Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities. General Land-use Characteristics: Withdrawal and Discharge Sites: Sampling Site Statistics:

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1 This report was prepared by the Kentucky Water Research Institute as a product of the statewide Kentucky Watershed Management process. Information presented in this report was collected from many sources. Reasonable attempts were made to ensure that information and figures are as accurate as possible, but no representation or guarantee is made as to either the correctness or suitability of information for particular purposes. All critical information should be independently verified. Please address questions or corrections to Basin Coordinator, KWRI, Rm. 2 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Summary of Basin Characteristics and Facilities General Land-use Characteristics: Total Land Area (): 157,868 Residential Area: 5 % of Total. Number of Mine Permits: 125 Commercial Area: Industrial Area: Agricultural Area: Rural and Wooded Area: Other Land-use Area: ,27 11, Total Permitted Mining Area (): Number of Identified Wetland Areas: Total Wetland Area ():, Withdrawal and Discharge Sites: Number of Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Sites: 2 Number of KPDES Discharge Permits: 2 Surface Water Withdrawals: Groundwater Withdrawals: 17 No. of Potable Water Treatment Facilities: 15 Sampling Site Statistics: Number of USGS Gaging Stations: Number of Kentucky Division of Water Sampling Sites: Number of Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Sampling Sites: Number of US Forest Service Sampling Sites: Number of US Army Corps of Engineers Sampling Sites: Number of Kentucky River Watershed Watch Sampling Sites: Number of Lexington-Fayette Urban Co. Gov. Sampling Sites: 7

2 Watershed s and Ranking Categories: Protection Ranking Observed Impacts Potential Impacts Restoration Ranking Overall Watershed Ranking: Protection Categories: Range of All Mean of All Wetland Areas Surface Drinking Water Sources Ground Drinking Water Sources Groundwater Sensitivity KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Management Areas U.S. Forest Service Management Areas Kentucky State Park Areas Nature Preserves Commission Areas Nature Conservancy Areas Reference Reach Outstanding Resource Recognized Stream Resources Kentucky Rivers Assessment s , No. of sources No. of sources No. of resources , Observed Impact Categories: Human Health Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Flood Declarations Water Supply Inadequacy Observed Impacts to Surface Drinking Water Observed Impacts to Fish Consumption Observed Impacts to Primary Water Contact Contamination Sites Impacting Human Health Number since Ecological Health Impact Categories: Observed Impacts to Aquatic Life Contamination Sites Impacting Ecological Health Potential Impact Categories: Range of All Mean of All Potential Contamination Sites Potential Pesticide Loading Potential Fertilizer Loading Agricultural Erosion Potential Livestock Operations Potential Impact KPDES Discharge Violations KY Division of Water Citizen Complaints Toxic Release Inventory Population Change Projection Population Not on Public Sewer Systems Mining Area Surface Water Runoff Potential KPDES Permitted Discharges ,157, Est. sales in tons Est. tons applied Est. tons erosion / acre Animal units Number of violations Number of complaints Number of persons Number of persons SCS Curve Number , ,68 8 1,

3 Stream and Waterbody Use Support Summary Total Stream Miles: Number of Segments Stream Miles Assessed Fully Supporting Partially Supporting Not Supporting Threatened Segments Assessed: Designated Uses Aquatic Life: Primary Contact: Fish Consumption: Drinking Water: * Blank values indicate no assessed segments for this category. Assessed Stream Segments and Waterbodies Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Segment Ending Length (miles) Designated Uses * Overall Level of Support Balls Fork AL Partially Supporting Bolen Branch AL Fully Supporting Buckhorn Creek AL, PC Not Supporting Clemons Fork AL, FC Fully Supporting Clemons Fork AL Fully Supporting Coles Fork AL, FC Fully Supporting Leatherwood Creek.2.2 AL Fully Supporting Long Fork.6.6 AL Not Supporting Lost Creek AL Not Supporting PC, AL Not Supporting AL Fully Supporting AL, FC, PC Not Supporting *Abbreviations: AL - Aquatic Life Support, PC - Primary Contact Recreation, SC - Secondary Contact Recreation, FC - Fish Consumption, DW - Drinking Water Supply, UT - Unnamed Tributary Causes for Nonsupport or Impairment of Designated Uses Stream or Waterbody Name * Starting Ending Segment Length (miles) Impaired or Threatened Designated Use Level of Support Balls Fork Aquatic Life Support Partially Supporting Siltation Agriculture, Crop-related Sources, Erosion and Sedimentation, Grazing related Sources, Nonirrigated Crop Production, Pasture grazing - Riparian and/or Upland, Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers Buckhorn Creek Primary Contact (Recr) Partially Supporting Buckhorn Creek Aquatic Life Support Not Supporting

