Carver County Bacterial TMDL Report

Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act establishes a directive for developing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to achieve Minnesota water quality standards established for designated uses of State waterbodies. Under this directive, the State of Minnesota has directed Carver County to develop a TMDL for fecal coliform exceedances in the Carver, Bevens, and Silver Creek Watersheds. The goal of this TMDL is to quantify the pollutant reductions needed to meet the water quality standards for fecal coliform in Carver, Bevens, and Silver Creeks. Ultimately, this TMDL will result in an implementation plan to achieve the identified load reductions needed to achieve the State Standard for fecal coliform.