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Water suppliers watching USEPA review of TMDL program
Author(s) -
Scharfenaker Mark A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09301.x
Subject(s) - total maximum daily load , clean water act , nonpoint source pollution , rulemaking , water quality , environmental science , pollutant , pollution , water pollution , water resource management , environmental planning , environmental chemistry , chemistry , ecology , political science , law , biology , organic chemistry
This article provides a brief overview of the total maximum daily load (TMDL) rulemaking, which limits pollution from nonpoint sources that are currently unregulated by having states identify waterways that are not meeting ambient water quality standards for their designated uses and sets pollutant‐specific TMDLs to achieve those standards.