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==TMDL MS4 permit guidance==
 
==TMDL MS4 permit guidance==
*[[Guidance for completing the MS4 Permit TMDL Application Form]]
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*[[Guidance for completing the TMDL reporting form]]
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*[[Phase I MS4 Guidance for completing the TMDL Annual report form]]
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*[[Forms, guidance, and resources for completing the TMDL annual report form]]
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Additional_resources_for_completing_the_TMDL_form#Link_to_TMDL_GIS_Shapefiles Page with link to many TMDL GIS shapefiles]
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*[[Summary of TMDL requirements in stormwater permits]]
 
*[[Guidance for meeting chloride TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
 
*[[Guidance for meeting chloride TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
 
*[[Guidance for meeting bacteria TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
 
*[[Guidance for meeting bacteria TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
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*[[Guidance for meeting temperature TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
 
*[[Guidance for meeting temperature TMDL MS4 permit requirements]]
 
*[[Guidance for categorical TMDLs]]
 
*[[Guidance for categorical TMDLs]]
*[[List of Approved TMDLs with MS4 WLAs (updated November 2019)]]
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*[[List of Approved TMDLs with MS4 WLAs]]
*[[Forms, guidance, and resources for completing the TMDL annual report form]]
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*[[Guidance for completing the MS4 Permit TMDL Application Form]]
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*[[MS4 webinars and videos]]
 
*[[Baseline year]]
 
*[[Baseline year]]
*[[Summary of TMDL requirements in stormwater permits]]
 
 
*[[Interpreting wasteload allocations based on flow/load duration curves]]
 
*[[Interpreting wasteload allocations based on flow/load duration curves]]
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*[[Information about the 2019 Legislation and affected MS4s]]
  
 
==TMDL toolkit for MS4 permit compliance==
 
==TMDL toolkit for MS4 permit compliance==
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**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Case study for using P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Case study for using P8 to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
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**U of MN P8 training on the use of the P8 software. P8 is a free software package for modeling stormwater pollutant management in urban watersheds.  This training will be offered online through zoom in the afternoons of March 2 and March 3, with a short session on February 23 to confirm software installation and access. For more information on this training, [https://erosion.umn.edu/courses-registration/ed8001-using-p8-software-model go to this link].
 
*'''WINSLAMM'''
 
*'''WINSLAMM'''
 
**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing WINSLAMM to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing WINSLAMM to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
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**[[Case study for using the MPCA Simple Estimator to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Case study for using the MPCA Simple Estimator to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[MPCA review of submittals using the MPCA Simple Estimator]]
 
**[[MPCA review of submittals using the MPCA Simple Estimator]]
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**[[Default TSS and TP loads for different land use scenarios using the MPCA Simple Estimator]]
 
*'''Monitoring'''
 
*'''Monitoring'''
 
**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
 
**[[Recommendations and guidance for utilizing monitoring to meet TMDL permit requirements]]
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*[[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19456 List of approved TMDLs with MS4 Wasteload Allocations]]
 
*[[http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19456 List of approved TMDLs with MS4 Wasteload Allocations]]
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*[[MPCA guidance for setting wasteload allocations for regulated stormwater]]
 
 
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*[[Technical guidance used by MPCA to develop guidelines for setting TMDL WLAs for regulated stormwater]]
 
*[[Technical guidance used by MPCA to develop guidelines for setting TMDL WLAs for regulated stormwater]]
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*[[Case studies for regulated stormwater issues]]
 
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*[[Guidance on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater]]
 
*[[Guidance on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater]]
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*[[Fact sheet on what discharges should be included in the TMDL wasteload allocation for MS4 stormwater]]
 
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*[[Guidance for addressing large watershed TMDL studies]]
 
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*[[Guidance for developing TMDL implementation plans for MS4 stormwater]]
 
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*[[Fact sheet for developing TMDL implementation plans for permitted MS4 stormwater]]
 
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*[[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
 
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*[[Construction activity by county]]
 
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*Training modules
 
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**The TMDL Process as it Relates to Stormwater - [[File:Wq-strm7-83a.pdf]]
 
**The TMDL Process as it Relates to Stormwater - [[File:Wq-strm7-83a.pdf]]
 
**TMDL Stormwater Language - [[File:Wq-strm7-84a.pdf]]
 
**TMDL Stormwater Language - [[File:Wq-strm7-84a.pdf]]
**Setting Wasteload Allocationsin a TMDL - [[File:Wq-strm7-84b.pdf]]
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**Setting Wasteload Allocations in a TMDL - [[File:Wq-strm7-84b.pdf]]
**Setting Implementation Strategies in the TMDL Implementation Plan - [[File:Wq-strm7-84c.pdf]]
 
 
**Meeting Requirements of a TMDL - [[File:Wq-strm7-85a.pdf]]
 
**Meeting Requirements of a TMDL - [[File:Wq-strm7-85a.pdf]]
  
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Protection_and_restoration_of_receiving_waters Protection and restoration of receiving waters]
 
*[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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[[Category:Level 3 - Regulatory/Municipal (MS4)/TMDLs]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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*[[Overview of TMDLs]]
 
*[[Summary of TMDL requirements in stormwater permits]]
 
*[[Forms and guidance for TMDLs]]
 
*[[Summary of data received from permittees on MS4 TMDL permit reporting forms]]
 
*[[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
 
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 12 January 2023

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.

image of Miss and St Croix rivers confluence
Confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. Note the St. Croix River is not impaired for sediment, while the Mississippi River is impaired.

TMDL MS4 permit guidance

TMDL toolkit for MS4 permit compliance

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Access a quick guide for using models to meet MS4 TMDL requirements

TMDL guidance and general information

Information received from MS4 permittees

Links and other resources

This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 17:24.