Mustinka River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load Stud-Final

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The Clean Water Act (1972) requires that each state develop a plan to identify and restore any waterbody that is deemed impaired by state regulations. A Total Maximum Daily Load Study (TMDL) is required by the U.S. 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 addresses lake eutrophication (phosphorus), stream turbidity (total suspended solids [TSS]), stream dissolved oxygen (DO), stream fish/macroinvertebrate assessments, and stream bacteria (Escherichia coli [E. coli]) impairments in 3 lakes and 10 streams located in the Mustinka River Watershed (HUC 09020102), a tributary to the Red River of the North in western Minnesota, that are on the EPA's 303(d) list of impaired waters.
Date Issued
2016-08
Number of Pages
174
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St. Paul, Minnesota)
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Public Domain