Total Maximum Daily Load
TMDL is the calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant. A TMDL determines a pollutant reduction target and allocates load reductions necessary to the source(s) of the pollutant.
Alternate terms: TMDL (total maximum daily load, TMDL (pollution)
Publications
Evolution of Water Quality Regulations in the United States and Florida
AE431/ABE 381 by Kati W. Migliaccio, Yuncong Li, and Thomas A. ObrezaOctober 11th, 2020
Total Maximum Daily Loads and Agricultural BMPs in Florida
AE388/ABE362 by Kati W. Migliaccio, Kelly T. Morgan, Brian J. Boman, Sandra Guzman, and Haimanote BayabilAugust 25th, 2019
Related IFAS Blog Posts
Basin Management Action Plans
YilinDecember 1st, 2017The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program is among the major programs implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to address water quality issues in the state. The establishment of the TMDL program is grounded in the federal Clean Water Act, which requires states to submit a list of impaired surface waters that […]
