{"id":76,"date":"2021-06-30T06:33:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T06:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:41:02","slug":"tmdl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/tmdl\/","title":{"rendered":"Total Maximum Daily Loads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Under Section 303(d)(1) of the federal Clean Water Act, each state is required to develop a list of waters within that state which are not supporting their designated uses established in the state Water Quality Standards and establish a total maximum daily load (TMDL), or prepare an TMDL Alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TMDL is defined<\/a> as the \u201ccalculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant. A TMDL determines a pollutant reduction target and allocates load reductions necessary to the source(s) of the pollutant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Heidi Henderson at heidi.henderson@env.nm.gov<\/a><\/strong> with TMDL questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jemez River Watershed TMDL<\/a><\/strong>
Public Notice (English<\/a> & Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>) – Public Meeting Flyer<\/a> – TMDL Factsheet<\/a> – Public Involvement Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Key Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n