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2018-2020 Category 1 Waters Waters Fully Supporting All Their Designated Uses 2018-2020 Category 1 Waters Waters Fully Supporting All their Designated Uses Use Description Use Attainment Status Final February 2021 Page 1 of 1 Category 1 Waters 2018-2020 Category 2 Waters Waters Meeting Some of their Designated Uses (Fully Supporting) and Insufficient or No Data to Evaluate other Designated Uses (Not Assessed) Blackstone River Basin Wallum Lake RI0001001L-01 172.79 Acres CLASS AA Wallum Lake. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Public Drinking Water Supply Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Brandy Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-02 4.23 Miles CLASS B Brandy Brook and tributaries. Glocester, Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Chocalog River & Tribs RI0001002R-04 2.90 Miles CLASS A Chocalog River and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Clear River & Tribs RI0001002R-05A 2.44 Miles CLASS A Clear River and tributaries from Wallum Lake to approximately 3/4 miles downstream. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Clear River & Tribs RI0001002R-05B 1.75 Miles CLASS B1 Clear River and tributaries from a point approximately 3/4 mile downstream of Wallum Lake to a point 1/2 mile upstream of Wilson Reservoir. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Final February 2021 Page 1 of 41 Category 2 Waters Blackstone River Basin Dry Arm Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-06 3.27 Miles CLASS B Dry Arm Brook and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Mowry Paine Brook & RI0001002R-07 5.36 Miles CLASS B Tribs Mowry Paine Brook and tributaries. Glocester Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Nipmuc River & Tribs RI0001002R-08 4.17 Miles CLASS A Nipmuc River and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Round Top Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-11 3.53 Miles CLASS A Round Top Brook and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Tarkiln Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-13A 6.16 Miles CLASS B Headwaters of Tarkiln Brook and tributaries to Nichols Pond. Burrillville, Glocester, North Smithfield Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Tarkiln Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-13C 1.03 Miles CLASS B Tarkiln Brook from the outlet of Nichols Pond to Route 7 crossing, excluding Tarkiln Pond. Burrillville, Glocester, North Smithfield Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Final February 2021 Page 2 of 41 Category 2 Waters Blackstone River Basin Leland Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-17 2.89 Miles CLASS B Leland Brook and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Mowry Brook & Tribs RI0001002R-18 3.02 Miles CLASS B Mowry Brook and tributaries. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Rankin Brook RI0001002R-24 1.52 Miles CLASS B Rankin Brook. North Smithfield Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Hemlock Brook RI0001002R-26 0.86 Miles CLASS A Hemlock Brook. Burrillville, RI/ Douglas, MA Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Tribs to Wilson Reservoir RI0001002R-29 2.38 Miles CLASS B Tributaries to Wilson Reservoir. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Tribs to Burlingame RI0001002R-30 2.00 Miles CLASS B Reservoir Tributaries to Burlingame Reservoir. Glocester Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Final February 2021 Page 3 of 41 Category 2 Waters Blackstone River Basin Tribs to Smith & Sayles RI0001002R-33 1.26 Miles CLASS B Reservoir Tributaries to Smith & Sayles Reservoir. Glocester Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Insufficient Information Secondary Contact Recreation Insufficient Information Tribs to Nichols Pond RI0001002R-36 2.71 Miles CLASS B Tributaries to Nichols Pond. Burrillville, North Smithfield Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Unnamed tributaries to RI0001002R-38 5.74 Miles CLASS B the confluence with Branch River Unnamed tributaries through Black Hut Management Area to confluence with Branch River in Glendale. Burrillville Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Insufficient Information Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Handy Pond Tributary RI0001003R-14 0.42 Miles CLASS B Handy Pond Tributary. Lincoln Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Woonsocket Reservoir #1 RI0001004L-02 8.47 Acres CLASS AA Woonsocket Reservoir #1. North Smithfield Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Not Assessed Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Public Drinking Water Supply Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Ash Swamp Brook & Tribs RI0001006R-04 3.06 Miles CLASS AA Ash Swamp Brook and tributaries. Cumberland Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Public Drinking Water Supply Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Not Assessed Final February 2021 Page 4 of 41 Category 2 Waters Blackstone River Basin Catamint Brook RI0001006R-07 1.96 Miles CLASS AA Catamint Brook. Cumberland Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Fully Supporting Fish Consumption Not Assessed Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Public Drinking Water Supply Not Assessed Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Final February 2021 Page 5 of 41 Category 2 Waters Coastal Waters Sakonnet River RI0010031E-01B 18.86 Square CLASS SA Sakonnet River waters from the Stone Bridge in Portsmouth/Tiverton south to a line at the mouth of the river extending from Sachuest Point in Middletown to Sakonnet Point in Little Compton, excluding the Portsmouth Park area described in RI0010031E-01A, and the Sakonnet Point marina area described in RI0010031E-01D. Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton. Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Insufficient Information Fish Consumption Insufficient Information Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Shellfish Consumption Fully Supporting Sakonnet River RI0010031E-01C 0.30 Square CLASS SB Sakonnet River from the railroad bridge at the Hummock Point south to the Stone Bridge on Almy Neck in Portsmouth and its extension from the Tiverton shore. Portsmouth, Tiverton Use Description Use Attainment Status Fish and Wildlife habitat Insufficient Information Fish Consumption Insufficient Information Primary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting Secondary Contact Recreation Fully Supporting
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