Browsing by Subject "TMDL"
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Under the Clean Water Act (CWA) program the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listed 110 stream segments with pathogenic bacteria impairment in 2000. The current study was conducted to characterize the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)A total maximum daily load (TMDL) assessment in the Upper North Bosque River (UNBR) has mandated reductions of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP). The large concentrations of dairies in the UNBR watershed have been identified ...
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(2012-07-16)Bacteria are the major cause of surface water contamination in the United States. US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) uses the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process to regulate the E. coli loads from fecal sources ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The North Bosque River watershed of central Texas hosts a large portion of diary production in the state. In recent years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), formerly known as the Texas Natural Resource ...
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(2011-08-08)Fecal contamination is the pollution caused by the microorganisms residing in the intestine of warm blooded animals and humans. Bacteria are the prime cause of contamination of surface waters in the US. The transport of ...
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(2009-06-02)According to the 2004 303(d) List, 192 segments are impaired by bacteria in the State of Texas. Impairment of streams due to bacteria is of major concern in several urban watersheds in Texas. In order to assess, monitor ...
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(2018-11-08)Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act cites bacterial pathogens as one of the most common cause of impairment in the streams and other water bodies in the state of Texas and the number of bacteria impaired water ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have caused water quality concerns in many rural watersheds, sometimes forcing the State of Texas to conduct Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) assessments of stream nutrients ...