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Jefferson TMDL Project Area Draft Metals TMDL Document for Advisory Group Review
The draft "Jefferson River Metals Project Area TMDLs and Water Quality Improvement Plan" will be available for public comment beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014 and will run until 5 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014. The draft document and information on submitting comments will be available on DEQ's webpage at: http://deq.mt.gov/pubcom.mcpx. Copies of the document will also be available at the Butte, Twin Bridges, Whitehall, and Three Forks public libraries and at the Montana State Library in Helena. An informational public meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Community Center in Whitehall (11 North Division Street). Lou Volpe and Christina Staten will discuss the document and answer questions.
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Document / Appendix Contents
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Jefferson River Metals Project Area TMDLs and Water Quality Improvement Plan (2.39 MB)
Appendix A: Table of Impairments on the 2012 Water Quality Integrated Report & Their Statuses
(Appendix A is included with the main document)
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Contains the full draft TMDL document and Appendix A.
Section 1: Project Overview
Section 2: Jefferson River TMDL Project Area Description
Section 3: Montana Water Quality Standards
Section 4: Defining TMDLs and Their Components
Section 5: Metals Water Quality Data, Targets, Source Assessment, TMDLs, Allocations, Margin of Safety, and Adaptive Management
Section 6: Non-Pollutant Impairments & Future TMDL Development
Section 7: Water Quality Improvement Plan & Monitoring Strategy
Section 8: Stakeholder & Public Participation
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The stakeholder review version of the draft document has been removed from this page. See above for information on submitting public comments.
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Appendix B: Metals Water Quality Data (~0.45 MB)
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Surface water quality data for the Jefferson River and multiple tributaries
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Appendix C: Metals Sediment Data (~0.08 MB)
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Sediment metals data for the Jefferson River, Jefferson Slough, and Whitetail Deer and Little Whitetail Creeks
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Appendix D: Metals Data for the Big Hole, Beaverhead, and Ruby Rivers (~0.08 MB)
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Metals water quality data for the Big Hole, Beaverhead, and Ruby Rivers
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Appendix E: Metals Data for Big Pipestone and Whitetail Deer Creeks (~0.1 MB)
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Surface water quality data for Big Pipestone and Whitetail Deer Creeks
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Appendix F: Jefferson Slough TMDLs and Allocations Example Calculations (~0.06 MB)
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Example TMDL and allocation calculations for the Jefferson Slough
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Appendix G: Golden Sunlight Mine Stormwater Data (~0.1 MB)
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Stormwater data collected at the Golden Sunlight Mine
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Appendix H – Cleanup/Restoration and Funding Options for Mine Operations or Other Sources of Metals Contamination
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Will be available in public comment document
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Project Contacts
Role
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Contact
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Email
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Phone
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Project Coordinator
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Christina Staten
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cstaten@mt.gov
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(406) 444-2836
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Metals Project Manager
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Lou Volpe
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lvolpe@mt.gov
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(406) 444-6742
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Temperature Project Manager
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Kristy Fortman
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kfortman@mt.gov
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(406) 444-7425
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Last Updated: September 29, 2014