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Lower Gallatin TPA Outreach

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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.

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

July 6, 2012	A draft version of the full Lower Gallatin TMDL document has been posted on the TMDL Document page for stakeholder review. Stakeholders must request access to this site in order to view the page. Stakeholders will receive an email from Sierra Harris with information on requesting access. You may also view the Frequently Asked Questions page for detailed instructions. Deadline for submitting comments is Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
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).
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
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: E.coli and Nutrient (Nitrogen and Phosphorous) evaluations using recent data (2008-2010) have been completed. Pollutants for which TMDLs are being prepared are included in Section 1.0. Potential septic loading estimates are being developed following methods in Nitrogen and Phosphorous Migration and Attenuation Assessment from Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Systems Stormwater wasteloads are required for MS4 MPDES permitsAssessment of pollutant stormwater loads to area streams for TMDL development is underway. For a summary of the approach, seeStormwater Wasteload Approach. Data and QA reports from 2009-2010 nutrient and flow monitoring is posted at Lower Gallatin TPA Nutrients.
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