Sweeney Lake Total Phosphorus TMDL FINAL

This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study addresses a nutrient impairment in Sweeney Lake (Lake ID 27-0035-01). The goal of this TMDL is to quantify the pollutant reductions needed to meet State water quality standards for nutrients and allocate total maximum daily loads for the identified loading sources and load categories. Sweeney Lake is a 67 acre water body located in the City of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the Bassett Creek watershed. Sweeney Lake is a recreational water body with an active fishery and provides other aesthetic values as well. The drainage area to the lake is approximately 2340 acres of almost fully developed urban land. The drainage area is split between the cities of Golden Valley and St. Louis Park. Sweeney Lake has a natural outlet that discharges from the northeast end portion of the lake into the Bassett Creek system. Water quality is noted as Non-supporting (NS) for Aquatic Recreation Use Support on the MPCA's Lake Water Quality Assessment website.