TMDL/303d Projects
Implement TMDL
Lake St. Croix TMDL
2007
Active
Lake St. Croix TMDL 2017 Progress Report
Lake St. Croix TMDL 2016 Progress Report 3200-2016-22
Implementation Plan for the Lake St. Croix Nutrient TMDL
The approval letter and decision document written by the EPA for the Lake Saint Croix TMDL.
Lake Saint Croix Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load, May 2012. Colaboration between the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The Stakeholder Strategy and Communitcation Plan describes people's response on how they view their engagement in the TMDL process for Lake St. Croix and outlines what may be the challenges for implementing the TMDL. It also helps understand what everyone's role in the St. Croix Basin is, and who they should be working with as activities to reduce nutrients move forward.
Data Documentation
TMDL Implementation
Move the TMDL from draft to approved and begin implementation. The TMDL sets goals for each watershed in the basin, based on the respective land cover and land uses practices. It also sets a cap on the amount of phosphorus that can be discharged each year by wastewater treatment plants serving communities and industries in the St. Croix Basin.
TMDL (USEPA) Approved
EPA approves Minnesota's
and Wisconsin's one TMDL for total phosphorus on Lake St. Croix. The designated use impairment in the lake is aquatic recreational use,
and Lake St. Croix is classified as a Class 2B water and is defined as and protected for aquatic
life (warm and cool water fisheries and associated biota) and recreation (all water recreation
activities including bathing).
TMDL Development
TMDL Development for Lake St. Croix addressing phosphorus impairment.
TMDL Development
This TMDL is for Lake St. Croix on the St. Croix River, and is a joint submittal by both the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). On April 6, 2006, an agreement was signed by Sheryl Corrigan, Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Scott Hassett, Secretary, WDNR, committing their agencies to work cooperatively to achieve the 20-percent phosphorus reduction goal. This goal will form the basis for future TMDL and implementation efforts.