Little Tennessee River Basinwide Water Quality Management Plan
May 1997
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FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 - GENERAL BASIN DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER 3 - CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT AND SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION
CHAPTER 4 - WATER QUALITY IN THE LITTLE TENNESSEE 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: Division of Water Quality, Water Quality Section Organizational Duties Chart
APPENDIX II: North Carolina's Surface Water Classifications and Water Quality Standards - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX III: DWQ WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS IN THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
APPENDIX IV: NPDES Permit Requirements for Trout Farms - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX V: LISTS OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)
APPENDIX VI: EXISTING POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCE WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS
APPENDIX VII: USDA Forest Service Transportation System Management Guidelines - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX VIII: Potential Sources of Funding for Projects to Address Point Sources - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX IX: Potential Sources of Funding for Projects to Address Nonpoint Sources - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX X: LIST OF 303(D) WATERS IN THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN
APPENDIX XI: List of NPDES Wastewater Dischargers in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix
APPENDIX XII: Little Tennessee River Basin Workshop Comments - Please contact DWQ for a copy of this Appendix