Health of the York River & Small Coastal Basins

York River Watershed

The York Watershed is comprised of 2669 square miles or 1.7 million acres and encompasses 20 counties and cities. (www.cbf.org). Threats to the upper York’s water quality include conversion of waterfront farmland into residential and commercial uses as well as potential water withdrawal plans including a reservoir on the Mattaponi (a tributary to the York). The lower York is threatened mainly by point source pollution from industry and federal facilities.

TMDLs

Photo Credit: Illinois EPA

Map of YRSCB Watershed Impaired Waters for 2008 Chesapeake Bay Phase V Model Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Steering Commitee Workgroup Briefing Materials - May 2007 Virginia Pump-Out Stations by Waterbody

Mercury/PCB Fish Advisories

York River and Small Coastal Basins Harmful Algal Blooms DEQ Water Monitoring Information

Virginia Estuarine & Coastal Observing System

Virginia Estuarine & Coastal Observing System - provides dataflow and up-to-date water quality monitoring information for the lower Chesapeake Bay

Living Shorelines

Photo Credit: Karen Duhring

Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) Living Shorelines Website

Bay Health Index - Chesapeake Bay Program/Integration & Application Network Presentation

Chesapeake Bay Program/Integration & Application Network Presentation

EPA Enviromapper for Water Quality

EPA Enviromapper interactive map for the York River Mainstem

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in the Chesapeake Bay

Photo Credit: Koel Ghosh

Virginia Institute of Marine Science SAV Program "SAV Beds Show Improvement in Parts of Middle Bay Virginia Tributaries - 2006"