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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):

NOTE: Data limitations affect the accuracy of these rankings.

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RHODE ISLAND contains a portion of 5 watersheds:

Blackstone

Cape Cod

Narragansett

Pawcatuck-Wood

Quinebaug

Percentage of Surface Waters with Reported Problems (state + EPA data): 21%

Number of Waterbodies with Reported Problems (as reported by the state): 127

Beneficial Use Most Frequently Impaired	Percent of All Impairments
Overall Use	94%

Beneficial uses not reported for 100% of waterbodies.

Priority for Regulation	Number of Waterbodies
Targeted	25
High	32
Medium	41
Low	21
Not Assessed for TMDL Priority	8
Not Reported to US EPA for TMDL Priority	0

Rivers, Streams, and Creeks
Number of impaired waterbodies: 58
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in RHODE ISLAND assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 54%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Impaired Biological Community	45%
Metals	41%
Pathogens	29%
Nutrients	16%
Salinity/TDS/Chlorides	5%
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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: 58 (cause not reported for 100%)
Percent of Rivers, Streams and Creeks in RHODE ISLAND assessed by agencies for 1997-98 reporting period: 54%

	Percent Waterbodies Affected
Impairment source not reported	100%

NOTE: Possible inconsistencies between data on (a) impaired waterbodies and (b) percentage of waterbodies assessed.