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 TMDL program ⓘ
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
appliesTo impaired water bodies ⓘ
country 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 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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Clean Water Act → authorizes → total maximum daily loads program ⓘ
subject linked to: CWA
Florida Department of Environmental Protection → hasPart → Total Maximum Daily Load Program ⓘ
linked to: total maximum daily loads program
Total Maximum Daily Loads program → abbreviation → TMDL program ⓘ
linked to: total maximum daily loads program
TMDL → relatedProgram → Total Maximum Daily Load program ⓘ
linked to: total maximum daily loads program
Fenholloway River → subjectOf → Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs ⓘ
linked to: total maximum daily loads program