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Table V-1. (continued) 
Sassafras River 
SASOH2 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Upper Chester River 
CHSTF 
MD 
X 
X 
X* 
Middle Chester River 
CHSOH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Lower Chester River 
CHSMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Eastern Bay 
EASMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Upper Choptank River 
CHOTF 
MD 
X 
X 
Middle Choptank River 
CHOOH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Lower Choptank River 
CHOMH2 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Mouth of the Choptank River 
CHOMH1 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Little Choptank River 
LCHMH 
MD 
X 
X 
Honga River 
HNGMH 
MD 
X 
X 
Fishing Bay 
FSBMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Upper Nanticoke River 
NANTF 
MD 
X 
X 
Upper Nanticoke River 
NANTF 
DE 
X 
X 
X* 
Middle Nanticoke River 
NANOH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Lower Nanticoke River 
NANMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Wicomico River 
WICMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Manokin River 
MANMH1 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Manokin River 
MANMH2 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Big Annemessex River 
BIGMH1 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Big Annemessex River 
BIGMH2 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Upper Pocomoke River 
POCTF 
MD 
X 
X 
Middle Pocomoke River 
POCOH 
MD 
X 
X 
X* 
Middle Pocomoke River 
POCOH 
VA 
X 
X 
X* 
Lower Pocomoke River 
POCMH 
MD 
X 
X 
X 
Lower Pocomoke River 
POCMH 
VA 
X 
X 
X 
Tangier Sound 
TANMH1 
MD 
X 
X 
Tangier Sound 
TANMH2 
MD 
X 
X 
Tangier Sound 
TANMH 
VA 
X 
X 
Source: U.S. ERA 2003b, 2004b, 2004c, 2005 
To determine attainment of the shallow-water bay grass designated use, SAV restora¬ 
tion goals for these nine segments were established based on the total surface acre 
between the shoreline and the 0.5-meter depth contour divided by the 2.5 water 
clarity acres multiplier (Table V-2). Any SAV no-grow zones within the individual 
segments were removed before conducting the above calculations. 
ASSESSMENT BASED ON WATER CLARITY ACRES 
The EPA has determined that the shallow-water designated use is protected when 
there is restoration of SAV to the targeted restoration acreages or when a sufficient 
area of shallow-water habitat contains required levels of water clarity, accounting for 
chapter v 
Refinements to the Shallow-Water Designated Use Assessment Procedures 
