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TMDL Document for BIG SANDY CREEK TMDL (LONESOME LAKE COULEE TO THE MOUTH - MILK RIVER)
| TMDL ID: | 2159 | TMDL Name: | BIG SANDY CREEK TMDL (LONESOME LAKE COULEE TO THE MOUTH - MILK RIVER) |
| State/Tribe: | Montana | TMDL Date: | 04/23/2002 |
| EPA Action: | EPA Approved |
TMDL Documents
| Click on the underlined Document Type to retrieve the actual document in PDF format. | |
| Document Type | Comments |
|---|---|
| TMDL Decision Letter | |
| TMDL Document | |
TMDL Pollutant: Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
| Total Waste Load Allocation: | Total Load Allocation: | |||
| Explicit Margin Of Safety: | Implicit Margin Of Safety: | Not Reported | ||
| Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: | TMDL Pollutant Source Type: | Nonpoint Source | ||
| TMDL End Point: | NARRATIVE STANDARD: STATE SURFACE WATERS MUST BE FREE FROM SUBSTANCES ATTRIBUTABLE TO MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES OR OTHER DISCHARGES THAT WILL CREATE CONCENTRATIONS OR COMBINATIONS OF MATERIALS WHICH ARE TOXIC OR HARMFUL TO HUMAN, ANIMAL, PLANT OR AQUATIC LIFE (ARM 17.30.637(1)(D).) A GOAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1000 MG/L TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) OR 1600 ÌMHOS/CM SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (SC) AT 25 0 C. (THESE METRICS REFLECT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF SALINITY IN BIG SANDY CREEK.) | |||
| Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Total Dissolved Solids (Tds) Click on the underlined Waterbody ID for a Waterbody Report. Click on the underlined "Waterbody Map" literal for a map of the Assessment Unit. |
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| Waterbody ID | Waterbody Name | Map | Cycles Listed | Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT40H001_010 | Big Sandy Creek | Waterbody Map | 2002, 2004, 2006 | Sulfates, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Salinity | |