Lime Creek IA 02-CED-525

from confluence with unnamed tributary (S1 T87N R10W Buchanan Co.) to confluence with unnamed tributary in SW 1/4 S11 T88N R10W Buchanan Co.

Open Data Collection Period Modal

For purposes of developing stream/river water quality assessments for integrated reporting, three years of water quality data are typically used for both conventional pollutant parameters (e.g., indicator bacteria) and the less frequently monitored toxic parameters (e.g., toxic metals). Since the 2004 IR cycle, DNR has used a three-year data gathering period for streams, rivers, and beaches. For most assessments, the use of three years of data increases the number of samples upon which the decision on use support is based and helps address the problem of weather-related year-to-year fluctuations in water quality.

Due to the lower sampling frequency in Iowa’s ambient lake, biological, fish kill, and fish tissue monitoring programs, five years of data are used for developing IR assessments and for identifying Section 303(d) listings.

Data Type	Data Timeframe
Beach Sampling Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Stream/River Water Quality Data	CY 2018 - 2020
Lake Water Quality Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Biological Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020*
Fish Kill Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Fish Tissue Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
Continuous Dissolved Oxygen Sampling Data	CY 2016 - 2020
*Biological sites sampled in both 2015 and 2019 were also assessed.

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Cycle: 2022
Release Status: Final
Overall IR: 5 - Water is impaired or threatened and a TMDL is needed.
Trend: Unknown
Created: 1/10/2022 1:22:04 PM
Updated: 2/9/2022 8:44:13 AM

Use Support

Class A1

Presumptive Use

Recreation - Primary contact

Not Supported

Bacteria: Indicator Bacteria- E. coli

Support Level

Not Supported

Impairment Code

5p - Impairment occurs on a waterbody with a presumptive A1 or B(WW1) use.

Cause Magnitude

High

Status

Continuing

Source

Unknown: Source Unknown

Source Confidence

N/A

Cycle Added

2014

Impairment Rationale

Geometric mean criterion exceeded

Data Source

Special project/study

TMDL Priority

Tier III

Class BWW2

Aquatic Life - Warm Water Type 2

Fully Supported

Impairment Delistings

No delistings for this assessment cycle.

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Assessment Summary

The presumptive Class A1 use was assessed as “not supported” due to levels of indicator bacteria (E. coli) that violated Class A1 criteria. The Class BWW2 use remains assessed as "fully supported" based on water quality monitoring data.

Assessment Explanation

Sources of Data:

Data Source	Data Source ID	Data Type	Data Age	Site ID	BioNet Site ID	Site Name	Site Description
Iowa DNR	6	WQ	CY 2010-2011	15100007		Lime Creek at 240th St.
Iowa DNR	6	WQ	CY 2010-2011	15100008		Lime Creek at 250th St.

Presumptive Class A1 - Indicator Bacteria: Historical

Site ID	Data Source ID	# Samples / # Years	2010 Geometric Mean	2011 Geometric Mean	Annual Geometric Mean Violation	# Violations	% Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
15100007	6	24 / 2	637	946	Yes	20	83%	Yes	Evaluated	Not
15100008	6	23 / 2	677	957	Yes	21	91%	Yes	Evaluated	Not

Class BWW2 - Conventional Parameters: Historical

Site ID	Data Source ID	Parameter Name	# Samples / # Years	Minimum Value	Minimum Value	# Acute / Chronic Violations	% Acute/ Chronic Violations	Significantly >10% Violations	Assessment Type	Support Level
15100007	6	pH	24 / 2	6.3	8.2	1 / NA	4% / NA	No	Evaluated	Full
15100007	6	Dissolved oxygen	24 / 2	4	12.6	NA / 1	NA / 4%	No	Evaluated	Full
15100007	6	Temperature	24 / 2	9.6	26.2	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
15100008	6	pH	24 / 2	7.2	8.1	0 / NA	0% / NA	No	Evaluated	Full
15100008	6	Dissolved oxygen	24 / 2	5.9	11.8	NA / 0	NA / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full
15100008	6	Temperature	24 / 2	9.2	25.1	0 / 0	0% / 0%	No	Evaluated	Full

Monitoring and Methods

Assessment Key Dates

5/19/2010

Non-fixed Monitoring Start Date

7/29/2011

Non-fixed Monitoring End Date

Methods

150

Monitoring data more than 5 years old

220

Non-fixed station physical/chemical monitoring (conventional pollutant only)

420

Indicator bacteria monitoring