9VAC25-720-70. Rappahannock River Basin.
A. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).
TMDL # | Stream Name | TMDL Title | City/County | WBID | Pollutant | WLA1 | Units |
1. | Broad Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Broad and Jackson Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
2. | Central Branch Carter Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Carter Creek | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
3. | Eastern Branch Carter Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Carter Creek | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
4. | Western Branch Carter Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Carter Creek | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
5. | Carter Run | Bacteria TMDL for Carter Run | Fauquier | E02 | E. coli | 1.12E+12 | cfu/year |
6. | Bells Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
7. | Eastern Branch Corrotoman River | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
8. | Ewells Prong | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
9. | Hills Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
10. | Millenbeck Prong | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
11. | Myer Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
12. | Senior Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
13. | Taylor Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
14. | Western Branch Corrotoman River | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination - Corrotoman River | Lancaster | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
15. | Deep Run | Bacteria TMDL for Deep Run | Fauquier | E10 | E. coli | 0 | cfu/year |
16. | Farnham Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Farnham Creek | Richmond | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
17. | Great Run | Bacteria TMDL for Great Run | Fauquier | E02 | E. coli | 4.35E+12 | cfu/year |
18. | Greenvale Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Towles Point to Deep Creek | Lancaster | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
19. | Rappahannock River, Beach Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Towles Point to Deep Creek | Lancaster | E25, E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
20. | Hoskins Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Hoskins Creek Watershed | Essex | E23 | Enterococci | 7.56E+09 | cfu/day |
21. | Lagrange Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Lagrange and Robinson Creeks | Middlesex | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
22. | Robinson Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Lagrange and Robinson Creeks | Middlesex | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
23. | Deep Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Lancaster, Deep, and Mulberry Creeks | Lancaster | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
24. | Lancaster Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Lancaster, Deep, and Mulberry Creeks | Lancaster, Richmond | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
25. | Mulberry Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Lancaster, Deep, and Mulberry Creeks | Lancaster | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
26. | Locklies Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Locklies and Mill Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
27. | Mill Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Locklies and Mill Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
28. | Mountain Run | Fecal Coliform TMDL Mountain Run Watershed | Culpeper | E09 | Fecal coliform | 1.36E+13 | cfu/year |
29. | Mine Run | Bacteria TMDLs for Mountain Run and Mine Run | Orange | E17 | E. coli | 1.25E+11 | cfu/year |
30. | Mountain Run | Bacteria TMDLs for Mountain Run and Mine Run | Orange | E17 | E. coli | 2.26E+11 | cfu/year |
31. | Muddy Run, lower | Bacteria TMDL for Muddy Run | Culpeper | E07 | E. coli | 2.09E+10 | cfu/year |
32. | Muddy Run, upper | Bacteria TMDL for Muddy Run | Culpeper | E07 | E. coli | 0 | cfu/year |
33. | Farmers Hall Creek | Bacteria TMDLs for Occupacia Creek and Farmers Hall Creek | Essex | E22 | E. coli | 7.58E+08 | cfu/day |
34. | Occupacia Creek | Bacteria TMDLs for Occupacia Creek and Farmers Hall Creek | Essex | E22 | E. coli | 6.27E+09 | cfu/day |
35. | Mosquito Creek | Oyster and Mosquito Creeks Total Maximum Daily Load Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination | Lancaster | E26, C01 | Fecal coliform | 9.32E+08 | MPN/day |
36. | Oyster Creek | Oyster and Mosquito Creeks Total Maximum Daily Load Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Contamination | Lancaster | E26, C01 | Fecal coliform | 1.36E+09 | MPN/day |
37. | Unnamed tributary to the Rapidan River | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Orange | E13 | E. coli | 6.99E+09 | cfu/year |
38. | Marsh Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Orange | E13 | E. coli | 6.72E+10 | cfu/year |
39. | Blue Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Orange | E13 | E. coli | 8.75E+10 | cfu/year |
40. | Cedar Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Culpeper | E16 | E. coli | 1.82E+12 | cfu/year |
