«EPA Water Quality Assessment Summary EPA^-Retjiosi ¥lll i i ^kiigaist 198" ------- CONTENTS List of Tables i i List of Figures iii Regional Map 1 Introduction 2 Description of the Process 3 State Summaries 4 Colorado 4 Montana 10 North Dakota 18 South Dakota 21 Utah 28 Wyoming 38 Appendix I: Key to Abbreviations 43 i ------- FIGURES 1 - EPA Region VIII 1 2 - Colorado Water Quality Problem Areas 4 3 - Montana Water Quality Problem Areas 10 4 - North Dakota Water Quality Problem Areas 18 5 - South Dakota Water Quality Problem Areas 21 6 - Utah Water Quality Problem Areas 28 7 - Wyoming Water Quality Problem Areas 38 i i ------- TABLES 1 - Colorado Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 2 - Colorado Water Quality Problems by Source Category 3 - Montana Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 4 - Montana Water Quality Problems by Source Category 5 - North Dakota Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 6 - North Dakota Water Quality Problems by Source Category 7 - South Dakota Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 8 - South Dakota Water Quality Problems by Source Category 9 - Utah Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 10 - Utah Water Quality Problems by Source Category 11 - Wyoming Stream Segment/Lake Analysis 12 - Wyoming Water Quality Problems by Source Category 5 8 12 16 19 20 22 25 29 34 39 41 ------- \\ X Vx-i Figure 1. EPA Region VIII 1 ------- INTRODUCTION Although we in Region VIII advocate the concept of managing for environmental results, we must become more effective in incorporating the concept into our management processes. It is important that we put our limited resources into critical water quality problem areas. In other words, we must build our planning, budgeting and implementation decision making processes around accomplishing specific environmental results. Before environmental managers can assign resources to particular activities and feel comfortable that those resources are being used in the most effective manner, they must ask the following questions. Where are the problems? What are the water quality problems? How serious are the problems? What are the causes of the problems? A water quality assessment attempts to answer these questions. A good water quality assessment is the first and most basic step in the water quality management (WQM) process. The purpose of this summary assessment is to assist federal, state and local water quality program managers to develop and direct their WQM program activities. One of the most useful features of this summary is the identification of critical pollutants and priority stream segments and lakes. This identification is based on the severity of the problem, beneficial uses impaired, population affected, the feasibility of implementing pollution control programs and other factors. This summary is an output of the water quality assessment and strategy meetings held with each state from February through April, 1981. At those meetings, state and EPA senior managers discussed and agreed upon the nature and severity of water quality problems. It is our expectation that this information will be of use to water program managers in the development of their FY 82 WQM program. Director Water Division Director Surveillance and Analysis Division 2 ------- DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS The Water Division Director sent a water quality assessment guidance document to the states in October 1980. That document provided guidelines for identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing water quality problems in preparation for the senior management meetings as identified in each FY 81 SF.A. The guidance document suggested that the states evaluate impaired (potential) beneficial uses, identify the problem parameters and problem sources and rank each segment according to the severity of the problem. The states developed an assessment using available water quality information and their knowledge of the streams and lakes. Concurrently, EPA developed an assessment based on current data available in STORET. The STORET data was analyzed by a team consisting of representatives from the Water and Surveillance and Analysis Divisions. Stream segments exhibiting exceedence of water quality standards were evaluated, the parameters and beneficial uses impaired were identified and points were assigned to each segment based on the severity of the apparent problem. The EPA Water Division Director or Surveillance and Analysis Division Director met with each state's water quality program director during the period February through April 1981. The purpose of those meetings was to agree on the critical water quality problems