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Percentage of Surface Waters with Impaired or Threatened Uses (state + EPA data):

Number of Impaired Waterbodies (as reported by the state):

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LUCAS County contains a portion of 3 watersheds:

Cedar-Portage

Lower Maumee

Ottawa-Stony

Percentage of Surface Waters with Reported Problems (state + EPA data): 29%

Number of Waterbodies with Reported Problems (as reported by the state): 72

Beneficial Use Most Frequently Impaired	Percent of All Impairments
Aquatic Life Support	89%
Overall Use	3%

 Beneficial uses not reported for 8% of waterbodies.

Priority for Regulation	Number of Waterbodies
Targeted	0
High	11
Medium	38
Low	23
Not Assessed for TMDL Priority	0
Not Reported to US EPA for TMDL Priority	0

Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Number of impaired waterbodies: 61 (cause not reported for 4%)
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in OHIO assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 10%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Other Habitat Alterations	64%
Sediments	52%
Low Dissolved Oxygen/Organic Enrichment	36%
Flow Alterations	34%
Organic Compounds	30%
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NOTE: Possible inconsistencies between data on (a) impaired waterbodies and (b) percentage of waterbodies assessed.

Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Number of impaired waterbodies: 61 (cause not reported for 13%)
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in OHIO assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 10%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Hydromodification/Habitat Modification	67%
Agriculture	48%
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers	30%
Municipal Point Sources	28%
Construction	26%
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NOTE: Possible inconsistencies between data on (a) impaired waterbodies and (b) percentage of waterbodies assessed.

Scorecard's report on

• Watershed indicators
• Toxic chemical releases from industrial facilities (TRI)
• Criteria air pollutants
• Hazardous air pollutants
• Land contamination

Drinking Water Sources for this County