Washington State Department of Ecology

Publication Summary

Title	Water Quality Program Responsiveness Summary -- Fiscal Year 2001 TMDL Priority List
Month-Year Published	August 2001
Online Availability	View this publication in Acrobat PDF format 140 kilobytes, requires version 4.0 or later of Adobe Acrobat Reader Software get Acrobat Reader
Short Description	This responsiveness summary has been prepared to address public comments pertaining to the Water Quality Program's proposed fiscal year (FY) 2001 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Priority List (Water Cleanup Plans). These TMDLs will be started in FY2002 (July 2001 - June 2002). (Also see abstract below)
Publication Number	01-10-053
Author(s)	Ron McBribe
Print Availability	Request from the program.
Number of pages	29
Keywords	cleanup, identification , priority list, responsiveness summary, TMDL, Total Maximum Daily Load, water cleanup plan
Related Publications	Title	Relationship
	Water Cleanup Plan: Priority Water Cleanup Plans for Fiscal Year 2002	similar topic
Abstract	Long Description
	This responsiveness summary has been prepared to address public comments pertaining to the Water Quality Program's proposed fiscal year (FY) 2001 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Priority List (Water Cleanup Plans). These TMDLs will be started in FY2002 (July 2001 - June 2002). TMDLs are plans for cleaning up polluted water bodies so they can meet water quality standards. Water Cleanup Plans (TMDLs) identify the pollution problems, allocate the maximum allowable pollution from various sources, and develop strategies to achieve those limits. Water Cleanup Plans (TMDLs) include the following components: Identification of the type, amount, and sources of water pollution in a particular water body or segment; Determination of the capacity of the water body to assimilate pollution and still remain healthy; Allocation of how much pollution each source will be allowed to discharge; A strategy to attain the allocations; and A monitoring plan to assess effectiveness. Community involvement is very important to the process of developing these plans and putting the plans into action. The local community, with Ecology′s support and assistance, needs to be involved to help determine how pollution will be reduced to improve water quality.

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