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Fairhaven, MA Waterbody Assessment, 305(B)/303(D), And

Tinkham Pond Marion MA95-32_2008 Tinkham Pond Acushnet River (5) MA95148_2008 Tinkham Pond (3) Acushnet MA95-36_2008 Mattapoisett River (3) Mattapoisett River Mattapoisett MA95-61_2008 Eel Pond (5) 195 Eel Pond Swift Brook Mattapoisett River MA95-33_2008 6 Acushnet River (5) Fairhaven Acushnet River 240 S MA95-60_2008 Nasketucket RiverLake Mattapoisett River (5) MA95-42_2008 Lake 18 New Bedford Inner Harbor (5) MA95-67_2008 240 N Nasketucket River (5) MA95-35_2008 Mattapoisett Harbor (5) 6 Mattapoisett Harbor MA95-64_2008 Hammonds Little Bay (5) Cove MA95-63_2008 Shaws Stony Cove Outer New Bedford Harbor (5) Cove Brandt IslandIsland Cove Little Bay New Bedford New Bedford Harbor Atlantic Ocean MA95-38_2008 Clarks Cove (5) Clark Cove Nasketucket Bay Winsegansett Pond MA95-65_2008 Fairhaven Nasketucket Bay (5) New Bedford Harbor Buzzards Bay Lake Notes: 1) Adapted from Final Massachusetts Year 2008 Integrated List of Waters; available at http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/08list2.pdf 2) Waterbodies shown without an identified category are assigned as Category 3 by definition. 3) For additional information on TMDLs and to view reports, see: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/tmdls.htm 4) For MassachusettsMA95-62_2008 Surface Water Quality Standards, and waterbody classes and uses, Buzzardssee: http://www.mass.gov/dep/service/regulations/314cmr04.pdf Bay (5) 0 0.5 Waterbody Assessment and TMDL Status Miles Map produced by EPA Region I GIS Center Map Tracker ID 6678, February 25, 2010 Fairhaven, MA Data Sources: TeleAtlas, Census Bureau, USGS, MassDEP Waterbody Label Assessment of Waterbody Segment Category 4a: TMDL is completed and approved for Waterbodies one or more pollutants State ID, Category 2: Attaining some uses; other uses Waterbody Name (Category) not assessed Impairment not caused by a pollutant. Swamp/Marsh (TMDL(s) approved for this waterbody) Category 4c: Category 3: Insufficient information to make MS4 Urbanized Areas (2000 Census) assessments for any use. Category 5: Impaired or threatened for one or more See companion table for a listing of pollutants, uses and requiring a TMDL. non-pollutants, and TMDLs for each waterbody Municipal Boundaries.

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