Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Total Maximum Daily Load is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources."

More Information

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
• USGS Technical Assistance for TMDLs

Toxics Program Remediation Activities and Methods Related to TMDL Determinations

• New Method for Assessing Bed Sediment Contamination
• Lake Coeur d'Alene Remediation Assessment, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• Mercury Transport in the Carson River Basin, Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada; Carson River, Nevada
• Nickel Cycling in the South San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay, California

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