Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards Register (2013) Effective December 18, 2019
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Presented below are water quality standards that are in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. EPA is posting these standards as a convenience to users and has made a reasonable effort to assure their accuracy. Additionally, EPA has made a reasonable effort to identify parts of the standards that are not approved, disapproved, or are otherwise not in effect for Clean Water Act purposes. April 9, 2020 Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards Register (2013) Effective December 18, 2019 The attached WQS document is in effect for Clean Water Act purposes with the exception of the following provisions: July 9, 2015 Action Letter EPA disapproved the following provisions: • Removal of Designated Uses for Classified Lakes: o Scranton City Lake o Westphalia Lake o Harveyville Lake • Removal of food procurement use from 232 Classified Streams. EPA took no action on the following provisions: • Primary Contact Designated Uses, waterbodies remain subject to the EPA’s promulgation of primary Contact Recreation Use: o Primary contact recreation designated uses for 3 streams which were previously designated with secondary contact, b o New primary contact recreation designated uses for 22 streams subject to EPA’s promulgation of primary contact recreation use o 2 New classified lakes (classified surface waters other than classified streams segments) primary contact recreation designated uses o Revised primary contact recreation uses for 5 classified lakes (classified surface waters other than classified stream segments) o 3 New classified lakes (classified surface waters other than classified streams segments) primary contact recreation designated uses • New segments due to new NPDES discharges: o New aquatic life and secondary contact recreation, b, uses for Diamond Creek and Brush Creek December 7, 2005 Action Letter • EPA disapproved the removal of Wakefield Lake from classified status. • EPA deferred action on contact recreation use designation revisions to secondary contact recreation for 15 streams. September 8, 2004 Action Letter • EPA did not approve the removal of the designated uses for Allen City Lake, Frontenac City Lake, Lake McKinney. July 7, 2003 Action Letter • EPA promulgated a primary contact recreation use designation for 1,056 waters, an expected aquatic life use designation for one of these waters, and a secondary contact recreation use designation for 230 waters to replace the use designations for those waters that EPA disapproved in 1998. January 19, 2000 Action Letter • EPA disapproved the removal of the Primary contact use designation for Hodgeman County State Fishing Lake/Wildlife Area. KANSAS SURFACE WATER REGISTER December 12, 2013 Prepared By: Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Environment Bureau of Water Curtis State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No. 1 DESIGNATED USES OF MAJOR CLASSIFIED STREAMS ................................................... 1 Cimarron Basin .............................................................................................................................. 2 Kansas/Lower Republican Basin ................................................................................................... 3 Lower Arkansas Basin .................................................................................................................. 13 Marais des Cygnes Basin.............................................................................................................. 20 Missouri Basin .............................................................................................................................. 25 Neosho Basin ................................................................................................................................ 28 Smoky Hill/Saline Basin............................................................................................................... 34 Solomon Basin.............................................................................................................................. 39 Upper Arkansas Basin................................................................................................................... 42 Upper Republican Basin ............................................................................................................... 44 Verdigris Basin ............................................................................................................................. 46 Walnut Basin................................................................................................................................. 50 2 DESIGNATED USES OF MAJOR CLASSIFIED LAKES AND OTHER WATERS (EXCLUDING STREAMS) CONSTITUTING OUTSTANDING NATIONAL RESOURCE WATERS ..............................................................52 Cimarron Basin ............................................................................................................................. 53 Kansas/Lower Republican Basin .................................................................................................. 54 Lower Arkansas Basin .................................................................................................................. 56 Marais des Cygnes Basin.............................................................................................................. 58 Missouri Basin .............................................................................................................................. 60 Neosho Basin ................................................................................................................................ 61 Smoky Hill/Saline Basin............................................................................................................... 63 Solomon Basin.............................................................................................................................. 64 Upper Arkansas Basin .................................................................................................................. 65 Upper Republican Basin............................................................................................................... 66 Verdigris Basin............................................................................................................................. 67 Walnut Basin ................................................................................................................................ 68 3 MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE WATERS CONSTITUTING OUTSTANDING NATIONAL RESOURCE WATERS .......................................................................................... 69 4 MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE WATERS CONSTITUTING SPECIAL AQUATIC LIFE USE WATERS..................................................................................................70 SECTION ONE DESIGNATED USES OF MAJOR CLASSIFIED STREAMS Designations apply only to unimpounded reaches of the specified stream segments. Use designations assigned to classified streams not listed in this table are determined by the Department on case-by-case basis in accordance with K.A.R. 28-16-28d(d). Abbreviations: HUC = hydrologic unit code SEG = stream segment CLASS = antidegradation category GP = general purpose waters EX = exceptional state waters ON = outstanding national resource waters AL = designated for aquatic life use S = special aquatic life use water E = expected aquatic life use water R = restricted aquatic life use water CR = designated for contact recreational use A = Primary contact recreation stream segment is a designated public swimming area B = Primary contact recreation stream segment is by law or written permission of the landowner open to and accessible by the public C = Primary contact recreation stream segment is not open to and accessible by the public under Kansas law a = Secondary contact recreation stream segment is by law or written permission of the landowner open to and accessible by the public b = Secondary contact recreation stream segment is not open to and accessible by the public under Kansas law DS = designated for domestic water supply use FP = designated for food procurement use GR = designated for ground water recharge IW = designated for industrial water supply use IR = designated for irrigation use LW = designated for livestock watering use X = referenced stream segment is assigned the indicated designated use O = referenced stream segment does not support the indicated designated use blank = capacity of the referenced stream segment to support the indicated designated use has not been determined by use attainability analysis Br = branch Cr = creek Fk = fork M = middle R = river 1 Designated uses of major classified streams (continued) CIMARRON RIVER BASIN LATITUDE/LONGITUDE STREAM SEGMENT NAME UPPER LOWER SEG CLASS AL CR DS FP GR IW IR L SUBBASIN: UPPER CIMARRON (HUC 11040002) Cimarron R 37.0682 102.0418 37.4202 101.1199 1 EX S a O X X O X X SUBBASIN: NORTH FORK CIMARRON (HUC 11040003) Cimarron R, N Fk 37.4764 101.4869 37.4202 101.1199 1 GP E a X XO X X X X SUBBASIN: UPPER CIMARRON-LIBERAL (11040006) Cimarron R 37.0007 100.5507 37.0007 100.5531 1 GP S C O X X O X X Cimarron R 37.1462 100.7915 37.0009 100.5533 2 GP S C X X X X X X SUBBASIN: CROOKED CREEK (HUC 11040007) Crooked Cr 37.2235 100.3597 37.0023 100.1438 1 GP S C O X X X X X Spring Cr 37.2583 100.4111 37.2235 100.3597 3 GP S C X X X X X X Stumpie Arroyo 37.2139 100.5121 37.1331 100.3887 1247 GP E b X O X O O X SUBBASIN: UPPER CIMARRON-BLUFF (HUC 11040008)