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TMDL Document for TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) FOR E. COLI IN THE SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER WATERSHED (HUC 06010102)

TMDL ID: 30618 TMDL Name: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) FOR E. COLI IN THE SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER WATERSHED (HUC 06010102)
State/Tribe: Tennessee TMDL Date: 09/25/2006
EPA Action: EPA Approved

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TMDL Pollutant: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation:
Explicit Margin Of Safety:      Implicit Margin Of Safety: Y
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation:      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Point/Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: THE TMDL END POINTS ARE DERIVED FROM STATE OF TENNESSEE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, CHAPTER 1200-4-3, GENERAL WATER QUALITY CRITERIA, JANUARY, 2004 FOR RECREATION USE CLASSIFICATION (AS MOST STRINGENT): THE CONCENTRATION OF THE E. COLI GROUP SHALL NOT EXCEED 126 COLONY FORMING UNITS PER 100 ML, AS A GEOMETRIC MEAN BASED ON A MINIMUM OF 5 SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM A GIVEN SAMPLING SITE OVER A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH INDIVIDUAL SAMPLES BEING COLLECTED AT INTERVALS OF NOT LESS THAN 12 HOURS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE GEOMETRIC MEAN, INDIVIDUAL SAMPLES HAVING AN E. COLI CONCENTRATION OF LESS THAN 1 PER 100 ML SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS HAVING A CONCENTRATION OF 1 PER 100 ML. IN ADDITION, THE CONCENTRATION OF THE E. COLI GROUP IN ANY INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM A LAKE, RESERVOIR, STATE SCENIC RIVER, OR TIER II OR III STREAM (1200-4-3-.06) SHALL NOT EXCEED 487 COLONY FORMING UNITS PER 100 ML. THE CONCENTRATION OF THE E. COLI GROUP IN ANY INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM ANY OTHER WATERBODY SHALL NOT EXCEED 941 COLONY FORMING UNITS PER 100 ML.

NPDES Allocation for Pollutant: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
NPDES ID Other Non PCS Identification Waste Load Allocation Units
TN0023531




TN0025178


TN0025186




TNA000000


TN0056669




Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
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Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
TN06010102012_0100 Unnamed Trib to South Fork Holston River Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0300 Unnamed Trib to South Fork Holston River Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0400 Morrell Creek Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0700 Dry Creek Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0810 Big Arm Branch Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0820 Woods Branch Waterbody Map 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102012_0900 Weaver Branch Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102042_0200 Back Creek Waterbody Map 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102042_0500 Cedar Creek Waterbody Map 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102042_1000 BEAVER CREEK Waterbody Map 2002 Pathogens
TN06010102042_2000 BEAVER CREEK Waterbody Map 2002 Pathogens
TN06010102006T_0200 Wagner Creek Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN06010102006T_0300 Candy Creek Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN060101020250_0900 Waters Branch Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN060101020250_2000 Laurel Creek Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
TN060101020540_0800 Painter Spring Branch Data Unavailable 2004, 2006, 2008 Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

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