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Home My WebLink AboutTOCWhite Oak River Basinwide Water Quality Plan May 2007 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Planning Section Basinwide Planning Unit Photographs provided by Frank Tursi (top right), Martin Machen (top left), and Stewards of the White Oak River Basin (bottom). White Oak River Basinwide Water Quality Plan May 2007 Prepared by: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Planning Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 (919) 733-5083 This document was approved and endorsed by the NC Environmental Management Commission on May 10, 2007 to be used as a guide by the NC Division of Water Quality in carrying out its Water Quality Program duties and responsibilities in the White Oak River basin. This plan is the third five-year update to the White Oak River Basinwide Water Quality Plan approved by the NC Environmental Management Commission in February 1997. Table of Contents iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................17 What is Basinwide Water Quality Planning?.....................................................................17 Goals of Basinwide Water Quality Planning.....................................................................17 Benefits of Basinwide Water Quality Planning.................................................................18 How You Can Get Involved ..............................................................................................18 Division of Water Quality Functions and Locations.........................................................18 Some Other Reference Materials.......................................................................................20 How to Read the Basinwide Plan.......................................................................................20 Chapter 1 White Oak Subbasin 03-05-01.................................................................................23 Including: White Oak River, Queens Creek and Bear Creek.........................................................23 1.1 Subbasin Overview...................................................................................................23 1.2 Use Support Assessment Summary..........................................................................38 1.3 Status and Recommendations for Previously and Newly Impaired Waters.............39 1.3.1 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area D-1.................................40 Bear Creek [AU# 19-41-11a1, a2, a3, b1, and b2]...................................... 40 Mill Creek [AU# 19-41-11-1]...................................................................... 41 Intracoastal Waterway ICWW [AU# 19-41-(0.5)d and e, 19-41-(14.5)a, 19-41-(15.5)a and b].......................................................................................... 41 1.3.2 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area D-2.................................41 Bell Swamp, Dicks Creek, Goose Creek, Halls Creek, Parrot Swamp and Pasture Branch............................................................................................. 43 Queen Creek [AU# 19-41-16a, b1, b2, c and d].......................................... 43 1.3.3 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area D-3.................................43 Bear Island [AU# 19-41-18b1].................................................................... 45 Boathouse Creek, Caleb Branch (City Weeks Branch), Cales Creek, Cartwheel Branch, Dubling Creek, Godfry Branch, Hadnot Creek, Hampton Bay, Holland Mill Creek, Mill Creek (Pettiford Creek), Mullet Gut, Pettiford Creek Bay, Pitts Creek (Hargetts Creek), Schoolhouse Branch, Starkey Creek, Steep Hill Branch and Stevens Creek................................. 45 Pettiford Creek [AU# 20-29-1].................................................................... 45 White Oak River [AU# 20-(18)a1, a2, b, c1, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7, c8, d, e2 and e3] ................................................................................................................ 45 1.3.4 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area C-4.................................46 Browns Creek [AU# 19-41-8] ..................................................................... 47 1.4 Status and Recommendations for Waters with Noted Impacts.................................47 1.4.1 White Oak River [AU# 20-(1)].....................................................................47 1.4.2 Starkeys Creek [AU# 20-10] ........................................................................48 1.4.3 Calebs Creek [AU #20-15]...........................................................................48 iv Table of Contents 1.4.4 Foster Creek [AU #20-32]............................................................................48 1.4.5 Catfish and Great Lakes................................................................................48 1.4.6 Local Initiatives (for more information see Chapter 15)..............................49 Chapter 2 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-02........................................................................51 Including: New River, Northeast Creek and ICWW ..............................................................51 2.1 Subbasin Overview...................................................................................................51 2.2 Use Support Assessment Summary..........................................................................70 2.3 Status and Recommendations for Previously and Newly Impaired Waters.............71 2.3.1 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area B-9.................................72 Goose Bay, Rogers Bay............................................................................... 72 2.3.2 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area C-1.................................73 Alligator Bay, Biglins Creek, Bumps Creek, Chadwick Bay, Charles Creek, Fullard Creek (Salt Branch) and Mill Creek (Alligator Bay)...................... 74 Lower New River [AU# 19-(27)a2, a3, a4, b and c]................................... 75 2.3.3 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area C-2.................................75 Courthouse Bay [AU# 19-36b].................................................................... 76 Fannie Creek, Hell Gate Creek and Wheeler Creek.................................... 76 Mile Hammock Bay [AU# 19-41-2a and b]................................................ 76 2.3.4 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area C-3.................................77 Everett Creek, Mill Creek (Stones Bay), Millstone Creek, Muddy Creek and Stones Creek................................................................................................ 