Loudoun Watershed Watch - Overseeing the Water Resources of Loudoun County, VA

Loudoun Watershed Watch
Overseeing the Water Resources of Loudoun County, VA

Designated Use

Designated uses are those uses specified in water quality standards for each water body or segment whether or not they are being attained. All Virginia waters are designated for the following uses: recreational uses, e.g., swimming and boating; the propagation and growth of a balanced, indigenous population of aquatic life, including game fish, which might reasonably be expected to inhabit them; wildlife; and the production of edible and marketable natural resources, e.g., fish and shellfish.

Of the six designated uses in Virginia, four apply to Loudoun County.

To assess whether the use is met, the following types of assessment are conducted.


Designated Water Use		Stream Monitor and Testing
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