NEW ENGLAND

Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act requires states to identify waters within their boundaries that are not meeting state water quality standards. For these impaired water bodies, Section 303(d) further requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the pollutant(s) violating or causing violation of water quality. Statewide TMDL reports provide a framework to address bacterial and other pathogenic pollutants in waterbodies. The statewide reports contain information that is common to all the waterbodies in the main section of their reports and the appendices contain information specific to each of the impaired waterbodies. Appendices specifically include summaries of each of the impaired waterbodies, GIS maps showing sampling locations and surrounding watershed areas, TMDL calculations and percent reductions needed, and recommendations for management activities to achieve the necessary pollutant reduction. TMDL reports include recommendation for tools to help municipalities, watershed groups, and other stakeholders to implement the TMDL in a phased approach. 

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Statewide TMDL reports that FBE has completed:  ​​