78 Stones Bay [AU# 19-30a2 and 19-30b]....................................................... 78 2.3.5 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area C-4.................................78 Brown Swamp, Clay Bank Branch, Gillets Creek, Holover Creek, Mirey Branch and Salliers Bay............................................................................... 79 Freeman Creek [AU# 19-41-5].................................................................... 79 2.3.6 Previously or Currently Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters...........................................................................................................79 Brinson Creek [AU# 19-12]......................................................................... 80 Little Northeast Creek [AU# 19-16-2]......................................................... 80 New River [AU# 19-(1), 19-(7), 19-(10.5), 19-(11) and 19-(15.5)]............ 81 Southwest Creek [AU# 19-17-(6.5)]............................................................ 83 Wilson Bay [AU# 19-14]............................................................................. 83 2.4 Status and Recommendations for Waters with Noted Impacts.................................83 2.4.1 Mott Creek [AU# 19-16-3]...........................................................................83 2.4.2 Rocky Run [AU# 19-16-2-2]........................................................................84 2.4.3 Webb Creek [AU# 20-19].............................................................................84 2.5 Additional Water Quality Issues within Subbasin 03-05-02....................................84 Marine Corp Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina......................................84 2.6 Local Initiatives for Subbasin 03-05-02 (for more information see Chapter 15).....85 Wilson Bay Initiative & Restoration Project............................................... 85 Table of Contents v Chapter 3 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-03........................................................................87 Including: Bogue Sound and the Newport River.....................................................................87 3.1 Subbasin Overview...................................................................................................87 3.2 Use Support Assessment Summary........................................................................108 3.3 Status and Recommendations for Previously and Newly Impaired Waters...........109 3.3.1 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area D-4...............................110 Archer Creek (Piney Creek), Deer Creek, East Prong Sanders Creek, Goose Creek, Sanders Creek (Goose Creek), Sikes Branch and Taylor Bay....... 111 Bogue Sound [AU# 20-36-(0.5)b1, b2, c]................................................. 112 Hunting Island Creek [AU# 20-36-2]........................................................ 112 Sanders Creek [AU# 20-36-6a and b]........................................................ 112 3.3.2 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-1...............................112 Bogue Sound [AU# 20-36-(0.5) d1 and d2].............................................. 113 Broad Creek, East Prong Broad Creek, East Prong Gales Creek, Gales Creek, Hannah Branch, Sandy Branch, Wolf Branch and West Prong Broad Creek.......................................................................................................... 114 3.3.3 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-2...............................114 Bogue Sound [AU# 20-36-(0.5)a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b2, c, d1, d2, and 20-36-(8.5)a2, a4, a5, a7, a8, a9, a12, b2, c1, c2, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k] .................................................................................................................... 115 Jumping Run [AU# 20-36-9]..................................................................... 116 3.3.4 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-3...............................116 Fort Macon Creek, Money Island Slough and Spooner Creek.................. 118 Money Island Bay [AU# 20-36-13a, b2]................................................... 118 3.3.5 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-4...............................118 Alligator Creek, Bell Creek, Big Creek, Crab Point Bay, Core Creek (Intracoastal Waterway – Adams Creek Canal), Eastman Creek, Gable Creek, Harlowe Canal, Harlowe Creek, Little Creek Swamp, Little Creek, Mill Creek, Oyster Creek, Russell Creek, Wading Creek, Ware Creek and Willis Creek............................................................................................... 120 Newport River [AU# 21-(17)a, b1, b2, c, d1, d3, e1, e2, f, g1, g2, and h] 120 3.3.6 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-5...............................121 Back Sound [AU# 21-35-(0.5)d]............................................................... 122 3.3.7 Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters......................122 Calico Creek [AU# 21-32]......................................................................... 122 3.4 Status and Recommendations for Waters with Noted Impacts...............................125 3.4.1 Taylor Creek [AU#21-34]...........................................................................126 3.5 Local Initiatives for Subbasin 03-05-03 .................................................................126 Chapter 4 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-04......................................................................129 Including: North River, Jarrett Bay, Nelson Bay and Core Sound.....................................129 4.1 Subbasin Overview.................................................................................................129 4.2 Use Support Assessment Summary........................................................................146 vi Table of Contents 4.3 Status and Recommendations for Previously and Newly Impaired Waters...........147 4.3.1 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-5...............................147 4.3.2 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-6...............................148 North River [AU# 21-35-1a1, a2, b2, b3, b4, b6, c1, c2, d1, d2 and e]..... 150 The Straits [AU# 21-35-1-12a2 and b]...................................................... 151 Turner Creek [AU# 21-35-1-11-1]............................................................ 152 Westmouth Bay [AU# 21-35-1-12-3b2].................................................... 152 4.3.3 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-7...............................152 Back Sound [AU# 21-35-(0.5)e1, e2, f, 21-35-(1.5)a2, a3, c]................... 