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SOUMH 
The South River was assessed for 2004. It had a low SAV acreage and ultimately the 
average water clarity did not even meet the SAV goal, let alone 2.5 times the goal. 
FSBMH 
Fishing Bay passed mainly on the back of its small goal and a few months producing 
good water clarity in the shoreline margins of the lower open water portions. These 
areas ultimately might not support SAV due to the high wave energy and shifting 
sediments of this segment. 
PAXMH 
Very little SAV is to be found in the lower Patuxent that also has a large SAV goal. 
Fifty-four percent of the water clarity goal was achieved. 
RHDMH/WSTMH 
The Rhode River, much like Fishing Bay, owes some of its passing success to a small 
goal (60 acres). No appreciable SAV has been observed in this segment during the 
VIMS aerial surveys. Much of the passing water clarity for the West and Rhode were 
observed in the downriver portions. This segment also contains shoreline along the 
Bay that had better estimated water clarity. The West River failed due to consistently 
bad upriver turbidity. 
2008 ASSESSMENT VIRGINIA WATER CLARITY 
ATTAINMENT RESULTS 
Analyses were conducted for the 2004-2006 time period. 
• For Virginia, the following segments had no SAV goal, therefore the analysis 
was not applicable: MPNOH, PMKOH, SBEMH, WBEMH, EBEMH, ELIPH, 
LAFMH. 
• For Virginia, the following segments passed their SAV goal in at least one year 
between 2004 and 2006: CHKOH, MPNTF, PMKTF, POTOH, POTTF, 
RPPOH, RPPTF 
• For Virginia, the following segments failed their SAV goal for each year 
between 2004 and 2006 and had no data to perform the water clarity acres 
assessment: CB5MH, CB6PH, CB7PH, CB8PH, CRRMH, LYNPH, MOBPH, 
POCMH, POTMH, RPPMH, TANMH 
• For Virginia, the following segments passed using the water clarity acres 
assessment method: CHKOH, JMSMH, JMSPH, MPNTF, PMKTF 
For Virginia, the following segments failed using the water clarity acres assessment 
method: APPTF, JMSOH, JMSTF1, JMSTF2. PIAMH, YRKMH, YRKPH 
appendix f • Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity Attainment Results 
