Goose Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

Goose Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

2015-12

The Clean Water Act (1972) requires that each State develop a plan to identify and restore any waterbody that is deemed impaired. A Total Maximum Daily Load Study (TMDL) is required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a result of the federal Clean Water Act. A TMDL identifies the pollutant that is causing the impairment and how much of that pollutant can enter the waterbody and still meet water quality standards. This TMDL study includes six lakes (excess nutrients) and three streams (E. coli) located in the Goose Creek Watershed (HUC 0703000502), a tributary to the St. Croix River in Eastern Minnesota, that are on the 2014 EPA’s 303(d) list of impaired waters (or are expected to be listed on future lists). This watershed includes the smaller watersheds of Goose Creek, Rush Creek, and Rock Creek.

Thiel, Casey
Martin, Sam
Funke, Meghan
Klucas, Chris

Chisago Soil & Water Conservation District
Pine Soil & Water Conservation District
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.

Chisago Soil & Water Conservation District Chisago SWCD https://chisagoswcd.org/
Pine Soil & Water Conservation District Pine SWCD https://www.pineswcd.com/
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. EOR https://www.eorinc.com/
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, https://www.pca.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St. Paul, Minnesota)

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Water Quality & Pollutants

Goose creek
Goose lake
Horseshoe lake
Rock lake
Rock creek
Rush lake
Rock creek
Rush creek
St. croix river watershed
Mississippi river basin
Minnesota
Impaired waters
Total maximum daily load
TMDL
Nutrients
Phosphorus
Bacteria
E. coli
E coli

Goose Creek
Goose Lake
Horseshoe Lake
Rock Lake
Rush Lake
Rock Creek
Rush Creek

Lower St. Croix River (07030005)

Pine
Chisago

2010-2019

No

https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/watershed-information

Public Domain

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency