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2018-2020 Category 5 Waters 303(D) List of Impaired Waters 2018-2020 Category 5 Waters 303(d) List of Impaired Waters Blackstone River Basin Wilson Reservoir RI0001002L-01 109.31 Acres CLASS B Wilson Reservoir. Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Echo Lake (Pascoag RI0001002L-03 349.07 Acres CLASS B Reservoir) Echo Lake (Pascoag Reservoir). Burrillville, Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Draft September 2020 Page 1 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Smith & Sayles Reservoir RI0001002L-07 172.74 Acres CLASS B Smith & Sayles Reservoir. Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Slatersville Reservoir RI0001002L-09 218.87 Acres CLASS B Slatersville Reservoir. Burrillville, North Smithfield TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting COPPER 2026 None Not Supporting LEAD 2026 None Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Impairment was identified in 2016 cycle but not entered into database Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Burlingame Reservoir RI0001002L-10 67.24 Acres CLASS B Burlingame Reservoir. Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Assessed Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Draft September 2020 Page 2 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Keech Pond RI0001002L-11 49.25 Acres CLASS B Keech Pond. Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2025 None Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Branch River & Tribs RI0001002R-01B 4.06 Miles CLASS B Branch River and tributaries from the outlet of the Slatersville Reservoir to the confluence with the Blackstone River. North Smithfield TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting LEAD 2026 None Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Clear River & Tribs RI0001002R-05C 9.74 Miles CLASS B Clear River and tributaries from 1/2 mile upstream of Wilson Reservoir to 1 mile upstream of confluence with the Chepachet River (upstream of the Burrillville WWTF discharge point). Glocester, Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting LEAD 2026 None Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Draft September 2020 Page 3 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Clear River RI0001002R-05D 0.89 Miles CLASS B1 Clear River from the Burrillville WWTF discharge point to the confluence with the Chepachet River. Glocester, Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting CADMIUM 2026 None Not Supporting COPPER 2026 None Not Supporting LEAD 2026 None Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Pascoag River RI0001002R-09 0.85 Miles CLASS B Pascoag River. Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting BENTHIC 2026 None MACROINVERTEBRATES BIOASSESSMENTS Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 09/22/11 Saunders Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-12 5.29 Miles CLASS B Saunders Brook and tributaries. Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Draft September 2020 Page 4 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Herring Brook RI0001002R-15 1.05 Miles CLASS B Herring Brook. Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Tucker Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-21 2.31 Miles CLASS B Tucker Brook and tributaries. Burrillville TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Sucker Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-22 3.40 Miles CLASS B Sucker Brook and tributaries. Burrillville, Glocester TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 2030 None Draft September 2020 Page 5 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Scott Pond RI0001003L-01 42.13 Acres CLASS B Scott Pond. Lincoln TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting COPPER 2024 None Not Supporting DISSOLVED OXYGEN 08/12/14 Not Supporting PHOSPHORUS, TOTAL 08/12/14 Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Valley Falls Pond RI0001003L-02 37.97 Acres CLASS B1 Valley Falls Pond. Cumberland TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting DISSOLVED OXYGEN 2024 None Determine need for TMDL post WWTF upgrades. Not Supporting LEAD 2026 None Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Not Supporting PHOSPHORUS, TOTAL 2024 None Determine need for TMDL post WWTF upgrades. Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting FECAL COLIFORM 2025 None Compliance with Consent Agreement for CSO abatement and implementation of Blackstone TMDLs expected to negate need for TMDL. Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting FECAL COLIFORM 2025 None Compliance with Consent Agreement for CSO abatement and implementation of Blackstone TMDLs expected to negate need for TMDL. Draft September 2020 Page 6 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Blackstone River RI0001003R-01A 18.05 Miles CLASS B1 Blackstone River from the MA-RI border to the CSO outfall located at River and Samoset Streets in Central Falls. Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Cumberland, Lincoln and Central Falls. TMDL TMDL Use Description Use Attainment Status Cause/Impairment Schedule Approval Comment Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Supporting CADMIUM 04/22/13 Not Supporting IRON 2026 None Not Supporting LEAD 04/22/13 Not Supporting NON-NATIVE AQUATIC PLANTS None No TMDL required. Impairment is not a pollutant. Eurasian water milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum cause removed due to retirement in ATTAINS. This cause cover the impairment. Fish Consumption Not Supporting MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 2028 None Not Supporting PCBS IN FISH TISSUE 2028 None Primary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 04/22/13 Not Supporting FECAL COLIFORM 04/22/13 Secondary Contact Recreation Not Supporting ENTEROCOCCUS 04/22/13 Not Supporting FECAL COLIFORM 04/22/13 Draft September 2020 Page 7 of 79 Category 5 Waters Blackstone River Basin Blackstone River RI0001003R-01B 1.64 Miles CLASS B1{A} Blackstone River from the CSO outfall
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