41. | Rapidan River | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Orange, Culpeper, Greene, Madison | E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18 | E. coli | 1.98E+13 | cfu/year |
42. | Rapidan River | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rapidan River Basin | Madison, Greene, Orange | E11, E12, E13 | E. coli | 3.26E+13 | cfu/year |
43. | Parrotts Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Mud and Parrotts Creeks | Middlesex | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
44. | Weeks (Mud) Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Rappahannock River: Mud and Parrotts Creeks | Middlesex | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
45. | Robinson River, upper | Bacteria TMDL for Robinson River | Madison | E14 | E. coli | 5.07E+09 | cfu/year |
46. | Robinson River, lower | Bacteria TMDL for Robinson River | Madison | E14, E15 | E. coli | 5.03E+10 | cfu/year |
47. | Little Dark Run | Bacteria TMDL for Robinson River | Madison | E15 | E. coli | 1.39E+11 | cfu/year |
48. | Rappahannock River, Bush Park Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Bush Park and Sturgeon Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
49. | Rappahannock River, Sturgeon Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Bush Park and Sturgeon Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
50. | Thumb Run | Fecal Coliform TMDL Development for Thumb Run | Fauquier | E01 | Fecal coliform | 0 | cfu/year |
51. | Rappahannock River, tidal fresh | Bacteria TMDL for the Tidal Freshwater Rappahannock River Watershed | Caroline, King George, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford | E19, E20, E21 | E. coli | 1.14E+14 | cfu/year |
52. | Totuskey Creek | Totuskey and Richardson Creeks Total Maximum Daily Load Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Pollution | Richmond | E24 | Enterococci | 6.40E+08 | cfu/day |
53. | Totuskey Creek, Richardson Creek, Rappahannock River | Totuskey and Richardson Creeks Total Maximum Daily Load Report for Shellfish Condemnation Areas Listed Due to Bacteria Pollution | Richmond | E24 | Fecal coliform | 2.29E+09 | MPN/day |
54. | Hughes River | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Madison | E03 | E. coli | 8.44E+09 | cfu/year |
55. | Craig Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Fauquier | E08 | E. coli | 2.72E+10 | cfu/year |
56. | Browns Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Fauquier | E08 | E. coli | 3.38E+10 | cfu/year |
57. | Rappahannock River (1) - VAN-E01R-03 | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Rappahannock | E01 | E. coli | 1.79E+11 | cfu/year |
58. | Rush River | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Rappahannock | E05 | E. coli | 5.22E+11 | cfu/year |
59. | Hazel River (2) - 60076 | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock | E03, E04, E05, E06, E07 | E. coli | 7.48E+11 | cfu/year |
60. | Marsh Run | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Fauquier | E08 | E. coli | 8.76E+11 | cfu/year |
61. | Hazel River (1) - VAN-E04R-01 | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock | E03, E04 | E. coli | 3.92E+12 | cfu/year |
62. | Rappahannock River (2) - VAN-E08R-04 | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Fauquier | E01, E02, E03, E04, E05, E06, E07, E08 | E. coli | 1.85E+13 | cfu/year |
63. | Rappahannock River (3) - 60081 | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Rappahannock River Basin | Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Fauquier | E01, E02, E03, E04, E05, E06, E07, E08 | E. coli | 2.18E+13 | cfu/year |
64. | Rappahannock River, Mark Haven Beach | Shellfish Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Upper Rappahannock Tidal River, Unsegmented Estuaries in E23, Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek, Piscataway Creek, Mark Haven Beach and Garrett's Marina | Essex | E25 | Fecal coliform | 6.72E+08 | counts/day |
65. | Rappahannock River, Garrett's Marina | Shellfish Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Upper Rappahannock Tidal River, Unsegmented Estuaries in E23, Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek, Piscataway Creek, Mark Haven Beach and Garrett's Marina | Essex | E24 | Fecal coliform | 1.94E+09 | counts/day |
66. | Upper Rappahannock River | Shellfish Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Upper Rappahannock Tidal River, Unsegmented Estuaries in E23, Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek, Piscataway Creek, Mark Haven Beach and Garrett's Marina | Westmoreland, Essex, Richmond | E22, E23, E24 | Fecal coliform | 7.08E+10 | counts/day |
67. | Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek | Shellfish Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Upper Rappahannock Tidal River, Unsegmented Estuaries in E23, Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek, Piscataway Creek, Mark Haven Beach and Garrett's Marina | Richmond | E23 | Fecal coliform | 1.01E+10 | counts/day |
