total maximum daily loads program

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The total maximum daily loads program is a U.S. water quality regulatory framework that sets pollutant limits for impaired water bodies to ensure they meet designated water quality standards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. water quality program
environmental regulatory program
abbreviation total maximum daily loads program self-linksurface differs
surface form: TMDL program
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
appliesTo impaired water bodies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataNeeds pollutant loading estimates
water quality monitoring data
definesConcept Total Maximum Daily Load
designatedUse aquatic life support
drinking water supply
fish consumption
recreation
enforcementMechanism National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
surface form: NPDES permits

state implementation plans
establishes maximum allowable daily pollutant load
focusesOn pollutants causing water quality impairment
goal attainment of water quality standards
restoration of impaired waters
implementedBy authorized tribal governments
state environmental agencies
keyConcept load allocation
margin of safety
waste load allocation
legalBasis Clean Water Act
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
purpose to allocate allowable pollutant loads among sources
to ensure impaired waters meet designated uses
regulates nonpoint source pollution
point source pollution
pollutant loads
relatedTo National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
water quality standards program
requires development of TMDL plans
identification of impaired waters
public participation
scope coastal waters
estuaries
lakes
rivers
surface waters
timeFrame long-term water quality restoration
typicalPollutants metals
nutrients
pathogens
sediment
temperature

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CWA authorizes total maximum daily loads program
subject surface form: Clean Water Act
Florida Department of Environmental Protection hasPart total maximum daily loads program
this entity surface form: Total Maximum Daily Load Program
total maximum daily loads program abbreviation total maximum daily loads program self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Total Maximum Daily Loads program
this entity surface form: TMDL program
TMDL relatedProgram total maximum daily loads program
this entity surface form: Total Maximum Daily Load program