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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Water Resources »   Water Planning »   Basin Planning »   River Basin Plans »   Hiwassee

Hiwassee

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Fred Tarver
Staff Lead, Hiwassee Basin
(919) 707-9029

Hiwassee Basinwide Water Quality Plans

2012 Hiwassee Basin Plan

2012 Hiwassee River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Document

Plan By Chapter

  • Chapter 1: Hiwassee Plan Summary

10-Digit Watershed Chapters

  • Chapter 2: Shooting Creek Watershed (HUC 0602000201)
  • Chapter 3: Tusquitee Creek Watershed (HUC 0602000202)
  • Chapter 4: Brasstown Creek Watershed (HUC 0602000203)
  • Chapter 5: Vally River Watershed (HUC 0602000204)
  • Chapter 6: Nottely River Watershed (HUC 0602000206)
  • Chapter 7: Hiwassee Lake Watershed (HUC 0602000207)
  • Chapter 8: Apalachia Lake Watershed (HUC 0602000209)
  • Chapter 9: Ocoee River Watershed (HUC 0602000302)

General Basin Information Chapters

  • Chapter 10: Local Conservation Initiatives
  • Chapter 11: Forestry & Water Quality
  • Chapter 12: References & Websites

Appendices

  • Appendix A: Use Support Ratings for All onitored Waterbodies in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Appendix B: Biological Assessment (Macroinvertebrate & Fish Site Sample Results)
  • Appendix C: Maps
  • Appendix D: Ambient Monitoring Station Data Summary Sheets
2007 Hiwassee Basin Plan

2007 Hiwassee River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire 2007 Plan

Plan By Chapters

  • Table of Contents 
  • Executive Summary 
  • Introduction 

Water Quality Data and Information By Subbasin

  • Chapter 1 - Hiwassee River Subbasin 04-05-01 (Including:  Lake Chatuge, Shooting Creek, and Brasstown Creek Watersheds)
  • Chapter 2 - Hiwassee River Subbasin 04-05-02 (Including:  Hiwassee Lake, Apalachia Lake, and Valley River)

General Basin Information

  • Chapter 3 - North Carolina Water Quality Classifications and Standards
  • Chapter 4 - Water Quality Stressors
  • Chapter 5 - Population Growth, Land Cover Changes, and Water Quality in Western North Carolina
  • Chapter 6 - Stormwater and Wastewater Programs
  • Chapter 7 - Agriculture and Water Quality
  • Chapter 8 - Forestry in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Chapter 9 - Water Resources
  • Chapter 10 - Natural Resources
  • Chapter 11 - Water Quality Initiatives

References

Appendix

  • Appendix I - Population and Growth Trends in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Appendix II - Local Governments and Planning Jurisdictions in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Appendix III - Land Cover in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Appendix IV - DWQ Water Quality Monitoring Programs in the Hiwassee River Basin 
  • Appendix V - NPDES Discharges and Individual Stormwater Permits
  • Appendix VI - 303(d) Listing and Reporting Methodology
  • Appendix VII - Hiwassee River Basin Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts 
  • Appendix VIII - Use Support Methodology and Use Support Ratings
  • Appendix IX - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
2002 Hiwassee Basin Plan

2002 Hiwassee River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Plan

Plan By Chapter

  • Table of Content
  • Executive Summary

Section A – General Basinwide Information

  • Chapter 1 – Introduction to Basinwide Water Quality Planning
  • Chapter 2 – Basin Overview
  • Chapter 3 – Summary of Water Quality Information for the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Chapter 4 – Water Quality Issues Related to the Entire Hiwassee River Basin

Section B – Water Quality Data and Information by Subbasin

  • Chapter 1 – Hiwassee River Subbasin 04-05-01
  • Chapter 2 – Hiwassee River Subbasin 04-05-02

Section C – Current and Future Water Quality Initiatives

  • Chapter 1 – Current Water Quality Initiatives
  • Chapter 2 – Future Water Quality Initiatives

Appendices

  • Appendix I - NPDES Dischargers in the Hiwassee River Basin
  • Appendix II - Biological Water Quality Data Collected by DWQ (Benthic Macrinvertebrate Collections & Lakes Assessment)
  • Appendix III - Use Support Methodology and Use Support Ratings
  • Appendix IV - 303(d) Listing and Reporting Methodology
  • Appendix V - Hiwassee River Basin Summary of Public Comment
  • Appendix VI - Hiwassee River Basin Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts
  • Appendix VII - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
1997 Hiwassee Basin Plan

1997 Hiwassee River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Plan

Plan By Chapter

  • Table of Content
  • Executive Summary
  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Basinwide Water Quality Planning 
  • CHAPTER 2: Hiwassee River Basin General Description 
  • CHAPTER 3: Cause of Impairment and Sources of Water Pollution 
  • CHAPTER 4: Water Quality in the Hiwassee River Basin 
  • CHAPTER 5: Water Quality Programs and Program Initiatives in the Basin
  • CHAPTER 6: Major Basinwide Water Quality Concerns, and Recommended Management Strategies
  • CHAPTER 7: Future Initiatives

Appendices

  • APPENDIX I: DWQ Organizational Chart
  • APPENDIX II: Summary of NC's Water Quality Classifications and Standards; Antidegradation Policy; and Outstanding Resource Waters
  • APPENDIX III: DWQ Water Quality Monitoring Programs: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling; Fisheries Studies; Lake Assessment; Effluent Toxicity Testing
  • APPENDIX IV: NPDES Permit Requirements for Trout Farms
  • APPENDIX V: List of Best Management Practices (BMPs) For: Agriculture; Urban Runoff; Erosion and Sediment Control; Onsite Wastewater Disposal; Solid Waste Disposal; Forestry; Mining; and Hydrologic Modification
  • APPENDIX VI: Existing Point and Nonpoint Source Qater Quality Programs
  • APPENDIX VII: USDA Forest Service Transportation System Management Guidelines
  • APPENDIX VIII: Potential Sources of Funding for Projects to Address Point Sources
  • APPENDIX IX: Potential Sources of Funding for Projects to Address Nonpoint Sources
  • APPENDIX X: Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
  • APPENDIX XI: Hiwassee River Basin Workshop Comments

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