Transcript: EPA PROPOSING 7 TMDLS AND HOLDING THREE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS IN WEST VIRGINIA

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PHILADELPHIA - The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding three meetings to discuss Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Under the Clean Water Act, EPA sets standards and states are required to calculate total acceptable loads of various pollutants for rivers and lakes that are too dirty for fishing or swimming. The TMDL is a numerical basis for a water quality management plan to reduce pollution loads that starts by measuring how much pollution a river or lake has, versus how much it can tolerate. The TMDL also takes into account the total amount of pollution from all significant sources and includes a built in safety factor.

The Clean Water Act requires ...

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