153 Brooks Creek [AU# 21-35-1-13a and b] ................................................... 153 4.3.4 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-8...............................154 Broad Creek (Jarrett Bay), Ditch Cove, Great Creek, Howland Creek, Jarrett Bay, Jump Run, Smyrna Creek, Spit Bay, Tush Creek, Wade Creek and Williston Creek.......................................................................................... 155 Great Marsh Creek [AU# 21-35-7-26a]..................................................... 155 [AU# 21-35-7-22a, b, c1 and c2]............................................................... 155 Middens Creek [AU# 21-35-7-24a and b]................................................. 156 4.3.5 Division of Environmental Health Growing Area E-9...............................156 Annis Run [AU# 21-35-7-3-2]................................................................... 157 Brett Bay [AU# 21-35-7-13a].................................................................... 158 Cedar Creek, Fork Creek, Glover Creek, Lewis Creek, Maria Creek, Pasture Creek and Willis Creek.............................................................................. 158 Core Sound [AU# 21-35-7a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, 7b, 7c and 7d]..................... 158 Nelson Bay [AU# 21-35-7-10-(5)a and b]................................................. 158 Oyster Creek [AU# 21-35-7-18]................................................................ 158 Styron Creek [AU# 21-35-7-3-3a]............................................................. 159 Styron Bay [AU# 21-35-7-3b]................................................................... 159 4.3.6 Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters......................159 Broad Creek (Nelson Bay) [AU# 21-35-7-10-4]....................................... 159 4.4 Local Initiatives for Subbasin 03-05-04 .................................................................159 Chapter 5 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-05......................................................................161 Including: Core Sound and Atlantic Ocean...........................................................................161 5.1 Subbasin Overview.................................................................................................161 Chapter 6 North Carolina Water Quality Classifications and Standards............................171 6.1 Description of Surface Water Classifications and Standards .................................171 6.1.1 Statewide Classifications............................................................................171 6.1.2 Statewide Water Quality Standards............................................................172 Chapter 7 Water Quality Stressors and Sources of Impairment in the White Oak River Basin................................................................................................................................175 7.1 Stressor Identification.............................................................................................175 7.1.1 Introduction and Overview.........................................................................175 7.1.2 Stressor Sources..........................................................................................175 7.1.3 Overview of Stressors Identified in the White Oak River Basin................176 Table of Contents vii 7.1.4 Overview of Stressor Sources Identified in the White Oak River Basin....178 7.2 Sedimentation as a Stressor Related to Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids .....179 7.3 Water Quality Stressors Impairing Recreational Uses of Waterbodies..................180 7.3.1 Recreation Issues Related to Coastal Swimming Beaches.........................181 7.3.2 How DWQ Assesses the Recreation Use Support Category Based on DEH Program Recommendations........................................................................182 7.4 Shellfish Harvesting Issues.....................................................................................184 7.4.1 DEH Classifications and Protocols.............................................................184 7.4.2 Shellfish Sanitary Surveys and Program Protocols ....................................184 7.4.3 How DWQ Assesses the Shellfish Harvesting Category Based on DEH Program Recommendations........................................................................185 7.5 Fish Consumption Advice Related to Mercury ......................................................185 Chapter 8 Stormwater and Wastewater Management for Improved Water Quality in Coastal Communities.....................................................................................................187 8.1 Introduction to Stormwater Runoff.........................................................................187 8.2 Controlling Stormwater Pollution...........................................................................187 8.3 Stormwater Programs..............................................................................................188 8.3.1 NPDES Phase I...........................................................................................188 8.3.2 NPDES Phase II..........................................................................................189 8.3.2.1 Stormwater Management in Shellfish Resource Waters ........... 190 8.4 State Stormwater Programs.....................................................................................192 8.4.1 Stormwater Management Near Sensitive Waters (HQW/ORW)................192 8.4.2 Universal Stormwater Management Program.............................................193 8.4.3 Stormwater Regulation Challenges.............................................................194 8.4.4 Local Government Stormwater Initiatives..................................................195 8.5 Wastewater Programs .............................................................................................196 8.5.1 NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit Summary.......................................196 8.5.2 Nutrient Sensitive Waters Discharge Strategies.........................................197 8.5.3 Permitted Non-Discharge Waste Management Strategies..........................197 8.6 Waste Management in Coastal Communities.........................................................199 8.6.1 Septic Systems and Straight Piping............................................................201 Chapter 9 Changes in Our Coastal Communities -Population Growth, Development and Water Quality.................................................................................................................203 9.1 Our Changing