and the geographical areas that need special attention of state and EPA senior level managers. The water quality problems identified in this regional summary are an output of those meetings. This regional summary presents for each state a map showing priority problem areas, a table showing the stream segment/lake analysis, and a table listing the water quality problems by source category. All of the water quality problems in each state are not included in this document. This regional summary identifies only the priority areas agreed on by EPA and state senior management. The Colorado River Basin is both a national and regional priority. Salinity is the major basin-wide water quality issue impairing downstream user's water uses. Since the Colorado River Basin has been identified as a regional priority, the river has not been addressed in the state summaries. 3 ------- FortCollii Bouldtc Kr •mmli PIONEER Venver JnAufora i K cherry1/ wCREEK / ,q2£°$L Glen wood .Spring* ! Wtorriao^n yO ; CMATFIELO V/ Junction TMriOm /**\ "tS Ptvcr , V LoJunto Alo.~«sc M?2£5t •INON CANYON FIGURE 2. COLORADO WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS 1 - South Platte River (Hampden to Henderson) 2 - South Platte River (Henderson to Kersey) 3 - South Platte River (Kersey to Ft. Morgan) 4 - Cherry Creek Reservoir 5 - Clear Creek (Idaho Springs to Youngfield) 6 - North Fork Clear Creek 7 - St. Vrain Creek (Longmont to mouth) 8 - Big Thompson River (Loveland to mouth) 9 - Little Thompson River (Berthoud to mouth) 10 - Poudre River (Ft. Collins to mouth) 11 - Arkansas River (1-25 to La Junta) 12 - Arkansas River (La Junta to Stateline) 13 - Fountain Creek (Monument Creek to mouth) 14 - Uncompahgre River 15 - San Miguel River (Norwood Canyon to mouth) 4 ------- TABLE 1. COLORADO STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS Segment/Lake Impaired Use(s) Problem Parameters* Source Categories South Platte River (Hampden to Henderson) South Platte River (Henderson to Kersey) South Platte River (Kersey to Ft. Morgan) Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation Agriculture Public water supply Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation Warm water fishery Rjblic water supply Secondary contact recreation U-NH3 f FC,NO2-NO3, TDS,TP FC,Cu,NO2-NO3, SSED FC,N02-N03,TDS, TP,SSED,Cu Urban runoff Littleton/Englewood WWTP Boulder WWTP Irrigation returns Upstream discharges Upstream discharges Clear Creek (Idaho Springs to Youngfield) St.Vrain Creek (Longmont to mouth) Cold water fishery Secondary contact recreation Public water supply Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation u-NH3,FC,TP, Cu,Zn,Cd N02-N03,FC,TDS, TP,SSED Inactive mine Idaho Springs WWTP Active mine drainage Longmont WWTP Irrigation returns Big Thompson River (Loveland to mouth) Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation Rjblic water supply Agriculture FC,N02-N03)TDS, TP,SSED Loveland WWTP * See Appendix I for the key to abbreviations. ------- Little Thompson River (Berthoud to mouth) Poudre River (Ft. Collins to mouth) Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation Agriculture Rjblic water supply Warm water fishery Primary contact recreation Arkansas River (1-25 to La Junta) Arkansas River (La Junta to Stateline) Fountain Creek (Monument Creek to mouth) , Warm water fishery Rjblic water supply Secondary contact recreation Agriculture Waim water fishery Secondary contact recreation Rjblic water supply Agriculture Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation FUblic water supply Agriculture Uncompahgre River Cold water fishery Secondary contact recreation Rjblic water supply Agriculture FC,N02-N03,TDS, Irrigation returns SSED,TP FC,N02-NC>3,TDSf Industrial discharge/ TP,SSED Eastman Kodak Greeley WWTP Irrigation returns FC,Zn,TDS,SSED, Pueblo WWTP TP,S04,Cu,Pb,Ag, u-NH3,Cr,Hg,N02, DO Zn,TDS,SSED,N03, Irrigation returns TP,S04,FC,Pb Natural source u-NH3,FC,Zn,SSED, Colorado Springs WWTP TP,TDS,S04,Fe, NO2-NO3,TN,Cu,Pb Zn,N03,TDS, SSED,FC,TP,Turb Inactive mine drainage Natural source Irrigation returns ------- San Miguel River (Norwood Canyon to mouth) Cherry Creek Reservoir North Fork Clear Creek Warm water fishery Secondary contact recreation Cold water fishery u-NH3,Zn,TDS, TN,TP FC,N02-NC>3 TP,Cu,Zn,Cd Industrial discharge/ Union Carbide Urban runoff Inactive mine ------- TABLE 2. COLORADO WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY POINT SOURCES STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE Municipal Boulder WWTP Idaho Springs WWTP Longmont WWTP Littleton/Englewood WWTP Greeley WWTP Rjeblo WWTP Colorado Springs WWTP Loveland WWTP Industrial Eastman Kodak Uhion Carbide NONPOINT SOURCES South Platte