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TMDL Document for LOWER RIO CHAMA WATERSHED TMDL - BELOW EL VADO RESERVOIR TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE RIO GRANDE

TMDL ID: 10766 TMDL Name: LOWER RIO CHAMA WATERSHED TMDL - BELOW EL VADO RESERVOIR TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE RIO GRANDE
State/Tribe: New Mexico TMDL Date: 09/03/2004
EPA Action: EPA Approved

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TMDL Pollutant: Aluminum

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 4
Explicit Margin Of Safety: 1 LBS/DAY      Implicit Margin Of Safety: N
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: LBS/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: NUMERIC WQS


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Aluminum
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
NM-URG2-10200 RIO VALLECITOS (RIO TUSAS TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 Metals (other than Mercury)
NM-URG2-12000 CANONES CREEK (ABIQUIU RESERVOIR TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 Metals (other than Mercury)

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TMDL Pollutant: Dissolved Oxygen

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: .015
Explicit Margin Of Safety:      Implicit Margin Of Safety: Y
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: G/FT2 DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: NUMERIC END TARGET OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN EXPRESSED BY SEDIMENT OXYGEN DEMAND EQUIVALENT TO 1.3 TIMES TOTAL ULTIMATE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND IN G/FT. SQUARED DAY


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Dissolved Oxygen
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
NM-URG2-10700 ABIQUIU CREEK (RIO CHAMA TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 Dissolved Oxygen

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TMDL Pollutant: Fecal Coliform

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 25
Explicit Margin Of Safety: 1.3 BCFU/DAY      Implicit Margin Of Safety: N
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: BCFU/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: NUMERIC WQS


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Fecal Coliform
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
NM-URG2-12000 CANONES CREEK (ABIQUIU RESERVOIR TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 2000, 2002, 2004 Fecal Coliform

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TMDL Pollutant: Temperature

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 201.19
Explicit Margin Of Safety: 22.4 J/M2/SEC/D      Implicit Margin Of Safety: N
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: J/M2/SEC/D      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: NUMERIC WQS


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Temperature
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
NM-URG2-10200 RIO VALLECITOS (RIO TUSAS TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 Temperature
NM-URG2-12100 POLVADERA CREEK (CANONES CREEK TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 2000, 2002, 2004 Temperature

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TMDL Pollutant: Turbidity

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 6125
Explicit Margin Of Safety: 2042 LBS/DAY      Implicit Margin Of Safety: N
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: LBS/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: NARRATIVE WQS


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Turbidity
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
NM-URG-11210 POLEO CREEK Data Unavailable 2000 Turbidity
NM-2116.A_060 Rio Nutrias (Rio Chama to headwaters) Waterbody Map 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 Turbidity
NM-URG2-10200 RIO VALLECITOS (RIO TUSAS TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 Turbidity
NM-URG2-12000 CANONES CREEK (ABIQUIU RESERVOIR TO HEADWATERS) Data Unavailable 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 Turbidity

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