Waterfronts......................................................................................203 9.1.1 Loss of Access to Public Use of Coastal Waters........................................203 9.2 Effects of Population Growth and Development....................................................204 9.2.1 Changes in Land Cover...............................................................................206 9.2.2 Changes in Wetland Acreages....................................................................207 9.3 Managing the Impacts of Growth, Development and Stormwater Runoff.............209 9.3.1 Assessment of Current Conditions..............................................................209 9.3.2 Assessment of Future Conditions...............................................................211 viii Table of Contents Chapter 10 Water Quality Management Strategies for Coastal Waters..............................213 10.1 The Role of State Government ...............................................................................213 10.2 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan..............................................................................214 10.3 Oyster Action Plan..................................................................................................217 10.4 NC Coastal Nonpoint Source Program...................................................................219 10.5 Community Conservation Assistance Program......................................................221 10.6 The Role of Local Government in Land Use Planning...........................................221 10.6.1 Land Use Plans ...........................................................................................222 10.6.2 Land Use Plans for Communities in the White Oak River Basin...............223 10.7 Management Recommendations for Local Governments.......................................227 10.8 Using Land Use Planning as a Tool to Reduce Impacts of Future Development...228 Chapter 11 Agriculture and Water Quality............................................................................231 11.1 Animal Operations..................................................................................................231 11.2 Agricultural Best Management Practices and Funding Opportunities ...................233 11.2.1 USDA – NRCS Environmental Quality Improvement Program (EQIP)....233 11.2.2 NC Agriculture Cost Share Program..........................................................233 11.3 SWCD Water Quality Strategy Plans.....................................................................235 11.3.1 Onslow County SWCD 2007 Strategy Plan...............................................235 11.3.2 Carteret County SWCD 2007 Strategy Plan...............................................236 Chapter 12 Forestry in the White Oak River Basin...............................................................239 12.1 Forestry Resources..................................................................................................239 12.2 Forestry & Water Quality.......................................................................................239 12.2.1 Forest Practices Guidelines Related to Water Quality (FPGs)...................240 12.2.2 Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs)...........................................240 12.2.3 BMP Surveys..............................................................................................240 12.2.4 Bridgemat Loan Project..............................................................................241 12.2.5 Water Quality Forester................................................................................241 Chapter 13 Water Resources....................................................................................................243 13.1 River Basin Hydrologic Units.................................................................................243 13.2 Water Withdrawal in the White Oak River basin...................................................243 13.3 Source Water Assessment of Public Water Supplies..............................................244 13.3.1 Introduction.................................................................................................244 13.3.2 Delineation of Source Water Assessment Areas ........................................245 13.3.3 Susceptibility Determination – North Carolina’s Overall Approach..........246 13.3.4 Source Water Protection.............................................................................246 13.3.5 Public Water Supply Susceptibility Determinations in the White Oak River Basin ...........................................................................................................247 Table of Contents ix Chapter 14 Natural Resources..................................................................................................249 14.1 Ecological Significance of the White Oak River Basin..........................................249 14.2 Rare Aquatic and Wetland-Dwelling Animal Species............................................249 14.3 Significant Natural Heritage Areas in the White Oak River basin.........................250 14.4 Public Lands............................................................................................................251 14.5 Fisheries..................................................................................................................252 14.5.1 Fish Kill Summary......................................................................................255 14.6 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) ..................................................................255 Chapter 15 Water Quality Initiatives ......................................................................................257 15.1 The Importance of Local Initiatives........................................................................257 15.1.1 New River Foundation................................................................................257 15.1.2 Onslow County Water Quality Project.......................................................258 15.1.3 Stewards of The White Oak River Basin....................................................258 15.1.4 White Oak River Watershed Advisory Board (WECO).............................258 15.1.5 North River Farms Restoration Project.......................................................259 15.1.6 Onslow Bight Conservation Forum............................................................260 15.1.7 Invasive Aquatic Vegetation Removal.......................................................261 15.2 Federal and State Initiatives....................................................................................261 15.2.1 Federal Clean Water Act – Section 319 Program.......................................261 