Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed: TMDL projects

The reports listed here are total maximum daily load projects undertaken in the Mississippi River – Twin Cities Watershed along with related documents. See the Mississippi River – Twin Cities Watershed page for more information.

Basin-wide projects

• Lake Pepin Watershed excess nutrients TMDL
• South metro Mississippi River turbidity TMDL
• Statewide chloride management plan
• Upper Mississippi River bacteria TMDL

Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission

Sweeney Lake TMDL: Phosphorus

• Sweeney Lake phosphorus TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-06a)
• Sweeney Lake phosphorus TMDL report (wq-iw8-06e) (EPA approval 8/10/2011)
• Sweeney Lake phosphorus TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-06g)

Wirth Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Wirth Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-03a)
• Wirth Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw11-03e) (EPA approval 10/25/2010)
• Wirth Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-03g)
• Wirth Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-03c) (MPCA approval 10/25/2010)

Medicine Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Medicine Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-19a)
• Medicine Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-19e) (EPA approval 2/8/2011)
• Medicine Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-19g)
• Medicine Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-19c) (MPCA approval 2/8/2011)

Capitol Region Watershed District

Como Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Como Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-05a)
• Como Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw11-05e) (EPA approval 12/23/2010)
• Como Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-05g)

Coon Creek Watershed District

Coon Creek Watershed District TMDL

• Coon Creek Watershed TMDL report (wq-iw8-44e) (EPA approval 9/26/2016)
• Coon Creek Watershed TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-44g)
• Coon Creek Watershed WRAPS Report (wq-ws4-22a) (MPCA approval 4/14/2016)

Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission

Elm Creek Watershed TMDL and WRAPS

• Elm Creek Watershed WRAPS Report (wq-ws4-27a) (MPCA approval 12/16/2016)
• Elm Creek Watershed TMDL report (wq-iw11-04e) (EPA approval 6/26/2017)
• Elm Creek Watershed TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-04g)

Lower Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization

Lower Mississippi River WMO TMDL and WRAPS

• Lower Mississippi River WMO TMDL and WRAPS (wq-iw8-43e) (EPA approval 11/24/2014)
• Lower Mississippi River WMO TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-43g)
• Sunfish Lake fact sheet (wq-iw8-43a1)
• Lake Augusta fact sheet (wq-iw8-43a2)
• Pickerel Lake fact sheet (wq-iw8-43a3)
• Rogers Lake fact sheet (wq-iw8-43a5)

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

Nokomis, Parley, Virginia, and Wasserman lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Minnehaha Creek Watershed Lakes TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-09a)
• Minnehaha Creek Watershed Lakes TMDL report (wq-iw11-09e) (EPA approval 4/25/2011)
• Minnehaha Creek Watershed Lakes TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-09g)

Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL: Nutrients and bacteria

• Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL report (wq-iw11-17e) (EPA approval 6/26/2014)
• Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-17g)
• Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-17c) (MPCA approval 9/12/2014)
• 2019 Modification to Upper Minnehaha Creek Watershed TMDL (wq-iw11-17n)

Minnehaha Creek and Lake Hiawatha TMDL: Bacteria and nutrients

• Minnehaha Creek and Lake Hiawatha TMDL report (wq-iw11-16e) (EPA approval 2/24/2014)
• Minnehaha Creek and Lake Hiawatha TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-16g)

Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission

Lake Sarah TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Lake Sarah excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-13a)
• Lake Sarah excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-13e) (EPA approval 4/25/2011)
• Lake Sarah excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-13g)
• Lake Sarah excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-13c) (MPCA approval 9/16/2011)

Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed TMDL and WRAPS

• Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed TMDL (wq-iw8-55e)EPA approval 9/29/2017)
• Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-55g)
• Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed WRAPS (wq-ws4-32a) (MPCA approval 7/26/2017)

Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District

Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District TMDL and WRAPS

• Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District TMDL report (wq-iw8-54e) (EPA approval 9/29/2017)
• Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District TMDL Study: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-54g)
• Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District WRAPS (wq-ws4-35a) (MPCA approval 8/14/17)

Kohlman Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Kohlman Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-01a)
• Kohlman Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw11-01e) (EPA approval 3/23/2010)
  • Appendix A: Phalen Chain of Lakes strategic lake management plan (wq-iw11-01f)
• Kohlman Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-01g)
• Kohlman Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-01c) (MPCA approval 5/6/2010)

