West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 47 - Water Resources, Division Of Water And Waste Management › Title 47 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Series 47-02 - Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards › Section 47-2-7 - West Virginia Waters

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
7.1. Major
				River Basins and their Alphanumeric System. All streams and their tributaries
				in West Virginia shall be individually identified using the stream codes
				developed by the Department and available on the Department's website.
7.1.a. J - James River Basin. All tributaries
				to the West Virginia - Virginia State line.
7.1.b. P - Potomac River Basin. All
				tributaries of the main stem of the Potomac River to the West Virginia -
				Maryland - Virginia state line to the confluence of the North Branch and the
				South Branch of the Potomac River and all tributaries arising in West Virginia
				excluding the major tributaries hereinafter designated:
7.1.b.1. S - Shenandoah River and all its
				tributaries arising in West Virginia to the West Virginia - Virginia state
				line.
7.1.b.2. PC - Cacapon River
				and all its tributaries.
7.1.b.3.
				PSB - South Branch and all its tributaries.
7.1.b.4. PNB - North Branch and all
				tributaries to the North Branch arising in West Virginia.
7.1.c. M - Monongahela River Basin. The
				Monongahela River Basin main stem and all its tributaries, excluding the
				following major tributaries which are designated as follows:
7.1.c.1. MC - Cheat River and all its
				tributaries.
7.1.c.2. MW - West
				Fork River and all its tributaries.
7.1.c.3. MT - Tygart River and all its
				tributaries except those listed below:
7.1.c.3.A. MTB - Buckhannon River and all its
				tributaries.
7.1.c.3.B. MTM -
				Middle Fork River and all its tributaries.
7.1.c.4. MY - Youghiogheny River and all its
				tributaries to the West Virginia - Maryland State line.
7.1.d. O Zone 1 - Ohio River - Main Stem. The
				main stem of the Ohio River from the Ohio -Pennsylvania - West Virginia state
				line to the Ohio - Kentucky - West Virginia state line.
7.1.e. O Zone 2 - Ohio River - Tributaries.
				All tributaries of the Ohio River excluding the following major tributaries:
7.1.e.1. LK - Little Kanawha River. The
				Little Kanawha River and all its tributaries excluding the following major
				tributary, designated as LKH - Hughes River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.2. K - Kanawha River Zone 1. The main
				stem of the Kanawha River from mile point 0, at its confluence with the Ohio
				River, to mile point 72 near Diamond, West Virginia.
7.1.e.3. K - Kanawha River Zone 2. The main
				stem of the Kanawha River from mile point 72 near Diamond, West Virginia and
				all its tributaries from mile point 0 to the headwaters, excluding the
				following major tributaries which are designated as follows:
7.1.e.3.A. KP - Pocatalico River and all its
				tributaries.
7.1.e.3.B. KC - Coal
				River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.C. KE - Elk River and all its
				tributaries.
7.1.e.3.D. KG - Gauley
				River. The Gauley River and all its tributaries excluding the following major
				tributaries which are designated as follows:
7.1.e.3.D.1. KG-19 - Meadow River and all its
				tributaries.
7.1.e.3.D.2. KG-34 -
				Cherry River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.D.3. KGC - Cranberry River and all
				its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.D.4. KGW -
				Williams River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.E. KN - New River. The New River from
				its confluence with the Gauley River to the Virginia - West Virginia state line
				and all tributaries excluding the following major tributaries which are
				designated as follows:
7.1.e.3.E.1. KNG -
				Greenbrier River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.E.2. KNB - Bluestone River and all
				its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.E.3. KN-60
				- East River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.3.E.4. K(L)-81-(1) - Bluestone
				Lake.
7.1.e.4. OG - Guyandotte River. The
				Guyandotte River and all its tributaries, excluding the following major
				tributary, designated as OGM - Mud River and all its tributaries.
7.1.e.5. BS - Big Sandy River. The Big Sandy
				River to the Kentucky - Virginia - West Virginia state lines and all its
				tributaries arising in West Virginia, excluding the following major tributary,
				designated as BST - Tug Fork and all its tributaries.