Forestry Operations & Water Quality] The sum of: individual wasteload allocations for point sources + load allocations for non-point-sources + natural background occurrances + a margin of safety. TMDL's can be expressed in terms of mass per time, toxicity, or other appropriate measures that relate to a state's water quality standard. [ref: Protocol for Developing Sediment TMDLs, First Edition, US-EPA Office of Water EPA-841-B-99-004 October 1999].
a blueprint for an impaired water body that defines the problem, identifies the source of pollutants and outlines what control methods can be implemented which will result in improved water quality so it again meets its designated uses
a calculation of how much of a pollutant can be introduced into a waterbody before it becomes impaired
a calculation of maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody canreceive and still meet
a calculation of the assimilative capacity of a waterbody to handle point and nonpoint pollutant loads without violating water quality standards
a calculation of the maximum amount of a given pollutant that a body of water can absorb before its quality is affected
a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive and still meet water quality standards
a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body can assimilate from point or non-point sources and still meet water quality standards for its intended use (fishing, swimming, and drinking)
a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive as per EPA criteria
a calculation of the maximum amount of pollution a given waterway can receive and still meet its standards
a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation to allocate pollutant loads in a certain body of water in order to restore and maintain designated uses
a numeric target for pollutants or "stressors" that a water body is allowed to have
a pollution budget for a specific river, lake, or stream
a pollution budget for a specific waterbody (river, lake, stream, etc
a quantitative assessment of water quality problems, contributing sources, and load reductions or control actions needed to restore and protect bodies of water
a technical analysis resulting in a document that quantifies the amount of a given pollutant (load) that can be released into a given waterbody each day while still maintaining Water Quality Standards (WQS)
a tool created by the Clean Water Act intended to ensure that U
a tool for implementing State water quality standards and is based on the relationship between pollution sources and in-stream water quality conditions
a water body's loading capacity after it has been allocated among pollutant sources
a water pollution budget that says how much industrial waste, nutrient or other pollution a river, lake or other water body can tolerate before it becomes too polluted to use for drinking, swimming or to support aquatic life
a written, measurable assessment of a specific stream segment and its water quality problems and contributing pollutants
a written plan describing how a particular water body meets water quality standards
a written plan that describes how an impaired water body will meet water quality standards
a written, quantitative assessment of water quality problems in a waterbody and contributing sources of pollution
a written, quantitative plan and analysis for attaining and maintaining water quality standards in all seasons for a specific waterbody and pollutant
The maximum amount of point and non-point source pollutants a stream can take in during a single day and still support its designated uses.
The allowable loadings or other quantifiable parameters for a waterbody to meet the U.S. EPA's TMDL Program, authorized under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), water quality standards. The CWA addresses waters in the nation that do not meet the national goal of "fishable, swimmable," despite implementation of nationally required levels of control pollution technology that requires each state to identify and develop TMDLs.
