Description
This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report is a part of a larger effort addressing impaired waters in
the Lower Minnesota River Watershed. The focus of this report is on waters in the northern urban
portion of the watershed in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area covering portions of Carver and Hennepin
Counties, specifically the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) and Nine Mile Creek
Watershed District (NMCWD). Overall, this report provides TMDLs for 13 lakes impaired by excess
nutrients (phosphorus), two streams impaired by bacteria (Escherichia coli (E. coli)) and one stream
impaired by both total suspended solids (TSS) and having impaired biota (fish and macroinvertebrates).
Nutrients and E. coli are parameters related to aquatic recreational use, and TSS is related to aquatic life
use
the Lower Minnesota River Watershed. The focus of this report is on waters in the northern urban
portion of the watershed in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area covering portions of Carver and Hennepin
Counties, specifically the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District (RPBCWD) and Nine Mile Creek
Watershed District (NMCWD). Overall, this report provides TMDLs for 13 lakes impaired by excess
nutrients (phosphorus), two streams impaired by bacteria (Escherichia coli (E. coli)) and one stream
impaired by both total suspended solids (TSS) and having impaired biota (fish and macroinvertebrates).
Nutrients and E. coli are parameters related to aquatic recreational use, and TSS is related to aquatic life
use
Date Issued
2020-02
Number of Pages
141
Decade
Associated Organization
Publisher
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Publication Series
Status
Body of Water
HUC4
Format
Rights Holder
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Rights Management
Public Domain