Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

According to the Minnesota Control Pollution Agency, a TMDL is "The maximum amount of a pollutant a body of water can receive without violating water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant’s sources. The TMDL process identifies all sources of a pollutant and determines how much each source must reduce its contribution in order to meet the standard."  

TMDL projects that have been completed for Le Sueur County include:

• Lower Minnesota River TMDL-Part 1
• Minnesota River-Mankato TMDL
• Minnesota River Ecoli TMDL
• Minnesota River and Greater Blue Earth River Basin TSS TMDL
• Minnesota River and Greater Blue Earth River Basin TSS TMDL Appendices
• Cannon River Watershed TMDL
• Upper Cannon Lakes Excess Nutrients TMDL: Lake Volney
• Upper Cannon Lakes- Excess Nutrient TMDL: Jefferson-German Lake Chain
• Le Sueur River Watershed TMDL