Draft 2026 Water Quality Integrated Report

Author: Amber Crawford, Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment, State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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Abstract

Every two years DEC reviews readily available water quality data to determine if waterbodies meet Alaska's water quality standards. This is known as the Integrated Report, and it fulfills Clean Water Act Section 305(b) and Section 303(d) federal requirements. The Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report is used by the State to prioritize waterbodies for data gathering, watershed protection, and restoration of impaired waters. The 2026 Integrated Report proposes to add two new waterbodies to the impaired waters list, Ketchikan Creek and the Port Valdez Small Boat Harbor. Two previously impaired waters are now attaining water quality standards, and an additional 191 waters are or continue to attain standards. This talk will summarize the draft 2026 Integrated Report.

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