WSP01461

• File Number: 8549.800
• Description: Rio Grande Basin-Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies-Rio Grande Assessment
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 2/1/1981
• Author: Brandes Kier Stecher
• Title: Water Resources Reference Base for the Assessment of the Rio Grande Region
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Stream Segment Water Quality Classifications

1. Rio Grande Malnstem and 130100 NA NA
Tributaries not Identified
specifically elsewhere
2. Willow Creek 130100 NA NA
3. Pinos Creek 130100 NA NA
4. CanaJos River Including 130100 NA NA
Platoro Reservoir
COLORADO - CLOSED BASIN OF RIO GRANDE

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STREAM SEIJ>IENT
STATE DESIGNATION

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1. Kerber Creek

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1. Rio Grande Malnstem from
E I Paso to below Percha Dam

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2. Rio Grande Malnstem from
below Percha Dam to Head-
waters of Cabal 10 Ros.

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3. Rio Grande Malnstem from
Cabal 10 Res. to Elephant
Butte Dam, Including
Perennial Tributaries

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4. Elephant Butte Reservoir

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5. Rio Grande Malnstem from
Elephant Butte Res. to
Angustura Diver. Works,
Including Rio Puerco and
Jemez River Perennial
Reaches

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6. Jemez River above Jemez
Springs, Guadalupe Rrver
and Rio Puerco Perennial
Trlbutar'es

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7. Rio San Jose perennIal
reaches In Valencia County
from confluence of Rio
Puerco to Horace Springs

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8. Rio Grande Malnstem from
Angustura Olver. Works to
Cochltl Dam

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WAU
NUMlER

STREAM'
CLASSIFICATION

PROOLEMS

COLORADO - RIO GRANDE BASIN

130100

NA

NA

NEW MEXICO - RIO GRANDE BASIN

130301

Water Quality L1mlted2

Excess I va Co II form
Bacteria, Hlgh TDS

130301

Effluent Limited

130202

Water Quality L1mlted2

Excess I ve Co II form
Bacteria

130202

Eutrophication, High
Nutrients, Low DO

Water Quality Limited

130202

Water Qua I I ty LI m I ted2

Excessive Coliform
Bacteria

130202

Effluent Limited

130202

High Nutrients, low DO,
Taste and Odor,
High Coliform Bacterla

Water Quality Limited

130202

Effluent Limited

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IEffluent limited - Any segment where water quality Is meeting and wll I continue to meet applicable
water qual I~y standards or where there Is adequate demonstration that water quality wll I meet appl ,-
cable water qual fty standards after the application of the effluent limitatIons required by the 1977
Clean Water Act,

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Water Quality limited - Any segment where It Is known that water quality does not meet applicable
water qual Ity standards and which Is not expected to meet water quality standards even after applIca-
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on of the effluent limitations requIred by the 1977 Clean water Act.
2rhese segments wll I probably be classified Effluent limited withIn the next year according to New
Mexico state officials.

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