WATER

2024 Water Quality Inventory: Integrated Report (305(b)/303(d))

 

Full Text of 2024 Integrated Report - All 2024 IR documents were approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on July 2, 2024. Therefore, all 2024 IR assessment is considered final and approved for all uses. 

Appendix A: 2024 Water Quality Assessments for Louisiana (Excel document(PDF document) - illustrates designated use support for primary contact recreation (swimming), secondary contact recreation (boating), and fish and wildlife propagation in all Louisiana regulatory water bodies. 

Appendix B: Water bodies considered impaired in the 2022 Integrated Report that are no longer considered impaired by Louisiana. Appendix B is used as a tool to track changes to the IR over time.

Appendix C: List of Lousiana's ambient surface water quality monitoring sites used in the 2024 IR assessment.

Appendix D: Complete list of possible suspected causes of impairment provided by USEPA.

Appendix E: Complete list of possible suspected sources of impairment provided by USEPA.

Appendix F: Public comments received on the 2024 IR and LDEQ's response to comments.

Appendix G: Louisiana's 2024 Section 303(d) List: (Excel document) (PDF document) - Appendix G represents a subset of Louisiana's 2024 Integrated Report (IR) and includes only those water bodies where an impairment has been reported and a TMDL has not yet been developed (Categories 5, 5-Alt, and 5RC). The 303(d) List does not include all reported impairments (see Appendix A) and is only a reference for USEPA purposes.

Appendix H: USEPA's National Aquatic Resource Survey (NARS)