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TMDL Document for FLAT ROCK CREEK

TMDL ID: 11295 TMDL Name: FLAT ROCK CREEK
State/Tribe: Kansas TMDL Date: 02/25/2005
EPA Action: EPA Approved

TMDL Documents

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Document Type Comments
TMDL Document - final  


TMDL Pollutant: Copper

Total Waste Load Allocation: .0058      Total Load Allocation: .831
Explicit Margin Of Safety: 0 LBS/DAY      Implicit Margin Of Safety: N
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: LBS/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Point/Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: THE LOAD CAPACITY IS DEFINED BY THE NUMERIC WATER QUALITY CRITERION FOR COPPER WHICH IS HARDNESS DEPENDENT. THE ENDPOINT IS FOR TOTAL COPPER CONCENTRATIONS TO REMAIN BELOW THE ACUTE COPPER CRITERION (18.5 UG/L). THIS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY PROTECTIVE OF CHRONIC TOXICITY AS WELL. THE TMDL WAS DEVELOPED USING THE ACUTE CRITERION FOR COPPER AT THE 90% LOWER CONFIDENCE LIMIT TOTAL HARDNESS CONCENTRATION (134.5 MG/L CACO3). THIS RESULTS IN 82% REDUCTION IN COPPER LOADING AND SHOULD ATTAIN WQS.

NPDES Allocation for Pollutant: Copper
NPDES ID Other Non PCS Identification Waste Load Allocation Units

Walnut WWTP, Hepler WWTP



Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Copper
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
KS-NE-05-613_12 BIG CREEK Data Unavailable 2002 Copper
KS-NE-05-613_13 ELLIS CITY LAKE Data Unavailable 2002 Copper
KS-NE-05-613_14 BIG CREEK OXBOW Data Unavailable 2002 Copper
KS-NE-05-613_46 OGALLAH CREEK Data Unavailable 2002 Copper
KS-NE-05-613_731 BIG CREEK Data Unavailable 2002 Copper

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