Reduction of Toxics in State Waters Report - January 2009
On January 1 of each year, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality submits the "Reduction of Toxics in State Waters Report" to the House Committees on Conservation and Natural Resources and the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries, and to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. The primary objectives of this report are to document the state's commitment to improving water quality. This commitment includes the prevention of contamination of the Commonwealth's waters by toxics, the continued monitoring of those waters for the presence of toxics, and the implementation of remedial measures to reduce and/or eliminate toxics found in the state's waters.
The annual report serves to keep the members of the General Assembly informed of the ongoing efforts to achieve these objectives and, as a public document, provides information not readily available in other forms. Although the reduction of toxics in the state's waters is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Environmental Quality, various agencies and organizations, including the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Health and the Chesapeake Bay Program, participate in the process. It is not possible to unite all available data on the state of toxics in the Commonwealth's waters in this report. Rather, its intention is to summarize the current activities directed toward toxics reduction and provide guidance to additional information on specific subjects.
The first Toxics Reduction in State Waters Report was submitted in January 1998, in accordance with Section 62.1-44.17:3. It is the hope of DEQ that the continued evolution of the reporting format, and the expansion of the report's comprehensiveness, will increase its utility to the State's legislators and to the general population.
The Reduction of Toxics in State Waters Report - January 2009
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- Intro - Introduction to Tables and Folders
- Table 1 - DCLS Toxic Parameter Group Codes and Prices - SFY08
- Table 2 - Ambient Toxics Samples and Costs - SFY08
- Table 3 - Clean Dissolved Metals - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 4 - Total Metals - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 5 - Sediment Metals - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6a - Sediment OC Pesticides - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6b-1 - Sediment OP Pesticides Group 1 - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6b-2 - Sediment OP Pesticides Group 2 - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6c - Herbicides Sediment - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6d-1 - Sediment PAHs Group 1 - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6d-2 - Sediment PAHs Group 2 - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6e - Sediment Semi-Volatiles - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6f - Sediment PCBs - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 6g - Water PAHs - All Basins - SFY08
- Table 7a-1 - Fish Metals - WQS MY2007 (Rec'd 2008)
- Table 7a-2 - Fish PCBs - WQS MY2007 (Rec'd 2008)
- Table 7a-3 - Fish PAHs - WQS MY2007 (Rec'd 2008)
- Table 7a-4 - Fish Pesticides - WQS MY2007 (Rec'd 2008)
Metals, Dissolved, Historical - MY2008
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Potomac-Shenandoah Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - James River Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Rappahannock River Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Roanoke River Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Chowan River-Dismal Swamp Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Tennessee River-Big Sandy River Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - Chesapeake Bay & Small Coastal Basins
- Historical Dissolved Metals - York River Basin
- Historical Dissolved Metals - New River Basin
Metals, Total in Water, Historical - MY2008
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Potomac-Shenandoah Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - James River Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Rapahannock River Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Roanoke River Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Chowan River-Dismal Swamp Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Tennessee River-Big Sandy River Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - Chesapeake Bay & Small Coastal Basins
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - York River Basin
- Historical Total Metals in Water Column - New River Basin
Metals, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- Historical Sediment Metals - Potomac-Shenandoah Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - James River Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - Rappahannock River Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - Roanoke River Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - Chowan River-Dismal Swamp
- Historical Sediment Metals - Tennessee River-Big Sandy River Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - Chesapeake Bay & Small Coastal Basins
- Historical Sediment Metals - York River Basin
- Historical Sediment Metals - New River Basin
OC Pesticides, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Potomac-Shenandoah Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - James River Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Rappahannock River Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Roanoke River Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Chowan River-Dismal Swamp Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Tennessee River-Big Sandy River Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - Chesapeake Bay & Small Coastal Basins
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - York River Basin
- Historical Sediment OC Pesticides - New River Basin
OP Pesticides, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- 1a Potomac-Shenandoah Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 1b Potomac-Shenandoah Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 2a James Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 2b James Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 3a Rappahannock Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 3b Rappahannock Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 4a Roanoke Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 4b Roanoke Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 5a Chowan-Dismal Swamp Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 5b Chowan-Dismal Swamp Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 6a Tennessee-Big Sandy Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 6b Tennessee-Big Sandy Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 7a Chesapeake-Small Coastal Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 7b Chesapeake-Small Coastal Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 8a York Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 8b York Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
- 9a New Historical OP Pesticides-1 Sediment
- 9b New Historical OP Pesticides-2 Sediment
Herbicides, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- Potomac-Shenandoah Historical Herbicides Sediment
- James Historical Herbicides Sediment
- Rappahannock Historical Herbicides Sediment
- Roanoke Historical Herbicides Sediment
- Chowan-Dismal Swamp Historical Herbicides Sediment
- Tennessee-Big Sandy Historical Herbicides Sediment
- Chesapeake-Small Coastal Historical Herbicides Sediment
- York Historical Herbicides Sediment
- New Historical Herbicides Sediment
PAHs, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- Potomac-Shenandoah Historical PAHs Sediment
- James Historical PAHs Sediment
- Rappahannock Historical PAHs Sediment
- Roanoke Historical PAHs Sediment
- Chowan-Dismal Swamp Historical PAHs Sediment
- Tennessee-Big Sandy Historical PAHs Sediment
- Chesapeake-Small Coastal Historical PAHs Sediment
- York Historical PAHs Sediment
- New Historical PAHs Sediment
Semi-Volatiles, Sediment, Historical - MY2008
- Potomac-Shenandoah Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- James Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- Rappahannock Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- Roanoke Historical Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- Chowan-Dismal Swamp Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- Tennessee-Big Sandy Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- Chesapeake-Small Coastal Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- York Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
- New Historical Semi-Volatiles Sediment
Appendices - MY2008
- Appendix A - Chesapeake Bay Chemicals of Concern (DOC)
- Appendix B - EPA Regulated Toxics List (Dec 92) (DOC)
- Appendix C - DEQ Water Quality Standards (SFY2008) (DOC)
- Appendix D - Summary Sediment Screening Values (SFY2008) (DOC)
- Appendix E - EPA Risk Based Screening Values for Fish Tissues (SFY2008) (DOC)
- Appendix F - WQM Toxics Monitoring Station Group Code List
- Appendix G1 - Sediment Fish Tissue Monitoring Plan WQS - Summer 2008 (PDF)
- Appendix G2 - Estuarine Probabilistic Monitoring Sites - Summer 2008
- Appendix H1 - Freshwater Biological Monitoring Sites (SFY2008)
- Appendix H2-a - Freshwater Probabilistic Monitoring Sites (SFY2008)
- Appendix H2-b - Prospective Freshwater Probabilistic Monitoring Sites (SFY2006-10)
- Appendix I - Special Studies Related to Toxics (SFY2008) (DOC)
- Appendix J - Facilities with Toxics Parameter Limits (SFY2008)
- Appendix K - Table of Permits, Parameters, Parameter Limits and Units (SFY2008)
- Appendix L - Permitted Toxics Parameters and Compliance (SFY2008)
- Appendix M - List of Segments Impaired because of Toxics (303(d) Report 2008)
- Appendix N - References (DOC)