Impaired Waters and TMDLs

TMDL Information and Support Documents

EPA support for developing and reviewing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) dates back to 1991 and remains relatively unchanged. More recently, EPA has focused on various aspects of TMDLs and the TMDL process, such as watershed-scale TMDLs, multijurisdictional TMDLs and TMDLs for specific pollutants. Below is a list of programmatic and topic-specific TMDL resources.

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Section 303(d) Program Implementation Documents

TMDL Development for Specific Topics

TMDL Examples

Bacteria, Dissolved Oxygen and Metals

Bacteria and Nutrients

Bacteria, Nutrients and Temperature

Bacteria and Aluminum

Mercury

Nutrients, Turbidity and Dissolved Oxygen

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