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Assessing the TMDL Approach to Water Quality Management (2001)
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER)

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FIGURE ES-2 Adaptive implementation flowchart.

USE OF SCIENCE IN THE TMDL PROGRAM

This report suggests changes in the data used and analytical methods employed that will support the revisions to the TMDL process recommended above. The following sections highlight the use of science in the TMDL program steps as illustrated in Figure ES-1. Additional recommendations about the scientific basis of the program not included in this executive summary are found throughout the report.

Water Quality Standards

The TMDL process is primarily a measurement process and as such is significantly impacted by the setting of water quality standards. Water quality standards consist of two parts: a specific desired use appropriate

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