Impaired Water - Plum Creek (Plum Creek)
Calumet County, Wisconsin
LF03
125100
16.42 - 19.50
3.08
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
Plum Creek was originally listed as impaired in 1998 due to elevated temperature and degraded habitat impairments caused by sediment/TSS. This water is part of the Lower Fox River TP & TSS TMDL that was approved by the EPA in 2012.
Listing Details
Pollutant
Sediment/Total Suspended Solids
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Elevated Water Temperature, Degraded Habitat
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
TMDL Approved
Attainable Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
Priority
Not Applicable
Designated Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
303(d) ID
368
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
The Lower Fox River Basin TP and TSS TMDL was approved by the U.S. EPA on May 18, 2012. The TMDL covers 27 waterbody segments impaired by total phosphorus and 18 waterbodies impaired by TSS for a total of 45 TMDLs. These TMDLs address degraded habitat, low Dissolved Oxygen (DO), eutrophication, and turbidity impairments.
Date
5/25/2012