River (Henderson to Kersey) Clear Creek (Idaho Springs to Youngfield) St. Vrain Creek (Longmont to mouth) South Platte River (Hampden to Henderson) Poudre River (Ft. Collins to mouth) Arkansas River (1-25 to La Junta) Fountain Creek (Monument Creek to mouth) Big Thompson River (Loveland to mouth) Poudre River (Ft. Collins to mouth) San Miguel River (Norwood Canyon to mouth) Urban runoff Irrigation returns South Platte River (Hampden to Henderson) Cherry Creek Reservoir South Platte River (Henderson to Kersey) St. Vrain Creek (Longmont to mouth) Little Thompson River (Berthoud to mouth) Poudre River (Ft. Collins to mouth) Arkansas_ River (La Junta to Stateline) Big Thompson River (Loveland to mouth) Uncompahgre River 8 ------- Natural source Inactive mine drainage Uhcompahgre River Arkansas River (La 3unta to Stateline) Clear Creek (Idaho Springs to Young field) North Fork Clear Creek Uncompahgre River 9 ------- Havre v,—#. 1 afl s ill a ;na /> zeman Bau from U 3 O«ofc>gical Sufvey. 1885 20 40 60 80 KILOMETERS 114« 1 10* 109* 108* 107* 106* 106* FIGURE 3. MONTANA WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS ------- KEY TO MONTANA WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS * 1 - Silver Bow Cr./Upper Clark Fork River (Confl. B1acktai1/Deer Creek to Confl. Little Blackfoot River) 2 - Clark Fork River (Confl. Little Blackfoot River to Confl. Blackfoot River) 3 - Prickly Pear Creek (Confl. Spring Creek to Lake Helena) 4 - Muddy Creek 5 - Belt Creek 6 - Boulder River (Confl. Cataract Creek to Mouth) 7 - Beaver Creek (nr Havre) 8 - Blue Water Creek 9 - Hot Springs Creek (below Hot Springs water supply intake) 10 - Lake Bowdoin 11 - Sand Coulee Creek 12 - Red Rock Lakes and River 13 - Soda Butte Creek 14 - Stillwater River (Confl. Logan Creek to Mouth) 15 - E. Poplar River (from border) and Main Poplar River (to Mouth) 16 - Whitefish River (below Whitefish Lake to Mouth) 17 - Grasshopper Creek 18 - Fisher River 19 - Little Big Horn River 20 - East Gal 1atin River 21 - Georgetown Lake 22 - Rosebud Creek 23 - Mission Creek 24 - Post Creek 25 - Crow Creek 26 - Madison River (below Ennis Lake) 27 - Birch Creek 28 - Snowshoe Creek 29 - Camp Creek 30 - Godfrey Creek 31 - Whitefish Lake 32 - Little Peoples Creek 33 - Foys Lake 34 - Lake Mary Ronan The methodology described on page 3 is not applicable for the Montana assessment. The Montana problem assessment is a result of numerous discussions with the State of Montana's Water Quality Bureau staff and is based primarily upon subjective professional judgement considering the most recent water quality data. 11 ------- TABLE 3 - MONTANA STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS SEGMENT/LAKE IMPAIRED USE(s) PROBLEM PARAMETERS SOURCE CATEGORIES IV) Silver Bow Cr./Upper Clark Fork River Confl. Blacktail Deer Cr. to Confl. Little Blackfoot River *Clark Fork River Confl. Little Blackfoot River to Confl. Blackfoot River Prickly Pear Creek Confl. Spring Creek to Lake Helena *Muddy Creek Belt Creek Boulder River Confl. Cataract Creek to Mouth Fish & aquatic life Agriculture Recreation Fish & aquatic life Recreation Fish & aquatic life Agriculture Recreation Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Agriculture Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Agriculture Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Recreation Metals, N, P N, P, Temp, DO Metals, NH3 No Flow TSS, N, P Metals Metals N, P, TDS Temp, TSS Mining Butte WWTP Anaconda WWTP Deer Lodge WWTP Irrigated agriculture Natural Butte WWTP Anaconda WWTP Deer Lodge WWTP Hydrologic Modification Inactive Mining Helena WWTP & storm water runoff East Helena WWTP & storm water runoff Irrigation (dewatering) Agriculture (Grazing) Hydrologic Modification Irrigated agriculture Natural Inactive mining Inactive mining Boulder WWTP Hydrologic Modification Irrigated agriculture (dewatering) ^Activities are underway to address this problem. ------- SEGMENT/LAKE IMPAIRED USE(s) *Beaver Creek nr Havre *B1ue Water Creek Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Fish & Aquatic life Agriculture *Hot Springs Creek Fish & Aquatic life below Hot Springs water supply intake Lake Bowdoin Fish & Aquatic life Agriculture Sand Coulee Creek Red Rock Lakes anil River Fish & Aquatic Recreation Agriculture 1 lfe Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Recreation Soda Butte Creek Fish & Aquatic 1ife Recreation *Sti1lwater River Conf1. Logan Creek to Mouth Fish & Aquatic life Recreation *Activities are underway to address this problem. PROBLEM PARAMETERS SOURCE CATEGORIES TSS, Temp, FC Lowflow TSS TSS, FC TDS Metals Low pH N, P, TSS Metals low pH Hydrologic modification Agriculture (Grazing) Irrigated agriculture Natural