This data set contains Missouri’s 2016 Section 303(d) Listed Waters – Rivers and Streams and is a list of certain impaired waters in the State of Missouri. The list is a requirement of the Federal Clean Water Act and is developed biennially by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The list contains the names of impaired waters, their unique identification number and identification of specific pollutants and pollutant sources if they are known. This list has been modified by a state-wide public participation process and by review of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Waters on the final EPA list must be the subject of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study that stipulated the allowable amount of specific pollutants allowed in these waters. All waters are listed for their full size as given in 10 CSR 20-7.031 Water Quality Standards, Tables H.Section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires states to list impaired waters for which adequate water pollution control requirements have not been put in place and for which a TMDL study has not been completed.The metadata content associated with this data set was reviewed by Barb Ruppel on 20150127. The metadata content review is intended to ensure that all of the required content is present. The components comprising the metadata document were reviewed by Barb Ruppel on 20150127. The metadata component review is intended to ensure that required metadata components are consistent and understandable to data consumers.en20141201Most current available data was used to reflect waters identified in Missouri’s 2014 Section 303(d) List.
This data was collected from the Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS).