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NUTRIENTS SEDIMENT E.COLI OUTREACH
LOWER GALLATIN TMDL OUTREACH
This page is intended to provide the public and local stakeholders information regarding opportunities for involvemnt in the TMDL process. Meeting announcements, presentations, and project updates will be posted here as they become available. Also, as draft TMDL documents become available, they will be posted here for review and comment by stakeholders and other interested parties.
The Greater Gallatin Watershed Council (GGWC) acts as the local coordinator for outreach events, meetings, and additional information dissemination on water quality issues and TMDLs in the Lower Gallatin TMDL Planning Area (TPA). For more information about the GGWC, visit their website at http://www.greatergallatin.org/. A general descrition of the LGTPA public and stakeholder invovlement strategy is also given in Appendix A of the LGTPA Project Plan
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
May 30, 2012 |
A draft version of the sediment section of the TMDL document (Section 5) has been posted for review on the Lower Gallatin TMDL Documents page. Please send comments to Lisa Kusnierz (kusnierz.lisa@epa.gov) and copy Christian Schmidt (cschmidt2@mt.gov).
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May 2012 |
Recent TMDL Activity
- Nutrient waste load allocations have been drafted for the CIty of Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility, the City of Bozeman MS4 Stormwater system and the USFWS Bozeman Fish Tech Center
- TN and TP TMDLs have been drafted for all nutrient impaired waterbodies in the project area
- Sediment TMDLs have for all seiment impaired waterbodies in the project area
- Draft sections of the final document will be posted to this site as they become available
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Sept 2011 |
Lower Gallatin TMDL Coordinator, Pete Schade, is leaving the TMDL Program. Christian Schmidt will take over as TMDL Coordinator for the Lower Gallatin TMDL Planning Area. Christian can be reached at 444-6777, CSchmidt2@mt.gov |
June 2011 |
Recent TMDL Activity:
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Jan 2011 |
Technical TMDL development tasks in 2011 include evaluating attainment of water quality targets, estimating pollutant loads from different source categories, and establishing load and wasteload allocations to pollutant sources.
For a summary schedule of technical tasks and associated avenues for public and stakeholder involvement in 2011, see the LGTPA 2011 Outreach Summary
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MEETINGS & MATERIALS
DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW
CONTACT INFORMATION
DEQ Project Manager
Nutrient & E.coli Pollutant Coordinator
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Christian Schmidt, DEQ
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444-6777
cschmidt@mt.gov
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Sediment Pollutant Coordinator
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Lisa Kusnierz, EPA
Lisa is currently on leave; please contact Christian for questions & information
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457-5001
kusnierz.lisa@epa.gov
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GGWC Coordinator
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Sierra Harris, GGWC
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551-0804
sharris@spottedbearconsulting.com
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