Hydrologic modification Hot Springs WWTP Natural hot springs Agriculture (Grazing) Hydrologic modification (Salt concentration due to inadequate flow control) Inactive mining (coal) Hydrologic modification (flow fluctuations exacerbate pollution from waterfowl) Agriculture (Grazing) Inactive Mining N, P, TSS Irrigated agriculture Forestry Septic Systems ------- SEGMENT/LAKE IMPAIRED USE(s) E. Poplar River from border and Main Poplar River to Mouth *Whitefish River below Whitefish Lake to Mouth Agriculture Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Recreation Grasshopper Creek *Fisher River Little Big Horn River Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Fish & Aquatic life *East Gallatin River ^Georgetown Lake Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Public water supply Rosebud Creek Fish & Aquatic life *Mission Creek Fish & Aquatic life Recreation *Activities are underway to address this problem. PROBLEM PARAMETERS B, TDS, FC N, P, TSS TSS, Metals TSS TSS NH3, low flow, DO, FC N, P, DO Eutrophication TSS N, TSS, FC SOURCE CATEGORIES Canadian energy develop- ment-dewatering Agriculture Whitefish WWTP Urban stormwater runoff Inactive Mining Agriculture (Grazing) Hydrologic Modification Natural Agriculture Natural Urban storm runoff Bozeman WWTP Construction Hydrologic modification Septic tanks (?) Agriculture Natural Irrigated agriculture ------- SEGMENT/LAKE IMPAIRED USE(s) *Post Creek *Crow Creek *Madison River below Ennis Lake Birch Creek Snowshoe Creek *Camp Creek ~Godfrey Creek *Whitefish Lake Little Peoples Creek Foys Lake *Lake Mary Ronan Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Fish & Aquatic life Fish & Aquatic life Agriculture Fish & Aquatic life Fish & Aquatic life Recreation Aquatic life Livestock watering Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Public water supply Fish & Aquatic 1lfe Agriculture Recreation Fish & Aquatic life Fish & Aquatic 1ife Recreation ~Activities are underway to address this problem. PROBLEM PARAMETERS SOURCE CATEGORIES N, FC, TSS, P N, FC, TSS, DO, P Temp, As, F1 TSS, N, P, TDS, DO Temp Metals FC, TSS TSS, FC N, P, TSS TSS Metals N, P, DO, TDS High pH N, P, FC, DO Irrigated agriculture Irrigated agriculture Hydrologic modification Natural Irrigated agriculture Hydrologic modification Mini ng Natural Agriculture Construction Agriculture Construction Natural Septic Systems Recreational development Mining Agriculture (Grazing) Agriculture Septic systems Agriculture (Grazing) Septic systems Natural ------- TABLE 4 - MONTANA WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY Point Sources Stream Segment/LAKE Municipal Butte WWTP Anaconda WWTP Deer Lodge WWTP Helena WWTP East Helena WWTP Boulder WWTP Hot Springs WWTP Whitefish WWTP Bozeman WWTP Silver Bow Cr./Upper Silver Bow Cr./Upper Silver Bow Cr./Upper Prickly Pear Creek Prickly Pear Creek Boulder River Hot Springs Creek Whitefish River East Gal 1atin River CI ark Clark CI ark Fork Fork Fork River River River Nonpoint Sources Grazing Irrigated agriculture Beaver Creek Hot Springs Creek Red Rock Lakes and River Grasshopper Creek Little Peoples Creek Lake Mary Ronan Silver Bow Cr./Upper Clark Fork River Prickly Pear Creek Muddy Creek Boulder River Blue Water Creek Stillwater River Mission Creek Post Creek Crow Creek Birch Creek Nonirrigated agriculture Whitefish River Little Big Horn River Rosebud Creek Camp Creek Godfrey Creek Foys Lake 16 ------- Nonpoint Sources (continued) On site disposal Construction Mining Urban Runoff Sti1lwater River Georgetown Lake (?) Whitefish Lake Foys Lake Lake Mary Ronan Georgetown Lake Camp Creek Godfrey Creek Silver Bow Cr./Upper Clark Fork River Prickly Pear Creek Belt Creek Boulder River Sand Coulee Creek Soda Butte Creek Grasshopper Creek Snowshoe Creek Little Peoples Creek Prickly Pear Creek Whitefish River East Gallatin River Hydrologic Modification Clark Fork River Prickly Pear Creek Boulder River Beaver Creek Blue Water Creek Lake Bowdoin Red Rock Lakes and River Fisher River Georgetown Lake Madison River Birch Creek Forestry Canadian Energy Development dewateri ng Sti1lwater River East Poplar River Main Poplar River 17 ------- , MOM Ml Devils Loke Woahburn Or' BALOHILL JAWCSTOWN' ;anton FIGURE 4. NORTH DAKOTA WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS 1 - Souris River 2 - Red River 3 - Spiritwood Lake A - Lake Metigoshe 5 - Sweetbriar Lake 6 - Brewer Lake 18 ------- Segment/Lake Souris River - Segment 02 Confluence with Des Lacs River to confluence with Deep River Souris River - Segment 03 Confluence with Deep River to Canadian border Red River - Segment 02 Confluence with Wild Rice River to confluence with Sheyenne River Red River - Segment 03 Confluence