Total Maximum Daily Loads

About 60% of Georgia's monitored streams do not meet water quality standards. This means they are not safe to swim, fish or, in some cases, drink. The federal Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) program is a tool developed to help us clean our streams, rivers and lakes.

• White Paper: Scientific Basis for Bacterial TMDLs in Georgia
• What are Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)?
• About the 303(d) List
• TMDLs in Georgia
• White Paper on Establishing Sediment TMDLs
• Clean Water Network, The Ripple Effect

The Georgia Conservancy's Technical Advisory Group

The Conservancy believes the TMDL program for improving the condition of Georgia's waters is good. Understanding the challenging situation the state and federal agencies face, we have convened several Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) to generally assist in the complex scientific and political challenges associated with TMDL establishment and implementation.

For the latest information regarding TAG research click:

• Bacterial TMDL TAG Forum
• Bacteria TAG
• Implementation TAG
• TAG Develops a Protocol for Establishing Sediment TMDLs

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