Epa Publishes Draft Handbook For Developing Watershed Tmdls

摘要

EPA's Office of Water has issued a draft "Handbook for Developing Watershed TMDLs" available for public comment until Feb.18, 2009. EPA is looking for ways to help states expedite development of scientifically defensible TMDLs. The draft document identifies the issues for practitioners to consider and tools and resources that can help them when planning for and developing watershed TMDLs. The draft document also identifies the benefits of developing watershed TMDLs, as well as the challenges and ways to address them.