TMDL/303d Projects
Implement TMDL
Otter Creek TMDL
2016
Active
36267 - 331_otter creek final decision. 'The TMDLs for Otter Creek satisfies the elements of an approvable TMDL. This decision approves three TSS TMDLs which will address the degraded habitat impairment.'
Final TMDL Report Total Maximum Daily Load Otter Creek, Iowa County, WI
TMDL (USEPA) Approved
TMDL approved for three TSS TMDLs which will address the degraded habitat impairment on Otter Creek in Iowa County. Otter Creek is impaired due to degraded habitat because of excessive sediment loading from surrounding agricultural lands to the Creek. Otter Creek is currently not meeting the applicable narrative water quality standard (WQS) that prohibits objectionable deposits on the shore or in the bed of a water in amounts that interfere with public rights in the water.
TMDL Development
TMDL development for three TSS TMDLs which will address the degraded habitat impairment on Otter Creek in Iowa County. Otter Creek is impaired due to degraded habitat because of excessive sediment loading from surrounding agricultural lands to the Creek. Otter Creek is currently not meeting the applicable narrative water quality standard (WQS) that prohibits objectionable deposits on the shore or in the bed of a water in amounts that interfere with public rights in the water.
TMDL Implementation
Otter Creek is impaired due to degraded habitat because of excessive sediment loading from surrounding agricultural lands to the Creek. Otter Creek is currently not meeting the applicable narrative water quality standard (WQS) that prohibits objectionable deposits on the shore or in the bed of a water in amounts that interfere with public rights in the water. To address the degraded habitat impairments, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) determined that sediment, specifically TSS, is the pollutant that must be addressed to attain designated uses and meet WQS.