Clean Water Act and Pollutant Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Author | : Claudia Copeland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1053482127 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Clean Water Act and Pollutant Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). written by Claudia Copeland and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the total maximum daily load (TMDL) program which regulates pollutants to ensure that water quality standards can be attained; section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters that are impaired by pollution, even after application of pollution controls. The report focuses on new challenges facing the TMDL program, including more complex TMDLs, larger scale impairments, and nonpoint sources.