Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report - Incl. Impaired Streams

Overview

The West Virginia Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (IR) fulfills the reporting requirements of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act (§22- 11-28) and Sections 303(d) & 305(b) of the federal Clean Water Act.

As the name implies, the Integrated Report provides monitoring and assessment methodologies for characterizing water quality in WV waters. General water quality conditions for WV streams are based on a Probabilistic Monitoring Program, with a subset of parameters highlighted in the Integrated Report. In addition, the Integrated Report categorizes WV waters based on monitoring results collected from specific locations on streams and lakes and includes a list of impaired waters.

Call for Data

WVDEP accepted water quality data collected from the state’s waters for the development of the 2024 Integrated Report that were submitted by Monday April 30, 2024 for consideration.

For information about contributing data for future efforts, refer to the documents below:

Public Comment Period for Draft Integrated Report

WVDEP is accepting public comments on the Draft 2024 WV Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report through September 1, 2025. A public meeting will be held to present information and answer questions. The public meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2025 at 6:00.

Written Comments

Written comments may be submitted by e-mail to depwqsas@wv.gov or mailed to:

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
303(d) List – Attn: Nick Murray
601 57th Street, S.E.
Charleston, WV 25304

Public Meeting

Date: August 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Join By Phone: (813) 370-0349
Phone PIN: 230 388 360#

Resources

The assessment results are presented in the form of reports and visualizations. Maps, figures, graphs, and tables help visually explain the assessment findings, and the most recent reports include glossaries that explain acronyms and scientific terms.

See Also

  • Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

    A Total Maximum Daily Load is a plan of action used to clean up streams that are not meeting water quality standards. The plan includes pollution source identification and strategy development for contaminant source reduction or elimination.



West Virginia 303(d) Lists and Integrated Reports

Note: There was no 303(d) report for the 2000 cycle year.