15.2.2 NC Coastal Nonpoint Source Program.......................................................262 15.2.3 North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP)....................263 15.2.4 Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program ...................................264 15.2.5 Clean Water Management Trust Fund........................................................264 15.2.6 Clean Water Bonds – NC Rural Center......................................................267 15.2.7 State Funded Oyster Hatcheries..................................................................268 15.2.8 Oyster Shell Recycling ...............................................................................268 15.2.9 Clean Marina Program................................................................................269 Chapter 16 North Carolina’s Impaired Waters List.............................................................271 16.1 Introduction to North Carolina’s Impaired Waters List..........................................271 16.2 Introduction to TMDLs...........................................................................................271 16.3 Contents of the Integrated Report...........................................................................272 16.4 How North Carolina Proposes Delisting Waters....................................................274 16.5 Scheduling TMDLs.................................................................................................274 16.6 Revising TMDLs ....................................................................................................275 References...................................................................................................................................277 x List of Appendices and Figures APPENDICES I DWQ Water Quality Monitoring Programs in the White Oak River Basin II NPDES Discharges and General Stormwater Permits III White Oak River Basin Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts IV Use Support Methodology and Use Support Ratings V Glossary of Terms and Acronyms LIST OF FIGURES Figure i General Map of the White Oak River basin in North Carolina .................................... 2 Figure ii Freshwater and Saltwater Sources................................................................................ 9 Figure iii Stressors Identified in Impaired Saltwater Acres........................................................ 10 Figure 1 Basinwide Planning Schedule (2002 to 2007)............................................................ 17 Figure 2 Division of Water Quality Regional Offices .............................................................. 21 Figure 3 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-01.......................................................................... 24 Figure 4 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-01 by DEH Growing Areas.................................. 25 Figure 5 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-02.......................................................................... 52 Figure 6 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-02 by DEH Growing Areas.................................. 53 Figure 7 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-03.......................................................................... 88 Figure 8 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-03 by DEH Growing Area.................................... 89 Figure 9 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-04........................................................................ 130 Figure 10 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-04 by DEH Growing Area.................................. 131 Figure 11 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-05........................................................................ 162 Figure 12 White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-05 by DEH Growing Area.................................. 163 Figure 13 HWQs, ORWs and NSWs in the White Oak River Basin........................................ 173 Figure 14 Stressors identified in Impaired waters, Saltwater Acres......................................... 176 Figure 15 Stressors identified in Impaired waters, Saltwater Miles.......................................... 177 Figure 16 Stressors Identified for Waters with Noted Impacts, Saltwater Acres...................... 177 Figure 17 Stressors Identified for Waters with Noted Impacts, Freshwater & Saltwater Miles178 Figure 18 Stressor Sources in Fresh and Saltwater in the White Oak River Basin................... 178 Figure 19 Animal Operations....................................................................................................232 Figure 20 White Oak River Basin Hard Clam Landings........................................................... 252 Figure 21 White Oak River Basin Oyster Landings.................................................................. 253 Figure 22 White Oak River Basin Oyster Catch Per Unit of Effort Data................................. 253 Figure 23 White Oak River Basin Hard Clam Catch Per Unit Effort Data............................... 254 Figure 24 NC Bay Scallop Landings......................................................................................... 254 List of Tables xi LIST OF TABLES Table i Subbasin 03-05-01 DWQ Classifications by Acres and Miles..................................... 3 Table ii Subbasin 03-05-02 DWQ Classifications by Acres and Miles..................................... 4 Table iii Subbasin 03-05-03 DWQ Classifications by Acres and Miles..................................... 5 Table iv Subbasin 03-05-04 DWQ Classifications by Acres and Miles..................................... 5 Table v Subbasin 03-05-05 DWQ Classifications by Acres and Miles..................................... 5 Table vi Aquatic Life Use Support Summary............................................................................. 7 Table vii Primary Recreation Use Support Summary.................................................................. 7 Table viii Shellfish Harvest Use Support Summary ..................................................................... 7 Table ix Comparison of Shellfish Harvesting Acres Impaired in the White Oak River Basin between the 2001 and 2007 Basin Plan..................................................................... 8 Table 1 Basinwide Planning Schedule (2004 to 2011)............................................................ 19 Table 2 Five-Year Planning Process for Development of an Individual Basinwide Plan....... 19 Table 3 Use Support White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-01..................................................... 