Tar-Pamlico

2014 Tar-Pamlico Basinwide Water Quality Plan 

The 2014 document is the fifth five-year update of the Tar-Pamlico River Basinwide Water Quality Plan and the first plan that incorporates water quantity issues and model projections. Previous basinwide plans for the Tar-Pamlico River Basin were completed in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2010. 

Executive Summary

Water Quality & General Information

• Nutrient Sensitive Waters Analysis
• DWR Monitoring Data for the 2014 IR (2008 to 2012)
  • Ambient Data Summary Sheets
  • Macroinvertebrate Sample Site Data Sheets
  • Fish Sample Site Data Sheets
  • Chlorophyll a % Exceedances for IR 2006-2014 Maps
• Agriculture & Water Quality
• Forestry & Water Quality
• Drinking Water Protection
• Tar-Pamlico Hydrogeology and Groundwater
• Wetlands in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin
• Tar-Pamlico Ecoregions
• Dams in North Carolina
• Natural History & Recreation
• Golf Courses
• Hurricanes in North Carolina
• Major Flood Events in North Carolina
• Glossary

Subbasins (HUC 8)

• Upper Tar River Subbasin (HUC 03020101) includes Aycock Creek, Tabbs Creek, Lynch Creek-Tar River, Crooked Creek-Tar River, Stony Creek, Tar River Reservoir, Sandy Creek, and Swift Creek
  • Ambient Interactive Map
  • Biological Interactive Map
  • Permits Interactive Map
• Chapter 2 - Fishing Creek Subbasin (HUC 03020102) includes Shoocco Creek, Little Fishing Creek, Upper Fishing Creek, Beech Swamp, Middle Fishing Creek, and Lower Fishing Creek
  • Ambient Interactive Map
  • Biological Interactive Map
  • Permits Interactive Map
• Chapter 3 - Lower Tar River Subbasin (HUC 03020103) includes Town Creek, Otter Creek, Conetoe Creek, Greenville-Tar River, Tranters Creek, and Tar River-Chicod
  • Ambient Interactive Map
  • Biological Interactive Map
  • Permits Interactive Map
• Chapter 4 - Pamlico River Subbasin (HUC 03020104) includes Pamlico Estuary and Pungo River
  • Ambient Interactive Map
  • Biological Interactive Map
  • Permits Interactive Map
• Chapter 5 - Pamlico Sound Subbasin (HUC 03020105) includes Lake Mattamuskeet and Pamlico Sound
  • Permits Interactive Map

Water Quantity

• Interbasin Transfer (IBT) Certificates
• Population & Water Needs
• Water Supply Planning & Modeling
  • Tar-Pamlico River Hydrologic Model
    • Model Scenarios
    • Model Certification
    • Model Details
  • Water Supply Planning
    • Drought Planning
    • Precipitation
    • Water Withdrawals & Wastewater Discharges
  • Surface Water (Quantity)
    • Stream Flow
    • Reservoirs

Interactive Maps

• Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Interactive Map
• Biological Water Quality Monitoring Interactive Map
• Permits Interactive Map
• Statewide Water Quality Assessment - 305(b) & 303(d) Integrated Report(IR) Map
• Water Supply Watersheds & Public Water Supply Map
• Groundwater Monitoring Well Network Map
• Drought Map
• Source Water Assessment Program (NC SWAP Info)
• Aquifer Characteristics
• Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area

Reports & Assessments

• Statewide Water Quality Assessment - 305(b) & 303(d) Integrated Report(IR):
  • 2012 (Tar-Pamlico Basin)
  • 2010 (Tar-Pamlico Basin)
  • 2008 303(d) List (North Carolina)
• TMDL Reports
• DWR Water Science Section Reports (including biological, ambient, and lake monitoring reports)
• Upper Conetoe Creek Assessment Report: Biological Impairment in the Upper Conetoe Creek Watershed, June 2003.
• Tar-Pamlico Nutrient Management Strategy
  • Tar-Pamlico Nutrient Management Strategy Factsheet

2010 Tar-Pamlico Basinwide Water Quality Plan 

The final 2010 Tar-Pamlico River Basinwide Water Quality Plan was presented to and approved by the Environmental Management Commission on January 13, 2011.

Entire Document   (This document may take several minutes to download. 46MB)

Plan By Chapter

• Table of Contents
• Summary

Water Quality Data & Information By 8-Digit HUC Subbasins

• Chapter 1 - Upper Tar River Subbasin (HUC 03020101)
  • Appendix 1A
  • Appendix 1B
  • Appendix 1C
  • Appendix 1D
  • Appendix 1E
• Chapter 2 - Fishing Creek Subbasin (HUC 03020102)
  • Appendix 2A
  • Appendix 2B
  • Appendix 2C
  • Appendix 2D
  • Appendix 2E
• Chapter 3 - Lower Tar River Subbasin (HUC 03020103)
  • Appendix 3A
  • Appendix 3B
  • Appendix 3C
  • Appendix 3D
  • Appendix 3E
• Chapter 4 - Pamlico River Subbasin (HUC 03020104)
  • Appendix 4A
  • Appendix 4B
  • Appendix 4C
  • Appendix 4D
  • Appendix 4E
• Chapter 5 - Pamlico Sound Subbasin (HUC 03020105)
  • Appendix 5A
  • Appendix 5B

General Basinwide Information

• Chapter 6 -   Nutrient Sensitive Waters
• Chapter 7 -   Agriculture
• Chapter 8 -   Forestry
• Chapter 9 -   Ecosystem Enhancement Program
• Chapter 10 - Source Water Assessment Program

2004 Tar-Pamilco River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Document

Plan by Chapter

• Table of Content
• Executive Summary

Section A - General Basinwide Information

• Chapter 1 –  Introduction to Basinwide Water Quality Planning
• Chapter 2 –  Tar-Pamlico River Basin Overview
• Chapter 3 –  Summary of Water Quality Information for the Tar-Pamlico River Basin
• Chapter 4 –  Water Quality Issues Related to Multiple Watersheds in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin

Section B - Water Quality Data & Information by Subbasin

• Chapter 1 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-01
• Chapter 2 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-02  
• Chapter 3 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-03
• Chapter 4 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-04
• Chapter 5 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-05
• Chapter 6 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-06
• Chapter 7 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-07
• Chapter 8 –  Tar-Pamlico River Subbasin 03-03-08

Section C - Current & Future Water Quality Initiatives

• Chapter 1 –  Current Water Quality Initiatives

References

Appendicies

• Appendix I - NPDES Discharges and Individual Stormwater Permits in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin
• Appendix II - Water Quality Data Collected by DWQ
• Appendix III - Use Support Methodology and Use Support Ratings
• Appendix IV - 303(d) Listing and Reporting Methodology
• Appendix V - Tar-Pamlico River Basin Workshop Summaries
• Appendix VI - Tar-Pamlico River Basin Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts
• Appendix VII - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

1999 Tar-Pamlico Basinwide Water Quality Plan (282 pp., 34.8 MB)

1994 Tar-Pamlico Basinwide Water Quality Plan (284 pp., 41.7 MB)