Total Maximum Daily Load program follow-up in the Monterey Bay Region
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Summary
Many TMDLs in the Monterey Bay Region of California have been developed and implemented. Currently, there are 22 TMDL projects approved by the US EPA.
Central Coast Region TMDL Projects
US EPA Approved Central Coast TMDL's
Table 1. US Environmental Protection Agency approved TMDL's the Central Coast, Region 3 [1].
TMDL | Waterbody | Year Approved |
---|---|---|
Nitrate | San Lorenzo River | 2003 |
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 |
Mercury | Clear Creek and Hernandez Reservoir | 2004 |
Nutrient | Los Osos Creek, Warden Creek and Warden Lake Wetland | 2005 |
Pathogen | San Luis Obispo Creek | 2005 |
Nitrate | Pajaro River (Including Llagas Creek) | 2006 |
Nutrient | San Luis Obispo Creek | 2007 |
Sediment | Pajaro River (Including San Benito River, Llagas Creek and Rider Creek) | 2007 |
Oxygen | Chorro Creek Nutrients and Dissolved | 2007 |
Pathogens | Watsonville Slough | 2007 |
Coliform | Pajaro River Fecal (including Pajaro River, San Benito River, Llagas Creek and Tequisquita Slough) | 2010 |
Pathogens | Soquel Lagoon | 2010 |
Pathogen | Aptos/Valencia Creek | 2011 |
Pathogen | San Lorenzo River Watershed | 2011 |
Bacteria | Tularcitos Fecal Indicator | 2011 |
Bacteria | San Lorenzo Creek Fecal Indicator | 2011 |
Bacteria | Lower San Antonio Fecal Indicator | 2011 |
Bacteria | Cholame Creek Fecal Indicator | 2011 |
Bacteria | Arroyo de la Cruz Fecal Indicator | 2011 |
Fecal Coliform | Corralitos and Salsipuedes Creeks | 2012 |
Coliform | Lower Salinas River Watershed Fecal | 2012 |
References
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