Final Rum River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load

This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study was completed for impaired waterbodies of the Rum River Watershed (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC] 07010207), which enters the Mississippi River at Anoka, Minnesota, and is part of the Lake Pepin Watershed. Portions of the Rum River were added to Minnesota’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Program in 1978 with different Rum River mainstem segments being classified as wild, scenic, or recreational. The study addresses five river/stream-reach bacteria impairments, one river/stream-reach dissolved oxygen (DO) impairment, and eleven lake nutrient impairments. The goal of this TMDL is to quantify the pollutant reductions needed to meet the state water quality standards for DO, bacteria (E. coli), and nutrients (phosphorus [P]) for impaired streams and lakes located in the Rum River Watershed (RRW).