NPDES TMDLs WQBELs options

Examples of TMDLs where it might be appropriate to set the WQBEL equal to the existing effluent limits, or if known, the current actual discharge of the pollutant from the source:

• Guyandotte River Watershed, West Virginia TMDL (2004), Section 5.4.1 (pdf) (3.15 MB)
• Bear Creek, Missouri TMDL for Total Suspended Solids, Total Nitrogen, and Total Phosphorus (2010), Section 8 (pdf) (1.84 MB)
• Kiskiminetas-Conemaugh River, Pennsylvania Metals TMDLs (2010), Section 6.4.4 (pdf) (7.94 MB)