Douglas County, Wisconsin
LS01
2751220
0.00 - 0.40
0.40
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
Lake Superior's Barker Island Inner Beach was identified as impaired for bacteria twice; from assessment cycle 2006 to 2012 and from 2018 to present. Evaluation during the 2022 and 2024 assessment cycles confirmed the need for the bacteria listing.Pollutant
E. coli
Listed For
Recreation
Impairments
Recreational Restrictions - Pathogens
Current Use
Restricted Recreation
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Recreation
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Recreation
303(d) ID
2018-284
Listing Date
4/1/2018
Impaired Water Notes
This beach was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new E. coli sample data clearly exceeded 2018 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use. This beach is proposed for listing again in 2018.
Date
8/4/2017
Impaired Water Notes
This beach was assessed for the 2012 Impaired Waters List, and data indicate recreational use impairment should be removed.
Date
7/18/2011
Impaired Water Notes
This beach was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; new E. coli sample data clearly exceeded 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds
Date
4/14/2021