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TMDL 101 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Total Maximum Daily Loads

TMDL 101 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Total Maximum Daily Loads. Staci Goodwin Senior TMDL Project Manager Office of Water Quality. The Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL) The TMDL Process. Presentation Overview. The Total Maximum Daily Load Program.

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TMDL 101 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Total Maximum Daily Loads

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  1. TMDL 101 –Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Total Maximum Daily Loads Staci Goodwin Senior TMDL Project Manager Office of Water Quality

  2. The Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL) The TMDL Process Presentation Overview

  3. The Total Maximum Daily Load Program What is it and what does it do?

  4. The amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards A report of pollutant sources and needed reductions A tool to guide watershed planning What is a Total Maximum Daily Load?

  5. What is a Watershed?

  6. The sum of allowable loads from point sources (WLA) and nonpoint sources (LA) plus a margin of safety (MOS) TMDL = ∑WLA + ∑LA + MOS TMDL Components

  7. Required by the Clean Water Act Provide overview of watershed condition Guide local actions to correct problems Why do TMDLs?

  8. A tool for watershed management One-stop-shop for all watershed data Load reductions needed to meet water quality standards What Will a TMDL Provide?

  9. The TMDL Process An overview of how TMDLs are created

  10. Waterbodies sampled for water quality Waterbodies where a “use” is adversely affected Waterbodies assessed by IDEM What are Impaired Waters?

  11. 305(b) – assess water quality and report to U.S. EPA, Congress 303(d) – compile list of impaired waters Product – Indiana Integrated Water Monitoring and Assessment Report Water Quality Reports

  12. Problems – E. coli, Impaired Biotic Communities, and Fish Consumption Advisories Extent – 35,673 miles of streams 63% support aquatic life 46% support full body contact Statewide fish consumption issues Indiana’s Water Quality

  13. Gather data Reassess waterbodies Hold a kickoff stakeholder meeting Produce draft TMDL report Hold a draft stakeholder meeting 30-day comment period Final TMDL U.S. EPA approval What is the TMDL Process?

  14. ArcGIS map of area 303(d) listing information Assessment database Landuse GAP Confined Feeding Operations Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations NPDES permits NPDES violations Enforcement cases Internal Data Gathering

  15. External Data Gathering • Stakeholders • Soil and Water Conservation Districts • Health Departments • Federal Government Agencies • Watershed groups • Purdue Extension offices • Universities

  16. Evaluate listing inconsistencies Determine what is and is not impaired Incorporate new data into the TMDL process Reassessing a Waterbody

  17. Explain the process Ask for information Present information Build local partnerships Stakeholder Meetings

  18. Overview of watershed condition Identification of sources Discussion of analytical process Load reductions Current water quality efforts Recommended actions The TMDL Report

  19. Stakeholder driven process Based on specific watershed data Non-regulatory program Can impact permits “Living Document” TMDL Facts

  20. Nonpoint Source Grants Program 303(d) List and 305(b) Report Locally Led Work to Improve Water Quality Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Watershed Specialists Putting It All Together

  21. The Result?

  22. Questions? Staci Goodwin Senior TMDL Project Manager Watershed Restoration and Planning Section Office of Water Quality Indiana Department of Environmental Management 100 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 PH: (317) 308-3387 FX: (317) 308-3219 EMAIL: sgoodwin@idem.IN.gov

  23. White River Headwaters TMDLKickoff Meeting Technical Presentation Stakeholder Meeting May 26, 2011

  24. Why are we here? What do we already know? What happens next? Presentation Overview

  25. WHY ARE WE HERE? An overview of the water quality issue, the location of the TMDL, and information collected by IDEM to help start the process

  26. Issues Elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the watershed Why do we care? Waterbodies listed on the 303(d) list Violations of the state water quality standard Increased risks to human health Framing the TMDL project

  27. Indiana’s E. coli Water Quality Standard April 1st through October 31st, E. coli bacteria shall not exceed 125 cfu per 100 millilitersas a geometric mean based on not less than five samples equally spaced over a 30-day period or 235 cfu per 100 milliliters in any one sample in a 30-day period From Indiana Administrative code 327 IAC 2-1.5-8(e)

  28. Upper White River Headwaters

  29. WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW? An overview of information IDEM has collected on the extent of impairments, land use in the watershed, water quality data, and possible sources

  30. Impaired Streams

  31. Sample Sites US 20 I80/I90 SR 2

  32. Land use

  33. Land Use

  34. Muncie Sanitary District CSOs NPDES Permitted Facilities Winchester WWTP Farmland Municipal STP Winchester WWTP CSOs Parker City Municipal WWTP Union Elementary & High School

  35. Confined Feeding Operations Hamilton Ted Hendrickson Hendrickson (CAFO) Stoney Creek Farms (CAFO) Stoney Creek (CAFO) Lick Skillet Keesling Leroy TK Hog Farm Peacock Guthrie Jacobi Thornburg Keesling Stoney Creek Keesling & Sons Farm #2 Reeder Brothers Cattle Farm Farm #1 Harris Union-Go Dairy Buena Vista Indiana Trail Nurseries Chamberlain Swine

  36. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? What IDEM will be working on and how YOU can get involved and help with the TMDL project

  37. Gather more information Write the TMDL report Present all findings Make information available Next Steps for IDEM

  38. Health Departments in Randolph and Delaware Counties County Soil and Water Conservation Districts Indiana Department of Natural Resources Hoosier Riverwatch Additional Sources of Information

  39. We need information on – Water quality data Possible pollution sources Potential stakeholders Studies, reports, documents Projects that have improved water quality How can you reach us? Phone, fax, e-mail, or send us a letter! IDEM Needs Your Help

  40. Additional data due by mid-June 2011 Draft TMDL completed by July 2011 Draft Stakeholder Meeting July 2011 30 day public comment period Submit final TMDL to U.S. EPA 30 days to approve TMDL TMDL Project Timeline

  41. Questions? Selena Medrano TMDL Project Manager Office of Water Quality Indiana Department of Environmental Management 100 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2251 Phone: (317) 308-3094 Fax: (317) 308-3219 E-mail: smedrano@idem.IN.gov www.watersheds.IN.gov/2347.htm

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