represent fragile systems which should receive special attention and consideration in terms of water quality pro- tection and management whether or not they are currently demonstrating eutrophic signs. The amount of information currently available on toxic substances, their concen- tration and location, in New England's waters is extremely limited at this time. Therefore, the listing presents a limited insight into these waters impacted by toxic substances. The listings have been reviewed by State water pollution control agency staffs. Nevertheless, the listings are intended as a guide subject to further refinement and discussion as additional information is made available. -2- ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of water Problems Sebasticook River East Branch Sebasti- cook Presumpscot River Presumpscot River Fore River - Portland Harbor Spurwink River Saco River Penobscot River Hartland Municipal Outfall to conflu- ence with Kennebec River Dexter to conflu- ence with Sebasti- cook River SD Warren Outfall in Westbrook to head of tide in Falmouth Gorham Portland Cape Elizabeth Biddeford From confluence of Millinocket Stream to Weidon Dam 40 14 1 1 3.3 3 17 Dissolved oxygen, solids, chromium Dissolved oxygen, color, solids, nutrients Dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform Coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, solids Joint Municipal and Industrial Discharge: Irving Tanning, Hartland Low Flow Municipal Discharges: Dexter, Corrina, Newport Industrial Discharges: East- land Woolen Combined Sewers: Dexter, Corrina, Newport Municipal Discharges: West- brook Industrial Discharges: S.D. Warren Paper Mill Combined Sewers: Westbrook Low Flow (flow regulation) Benthic Demand Combined Sewers: Gorham Combined Sewers: Portland Municipal Discharge Combined Sewers: Biddeford Municipal Discharges: Milli- nocket, East Mil- linocket, Medway Industrial Discharges: Great Northern Paper ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Penobscot River Penobscot River Penobscot River Penobscot River St. John River Aroostook River Brewer, Bangor Old Town, Milford Howland Lincoln From Eraser Paper outfall near Mada- waska to U.S. Canadian Border From Presque Isle Stream to U.S.- Canadian Border Fort Fairfield 1 1 35 28 Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, solids, coliform Dissolved oxygen, coliform Combined Sewers: Brewer, Bangor Combined Sewers: Old Town, Milford Combined Sewers: Howland Combined Sewers: Lincoln Municipal Discharges: Van Buren, Madawaska Industrial Discharges: Eraser Paper (Canadian discharge) Combined Sewers: Madawaska, Van Buren, Fort Kent Municipal Discharges: Presque Isle, Fort Fair- field Utility District, Caribou Combined Sewers: Fort Fair- field, Presque Isle Industrial Discharges: Potato Services Inc. Colby Co-op. ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of water Problems Aroostook River Meduxnekeag River Piscataquis River St. Croix River St. Croix River Togus Stream Kennebec River Kennebec River Kennebec River Kennebec River Kennebec River Washburn Houlton Dover-Foxcroft Danforth From Georgia Pacific outfall in Woodland to tidewater in Calais Augusta Bath From Augusta to Richmond Waterville to Winslow Skowhegan Winthrop, tributary lakes 1 1 1 1 10 6 1± 15 Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Combined Sewers: Washburn Combined Sewers: Houlton Combined Sewers: Dover- Foxcroft Combined Sewers: Danforth Municipal Discharges: Bailey- ville, Calais Industrial Discharges: Georgia Pacific Combined Sewers: Calais, Baileyville Veteran's Hospital Combined Sewers: Bath Combined Sewers: Augusta, Hallowell, Farmingdale, Gardiner, S. Gardiner, Randolph, Richmond Combined Sewers: Winslow, Waterville Combined Sewers: Skowhegan Combined Sewers: Winthrop ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Little Androscoggin From South Paris to Oxford Dissolved oxygen, heavy metals, fecal coliform Industrial Discharges: A.C. Lawrence, A.L. Stewart Municipal Discharges: Paris, S. Paris, Norway Combined Sewers: Low Flow Paris, Norway Little Androscoggin River Androscoggin River Mechanic Falls Rumford to head of tide (Brunswick) 90 Coliform, solids Coliform, solids St. George River Thomaston Coliform, solids Combined Sewers: Mechanic Falls Industrial Discharges: Rum- ford, Mexico, Dix- field, Livermore Falls Municipal Discharges: Rum- ford, Mexico, Dix- field, Livermore Falls Combined Sewers: Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Livermore Falls Lewiston, Auburn Combined Sewers: Thomaston ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of water Problems Machias River Carabassett River Fish Stream Mousam River Goosefare Brook West Stream Messalonskee River Mattawamkeag River Pleasant River Castine Harbor Camden Tidewater Rockland Harbor Machias Kingfield Patten From outfall of the Sanford Sewage Dis- trict