with Sheyenne ^ River to confluence with Turtle River Spiritwood Lake Lake Metigoshe Sweetbriar Lake Brewer Lake TABLE 5. NORTH DAKOTA STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS Impaired Use(s) Problem Parameters Source Categories Warm Water Fishery DO,TP,Low Flow Non-irrigated agriculture Recreation Minot WWTP Warm Water Fishery Recreation DO,TP,Low Flow Non-irrigated agriculture Waterfowl concentrations Recreation Stockwatering TP,FC Non-irrigated agriculture Moorhead WWTP, Minnesota Recreation Stockwatering TP.FC Non-irrigated agriculture Recreation Fisheries Recreation Fisheries Recreation Fisheries Recreation Fisheries TP,TN,SSED TP,TN TP,TN,SSED TP,TN,SSED Non-irrigated agriculture On-site disposal On-site disposal Non-irrigated agriculture Livestock wintering Non-irrigated agriculture ------- TABLE 6. NORTH DAKOTA WATER Point Sources Municipal Minot WWTP Moorhead WWTP, Minnesota Njnpoint Sources Agriculture Non-irrigated agriculture On-site disposal Waterfowl concentrations Livestock wintering QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY Stream Segment/Lake Souris River Red River Red River Spiritwood Lake Sweetbriar Lake Brewer Lake Souris River Spiritwood Lake Lake Metigoshe Souris River Sweetbriar Lake 20 ------- 1 2 3 A 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SOUTH DAKOTA WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS - Lower Big Sioux River - Lower Cheyenne River - Middle Whitewood River - White River - Lower Rapid Creek - Whetstone River - Fall River - Little White River - Bad River - Upper Cheyenne River - Vermillion River (lower) - Upper James River (at Huron) - Grand River (Southfork) - Lower James River (at Scotland) - Keya Paha River - Upper Big Sioux River 21 ------- TABLE 7. SOUTH Segment/Lake Lower Big Sioux River (Dell Rapids to Missouri River) Impaired Use(s) Warm water fishery Recreation - immersion Recreation - limited contact Rjblic water supply Lower Cheyenne River Warm water fishery (Wasta to Oahe Reservoir) Recreation - immersion Recreation - limited contact Irrigation Middle Whitewood Creek (Lead to Belle Fourche River) Cold water fishery Warm water fishery Recreation - immersion Recreation - limited contact IOTA STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS Problem Parameters N03,TP,FC,D0,CN, u-NH3,SSED,COND N03,Cr,Hg Cu, DO,TP,C0ND, FC,SSED,TDS Hg,CN,FC,u-NH3, SSED,As,Cu,Cr Source Categories Sioux Falls WWTP John Morrell WWTP Brandon WWTP Alcester WWTP EROS Canton Livestock Sales Sioux Falls Stockyards Agriculture Grazing Urban runoff Construction Feedlots Dell Rapids WWTP Homestake WWTP Agriculture Feedlots Grazing St. Regis Paper Whitewood Post and Pole Strawberry Hill Mining Co. Whitewood WWTP St.Regis Paper Whitewood Post and Pole Homestake Mine Lead-Deadwood WWTP Kirk Power Plant Strawberry Hill Mining Co. Acid mine drainage On-site direct discharge Mine tailings ------- White River (Nebraska border to Missouri River) Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Lower Rapid Creek (Dark Canyon to Cheyenne River) Whetstone River (South Fork) Fall River (Headwaters to Cheyenne River) Little White Rivef (Headwaters to White River) Bad River (Headwaters to Missouri River) Upper Cheyenne River (Wyoming border to Angostura Reservoir) Warm water fishery Recreation - immersion Recreation - limited contact Irrigation Wildlife propagation and stock watering Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Irrigation Warm water fishery Cold water fishery Recreation - limited contact Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Irrigation Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Irrigation D0,TP,FC,SSED,N03, Agriculture Cr,Ag,Hg,Cu,Pb,Zn,Cd Badlands (natural source) Grazing N03,u-NH3,TP, Rapid City WWTP FC,SSED Irrigation Feedlots Grazing On-site disposal Urban runoff u-NH3,TKN,FC,D0, Milbank WWTP COND Fe,NO3,TP,TDS,FC Hot Springs WWTP FC,TP,SSED Grazing Agriculture TP,COND,FC,SSED,TDS Grazing Low flow TP,FC,DO,TDS,COND, SSED Edgemont WWTP Newcastle WWTP, Wyo. Grazing Low flow Wyoming sources Mining ------- Vermillion River (Headwaters to Missouri River) Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Upper James River (North Dakota border to Huron) Public water supply Warm water fishery Grand River (South Fork) Lower James River (Milltown to Mayfield) Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Keya Paha River Upper Big Sioux River (Watertown to Castlewood) Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact Public water supply Warm water fishery Recreation - limited contact TP,FC,SSED,u-NH3 Centerville WWTP Vermillion WWTP Chancellor WWTP Agriculture Feedlots Grazing DO,TP,TDS,Cd,SSED Redfield WWTP Agriculture Feedlots Grazing