Water Resources Update

Universities Council on Water Resources

Issue No. 122: March 2002

 

Universities’ Contribution to TMDL Program Development

 

(Peer Reviewed Issue)

 

Table of Contents

 

Preface by Tamim Younos  ................... 1

 

Foreword - The TMDL Program: Looking to the Future by  Leonard Shabman.... 2

 

Nitrate TMDL Development: The Muddy Creek/Dry River Case Study

by Teresa B. Culver, Kathryn A. Neeley, Shaw L. Yu, Harry X. Zhang, Andrew L. Potts, and Troy R. Naperala...... 5

 

Nitrogen TMDL Development in the Neuse River Watershed: An Imperative for

Adaptive Management by Craig A. Stow, Mark E. Borsuk, and Kenneth H. Reckhow... 16

 

Fecal Coliform TMDL Development: Case Study and Ramifications

by Saied Mostaghimi, Kevin Brannan, and Theo A. Dillaha ..... 27

 

TMDL Model Development for Acidic Mine Drainage by James M. Stiles ......... 34

 

Evaluation of Biological Assessment Data and Protocols for TMDL Reports

by Tamim Younos and Jane L. Walker ..... 47


 

Issues Related to the Success of the TMDL Program by Bethany T. Neilson

and David K. Stevens .... 55