to the tide- water From the outfall at Maremont Corp. in Saco to the tidewater North Berwick Oakland Island Falls Brownville Castine Camden Rockland 1 1 1 12 2.5 Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, nutrients, coli- form Metals Metals Coliform, Coliform, Coliform, Coliform, Coliform, Coliform, solids solids solids solids solids solids Combined Sewers: Machias Combined Sewers: Kingfield Combined Sewers: Patten Municipal Discharges: Sanford Combined Sewers: Sanford Impoundments Low Flow Industrial Discharges: Mare- mont Corp. Low Flow Sediments Pratt and Whitney - low flows, metals Combined Sewers: Oakland Combined Sewers: Island Falls Combined Sewers: Brownville Combined Sewers: Castine Combined Sewers: Camden Combined Sewers: Rockland ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MAINE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Boothbay Harbor Bar Harbor - Coastal Waters Narraguagus River Piscataqua River oo Boothbay Bar Harbor Milbridge Kittery 1 1 1 1 Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Combined Sewers: Boothbay Combined Sewers: Bar Harbor Combined Sewers: Milbridge Combined Sewers: Kittery ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of CONNECTICUT Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Connecticut River Quinnipiac River Park River Thames River Bridgeport Harbor From CT-MA line to East Haddam (Hart- ford & Middletown) From Mouth of Quin- nipiac to shellfish line New Haven Harbor From West Hartford to Connecticut River From Yantic and Shetucket River in Norwich to Montville From point of entry of tributary stream to shellfish closure lines 54 High coliform bacteria, solids 6.0 Dissolved oxygen, high coliform, solids, metals, organic chemicals Dissolved oxygen, oil, grease, solids, metals N/A Dissolved oxygen, coliform, solids Coliform, solids, sediments, nutri- ents Combined Sewers: CT: Hartford, Enfield, Middle- town MA: Springfield, Chicopee, Hadley, Holyoke, Northamp- ton, West Springfield Urban Runoff Combined Sewers: New Haven Municipal Discharges: New Haven and upstream STP1 s Urban Runoff Industrial Discharges Combined Sewers: West Hart- ford, Hartford Bottom Sediments Nonpoint Sources: Urban Run- off Low Flow Industrial Discharges Combined Sewers: Norwich, Griswold (Jewett City) Urban Runoff Combined Sewers: Urban Runoff Bridgeport ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of CONNECTICUT Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Norwalk Harbor Housatonic River Housatonic River French River Quinebaug River Mill River From point of entry of tributary streams to shellfish closure lines From confluence with Naugatuck River to Parkway Bridge From MA state line to dam forming Lake Zoar From MA state line to to confluence with Quinebaug River From MA state line to confluence with Five Mile River From Lake Whitney Dam to mouth at Fairfield N/A Coliform, solids, sediments, dis- solved oxygen, metals Coliform 51 Toxics (PCBs), nutrients, algal blooms 16 Dissolved oxygen, solids, coliform, nutrients, metals Dissolved oxygen, solids, coliform Metals, dissolved oxygen, solids, nutrients Combined Sewers: Urban Runoff Norwalk Combined Sewers: Derby, Shel- ton Municipal and Industrial Dis- charges: Ansonia, Derby, Shel- ton, Milford, Stratford Urban Runoff Bottom Sediments (PCBs) Municipal Discharges: Pitts- field, Danbury, Bethel Nonpoint Sources Hydropower Influences Discharges in MA Low Stream Flow Bottom Sediments Impoundments Discharges in MA Nonpoint Source (land fill) Bottom Sediments Contaminated Sediments Combined Sewers Urban Runoff ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of CONNECTICUT Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems causes of water Problems 1 Naugatuck River Pequonnock River From Steele Brook in Waterbury to the mouth at Ansonia From Pond outlet to mouth 20 Dissolved oxygen, coliform, toxics, metals Dissolved oxygen, solids, metals Municipal and Industrial Dis- charges: Thomaston, Watertown, Waterbury, Nauga- tuck, Ansonia, Derby Bottom Sediments Combined Sewers: Waterbury, Derby, Ansonia Combined Sewers Urban Runoff ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of NEW HAMPSHIRE Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems causes of water Problems Merrimack River Nashua River Merrimack River Ashuelot River Androscoggin River* Amoskeag Dam to Cohas Brook in Manchester Nashua, NH to con- fluence with Merri- mack Nashua River to state line Winchester, NH to Connecticut River Berlin, NH to Maine border 5.5 10 16 Suspended solids, coliform Suspended solids, dissolved oxygen Suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, coliform Suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, coliform Suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, coliform Combined Sewers: Manchester Impoundments Massachusetts Bottom Sediments Impoundments Impact of Nashua River Municipal and Industrial Dis- charges: Winchester, Hinsdale (NPDES Permits written for Class C) Low Flow Industrial Discharges: Berlin (NPDES Permits written for Class C) *May be removed from list subject to future studies. ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of RHODE ISLAND Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Blackstone River Clear River and Branch River Moshassuck River West River (Geneva Brook) North Branch Pawtuxet River South Branch Pawtuxet River From confluence with Branch River to Main Street Dam, Pawtuc- ket From the Burrillvil-le discharge to Slater- ville Reservoir From Saylesville to confluence with Woonasquatucket River Providence City line to confluence with Moshassuck River From Rt. 116 bridge to confluence with South Branch From South Main Street bridge in Coventry to conflu- ence with North Branch 17 2.6 4.9 2.0 3.9 7.0 Dissolved oxygen/ coliform Coliform Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform Dissolved oxygen, coliform Municipal Discharges: Woon- socket STP Industrial Discharges: Woon- socket, Central Falls, Cumberland Combined Sewer Overflows Burrillville Municipal Dis- charge Low flow Combined Sewer Overflows: Central Falls, Pawtucket, Provi- dence Combined Sewer Overflows: Pro- vidence Industrial Discharge: Falvey Linen Urban Runoff Low Flow Industrial Discharges: Coven- try, West Warwick, American Hoechst Raw sewage discharge in Wash- ington and Anthony Low Flow ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of RHODE ISLAND Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Pawtuxet River Pocasset River Mashapaug Brook Woonasquatucket River Pawcatuck River Pawcatuck River From confluence of North and South Branches to Provi- dence River From Prints Works Pond to Pawtuxet mainstem From Mashapaug Pond to Roger William Park From Smithfield STP outfall to Providence River From Kenyon Piece Dye Works to Carolina Mill Pond From Bradford Dyeing Association discharge to Route 3 Bridge 11.7 3.1 3.0 8.0 1.9 4.4 Dissolved oxygen, coliform Coliform Dissolved oxygen, coliform Coliform Coliform Coliform Municipal Discharges: Warwick, STP, Cranston STP, W. Warwick STP Industrial Discharges: Ciba- Geigy Low Flow Urban Runoff Urban Runoff; drainage from zoo, Fa1staff Brew- ing Co. Industrial Discharge: Provi- dence Low Flow Municipal Discharge: Smith- field Combined Sewer Overflows: Pro- vidence Kenyon Piece Dye Works Dis- charge Bradford Dyeing Association & Imperial Wallpaper Co. Discharges ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of RHODE' ISLAND Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Paweatuck River Estuary & Pawcatuck River Seekonk River Providence River Ten Mile River Mount Hope Bay Narragansett Bay Queen River From White Rock Sec- tion in Westerly to Mouth at Rhodes Point * From Main Street Dam in Pawtucket to Pro- vidence River From confluence of Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck River to Upper Narragansett Bay From Mass, state line to mouth East portion of Mt. Hope Bay bordering Mass, state line Localized pollution in harbors and vicin- ity of point sources of pollution From Ladd School STP discharge to conflu- ence with Queen's Brook 4.0 4.8 1740A 1922A 0.6 Coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, coliform, solids Heavy metals, dissolved oxygen Dissolved oxygen, coliform, oil, and grease Coliform, solids Coliform Municipal Discharges: Westerly STP Individual Discharges in Rhode Island Combined Sewer Overflows: Blackstone Valley District Com. STP Combined Sewer Overflows: Pro vidence Municipal Discharges: Provi- dence STP, East Providence STP Wastewater discharges in Massachusetts Municipal and Industrial Dis- charges in Massa- chusetts Combined Sewers: Fall River Municipal and Industrial Dis- charges, marinas, stormwater runoff Combined Sewers: Newport, Pro vidence Institutional Discharge at Ladd School ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State Of RHODE ISLAND Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Wood River Ashaway River From Wyoming Pond Dam to U.S.G.S. gaging station south of Hope Valley From Ashaway Road Bridge to the conflu- ence with the Pawca- tuck River 1.8 Coliform 0.9 Coliform Individual Sewage Discharges in Hope Valley Individual Sewage Discharges in Ashaway ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MASSACHUSETTS Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Blackstone River Boston Harbor Mystic River Charles River Charles River Chicopee River Connecticut River Hop Brook (Tributary to Sudbury River) Assabet River Worcester to Rice City Pond Inner Harbor Lower Mystic Charles Basin Milford to Medfield Route 33 Chicopee Falls to Connecticut River Holyoke to Connecti- cut state line Marlborough East WWTP to Sudbury River Headwaters to Sudbury River 16 N/A 2.0 9.8 29 3.0 16 9.7 32 Dissolved oxygen, coliform, solids