68. | Piscataway Creek | Shellfish Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Upper Rappahannock Tidal River, Unsegmented Estuaries in E23, Little Carter Creek, Jugs Creek, Piscataway Creek, Mark Haven Beach and Garrett's Marina | Essex | E23 | Fecal coliform | 4.92E+10 | counts/day |
69. | Urbanna Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Urbanna Creek | Middlesex | E25 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
70. | Meachim Creek (179A) | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Whiting and Meachim Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
71. | Meachim Creek (179B) | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Whiting and Meachim Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
72. | Rappahannock River: Whiting Creek | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Whiting and Meachim Creeks | Middlesex | E26 | Fecal coliform | N/A2 | MPN/day |
73. | Mill Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Caroline | E21R | E. coli | 1.19E+12 | cfu/year |
74. | Jetts Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | King George | E21R | E. coli | 6.41E+10 | cfu/year |
75. | Portobago Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Caroline | E21R | E. coli | 1.06E+11 | cfu/year |
76. | Stillwater Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Essex | E22R | E. coli | 3.50E+10 | cfu/year |
77. | Baylors Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Essex | E22R | E. coli | 4.72E+10 | cfu/year |
78. | Elmwood Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Essex | E22R | E. coli | 5.14E+10 | cfu/year |
79. | Peedee Creek, non-tidal | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Westmoreland | E22R | E. coli | 2.62E+10 | cfu/year |
80. | Unnamed tributary of Peedee Creek | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Westmoreland | E22R | E. coli | 1.30E+9 | cfu/year |
81. | Peedee Creek, tidal | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Westmoreland | E22E | Enterococci | 2.07E+10 | cfu/day |
82. | Rappahannock River, tidal | Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Rappahannock River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties Virginia | Richmond County, Essex | E22E | Enterococci | 3.11E+12 | cfu/day |
83. | Mountain Run | PCB Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Mountain Run, Culpeper County, Virginia | Culpeper | E09R | PCBs | 2,775 | mg/year |
Notes: 2There were no point source dischargers in the modeled TMDL area. | |||||||
B. Stream segment classifications, effluent limitations including water quality based effluent limitations, and wasteload allocations.
9VAC25-720-70 Rappahannock Area Development Commission (RADCO) 208 Area Wide Waste Treatment Management Plan and Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin 303(e) Water Quality Management Plan is included in The Potomac River Basin section.
C. Nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.
The following table presents nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for the identified significant dischargers and the total nitrogen and total phosphorus wasteload allocations for the listed facilities.
Virginia Waterbody ID | Discharger Name | VPDES Permit No. | Total Nitrogen (TN) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr) | Total Phosphorus (TP) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr) |
E09R | Culpeper WWTP | VA0061590 | 73,093 | 5,483 |
E02R | Marshall WWTP | VA0031763 | 7,797 | 585 |
E13R | Orange STP | VA0021385 | 36,547 | 2,741 |
E11R | Rapidan WWTP | VA0090948 | 7,309 | 548 |
E02R | Remington WWTP | VA0076805 | 24,364 | 1,827 |
E02R | Clevengers Village WWTP | VA0080527 | 10,964 | 822 |
E02R | Warrenton Town STP | VA0021172 | 30,456 | 2,284 |
E18R | Wilderness WWTP | VA0083411 | 15,228 | 1,142 |
E20E | FMC WWTF | VA0068110 | 48,737 | 3,655 |
E20E | Fredericksburg WWTF | VA0025127 | 54,820 | 4,112 |
E21E | Haymount WWTF | VA0089125 | 7,066 | 530 |
E24E | Haynesville CC WWTP | VA0023469 | 2,802 | 210 |
E21E | KGCSA - Hopyard Farm WWTF | VA0089338 | 6,091 | 457 |
E20E | Little Falls Run WWTF | VA0076392 | 97,458 | 7,309 |
E20E | Massaponax WWTF | VA0025658 | 114,505 | 8,588 |
E23R | Montross Westmoreland WWTP | VA0072729 | 1,584 | 119 |
E21E | KGCSA - Oakland Park STP | VA0086789 | 1,706 | 128 |
E23E | Tappahannock WWTP | VA0071471 | 9,746 | 731 |
E26E | HRSD - Urbanna STP | VA0026263 | 1,218 | 91 |
E21R | US Army - Ft. A P Hill WWTP | VA0032034 | 6,457 | 484 |
E23E | Warsaw WWTP | VA0026891 | 3,655 | 274 |
C01E | Omega Protein - Reedville | VA0003867 | 21,213 | 1,591 |
C01E | Reedville Sanitary District | VA0060712 | 2,436 | 183 |
C01E | Kilmarnock WWTP | VA0020788 | 6,091 | 457 |
Nutrient Offset Fund | 22,904 | 1,900 | ||
TOTALS: | 614,247 | 46,251 |
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC 1313(e) of the Clean Water Act.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 14, eff. April 24, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 3, eff. November 16, 2005; Volume 23, Issue 6, eff. February 26, 2007; Volume 31, Issue 12, eff. March 11, 2015; Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. July 30, 2015; Volume 35, Issue 25, eff. September 4, 2019; Volume 39, Issue 7, eff. December 21, 2022; Volume 41, Issue 1, eff. September 25, 2024.