Assessment Comments
Assessment is based on results of IDNR/UHL biological (biocriteria) monitoring in 1998: Fish IBI= 56 (good), BM-IBI= 60 (good).
Basis for Assessment
SUMMARY: The Class B(WW) aquatic life uses are assessed (monitored) as "fully supported / threatened" (minor impacts) based on results of IDNR/UHL biological (biocriteria) sampling in 1998. Fish consumption uses remain "not assessed" due to the lack of fish contaminant monitoring in this stream segment. This is the same assessment as that developed for the 2002 reporting cycle.
EXPLANATION: The assessment was based on the 1998 biological assessment data, and the aquatic life use support continued to be assessed as fully supporting / threatened (=FST) based on a comparison of the F-IBI and BM-IBI scores with biological assessment criteria established specifically for the 2002 Section 305(b) report. The F-IBI score was 56 (good) and the BM-IBI score was 60 (good). See assessment developed for the 2000 reporting cycle for more information.
