Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-500 - Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Clinch River Subbasin)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
SEC.
CLASS
SP. STDS.
SECTION DESCRIPTION
1
IV
Powell River and its tributaries from the
								Virginia-Tennessee state line to their headwaters; Indian Creek and Martin
								Creek in Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.
V
Stockable Trout Waters in Section 1
vi
Batie Creek from its confluence with the Powell
								River 0.8 mile upstream.
vi
Dry Creek from its confluence with Hardy Creek to
								its headwaters.
vi
Hardy Creek and its tributaries to their
								headwaters.
vi
Lick Branch from its confluence with Indian Creek
								1.4 miles upstream.
vi
Martin Creek (Lee County) from the
								Virginia-Tennessee state line to its headwaters.
vii
North Fork Powell River from the confluence of
								Straight Creek upstream to the Keokee Lake dam.
vi
Poor Valley Branch from its confluence with Martin
								Creek 1.4 miles upstream.
vi
Sims Creek from its confluence with the Powell
								River 1.1 miles upstream to Sims Spring.
vi
Station Creek at the boundary of the Cumberland Gap
								National Historical Park (river mile 2.2) 2.6 miles upstream.
vi
Wallen Creek above its confluence with the Powell
								River (at Rasnic Hollow) to its headwaters.
vi
White Branch from its confluence with Poor Valley
								Branch 0.7 mile upstream (to the Falls at Falling Water Gap).
1a
IV
PWS
Powell River and its tributaries from Pennington
								Gap's raw water intake to 5 miles upstream.
1b
IV
PWS
Bens Branch from Appalachia's raw water intake to
								its headwaters.
1c
IV
PWS
South Fork Powell River from Big Stone Gap's raw
								water intake to its headwaters.
1d
IV
PWS
Benges Branch from Norton's raw water intake to its
								headwaters.
1e
IV
PWS
Robinette Branch from Norton's raw water intake to
								its headwaters.
1f
IV
PWS
Fleenortown Creek and its tributaries from the Winn
								#1 and Barker Springs intakes (which provide raw water to the Town of
								Jonesville WTP) to points 5 miles upstream.
2
IV
Clinch River and its tributaries from the
							 Virginia-Tennessee state line to their headwaters; North Fork Clinch River and
							 its tributaries, Blackwater Creek and its tributaries, and Little Creek in
							 Virginia, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.
V
Stockable Trout Waters in Section 2
vi
Amos Branch from its confluence with Copper Creek 3.3
							 miles upstream.
***
Big Cedar Creek from its confluence with Little Cedar
							 Creek to the mouths of Elk Garden Creek and Loop Creek.
viii
Burns Creek from its confluence with the Guest River
							 to its headwaters.
viii
Clear Creek (Wise County) from 1/2 mile above its
							 confluence with the Guest River to its headwaters.
vi
Copper Creek (Russell County) from Route 678 below
							 Parsonage - river mile 52.5 - 4.3 miles upstream.
vi
Cove Creek from river mile 6.5 (above Stanleytown) 5.5
							 miles upstream.
vi
Cowan Creek from its confluence with Sinking Creek 2.7
							 miles upstream.
vi
Devil Fork from its confluence with Straight Fork 3.2
							 miles upstream.
vi
Fall Creek from its confluence with the Clinch River
							 4.6 miles upstream.
vi
Gillinswater Branch from its confluence with Obeys
							 Creek 2.8 miles upstream.
vi
Gray Branch from its confluence with Mill Creek (Scott
							 County) 1.6 miles upstream.
vi
Jessee Branch from its confluence with Copper Creek at
							 Thompson Ford 2 miles upstream.
vi
Lark Creek from its confluence with Copper Creek 3
							 miles upstream.
viii
Laurel Fork (Scott County) from its confluence with
							 Stock Creek 4 miles upstream.
vi
Liberty Creek from its confluence with Little River
							 1.6 miles upstream.
vi
Little Stony Creek from the intersection of the stream
							 and Route 72 upstream to its headwaters.
vi
Mill Creek (Scott County) from its confluence with the
							 Clinch River at Grays Ford 1.6 miles upstream.
vi
Obeys Creek from 2.5 miles above its confluence with
							 Copper Creek 6 miles upstream.
vi
Palmer Branch from its confluence with the Clinch
							 River 1.8 miles upstream.
vi
Powers Branch from its confluence with the Clinch
							 River 2.4 miles upstream.
vi
Stock Creek from 0.25 mile north of Sunbright to 1.5
							 miles north of Mabe.
Stony Creek from Fort Blackmore upstream to its
							 headwaters.
***
(Stony Creek from Fort Blackmore (river mile 0.56) 5.5
							 miles upstream.)
vi
(Stony Creek from 5.5 miles above its confluence with
							 the Clinch River (in the vicinity of Greens Chapel) 7.2 miles upstream.)
vi
Straight Fork (Scott County) from its confluence with
							 Stony Creek 5.1 miles upstream.
vi
Valley Creek from 1.1 miles above its confluence with
							 Copper Creek 6.8 miles upstream.
viii
Wolf Creek (Scott County) from its confluence with
							 Laurel Fork 1.8 miles upstream.
VI
Natural Trout Waters in Section 2
iii
Maiden Spring Creek from 15 miles above its confluence
							 with Little River at Route 602 above Benbow 5.3 miles upstream.
iii
Mill Creek (Russell County) from its confluence with
							 the Clinch River 2.7 miles upstream.
2a
IV
PWS, x
Clinch River and its tributaries to their headwaters
							 from the Wise County Public Service Authority's raw water intakes to 5 miles
							 upstream from St. Paul's raw water intake.
2b
IV
PWS
Clinch River and its tributaries to their headwaters
							 from Raven-Doran's raw water intake to a point 5 miles upstream of the
							 Richland's raw water intake.
2c
IV
PWS
Clinch River and its tributaries from Tazewell's raw
							 water intake to their headwaters.
2d
IV
PWS
North Fork Clinch River and its tributaries, including
							 Spurlock Branch, from Duffield Development Authority's raw water intake at the
							 confluence with Spurlock Branch and the intake on Spurlock Branch to 5 miles
							 upstream.
2e
IV
PWS
Bear Creek from Wise's raw water intake to its
							 headwaters.
2f
IV
PWS
Toms Creek from Coeburn's raw water intake to its
							 headwaters.
2g
IV
PWS
Little River and its tributaries from the Tazewell
							 County Water and Sewer Authority's (Claypool Hill Water Treatment Plant) raw
							 water intake to points 5 miles upstream.
2h
IV
PWS
Unnamed tributary to the North Fork Clinch River from
							 the Divides raw water intake upstream to its headwaters.
2i
IV
PWS
Big Cedar Creek and its tributaries from Lebanon's raw
							 water intake to points 5 miles upstream.
2j
IV
PWS
Cavitts Creek from the proposed Baptist Valley raw
							 water intake to its headwaters.
2k
IV
PWS
Unnamed tributary to Big Creek (Tazewell County) from
							 the Tazewell County Water and Sewer Authority's Jewell Ridge raw water intake
							 upstream to its headwaters.
2l
(moved to 1f)
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
						Virginia; Clean Water Act (33 USC §
													1251 et seq.);
						40 CFR Part
						131.
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