Stratford WWTP Aberdeen WWTP Huron WWTP TP,CONDfFC,SSED, Possible agriculture Irrigation DO, TDS Grazing Low Flow D0,TP,SSED Scotland WWTP Menno WWTP Wolf Creek Colony WWTP Maxwell Colony WWTP Parkston WWTP Feedlots Runoff from land application of whey DO,FC,TP,SSED Preservation stream D0,FC,TDS,u-NH3 Watertown WWTP Grazing Urban runoff ------- TABLE 8. SOUTH DAKOTA WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY Point Sources Municipal Sioux Falls WWTP Brandon WWTP Alcester WWTP Dell Rapids WWTP Whitewood WWTP Lead-Deadwood WWTP Rapid City WWTP Milbank WWTP Hot Springs WWTP Eidgemont WWTP Newcastle, Wyoming WWTP Centerville WWTP Vermillion WWTP Chancellor WWTP Redfield WWTP Stratford WWTP Aberdeen WWTP Huron WWTP Scotland WWTP Menno WWTP Wolf Creek Colony WWTP Maxwell Colony WWTP Parkston WWTP Homestake WWTP Watertown WWTP Industrial/Feedlots EROS John Morrell Sioux Falls Stockyards Canton Livestock Sales St. Regis Paper Whitewood Fbst and Ftile Strawberry Hill Mining I Lower Big Sioux River Middle Whitewood Creek Lower Rapid Creek Whetstone River Fall River Upper Cheyenne River Vermillion River Upper James River Lower James River Lower Cheyenne River Upper Big Sioux River Lower Big Sioux River Lower Cheyenne River 25 ------- St. Regis Paper Whitewood Post and Pole Kirk Power Plant Strawberry Hill Mining Co. Homestake Mine Middle Whitewood Creek Feedlots Nonpoint Sources Agriculture Grazing Lower Rapid Creek Vermillion River Upper James River Lower James River Lower Big Sioux River Lower Cheyenne River Lower Big Sioux River Lower Cheyenne River White River Lower Rapid Creek Upper Big Sioux River Little White River Bad River Upper Cheyenne River Vermillion River Upper James River Grand River Nbn-irrigated agriculture Irrigated agriculture Runoff from land application of whey Lower Big Sioux River Lower Cheyenne River White River Little White River Vermillion River Upper James River Lower Big Sioux River Lower Rapid Creek Lower James River 26 ------- On-site disposal Construction Urban runoff Acid mine drainage Low flow Flow preservation Mine tailings Lower Rapid Creek Fall River Middle Whitewood Creek (direct discharge) Lower Big Sioux River Lower Big Sioux River Lower Rapid Creek l£per Big Sioux River Middle Whitewood Creek Bad River Upper Cheyenne River Grand River Keya Paha River Middle Whitewood Creek 27 ------- 24 .T LAKE CITY UTAH LAK£ Redmond®' SlVHR LAK£ Monti cello0] FIGURE 6. UTAH WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS 1, 2, 3 - Jordan River 16 - Beer Creek A - Provo River 17 - Sevier River 5 - Snake Creek 18 - Little Bear River 6 - East Canyon Creek 19 - Ashley Creek 7 - Price River 20 - Weber River 8 - Pleasant Valley Creek 21 - San Pitch River 9 - Big Cottonwood Creek 22 - Bear River 10 - Little Cottonwood Creek 23 - Duchesne River 11 - Mill Creek 24 - Clarkston Creek 12 - Bear River 25 - Sevier River 13 - Weber River 26. - Fort Creek 14 - Spanish Fork River 27, 28 - Sevier River 15 - Benjamin Slough 29 - Kanab Creek 28 ------- Segment/Lake TABLE 9. Impaired Use(s) Jordan River Farmington Bay - North Temple Recreation - limited contact Non-game fishery Irrigation Jordan River North Temple to Little Cottonwood Creek Confluence Recreation - limited contact Warm water fishery Irrigation Jordan River Confluence Littlp Cottonwood Creek to Narrows Recreation - limited contact Cold water fishery Irrigation Provo River and Snake Creek Rjblic water supply Recreation - limited contact Cold water fishery Irrigation UTAH STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS Problem Parameters Source Categories TN,TP,DO,TC,TDS,FC Urban runoff Natural source Feedlots Construction Hydrologic modification South Davis WWTP Upstream conditions (Utah Lake) TN,D0,FC,S0/j,Hg Urban runoff Natural source Upstream conditions (Utah Lake) Feedlots Irrigated agriculture Construction Hydrologic modification Central Valley WWTP TP,TC,FC,B0D,D0, Urban runoff Hg,Temp,TDS,TN Natural source Upstream conditions (Utah Lake) Feedlots Irrigated agriculture Construction Hydrologic modification South Valley WWTP TP,TC,FC,Temp,Cu,Hg, TDS,B0D Irrigated agriculture Hydrologic modification Livestock Grazing On-site disposal Feedlots Dairies Heber Valley WWTP ------- East Canyon Creek Public water supply Cold water fishery Irrigation Price River - Blue Public water supply Cut Diversion to Head- Irrigation waters. Pleasant Valley Creek from Scofield Reservoir to Headwaters Big Cottonwood Creek, Little Cottonwood Creek and Mill Creek Recreation - limited contact Cold water fishery Irrigation Bear River Cache Co. Warm water fishery Waterfowl Irrigation Weber River Cold water fishery Slaterville Diversion Irrigation to Stoddard Diversion TP,Cu,Hg,TC, Irrigated