Clean Water Act: Water Quality Designated Uses and Impairments for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Ling J and Tucker D. 2003. Clean Water Act: Water Quality Designated Uses and Impairments for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Technical Report NPS/NRWRD/NRTR-2003/307. National Park Service
The purposes of this report are to compile and summarize the following for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO): (1) CWA State-designated use classifications; (2) CWA 303(d) quality impaired waters and causes; (3) special designations recognizing waters of exceptional quality as defined in State water quality standards; and (4) hydrographic statistics based on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:100,000 scale National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). This report provides the water quality use classifications for park waterbodies as directed by NPS-75 and the I&M Strategic Plan (National Park Service 1993). Although hydrographic statistics are presented in the report, it is important to note that these were generated from the 1:100,000-scale (medium resolution) NHD, which is complete for the entire country. It is anticipated that the I&M Program will acquire 1:24,000-scale (high resolution) NHD for parks to provide the definitive locations and inventory of streams, lakes, rivers, and other hydrographic features. This effort, however, will likely take several years.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Ling, Jia; Tucker, Dean
- Date of Issue
- 2003-03
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FLFO , PLIN
- Keywords
- 303d, 305b, Aquatic Ecology, Clean Water Act, Designated Uses, DUI, HIS, Hydrographic Statistics, Hydrography, Hydrology, Impaired, Impairment Statistics, impairments, NHD, standards, TMDL, Total Maximum Daily Loads, Water Quality, Water Rights, waterbodies, Waterways, WQS