Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Western Lake Erie Basin over the next two to three years.
A Total Maximum Daily Load is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a body of water so that the body of water will meet water quality standards. According to the Clean Water Act, each state must develop a TMDL for impaired waters.
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