agriculture BOD,FC,Turb Upstream conditions Livestock Construction Snyderville Basin WWTP TDS,TP,FC,Hg Natural source On-site disposal Construction Mining Grazing Livestock Kenilworth WWTP TP,DO,TC,BOD Urban runoff Hydrologic modification Construction Irrigated agriculture Upstream conditions Salt Lake Co. Cottonwood WWTP Central Valley WWTP (Potential discharge to Mill Creek) TP,BOD,IDS Irrigated agriculture Dairies Feedlots Natural source Upstream conditions Hydrologic modification Smithfield WWTP TP,B Urban runoff Hydrologic modification Upstream conditions Construction Livestock Mountain Green WWTP ------- Spanish Fork River, Benjamin Slough and Beer Creek Warm water fishery Waterfowl Irrigation Sevier River Yuba Dam to Rocky Ford Reservoir Warm water fishery Irrigation Little Bear River Hyrum Reservoir. Headwaters to Cold water fishery Waterfowl Irrigation Ashley Creek Mouth to Vernal Warm water fishery Irrigation Weber River Great Salt Lake to Slaterville Non-game fishery Waterfowl Irrigation TP,B0D,u-NH3,TDS Irrigated agriculture Grazing Natural source On-site disposal Livestock Payson WWTP Salem WWTP Turb,N03,TP Irrigated agriculture Cu,TDS Grazing Natural source Hydrologic modification Feedlots Redmond WWTP Turb,TP,Temp Irrigated agriculture Grazing Feedlots Natural source Dairies Hydrologic modification White Trout Farms TP,TDS Irrigated agriculture Natural source H/drologic modification Grazing Vernal WWTP TP,Hg,Cu, Irrigated agriculture SSED,D0,B Urban runoff Grazing Livestock Hydrologic modification Upstream conditions Central Weber WWTP ------- San Pitch River Mouth to Ut. Hwy. 132 Non-game fishery Irrigation Bear River Box Elder Co. Recreation - limited contact Warm water fishery Waterfowl Irrigation Duchesne River Mouth to Myton Diversion Warm water fishery Irrigation Clarkston Creek Warm water fishery Sevier River Lynndyl to Juab Co. Warm water fishery Irrigation Fort Creek Rjblic water supply Cold water fishery Irrigation TDS,TP,B0D Natural source Irrigated agriculture Grazing Livestock Hydrologic modification Ephraim WWTP Turb,TP,TC,Cl, Natural source FC,Cu,Zn,TDS Upstream conditions Irrigated agriculture Hydrologic modification Feedlots Livestock Turb,TP,Cu,B,TDS Irrigated agriculture Natural source Hydrologic modification Grazing Livestock TP,SSED Livestock Grazing Feedlots Irrigated agriculture TP,Hg,DO,TDS Natural source Irrigated agriculture Hydrologic modification Grazing Livestock Upstream conditions TP,Cd,TC Feedlots Irrigated agriculture On-site disposal Livestock ------- Sevier River Gunnison Bend Reservoir to Lynndyl Sevier River Annabella Diversion to Garfield Co. Kanab Creek Fast of Alton CO CO Non-game fishery Irrigation Cold water fishery Irrigation Cold water fishery Irrigation TDS,BOD,SSED,TP,Hg Natural source Hydrologic modification Irrigated agriculture Turb.TPjHg, Irrigated agriculture Temp,Cu,DO Grazing Livestock Construction Natural source Upstream conditions Hydrological modification Panguitch WWTP TP,TDS,Zn, Grazing Temp,DO,BOD Natural source Irrigated agriculture Livestock Hydrologic modification ------- TABLE 10. UTAH WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY Point Sources Stream Segment/Lake Municipal South Davis WWTP Central Valley WWTP South Valley WWTP Heber Valley WWTP Snyderville Basin WWTP Jordan River Provo River East Canyon Creek Kenilworth WWTP Salt Lake Co. Cottonwood WWTP Central. Valley WWTP Smithfield WWTP Mountain Green WWTP Payson WWTP Salem WWTP Redmond WWTP Panquitch WWTP Vernal WWTP Central Weber WWTP Ephraim WWTP Price River Big Cottonwood Creek Mill Creek (potential receiving stream) Bear River Weber River Beer Creek Sevier River Ashley Creek Weber River San Pitch River 34 ------- Industrial White Trout Farms Dairies Feedlots Little Bear River Little Bear River Provo River Bear River Little Bear River Jordan River Provo River Bear River Sevier River Clarkston Creek Fort Creek Nonpoint Sources Agriculture Grazing Provo River Price River Weber River Spanish Fork River Benjamin Slough Beer Creek Sevier River Little Bear River Ashley Creek San Pitch River Duchesne River Clarkston Creek Kanab Creek Irrigated agriculture Jordan River Provo River East Canyon Creek 8ig Cottonwood Creek Little Cottonwood Creek Mill Creek Bear River Weber River Spanish Fork River Benjamin Slough BeeT Creek Sevier River Little Bear River Ashley Creek San Pitch River Clarkston Creek Fort Creek Kanab Creek 35 ------- Livestock Construction Provo River East Canyon Creek Price River Bear River Weber River Spanish Fork River Benjamin Slough Beer Creek Sevier River San Pitch River Duchesne River Clarkston Creek Fort Creek Kanab Creek Jordan River E. Canyon Creek Price River Big Cottonwood Creek