Integrated Report: 305(b) Report and 303(d) List

Section 305(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act requires that states and other entities prepare and submit Watershed Assessment Reports to the US EPA on April 1 of every even-numbered year.

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The 305(b) reports and monitoring data are used to compile a list of impaired waters, commonly referred to as the 303(d) list.

The EPA then summarizes these national reports and prepares a report of their own to Congress.

Water Quality Standards and Impaired Waters

Impaired waters are polluted waters. They are waters that do not meet water quality standards for their designated uses, such as recreation, fishing, or drinking.

Impaired waters could be suffering from excess nutrients, low dissolved oxygen, toxins, bacteria, heat, or any combination of these problems. The most common causes are pathogens, such as bacteria, and nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. Because most impairments come from nonpoint sources, they are harder to control.

When waters are identified as impaired on 303(d) lists, a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) must be developed.

Tributary Action Teams and other groups may recommend pollution control strategies and other types of watershed plans to improve the quality of our waterways.

Delaware’s Integrated Reports

All of the 305(b) Reports and 303(d) lists that Delaware has submitted to EPA are available below. The Watershed Assessment Section actively solicits information from a wide variety of sources and evaluates the information for inclusion in 305(b) reports. If you have or know of information that should be used in the preparation of the report or the 303(d) list, please contact the section.

2022 State of Delaware Integrated 305(b)-303(d) Report

2020 State of Delaware Integrated 305(b)-303(d) Report

2018 State of Delaware Integrated 305(b)-303(d) Report

2016 State of Delaware Integrated 305(b)-303(d) Final Report

2016 305(b) Groundwater-Quality Assessment Based on Public-Well Data

2014 305(b) Groundwater-Quality Assessment Based on Public-Well Data

2014 State of Delaware Integrated 305(b)-303(d) Final Report

2012 305(b) Groundwater-Quality Assessment Based on Public- Well Data

2012 Combined 305(b) Report and 303(d) List

2010 Combined 305(b) Report and 303(d) List

2010 305(b) Ground Water Quality Assessment Based on Public Well Data

2008 Combined 305(b) Report and 303(d) List