Publication Summary

Title

Upper Yakima River Basin Suspended Sediment, Turbidity and Organochlorine Pesticide Total Maximum Daily Load -- Submittal Report

Month-Year PublishedAugust 2002
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Short Description

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is establishing a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the upper Yakima River basin, which covers the pollution parameters of turbidity, suspended sediment and organochlorine pesticides. This TMDL will address potential impairments of beneficial uses of the upper Yakima River and its tributaries, including waterbodies listed in the 1998 Section 303(d) list of Washington State′s impaired surface waters and other related impaired waterbodies.

Publication Number02-10-047
Author(s)Jane Creech and Joe Joy
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Number of pages 68
Keywords basin, organochlorine, pesticide, river, sediment, suspended sediment, Total Maximum Daily Load, water
Subject Waterbodies
WRIA 39 - Upper Yakima
map of Washington state showing locations of subject waterbodies
Related Web ContentWater Cleanup Plans (TMDLs)

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