Sediment TMDL definition

Sediment TMDL means a Total Maximum Daily Load that has been developed for sediment and the effects of sedimentation. It does not include TMDLs that are developed for substances or conditions that may accompany sediment, including without limitation pH, iron or aluminum, unless sediment is also expressly made a part of the TMDL.
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Examples of Sediment TMDL in a sentence

  • The Sonoma Creek Watershed Sediment TMDL and Habitat Enhancement Plan states “The primary goals of the Sonoma Creek Watershed Sediment TMDL and Habitat Enhancement Plan are to: a) attain water quality objectives for sediment, settleable material, and population and community ecology; and b) support a broader suite of actions, also needed to conserve steelhead and other native fish and wildlife populations.

  • This project work will also help implement watershed recommendations of the CA Coho Recovery Strategy and assist with implementing watershed indicator targets of the Trinity River Mainstream Total Maximum Daily Load for Sediment (TMDL).

  • Reducing sediment loading to receiving waters will also help improve habitat for salmonids, meet dissolved oxygen (DO) and bacteria TMDL objectives, and help control elodea growth in Clarks Creek as the RECIPIENT is also addressing current (TMDL) requirements for the Clarks Creek Fecal Coliform TMDL and Clarks Creek Dissolved Oxygen and Sediment TMDL.

  • In November 2004, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (NCRWQCB) adopted the Sediment TMDL Implementation Policy for the North Coast Region, included all of the sediment impaired watersheds in the Mendocino County Hydrologic Unit.