TMDL Starter Guide

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To help local project sponsors navigate through the TMDL process, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff have developed the "TMDL Starter Guide." It is is designed to provide you with the most essential sources of information you will need to get your TMDL studies underway.

The guide includes specific links to the MPCA's Web site where the most important information you might need can be easily found. The TMDL Starter Guide is available here for viewing and printing.

Below are links referenced in the guide:

• TMDL training modules
• TMDL Work Plan Guidance (wq-iw1-01.pdf)
• Locally Led TMDLs: Frequently asked questions about local entities contracting to do TMDLs (wq-iw1-11.pdf)
• Proper Format for the Semi-Annual Report (wq-cwp7-01.pdf)
• MPCA Final Report Guidance (wq-cwp2-02.pdf)
•  TMDL Project Budget Template (wq-iw1-16.xls)
• Master Contract and other TMDL contracts 
• TMDL Protocols

For more information, contact:

Lynne Kolze
651-757-2501
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