Dissolved oxygen, nutrients, solids, oil and grease, coliform Dissolved oxygen, nutrients Dissolved oxygen, coliform, toxic substances Coliform, solids, oil and grease Dissolved oxygen, nutrients, coli- form Dissolved oxygen, nutrients Combined Sewers: Worcester Sediments in impoundments Low Flow Combined Sewers Urban runoff from Boston and Metropolitan area Natural conditions, WWTP efflu- ent, (low flow, low gradient) Sediments in impoundments Combined Sewers: Chicopee, Springfield Combined Sewers: Holyoke, Chicopee, Spring- field Municipal Discharge: Marl- borough East WWTP Extreme Low Flow Impoundments Municipal Discharges: West- borough, Shrews- bury, Hudson, May- nard, Marlborough Extreme Low Flow Impoundments ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of MASSACHUSETTS Name of Water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems French River Housatonic River i H 00 Merrimack River Nashua River New Bedford Harbor Ten Mile River Webster-Dudley to Connecticut state line Pittsfield to Con- necticut state line Lowell to Merrimac North Branch, Fitch- burg to mainstem con- fluence Inner Harbor, lower portion of Acushnet River Headwaters in Plain- ville to Seekonk River 62 29 19.6 20.0 Dissolved oxygen, nutrients Dissolved oxygen, nutrients, PCB's Coliform, oil and grease, solids Dissolved oxygen, coliforms, plant nutrients Nutrients, solids, oil and grease, heavy metals, coliform, PCB's Dissolved oxygen, nutrients, sedi- ment toxicity Combined Municipal and Indus- trial Wastewater: Webster & Dudley Bottom Sediments Low Flow Impoundments Municipal Discharge: Pitts- field Industrial Discharge: General Electric Nonpoint Sources Impoundments Combined Sewers: Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill Industrial Discharge: Fitch- burg Combined Sewers: Fitchburg Low Flow New Bedford Hurricane Barrier New Bedford Combined Sewers Harbor Sediments Industrial Discharge: New Bedford Low Flow Impoundments Heavy metals in sediment ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of VERMONT Name of Water Body Barton River Barton River Battenkill River Black River Connecticut River Lake Champlain Dog River Lamoille River Lamoille River McCabes Brook Lake Memphremagog Missisquoi River Missisquoi River North Branch and Deerfield River 1 Location & Description Barton Orleans Manchester Springfield Windsor Burlington Harbor Northfield Hardwick Morrisville Shelburne Newport Bay Enosburg Swan ton Wilmington Miles Not | Expected To | Meet Fishable/ j Swimmable Goals | Water Quality By 1983 | Problems I 1* IColiform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I NA IColiform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I 1* | Coliform, solids I NA IColiform, solids I 1* IColiform, solids, I 1* IColiform, solids I 1* IColiform, solids I I I I I I I I I I I I Causes of Water I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I | Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I (Combined Sewers: I I I I I I I Problems Barton Orleans Manchester Springfield Windsor Burlington Northfield Hardwick Morrisville Shelburne Newport Enosburg Swan ton Wilmington I ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of VERMONT Name of Water Body Otter Creek Otter Creek Otter Creek Passumpsic River Passumpsic River Stevens Brook Stevens Branch Third Branch (White River) Walloomsac River White River and Connecticut River Winooski River Winooski River Location & Description Rutland to Pittsford Middlebury Vergennes Lyndon St. Johnsbury St. Albans Barre, City of Randolph Bennington White River Junction Montpelier, City of Waterbury Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 11.5 1± 1± 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 2* 4± 1* Water Quality Problems Coliform, solids, dissolved oxygen Coliform, solids, dissolved oxygen Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids Coliform, solids, dissolved oxygen Coliform, solids Causes of Water Problems Combined Sewers: Rutland Municipal Wastes: Rutland Combined Sewers: Middlebury Combined Sewers: Vergennes Combined Sewers: Lyndon Combined Sewers: St. Johnsbury Combined Sewers: St. Albans Combined Sewers: Barre Combined Sewers: Randolph Combined Sewers: Bennington Combined Sewers: White River Junction Combined Sewers: Montpelier Municipal and industrial wastes Combined Sewers: Waterbury 1 ------- CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND State of VERMONT Name of water Body Location & Description Miles Not Expected To Meet Fishable/ Swimmable Goals By 1983 Water Quality Problems Causes of Water Problems Winooski River Below Essex Junction to Lake Champlain 15* IColiform, solids, (dissolved oxygen to H I Combined Sewers: Winooski, Burlington Point Sources: Essex Junction, Burlington, Winooski Low Flow Impoundments ------- PAGE NOT AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ------- |