Total Maximum Daily Load program follow-up in the Monterey Bay Region
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Summary
Many TMDLs have been developed, approved, and implemented in the Monterey Bay Region. As of January 2012, there are 22 TMDL projects approved by the US EPA [1]. This page is developed to keep an up-to-date list on all US EPA approved Central Coast Region 3 TMDLs to track progress towards implementation.
US EPA Approved Central Coast TMDL's
Table 1. US Environmental Protection Agency approved TMDL's the Central Coast, Monterey Bay Region [1].
Pollutant | Waterbody | Year Approved | Links | Region |
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Nitrate | San Lorenzo River | 2003 | Monterey Bay Region | Progress of Implementation of Nitrate TMDL for the San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz County, California |
Sediment | Morro Bay (Including Chorro Creek, Los Osos Creek and the Morro Bay Estuary) | 2004 | ||
Pathogen | Morro Bay (Including Chorro and Los Osos Creeks) | 2004 | ||
Sediment | San Lorenzo River (Including Carbonera Creek, Lompico Creek, and Shingle Mill Creek) | 2004 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Mercury | Clear Creek and Hernandez Reservoir | 2004 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Nutrient | Los Osos Creek, Warden Creek and Warden Lake Wetland | 2005 | ||
Pathogen | San Luis Obispo Creek | 2005 | ||
Nitrate | Pajaro River (Including Llagas Creek) | 2006 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Nutrient | San Luis Obispo Creek | 2007 | ||
Sediment | Pajaro River (Including San Benito River, Llagas Creek and Rider Creek) | 2007 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen | Chorro Creek | 2007 | ||
Pathogens | Watsonville Slough | 2007 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Coliform | Pajaro River (including Pajaro River, San Benito River, Llagas Creek and Tequisquita Slough) | 2010 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Pathogens | Soquel Lagoon | 2010 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Pathogen | Aptos/Valencia Creek | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Pathogen | San Lorenzo River Watershed | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Indicator Bacteria | Tularcitos | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Indicator Bacteria | San Lorenzo Creek | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Indicator Bacteria | Lower San Antonio | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Indicator Bacteria | Cholame Creek | 2011 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Indicator Bacteria | Arroyo de la Cruz | 2011 | ||
Fecal Coliform | Corralitos and Salsipuedes Creeks | 2012 | Monterey Bay Region | |
Fecal Coliform | Lower Salinas River Watershed | 2012 | Monterey Bay Region | TMDL for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California |
References
Links
- Total Mean Daily Load (TMDL)
- TMDLs in the Monterey Bay Region of California
- Central Coast Region Agricultural Waiver
- TMDL for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
- TMDL for Nutrients in Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
- The 303d list of Impaired Waterbodies in the Monterey Bay Region
- TMDL for Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon in Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
- Progress of Implementation of Nitrate TMDL for the San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz County, California
- Monterey Bay Area TMDL Listings - Priorities, Progress, and Documents
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