If you (an MS4 Permittee covered under the 2020 MS4 General Permit) are assigned one or more Wasteload Allocation (WLA) in a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) that was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) prior to November 16, 2020, and were not meeting the WLA(s) when you applied for permit coverage, you must complete the TMDL Annual Report to demonstrate progress toward meeting the WLA(s).
The MPCA is in the process of developing a new e-service for both the MS4 annual report and the TMDL annual report. There will be no TMDL Annual Report submission in calendar year 2023. Permittees will be expected to report on 2022 activities once the e-service is operational.
Until the e-service is operational, permittees should keep track of the following:
If you submitted TMDL Annual Reports under the 2013 MS4 General Permit, there will be some changes to the BMP categories and types (herein referred to as the BMP list). The BMP list should be finalized by the end of January 2023 and be posted on this page once completed. The BMP list is the naming convention for different BMPs and is important for consistency in annual reporting. Using the BMP list will help you be prepared to easily enter and label BMPs to demonstrate progress towards achieving applicable WLAs in the new annual report e-service.
Refer to your submitted Custom TMDL Application if you are unsure of which TMDL WLAs need to be reported on. Contact Anna Bosch with questions.
For more information about the non-TMDL portion of the MS4 annual report, visit the MS4 annual report webpage.