Should daily Mean daily in TMDL

Brooks M. Smith

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Should daily Mean daily in TMDL

Abstract

In the thousands of pages of legislative history associated with the Clean Water Act and its various amendments, there are only a handful of references to "total maximum daily loads." Of those, none addressed what Congress intended by the phrase "daily load." For many years, EPA interpreted it loosely to allow for non-daily loads where appropriate to meet water quality objectives. Last year, a federal appellate court invalidated EPA's interpretation. This manuscript explores the tortured history of the daily load debate and EPA's options for meaningfully responding to the court's ruling.

In the thousands of pages of legislative history associated with the Clean Water Act and its various amendments, there are only a handful of references to "total maximum daily loads." Of those, none addressed what Congress intended by the phrase "daily load." For many years, EPA interpreted it loosely to allow for non-daily loads where appropriate to meet water quality objectives. Last year, a...

Author(s)

Brooks M. Smith

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectArticles

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Oct, 2007

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20071001)2007:5L.756;1-

DOI10.2175/193864707786619387

Volume / Issue2007 / 5

Content sourceTMDLS Conference