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Definitions
Impaired Waters
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to
develop lists of impaired waters, those that do not meet
water quality standards that states have set for them.
factories, industry,
municipal treatment
plants
Nonpoint Source
(NPS) Pollution is
pollution associated
with stormwater or
runoff
Examples of NPS
Pollutant Transport
Mechanisms
up
What is impervious
cover?
Impervious Cover
provides a surface
for accumulation of
pollutants
leads to increased
polluted runoff and
flooding
inhibits recharge of
groundwater
Sediment
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Soil particles
transported
Oxygen depleting material
Leaves
from their
Organic material
source
Nutrients
Toxics
Various types of materials
Pesticides
Herbicides
that become
dissolved and
Fungicides
suspended in water (commonly
Insecticides
found in fertilizer and plant
material):
Metals (naturally
Nitrogen (N)
occurring in soil,
Phosphorus (P)
automotive emissions/
tires)
Lead
Bacteria/ Pathogens Thermal
Zinc
Stress
Originating from:
Mercury
Heated
Pets
Petroleum
runoff,
Waterfowl
Hydrocarbons
removal of
Failing septic
(automotive exhaust and
streamside
systems
Debrisfuel/oil)
vegetation
Litter and illegal
Nutrients: Fertilizers
and septic systems
Pathogens: Pet waste
and septic systems
Sediment:
Construction, road
sand, soil erosion
Toxic: Pesticides,
household products
Debris: Litter and illegal
dumping
Thermal: heated runoff,
removal of streamside
vegetation