9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-260-390
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 4, October 8, 2024
Potomac River Subbasin
| SEC. | CLASS | SP. STDS. | SECTION DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | II | a | Tidal tributaries of the Potomac River from Smith Point to Upper Machodoc Creek (Baber Point). |
| 1a | III | All free flowing portions of tributaries to the Potomac River from Smith Point to the Route 301 Bridge in King George County unless otherwise designated in this chapter. | |
| VII | Swamp waters in Section 1a | ||
| Pine Hill Creek and its tributaries from the confluence with Rosier Creek to their headwaters. | |||
| 1b | III | b | All free flowing portions of tributaries to the Potomac River from the Route 301 Bridge in King George County to, and including, Potomac Creek, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. |
| 1c | III | PWS,b | Potomac Creek and its tributaries from the Stafford County water supply dam (Able Lake Reservoir) to their headwaters. |
| 2 | II | a | Tidal Upper Machodoc Creek and the tidal portions of its tributaries. |
| 2a | III | Free flowing portions of Upper Machodoc Creek and its tributaries. | |
| 3 | II | b | Tidal portions of the tributaries to the Potomac River from the Route 301 Bridge in King George County to Marlboro Point. |
| 4 | II | b,d | Tidal portions of the tributaries to the Potomac River from Marlboro Point to Brent Point (to include Aquia Creek and its tributaries). |
| 4a | III | b,d | Free flowing portions of tributaries to the Potomac River in Section 4 up to the Aquia Sanitary District Water Impoundment. |
| 4b | III | PWS,b,d | Aquia Creek from the Aquia Sanitary District Water Impoundment, and other tributaries into the impoundment, including Beaverdam Run and the Lunga Reservoir upstream to their headwaters. |
| 5 | II | b | Tidal portions of tributaries to the Potomac River from Brent Point to Shipping Point, including tidal portions of Chopawamsic Creek and its tidal tributaries. |
| 5a | III | b | Free flowing portions of Chopawamsic Creek and its tributaries to Quantico Marine Base water supply dam. |
| 5b | III | PWS,b | Chopawamsic Creek and its tributaries above the Quantico Marine Base water supply intakes at the Gray and Breckenridge Reservoirs to their headwaters. |
| 6 | II | b | Tidal portions of tributaries to the Potomac River from Shipping Point to Chain Bridge. |
| 7 | III | b | Free flowing portions of tributaries to the Potomac River from Shipping Point to Chain Bridge, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. |
| 7a | III | g | Occoquan River and its tributaries to their headwaters above Fairfax County Water Authority's water supply impoundment, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. |
| 7b | III | PWS,g | The impounded waters of Occoquan River above the water supply dam of the Fairfax County Water Authority to backwater of the impoundment on Bull Run and Occoquan River, and the tributaries of Occoquan above the dam to points 5 miles above the dam. |
| 7c | III | PWS,g | Broad Run and its tributaries above the water supply dam of the City of Manassas upstream to points 5 miles above the dam. |
| 7d | (Deleted) | ||
| 7e | III | PWS,g | Cedar Run and its tributaries from the Town of Warrenton's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream (Fauquier County). |
| 7f | III | PWS,g | The Quantico Marine Base Camp Upshur and its tributaries' raw water intake on Cedar Run (located approximately 0.2 mile above its confluence with Lucky Run) to points 5 miles upstream. |
| 7g | III | PWS,g | The proposed impounded waters of Licking Run above the multiple purpose impoundment structure in Licking Run near Midland (Fauquier County) upstream to points 5 miles above the proposed impoundment. |
| 7h | III | PWS,g | The proposed impounded waters of Cedar Run above the proposed multiple purpose impoundment structure on the main stem of Cedar Run near Auburn (Fauquier County), to points 5 miles above the impoundment. |
| 8 | III | PWS | Tributaries to the Potomac River in Virginia between Chain Bridge and the Monacacy River from their confluence with the Potomac upstream 5 miles, to include Goose Creek to the City of Fairfax's raw water intake, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. |
| 8a | VI | PWS | Big Spring Creek and its tributaries in Loudoun County, from its confluence with the Potomac River upstream to their headwaters. (The temperature standard for natural trout water may be exceeded in the area above Big Spring and Little Spring at Routes 15 and 740 due to natural conditions). This section was given a PWS designation due to the Town of Leesburg's intake on the Potomac as referenced in Section 8b below. |
| iii | Big Spring Creek from its confluence with the Potomac River upstream to Big Spring. | ||
