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Major Topics Major Topics Good News Good News TMDL Basics TMDL Basics TMDL TMDL vs vs MS4 Permit MS4 Permit Major Objections Major Objections Staff Recommendation Staff Recommendation Interested


  1. Major Topics Major Topics • Good News Good News • • TMDL Basics TMDL Basics • • TMDL TMDL vs vs MS4 Permit MS4 Permit • • Major Objections Major Objections • • Staff Recommendation Staff Recommendation •

  2. Interested Parties Interested Parties Support the TMDL Support the TMDL

  3. TMDL is an “Action Plan” TMDL is an “Action Plan” - Attain Water Quality Objectives - Restore Beneficial Uses

  4. Components of a TMDL Components of a TMDL • Problem Statement • Numeric Target • Source Analysis • Load Capacity or TMDL • Allocation • Linkage Analysis • Margin of Safety • Seasonal Variation / Critical Conditions

  5. TMDL vs vs MS4 Permit MS4 Permit TMDL MS4 MS4 Permit Permit TMDL TMDL

  6. Major Objections Major Objections • 303(d) listed for toxicity (not 303(d) listed for toxicity (not • diazinon) diazinon) • Requires immediate Requires immediate • compliance with numeric compliance with numeric limits limits • TMDL is not needed because TMDL is not needed because • of USEPA’s phase-out of USEPA’s phase-out

  7. Major Objections (cont cont.) .) Major Objections ( • TMDL is redundant with MS4 TMDL is redundant with MS4 • permit permit • Monitoring Program is too Monitoring Program is too • expensive expensive • Source Analysis is too Source Analysis is too • expensive expensive

  8. Adopt Adopt Resolution Resolution No. R9-2002-0123 No. R9-2002-0123

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