Rice Creek Watershed District

Bald Eagle Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Bald Eagle Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw11-12e) (EPA approval 6/11/2012)
• Bald Eagle Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-12g)
• Bald Eagle Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-12c) (MPCA approval 6/11/2012)

Golden Lake TMDL: Phosphorus

• Golden Lake phosphorus TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-16a)
• Golden Lake phosphorus TMDL report (wq-iw8-16e) (EPA approval 9/30/2009)
• Golden Lake phosphorus TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-16g)
• Golden Lake phosphorus TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-16c)

Hardwood Creek TMDL: Impaired biota and low dissolved oxygen

• Hardwood Creek TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-15a)
• Hardwood Creek TMDL report (wq-iw8-15e) (EPA approval 6/18/2009)
• Hardwood Creek TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-15g)
• Hardwood Creek TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-15c) (MPCA approval 7/10/2009)

Peltier and Centerville lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Peltier Lake and Centerville Lake TMDL report (wq-iw11-02e)EPA approval 11/25/2013)
• Peltier Lake and Centerville Lake TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-02g)
• Peltier Lake and Centerville Lake TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-02c)

Lino Lakes Chain of Lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Lino Lakes Chain of Lakes excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw11-13e) (EPA approval 9/27/2013)
• Lino Lakes Chain of Lakes excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-13g)
• Lino Lakes Chain of Lakes excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-13c)

Rice Creek Watershed District southwest urban lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Rice Creek Watershed District SW urban lakes TMDL report (wq-iw11-19e) (EPA approval 2/26/2015)
• Rice Creek Watershed District SW urban lakes TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-19g)

Silver Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Silver Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-12a)
• Silver Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-12e) (EPA approval 7/29/2010)
• Silver Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-12g)
• Silver Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-12c) (MPCA approval 5/25/2011)

Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission

Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle Lakes excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-22a)
• Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle Lakes excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-22e) (EPA approval 4/14/2010)
• Cedar Island, Pike, Eagle lakes excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-22g)
• Cedar Island, Pike, and Eagle lakes excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-22c) (MPCA approval 5/18/2010)

Crystal Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Crystal Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-07)
• Crystal Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-07e) (EPA approval 3/25/2009)
• Crystal Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-07g)
• Crystal Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-07c) (MPCA approval 7/7/2009)
• Crystal Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Five-year review (wq-iw8-07n)

Lake Magda TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Lake Magda excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-20a)
• Lake Magda excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-20e) (EPA approval 9/30/2010)
• Lake Magda excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-20g)
• Lake Magda excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-20c) (MPCA approval 10/1/2010)

Meadow Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Meadow Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-18a)
• Meadow Lake excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-18e) (EPA approval 3/23/2010)
• Meadow Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-18g)
• Meadow Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-18c) (MPCA approval 6/14/2010)

Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass lakes excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-17a)
• Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass lakes excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-17e) (EPA approval 9/25/2009)
• Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass lakes excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-17g)
• Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass lakes excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-17c) (MPCA approval 12/3/2009)
• Schmidt, Pomerleau and Bass Lakes Nutrient TMDL Five Year Review (wq-iw8-17n)

Shingle and Bass creeks TMDL: Impaired biota and dissolved oxygen

• Shingle and Bass creeks TMDL report (wq-iw11-11e) (EPA approval 11/4/2011)
• Shingle and Bass creeks TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-11g)
• Shingle and Bass creeks TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-11c) (MPCA approval 1/30/2012)

Shingle Creek TMDL: Chloride

• Shingle Creek chloride TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-02a)
• Shingle Creek chloride TMDL report (wq-iw8-02e) (EPA approval 2/14/2007)
• Shingle Creek chloride TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-02g)
• Shingle Creek chloride TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-02c) (MPCA approval 3/5/2007)

Twin and Ryan lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients

• Twin and Ryan lakes excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw8-05a)
• Twin and Ryan lakes excess nutrients TMDL report (wq-iw8-05e) (EPA approval 11/9/2007)
• Twin and Ryan lakes excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-05g)
• Twin and Ryan lakes excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-05c) (MPCA approval 11/13/2007)
• Twin and Ryan lakes excess nutrients TMDL 5-year review (wq-iw8-05h)

Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization

Vadnais Lake Area TMDL: Excess nutrients and bacteria

• Vadnais Lake Area TMDL report (wq-iw8-41e) (EPA approval 4/3/2014)
• Vadnais Lake Area TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw8-41g)
• Vadnais Lake Area TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw8-41c) (MPCA approval 7/25/2014)