Price, Taylor County, Wisconsin
UW34
1515200
224.35
Water is impaired due to one or more pollutants and associated quality impacts.
Notes
North Spirit Lake was on the Impaired Waters List from 1998 to 2020 for mercury in fish tissue.
This lake was assessed for phosphorus and algae every two-year cycle from 2012 to 2024; impairments of phosphorus, excess algal growth, and eutrophication were first found in 2012 and confirmed in the subsequent cycles.Pollutant
Unknown Pollutant
Listed For
Fish and Aquatic Life
Impairments
Eutrophication
Current Use
Unsupported Aquatic Life
Listing Status
303d Listed
Attainable Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
Priority
Low
Designated Use
Default - Fish and Aquatic Life
303(d) ID
2024-35
Listing Date
4/1/2024
Pollutant
Total Phosphorus
Listed For
Recreation
Impairments
Eutrophication
Current Use
Restricted Recreation
Listing Status
Pollutant Removed
Attainable Use
Recreation
Priority
Delisted 2024
Designated Use
Recreation
303(d) ID
2012-60
Listing Date
4/1/2012
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2018 listing cycle; new total phosphorus and chlorophyll sample data exceeded 2018 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and Fish and Aquatic Life use.
Date
7/10/2017
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2012 listing cycle, and total phosphorus and chlorophyll sample data exceed 2012 WisCALM listing thresholds for the recreation use.
Date
6/16/2011
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2014 listing cycle; total phosphorus sample data overwhelmingly exceed 2014 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use, and chlorophyll data exceed REC thresholds. Total phosphorus and chlorophyll data do not exceed Fish and Aquatic Life thresholds.
Date
3/24/2014
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2016 listing cycle; total phosphorus and chlorophyll sample data exceeded 2016 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use. Total phosphorus and chlorophyll data do not exceed Fish and Aquatic Life thresholds.
Date
10/9/2015
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2020 listing cycle; chlorophyll sample data clearly exceeded 2020 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Total Phosphorus sample data were not clearly below listing thresholds. Based on the most updated information, no change in existing impaired waters listing is needed.
Date
6/12/2019
Impaired Water Notes
This water was assessed during the 2022 listing cycle; chlorophyll sample data clearly exceeded 2022 WisCALM listing thresholds for the Recreation use and the Fish and Aquatic Life use. Total Phosphorus sample data were not clearly below listing thresholds. Based on the most updated information, no change in existing impaired waters listing is needed.
Date
5/30/2021
Pollutant
Mercury
Listed For
Impairments
NA
Current Use
Listing Status
Pollutant Removed
Attainable Use
Priority
Delisted 2020
Designated Use
303(d) ID
320, 321
Listing Date
4/1/1998
Impaired Water Notes
This listing was part of a set removed from the impaired waters list due to a change in fish consumption advisory levels in 2001. In 2001 Wisconsin DNR put into effect a statewide fish consumption advisory for mercury due to atmospheric deposition. Most of the lakes removed from the specific fish consumption advisories list in 2001 were not removed from the impaired waters list even though the thresholds had changed. For the 2020 assessment process WDNR requested delisting of 91 waters with residual mercury listings from prior to 2001. This request was approved by US EPA.
Date
9/4/2018