4 Flow alteration, Other habitat alterations, Pathogens, Siltation, Turbidity Abandoned mining, Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization, Habitat Modification (other than Hydromodification), Harvesting, Restoration, Residue Management, Inactive mining, Removal of Riparian Vegetation, Resource Extraction, Silviculture, Mining Long Fork.6.6 Aquatic Life Support Not Supporting Salinity/TDS/chlorides Resource Extraction Lost Creek Aquatic Life Support Not Supporting Flow alteration, Other habitat alterations, Siltation, Turbidity Abandoned mining, Bank or Shoreline Modification/Destabilization, Habitat Modification (other than Hydromodification), Harvesting, Restoration, Residue Management, Inactive mining, Removal of Riparian Vegetation, Resource Extraction, Silviculture, Mining Primary Contact (Recr) Not Supporting Pathogens Agriculture, Intensive Animal Feeding Operations Primary Contact (Recr) Not Supporting Aquatic Life Support Threatened Pathogens Minor Municipal Point Source, Municipal Point Sources *Abbreviations: UT - Unnamed Tributary Applicable Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Reports: Stream or Waterbody TMDL Report Status First priority - not yet started Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities:

5 Withdrawal Sites and Discharge Facilities: Public Water Supplies and Water Withdrawal Facility Origin of Source Type of Facility Permit ID Number ADDINGTON, INC. Surface Water Water Withdrawal Site WW12 ADDINGTON, INC. Surface Water Water Withdrawal Site WW18 ADDINGTON, INC. Surface Water Water Withdrawal Site WW19 BECKHAM COMBS ELEM SCH Groundwater Water Treatment Plant CAMP NATHANIEL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 6222 CHANEY'S RESTAURANT Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 9729 EMMALENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 6228 HINDMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant HINDMAN WATER DEPT Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 6198 HINDMAN WATER DEPT Groundwater Water Withdrawal Site 6198 HOLLY HILLS SHOPPING CENTER Groundwater Water Treatment Plant HOMEPLACE CLINIC Groundwater Water Treatment Plant HWY 8 MOTEL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 6 JAMESTOWN VILLAGE MHP Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 6129 JAMESTOWN VILLAGE MHP Groundwater Water Withdrawal Site 6129 KNOTT CNTY BOARD OF ED BUILD Groundwater Water Treatment Plant LISA SHORT DENTAL OFFICE Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 65 LOST CREEK SCHOOL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Groundwater Water Treatment Plant SID PRATT DENTAL OFFICE Groundwater Water Treatment Plant 62 KPDES Permitted Discharge Facilities Facility Gaging Stations and Sampling Sites: US Geological Survey and US Army Corps of Engineers Stream Gaging Stations Stream Location Agency Type of Facility Station ID Number Sampling Parameter Bear Branch USGS USGS278 Flow KPDES Site ID Number BECKHAM COMBS ELEM SCHOOL ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS KY87921 BREATHITT CO BD OF ED ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS KY1722 BUCKHORN PROCESSING CO COAL MINING SERVICE KY9799 CLEMONS WHISKEY STORE WINE & DIST ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE KY97926 HANDSHOE APTS OPERATORS OF APART BUILDINGS KY9266 HIGHWAY 8 MOTEL & RESTAURANT HOTELS AND MOTELS KY856 HINDMAN STP SEWERAGE SYSTEMS KY27685 HINDMAN WTP WATER SUPPLY KY72 HOLLY HILLS PLAZA SHOPPING CTR OPER OF DWELL OTHER THAN APART KY759 JAMESTOWN VILLAGE INC MHP OPER OF RES MOBILE HOME SITES KY982 KNOTT CO BD OF ED ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS KY11818 KTC KNOTT CO MAINT GARAGE BUS TERMINAL & SERVICE FACILIT KY9889 LOST CREEK ELEM SCHOOL ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS KY958 ROBINSON ELEM SCHOOL ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS KY9572 STAR FIRE MINING CO COAL MINING SERVICE KY9819 TRUS JOIST MACMILLAN RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS KY99571

6 USGS USGS2785 Flow USGS USGS Flow KY Division of Water Sampling Sites Stream Name Clemons Fork Clemons Fork Coles Fork Long Fork Bolen Branch Balls Fork Stream Segment Type of Sampling Biological Monitoring KY Dept of Fish and Wildlife Sampling / Assessment Sites - Leatherwood Creek 6 - Lost Creek 5 - Buckhorn Creek Upstream Description Little Leatherwood Creek Rockhouse Fork Long Fork Downstream Description Mouth Leatherwood Creek Mouth Total Length of Segment Upstream Mile Point Downstream Mile Point Clear Creek Pigeonroost Branch