Description: Connecticut 305(b) Assessed Waters 2014 includes rivers, lakes and estuaries that have been assessed in compliance with Sections 305(b) and 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act. Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act requires each state to monitor, assess and report on the quality of its waters relative to attainment of designated uses established by the State's water quality standards. Section 303(d) requires each State to compile a subset of that list identifying only those waters not meeting water quality standards and assign a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) priority ranking to each impaired waterbody.
This assessment is based on information collected and compiled prior to 2014. It represents conditions at a particular point in time and does not represent current conditions. Depending on the type of waterbody - river, lake, or estuary - this informaiton geographically displays attainment and non-attainment (e.g. full supporting, not supporting, not assessed) for each designated use - aquatic life, marine aquatic life, recreation use, fish consumption, shellfish havesting, and drinking water supply.
Feature Type: Line
Type: FeatureLayer
Display Field: WATER_NAME
Primary Key Field: OBJECTID
Show Map Tips: True
Searchable: False
Identifiable: True
Queryable: True
Can Copy Feature: True
Snappable: True
Snapping Enabled: False
Has Attachments: False
Feature Label: {LayerName}
Feature Description: Class Name: {CLASS_NAME}<br/>Miles: {MILES}<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Supported for:</span><br/>Aquatic Life: {AQUATIC_LIFE}<br/>Recreation: {RECREATION}<br/>Fish Consumption: {FISH_CONSUMPTION}<br/>Drinking Water Supply: {DRINKING_WATER_SUPPLY}<br/><br/>
OBJECTID (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
ID305B [305B ID] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
Source (Type: Int32, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
HUC_8 [HUC 8] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
HU_8_Name [HUC 8 Name] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
CYCLE [Cycle] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
WATER_NAME [Name] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
LOCATION [Location] (Type: String, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
CLASS_ID [Class ID] (Type: Double, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
CLASS_NAME [Class Name] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
AQUATIC_LIFE [Aquatic Life] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
RECREATION [Recreation] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
FISH_CONSUMPTION [Fish Consumption] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
DRINKING_WATER_SUPPLY [Drinking Water Supply] (Type: String, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
USE_COUNT [Use Count] (Type: Double, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
MILES [Miles] (Type: Double, Visible: True, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SHAPE (Type: Object, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)
SHAPE.STLength() (Type: Double, Visible: False, Searchable: False, Can Symbolize Unique Value: False, Can Symbolize Class Breaks: False, Addressable: True)