Water: Nonpoint Source Success Stories
Nonpoint Source Success Stories
This Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web site features stories about primarily nonpoint source-impaired waterbodies where restoration efforts have led to documented water quality improvements. Waterbodies are separated into three categories of stories, depending on the type of water quality improvement achieved:
- Stories about partially or fully restored waterbodies
- Stories that show progress toward achieving water quality goals
- Stories about ecological restoration
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Partially or Fully
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Stories about Partially or Fully Restored Waterbodies
This section includes stories about waterbodies that have achieved water quality standards for one or more pollutants and/or designated uses after having been previously included on the 303(d) list of impaired waters. Get more details.
Stories That Show Progress Toward Achieving Water Quality Goals
This section includes waterbodies on the 303(d) list of impaired waters that show measurable progress toward achieving water quality goals, but do not yet meet water quality standards. Get more details.
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For a list of stories in individual states in this category, click on the state name.
The total number of waterbodies reported as partially or fully restored for each state is noted next to the state name. The information included in the parentheses next to each story name indicates the fiscal year(s) and the number of waterbodies (if more than one) that counted towards EPA’s WQ-10 water quality measure.
Alaska [20]
Arizona [1]
Arkansas [8]
California [15]
Colorado [3]
Connecticut [4]
Delaware [6]
District of Columbia [1]
Florida [1]
Georgia [12]
Idaho [7]
Illinois [10]
Indiana [16]
Iowa [8]
Kansas [33]
Kentucky [4]
Louisiana [10]
Maryland [1]
Massachusetts [1]
Michigan [6]
Minnesota [6]
Mississippi [5]
Missouri [14]
Montana [9]
Nebraska [7]
Nevada [1]
New Hampshire [7]
New Jersey [8]
New Mexico [5]
New York [9]
North Carolina [14]
North Dakota [3]
Ohio [1]
Oklahoma [48]
Pennsylvania [38]
Puerto Rico [3]
Rhode Island [1]
South Carolina [15]
South Dakota [5]
Tennessee [34]
Texas [16]
Utah [1]
Vermont [15]
Virginia [15]
Washington [91]
West Virginia [6]
Wisconsin [7]
Wyoming [13]
Stories That Show Progress Toward Achieving Water Quality Goals
This section includes waterbodies on the 303(d) list of impaired waters that show measurable progress toward achieving water quality goals, but do not yet meet water quality standards. Get more details.
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For a list of stories in individual states in this category, click on the state name. The year the story was posted online is noted in parentheses.
Stories about Ecological Restoration
This section includes waterbodies that had water quality problems but were not listed on the 303(d) list or on the Integrated Report (for unspecified reasons). However, restoration efforts were implemented that resulted in one or more uses being restored. The year the story was posted online is noted in parentheses.
District of Columbia
- Anacostia River (2010)
- Broad Branch (2015)
Hawaii
Massachusetts
- Eel River (2014)
- Winsegansett Marsh (2007)
New Hampshire
- Lake Horace Marsh (2015)
Wyoming
- Whitelaw Creek (2014)
Tribes
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Nevada)
- Truckee River, Lower (2005)
Printable Versions of Success Stories
This Web site presents each story on a separate Web page, and a printable PDF (About PDF) version is linked on the story page.
These volumes represent the early progress of the section 319 Nonpoint Source Control Program. The format and required criteria for published stories have since changed. Information found on the legacy pages may be outdated.
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Visit this Web site often to view the progress of nonpoint source efforts nationally and in your state as new stories continue to be developed as more waterbodies show improvement.