Difference between revisions of "Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)"
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Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are EPA approved amounts of pollutant loading that can occur and have a water body meet water quality standards. This page is collection of links and resources to better understand, and meet, TMDL requirements. | Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are EPA approved amounts of pollutant loading that can occur and have a water body meet water quality standards. This page is collection of links and resources to better understand, and meet, TMDL requirements. | ||
| + | [[file:Riverconfluence.jpg|300 px|right|alt=image of Miss and St Croix rivers confluence<font size=3>Confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi river. Note the St. Croix River is not impaired for sediment, while the Mississippi River is impaired.</font size>]] | ||
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| + | ==TMDL guidance== | ||
| + | *[[Summary of TMDL requirements in stormwater permits]] | ||
| + | *[[Forms, guidance, and resources for completing the TMDL annual report form]] | ||
| + | *Chloride | ||
| + | *Bacteria | ||
| + | *Dissolved oxygen, oxygen demand, temperature, and nitrogen | ||
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| + | ===TMDL toolkit for MS4 permit compliance=== | ||
| + | *[[Overview of models used to meet MS4 TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | **[[Case study for using P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing WINSLAMM to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | **[[Case study for using WINSLAMM to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing the MIDS calculator to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | **[[MIDS calculator]] | ||
| + | **[[Case study for using the MIDS calculator to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing the MPCA Simple Estimator to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | **[[MPCA Simple Estimator]] | ||
| + | **[[Case study for using the MPCA Simple Estimator to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
| + | *[[Case studies for monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements]] | ||
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| + | ==TMDL guidance and general information== | ||
| + | *[[Overview of TMDLs]] | ||
| + | *[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19465 Addressing TMDL Requirements in MS4 General Permit Applications and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Documents] | ||
| + | *[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19456 List of approved TMDLs with MS4 Wasteload Allocations] | ||
| + | *[[MPCA guidance for setting wasteload allocations for regulated stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Technical guidance used by MPCA to develop guidelines for setting TMDL WLAs for regulated stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Case studies for regulated stormwater issues]] | ||
| + | *[[Guidance on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Fact sheet on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Guidance for addressing large watershed TMDL studies]] | ||
| + | *[[Guidance for developing TMDL implementation plans for MS4 stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Fact sheet for developing TMDL implementation plans for permitted MS4 stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[File:Guidance on What Discharges Should be Included in the TMDL Wasteload Allocation for MS4 Stormwater.docx|Guidance on What Discharges Should be Included in the TMDL Wasteload Allocation for MS4 Stormwater]] - August 2010 | ||
| + | *[[Construction activity by county]] | ||
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| + | ==Information received from MS4 permittees== | ||
| + | *[[Summary of data received from permittees on MS4 TMDL permit reporting forms]] | ||
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| + | ==Links and other resources== | ||
| + | *[[Links for TMDLs]] - '''we should get rid of this page''' | ||
| + | *Visit the [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-projects#draft-pending-projects-990aee4d MPCA TMDL Project page] for information on specific projects across the state | ||
| + | *[[Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in stormwater|Total Suspended Solids (TSS)]] | ||
| + | *[[Phosphorus]] | ||
| + | *[[Bacteria in stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[[Chloride in stormwater]] | ||
| + | *[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Protection_and_restoration_of_receiving_waters Protection and restoration of receiving waters] | ||
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*[[Links for TMDLs]] | *[[Links for TMDLs]] | ||
*Visit the [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-projects#draft-pending-projects-990aee4d MPCA TMDL Project page] for information on specific projects across the state | *Visit the [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/total-maximum-daily-load-tmdl-projects#draft-pending-projects-990aee4d MPCA TMDL Project page] for information on specific projects across the state | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 13 August 2019
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are EPA approved amounts of pollutant loading that can occur and have a water body meet water quality standards. This page is collection of links and resources to better understand, and meet, TMDL requirements.
Contents
TMDL guidance
- Summary of TMDL requirements in stormwater permits
- Forms, guidance, and resources for completing the TMDL annual report form
- Chloride
- Bacteria
- Dissolved oxygen, oxygen demand, temperature, and nitrogen
TMDL toolkit for MS4 permit compliance
- Overview of models used to meet MS4 TMDL permit requirements
- Recommendations and guidance for utilizing P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements
- Recommendations and guidance for utilizing WINSLAMM to meet TMDL permit requirements
- Recommendations and guidance for utilizing the MIDS calculator to meet TMDL permit requirements
- Recommendations and guidance for utilizing the MPCA Simple Estimator to meet TMDL permit requirements
- Recommendations and guidance for utilizing monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements
- Case studies for monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements
TMDL guidance and general information
- Overview of TMDLs
- Addressing TMDL Requirements in MS4 General Permit Applications and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Documents
- List of approved TMDLs with MS4 Wasteload Allocations
- MPCA guidance for setting wasteload allocations for regulated stormwater
- Technical guidance used by MPCA to develop guidelines for setting TMDL WLAs for regulated stormwater
- Case studies for regulated stormwater issues
- Guidance on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater
- Fact sheet on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater
- Guidance for addressing large watershed TMDL studies
- Guidance for developing TMDL implementation plans for MS4 stormwater
- Fact sheet for developing TMDL implementation plans for permitted MS4 stormwater
- File:Guidance on What Discharges Should be Included in the TMDL Wasteload Allocation for MS4 Stormwater.docx - August 2010
- Construction activity by county
Information received from MS4 permittees
Links and other resources
- Links for TMDLs - we should get rid of this page
- Visit the MPCA TMDL Project page for information on specific projects across the state
- Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
- Phosphorus
- Bacteria in stormwater
- Chloride in stormwater
- Protection and restoration of receiving waters