| 8b | III | PWS | Those portions of Virginia tributaries into the Potomac River that are within a 5 mile distance upstream of the Town of Leesburg's intake on the Potomac River, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.* |
| 8c | III | PWS | Those portions of Virginia tributaries into the Potomac River that are within a 5 mile distance upstream of the County of Fairfax's intake on the Potomac River.* |
| 9 | III | Broad Run, Sugarland Run, Difficult Run, Tuscarora Creek, Sycoline Creek, and other streams tributary to streams in Section 8 from a point 5 miles above their confluence with the Potomac River to their headwaters, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. | |
| 9a | III | PWS | All the impounded water of Goose Creek from the City of Fairfax's water supply dam upstream to backwater, and its tributaries above the dam to points 5 miles above the dam. |
| 9b | III | PWS | The Town of Round Hill's (inactive-early 1980's) raw water intake at the Round Hill Reservoir, and including the two spring impoundments located northwest of the town on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
| 9c | III | PWS | Unnamed tributary to Goose Creek, from Camp Highroad's (inactive-late 1980's) raw water intake (Loudoun County) located in an old quarry to its headwaters. |
| 9d | III | PWS | Sleeter Lake (Loudoun County). |
| 10 | III | Tributaries of the Potomac River from the Monacacy River to the West Virginia-Virginia state line in Loudoun County, from their confluence with the Potomac River upstream to their headwaters, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. | |
| 10a | III | PWS | North Fork Catoctin Creek and its tributaries from Purcellville's raw water intake to their headwaters. |
| 10b | III | South Fork Catoctin Creek and its tributaries from its confluence with the North Fork Catoctin Creek to its headwaters. | |
| 11 | IV | pH-6.5-9.5 | Tributaries of the Potomac River in Frederick and Clarke Counties, Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter. |
| V | Stockable Trout Waters in Section 11 | ||
| *** | pH-6.5-9.5 | Back Creek (upper) from Rock Enon 4 miles upstream. | |
| *** | pH-6.5-9.5 | Back Creek (lower) from Route 600 to the mouth of Hogue Creek - 2 miles. | |
| *** | hh | Hogue Creek from Route 679 upstream 6 miles to the Forks below Route 612. | |
| vi | pH-6.5-9.5 | Opequon Creek (in Frederick County) from its confluence with Hoge Run upstream to the point at which Route 620 first crosses the stream. | |
| vi | pH-6.5-9.6 | Turkey Run (Frederick County) from its confluence with Opequon Creek 3.6 miles upstream. | |
| VI | Natural Trout Waters in Section 11 | ||
| ii | pH-6.5-9.5 | Bear Garden Run from its confluence with Sleepy Creek 3.1 miles upstream. | |
| iii | pH-6.5-9.5 | Redbud Run from its confluence with Opequon Creek 4.4 miles upstream. | |
| 11a | IV | pH-6.5-9.5 | Hot Run and its tributaries from its confluence with Opequon Creek to its headwaters. |
| V | Stockable Trout Waters in Section 11a | ||
| vi | pH-6.5-9.5 | Clearbrook Run from its confluence with Hot Run 2.1 miles upstream. | |
| 12 | IV | ESW-6 | South Branch Potomac River and its tributaries, such as Strait Creek, and the North Fork River and its tributaries from the Virginia-West Virginia state line to their headwaters. |
| V | Stockable Trout Waters in Section 12 | ||
| vi | Frank Run from its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River 0.8 mile upstream. | ||
| vii | pH-6.5-9.5 | South Branch Potomac River (in Highland County) from 69.2 miles above its confluence with the Potomac River 4.9 miles upstream. | |
| VI | Natural Trout Waters in Section 12 | ||
| ii | Blights Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork (Highland County) upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Buck Run (Highland County) from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Collins Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Laurel Fork (Highland County) from 1.9 miles above its confluence with the North Fork South Branch Potomac River upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| iii | pH-6.5-9.5 | Laurel Run (Highland County) from its confluence with Strait Creek upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | |
| ii | Locust Spring Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Lost Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Mullenax Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Newman Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| ii | Slabcamp Run from its confluence with Laurel Fork upstream including all named and unnamed tributaries. | ||
| iii | pH-6.5-9.5 | Strait Creek (Highland County) from its confluence with the South Branch Potomac River upstream to the confluence of West Strait Creek. |
9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-260-390
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.); 40 CFR Part 131.
The amended version of this section by Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 24, eff. 6/26/2024 is not yet available.