The 2008 South Dakota Integrated Report for Surface Water Quality Assessment
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THE 2008 SOUTH DAKOTA INTEGRATED REPORT FOR SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT Protecting South Dakota’s Tomorrow…Today Prepared By SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Steven M. Pirner, Secretary SOUTH DAKOTA WATER QUALITY WATER YEARS 2002-2007 (streams) and WATER YEARS 2000-2007 (lakes) The 2008 South Dakota Integrated Report Surface Water Quality Assessment by the State of South Dakota pursuant to Sections 305(b), 303(d), and 314 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources Steven M. Pirner, Secretary Table of Contents FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................................... II TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................III I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................... 1 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 3 III. SURFACE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT........................................................................ 6 SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM.................................................................. 6 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................................... 24 STATEWIDE SURFACE WATER QUALITY SUMMARY.................................................................. 31 LAKE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT............................................................................................ 38 RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS............................................................................ 43 WETLANDS.......................................................................................................................................... 158 PUBLIC HEALTH/AQUATIC LIFE CONCERNS............................................................................... 161 IV. POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS................................................................................. 170 POINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM..................................................................... 170 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM ............................................................ 172 V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS .................................................................................. 179 VI. REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 180 VII. KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS.................................................................................................... 183 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................................... 184 APPENDIX A......................................................................................................................................... 185 WATERBODIES WITH EPA APPROVED TMDLS ........................................................................... 185 APPENDIX B......................................................................................................................................... 188 SD DENR 2008 WATERBODY DELISTING REPORT....................................................................... 188 APPENDIX C......................................................................................................................................... 193 SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING SCHEDULE............................................................. 193 AND SAMPLING SITE DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 193 APPENDIX D......................................................................................................................................... 205 MEDIAN TSI SECCHI-CHLOROPHYLL FOR ASSESSED ............................................................... 205 LAKES BY FISHERY BENEFICIAL USE ........................................................................................... 205 APPENDIX E......................................................................................................................................... 211 SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMITS BY BASIN................................................................... 211 APPENDIX F ......................................................................................................................................... 215 303(D) SUMMARY................................................................................................................................ 215 APPENDIX G......................................................................................................................................... 223 PUBLIC COMMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 223 i Figures Figure 1: Status of TMDLs from the 2006 Integrated Report ...................................................................... 21 Figure 2: Major River Basins in South Dakota............................................................................................. 45 Figure 3: 2008 South Dakota Waterbody Status .......................................................................................... 46 Figure 4: Bad River Basin ............................................................................................................................ 51 Figure 5: Belle Fourche River Basin ............................................................................................................ 63 Figure 6: Upper Big Sioux River Basin........................................................................................................ 82 Figure 7: Lower Big Sioux River Basin ....................................................................................................... 83 Figure 8: Upper Cheyenne River Basin........................................................................................................ 98 Figure 9: Lower Cheyenne River Basin ....................................................................................................... 99 Figure 10: Grand River Basin..................................................................................................................... 104 Figure 11: Upper James River Basin.......................................................................................................... 116 Figure 12: Lower James River Basin ......................................................................................................... 117 Figure 13: Little Missouri River Basin....................................................................................................... 120 Figure 14: Minnesota River Basin.............................................................................................................. 125 Figure 15: Upper Missouri River Basin...................................................................................................... 135 Figure 16: Lower Missouri River Basin ..................................................................................................... 136 Figure 17: Moreau River Basin .................................................................................................................. 140 Figure 18: Niobrara River Basin ................................................................................................................ 143 Figure 19: Red River Basin ........................................................................................................................ 146 Figure 20: Vermillion River Basin ............................................................................................................. 151 Figure 21: White River Basin..................................................................................................................... 157 Figure 22: Map Depicting Prairie Pothole Region ..................................................................................... 158 Figure 23: Status of TMDL Assessment and Implementation Projects...................................................... 178 Figure 24: South Dakota DENR Water Quality Monitoring Sites.............................................................. 200 Figure 25: Water Quality Monitoring Sites on Whitewood Creek and Tributaries in Lead-Deadwood Area..................................................................................................................... 201 Figure 26: Water Quality Monitoring Sites Located on the Big Sioux River in the Sioux Falls Area ....... 202 Figure 27: Water Quality Monitoring Sites Located along the Cheyenne River and White River that are Monitored for Uranium ..................................................................................... 203 Figure 28: Water Quality Monitoring Sites Located near the Grand River and Moreau River that are Monitored for Uranium.......................................................................................................... 204 ii Tables Table 1. 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