Bevens Creek Turbidity TMDL

The objective of this TMDL report is to estimate allowable pollutant loads and to allocate these loads to the known pollutant sources in the watershed so that the appropriate control measures can be implemented in order for Bevens Creek to meet the water quality standard for turbidity. The Bevens Creek watershed covers about 125 square miles and is located at the western edge of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. About 70 percent of the watershed is in Carver County; the remainder is located outside the metropolitan area in Sibley County. The cities of Norwood Young America and Hamburg are located within the Carver County portion of the watershed and discharge treated wastewater to the creek. Land use in the watershed is mainly agricultural with 53 percent in row crops, 23 percent in hay, 16 percent wetlands, 7 percent forest, and about 1 percent commercial and residential.