Little Cottonwood Creek Mill Creek Weber River Sevier River On-site disposal Provo River Price River Spanish Fork River San Pitch River Fort Creek Hydrologic modification Jordan River Provo River Big Cottonwood Creek Little Cottonwood Creek Mill Creek Bear River Weber River Sevier River Little Bear River Ashley Creek Weber River San Pitch River Bear River Duchesne River Kanab River 36 ------- Mining Price River Nfetural source Jordan River Price River Bear River Spanish Fork River Sevier River Little Bear River Ashley Creek San Pitch River Duchesne River Kanab Creek Urban runoff Jordan River Big Cottonwood Creek Little Cottonwood Creek Mill Creek Weber River 37 ------- *JL/. FIGURE 7. WYOMING WATER QUALITY PROBLEM AREAS 1 - Flaming Gorge Reservoir 2 - Bitter Creek 3 - Beaver Creek A - Big Horn River 5 - Haggerty Creek 6 - Big Sandy River 7 - Flat Creek and Salt River 8 - Bear River 9 - Bates Creek 10 - Sage Creek 11 - Clear Creek 12 - Fifteen Mile Creek 13 - Goose Creek 14 - Salt Creek 15 - North Platte River below Guernsey Darn 16 - Ocean Lake 38 ------- TABLE 11. WYOMING STREAM SEGMENT/LAKE ANALYSIS Segment/Lake Flaming Gorge Reservoir** Impaired Use(s) Cold water fishery Primary and secondary recreation Problem Parameters TP,TN,SSED Source Categories Natural source Urban runoff Drilling operations Irrigation return flow Construction Rock Springs WWTP - Bitter Creek Green River WWTP - Green River Grazing Bitter Creek near Powell Cold water fishery Public water supply Secondary recreation SSED,FC,TP,TN Beaver Creek near Newcastle Irrigated agriculture Big Horn River from Lucerne to Big Horn Reservoir Haggerty Creek Big Sandy River Flat Creek and Salt River Bear River below Evanston Cold water fishery Rjblic water supply Cold water fishery Industrial Public water supply Irrigated agriculture Cold water fishery Aesthetics Secondary recreation Cold water fishery Secondary recreation TDS SSED,TP,TNfTDS,SC>4 Cu TDS D0,TDS,FC, Floating and settleable solids Powell WWTP Irrigation return flow Natural source On-site disposal Uncapped brine wells Irrigation return flow Grazing Abandoned copper mine - Dos Lomas Irrigation return flow Big Sandy Reservoir seepage Star Valley Cheese Thayne WWTP do,nh3,fc Evanston WWTP ** Problems in Flaming Gorge Reservoir are primarily from Black's Fork, Henry's Fork, Bitter Creek, Killpecker Creek, Salt Wells, Mjddy Creek drainage basins. ------- Bates Creek Cold water fishery Public water supply Sage Creek Cold water fishery Public water supply Clear Creek Cold water fishery Secondary recreation Fifteen Mile Creek Public water supply Goose Creek Cold water fishery Primary recreation Salt Creek Irrigated agriculture North Platte River below Cold water fishery Guernsey Dam Ocean Lake Cold water fishery Primary and secondary recreation SSED SSED D0,FC,NH3 SSED,TP,TN TDS D0,FC,NH3 TDS SSED Dewatering TP,SSED Grazing Natural source Grazing Natural source Buffalo WWTP Grazing Natural source Sheridan WWTP Oil treater discharge Grazing Natural source (kjernsey Silt Run Irrigation return flows Natural source ------- TABLE 12. WYOMING WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS BY SOURCE CATEGORY Point Sources Municipal Powell WWTP Rock Springs WWTP Green River WWTP Thayne WWTP Evanston WWTP Buffalo WWTP Sheridan WWTP Industrial Drilling operations Uncapped brine wells Dos Lumas abandoned copper mine Star Valley Cheese Oil treater discharge Guernsey Silt Run Nonpoint Sources Agriculture Irrigation return flow Grazing Stream Segment/Lake Bitter Creek near Powell Flaming Gorge Reservoir - Bitter Creek Flaming Gorge Reservoir - Green River Salt River Bear River Clear Creek Goose Creek Flaming Gorge Reservoir Beaver Creek Haggerty Creek Salt River Salt Creek North Platte River Flaming Gorge Reservoir Bitter Creek near Powell Big Sandy River Big Horn River Ocean Lake Bitter Creek Flaming Gorge Reservoir Bates Creek Sage Creek Fifteen Mile Creek Salt Creek 41 ------- Urban runoff Construction Natural source Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir Bitter Creek near Ftowell Bates Creek Sage Creek Fifteen Mile Creek Salt Creek Ocean Lake 42 ------- APPENDIX I KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS Ag - silver As - arsenic B - boron Cd - cadmium CI - chloride CN - cyanide COND - conductivity Cr - chromium Cu - copper DO - disolved oxygen FC - fecal colifoim Fe - iron Hg - mercury NH3 - ammonia NO2 - nitrite NO3 - nitrate Pb - lead SO4 - sulfate SSED - suspended sediment TC - total coliform TDS - total disolved solids Temp - temperature TKN - total Kjeldahl nitrogen TN - total nitrogen TP - total phosphorus Turb - turbidity U-W3 - unionized ammonia WWTP - waste water treatment plant Zn - zinc 43 ------- |