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PROJECT:

Lake of the Woods Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

RECENT UPDATES

View the March 8th, 2018 Progress Report presentation from the Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum.

The Load Allocation Table has been updated. The draft results are update to date as of February 19th, 2018.

KEY CONTACTS

Email tmdl@lakeofthewoodsswcd.org with your general questions. 

You may also contact one of the project managers listed below.

  • Cary Hernandez, MPCA Project Manager, cary.hernandez@state.mn.us, 218-846-8124

  • Mike Hirst, Lake of the Woods SWCD,
    mike.hirst@mn.nacdnet.net, 218-634-1842 x4

  • Julie Blackburn, RESPEC Project Manager, julie.blackburn@respec.com, 651-605-5705

ABOUT THE LOW TMDL

A TMDL study calculates the maximum amount of a pollutant a waterbody can withstand.  It also identifies necessary reductions and allocates them to one or more sources. 

The end goal of a TMDL study is to develop a plan and potential starting point for restoration or protection activities. 

This project, which began in July 2015, builds on and makes use of existing data and research, and will result in a study document available for public review and comment prior to submission to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

CURRENT RESEARCH ON LAKE OF THE WOODS

For more information on some of the current research, check out these articles from the St. Croix Watershed Research Station:

“Buoyed By New Clues to Lake of the Woods” – Field Notes, August 2015

“Unlocking Lake of the Woods” – Field Notes, March 2015

Sub Basin Drainage map within Lake of the Woods Basin

PUBLIC MEETINGS

OCTOBER 31, 2016 MEETING

OCTOBER 15, 2016 MEETING

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)

NOVEMBER, 2017 MEETING