Minnesota's Impaired Waters and TMDLs
TMDL Project: Zumbro River Watershed — Turbidity
Background
The Zumbro River Watershed TMDL includes thirteen listings for turbidity. The majority of turbidity listings were added to the 2006 303(d) Impaired Waters List as a result of analysis of Citizen Stream Monitoring Program (CSMP) transparency data. To complete this project, the MPCA has contracted with Barr Engineering Inc, an environmental engineering firm. The Zumbro Watershed Partnership has also been involved in this project. Field work and data collection are currently underway.
Map and location
The Zumbro River watershed is located within the Lower Mississippi River Basin and includes parts of Olmsted, Dodge, Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, and Steele Counties, near the City of Rochester. To view the following impaired stream reaches included in this project, see the 
Lower Mississippi River Basin map:
- Cascade Creek, Headwaters
- Cascade Creek
- Dodge Center Creek
- Milliken Creek
- Silver Creek
- Silver Creek, to Silver Lake
- Unnamed Creek
- Willow Creek
- Zumbro River- Middle Fork, South Branch
- Zumbro River- Middle Fork, South Branch (Headwaters)
- Zumbro River, South Fork
- Zumbro River, South Fork (to Zumbro Lake)
- Zumbro River
TMDL report and implementation plan
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Final TMDL Report (wq-iw9-13e) - EPA Approval Letter (May 25, 2012) (wq-iw9-13g)
- TMDL Implementation Plan (wq-iw9-13c)
- MPCA Approval Letter (wq-iw9-13n) (August 28, 2012)
Other documents
None.
Meetings and events
To be included on a mailing list to receive updates or notification of public meetings contact Justin Watkins at the contact information listed below.
See the TMDL Meetings, Events and News page for notices of general interest and event-related information on impaired waters/TMDLs.
Links
Information contact
Justin Watkins, Project Manager
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
18 Wood Lake Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904
507-206-2621
justin.watkins@state.mn.us