26 Table 4 Summary of Use Support Ratings by Category in Subbasin 03-05-01 ...................... 39 Table 5 Summary of DEH Growing Area D-1 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-01............ 40 Table 6 Summary of DEH Growing Area D-2 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-01............ 42 Table 7 Summary of DEH Growing Area D-3 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-01............ 44 Table 8 Summary of DEH Growing Area C-4 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-01 ............ 47 Table 9 Use Support for the White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-02 ......................................... 54 Table 10 Summary of Use Support Ratings by Category in Subbasin 03-05-02 ...................... 71 Table 11 Summary of DEH Growing Area B-9 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-02 ............ 72 Table 12 Summary of DEH Growing Area C-1 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-02 ............ 74 Table 13 Summary of DEH Growing Area C-2 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-02 ............ 76 Table 14 Summary of DEH Growing Area C-3 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-02 ............ 77 Table 15 Summary of DEH Growing Area C-4 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-02 ............ 79 Table 16 Summary of Currently Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters in Subbasin 03-05-02................................................................................................... 80 Table 17 Use Support White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-03..................................................... 90 Table 18 Summary of Use Support Ratings by Category in Subbasin 03-05-03 .................... 109 Table 19 Summary of DEH Growing Area D-4 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03.......... 111 Table 20 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-1 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03........... 112 Table 21 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-2 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03........... 115 Table 22 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-3 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03........... 117 Table 23 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-4 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03........... 119 Table 24 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-5 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-03........... 121 Table 25 Summary of Currently Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters in Subbasin 03-05-03................................................................................................. 122 Table 26 Old and New Effluent Limits.................................................................................... 124 Table 27 Use Support White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-04................................................... 132 Table 28 Summary of Use Support Ratings by Category in Subbasin 03-05-04 .................... 147 Table 29 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-5 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-04........... 148 Table 30 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-6 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-04........... 149 Table 31 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-7 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-04........... 153 Table 32 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-8 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-04........... 154 Table 33 Summary of DEH Growing Area E-9 Classifications in Subbasin 03-05-04........... 157 Table 34 Summary of Currently Impaired Freshwater and Non-Shellfish Harvesting Waters in Subbasin 03-05-04................................................................................................. 159 xii List of Tables Table 35 Use Support White Oak River Subbasin 03-05-05................................................... 164 Table 36 Summary of Use Support Ratings by Category in Subbasin 03-05-05 .................... 169 Table 37 Primary and Supplemental Surface Water Classifications ....................................... 171 Table 38 DEH Classification and Criteria............................................................................... 184 Table 39 Major Post-Construction Stormwater Controls in SL 2006-246.............................. 189 Table 40 Communities in the White Oak River Basin Subject to Stormwater and/or Water Supply Watershed Stormwater Requirements....................................................... 193 Table 41 Stormwater Outfalls (2005-06)................................................................................. 194 Table 42 Summary of NPDES Dischargers and Permitted Flows for the White Oak River Basin (November 2006)................................................................................................... 197 Table 43 Onslow and Carteret Counties On-site Waste System activities (2003-04).............. 200 Table 44 County Population and Growth Estimates................................................................ 205 Table 45 Municipal Population and Growth Trends................................................................ 205 Table 46 Major Watershed Areas............................................................................................ 207 Table 47 Historical Wetland Types and Acreage in the White Oak River Basin.................... 207 Table 48 Present Wetland Types and Acreage in the White Oak River Basin........................ 208 Table 49 Local Planning Jurisdictions..................................................................................... 223 Table 50 Registered Animal Operations in the White Oak River Basin (September 2004).... 231 Table 51 Summary of NCACSP projects in the White Oak River Basin (1999 to 2004)....... 235 Table 52 Hydrologic Subdivisions in the White Oak River Basin.......................................... 243 Table 53 Local Water Supply Plan Systems and Registered Water Withdrawals................... 244 Table 54 List of Rare Animals Associated with Aquatic or Wetland Habitats in the White Oak River Basin (September 2005)............................................................................... 250 Table 55 319 Grant Funded Projects in the White Oak Basin................................................. 262 Table 56 Projects in the White Oak River Basin Funded by the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (November 2006).......................................................................................... 264 Table 57 Clean Water Bonds for the White Oak River Basin................................................. 267