West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 46 - Coal Mine Health And Safety › Title 46 - PROCEDURAL RULE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD › Series 46-01 - Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards › Section 46-1-7 - 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 an alphanumeric system as identified in the
				"Key to West Virginia Stream Systems and Major Tributaries" (1956) as published
				by the Conservation Commission of West Virginia and revised by the West
				Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (1985).
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 except those listed below:
7.1.c.1.A. MCB - Blackwater 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 - Youghigheny 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 which is designated as follows:
7.1.e.1.A. 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. KG
				- 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 which is designated as follows:
7.1.e.4.1. 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 which is designated as follows:
7.1.e.5.1 BST - Tug Fork and all its
				tributaries.