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| Title | Cadmium, Lead, and Zinc in the Spokane River Recommendations for TMDL and Waste Load Allocations |
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Cadmium, Lead, and Zinc in the Spokane River Recommendations for TMDL and Waste Load Allocations (Number of pages: 107) (Publication Size: 2MB)
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| Author(s) | Pelletier, G. and K. Merrill | ||||
| Description | The Spokane River regularly violates water quality standards for zinc. Standards for lead and cadmium are also exceeded frequently, especially at higher flows. A procedure for determining Waste Load Allocations (WLAs) for all NPDES point source discharges to the Spokane River was developed based on meeting aquatic life criteria in the effluent. Permit limits for NPDES dischargers will be developed in the future for each individual discharger under Ecology’s current schedule for permit cycles. Effluent limits for cadmium, lead, and zinc will be determined by comparing existing concentrations of metals in effluent, where adequate data exist, with the water quality criteria associated with the effluent hardness. Whichever results in the lower permit limits will be chosen. | ||||
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | recommendations, stream, receiving water, metals, methods, environmental, flow, permit, Spokane River, river, water, water quality, standards, quality, waste, zinc, TMDL, Total Maximum Daily Load, point source, pollution, pollution control, NPDES, lead, effluent, cadmium | ||||
| WATERSHED | Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA 54,WRIA 57) |
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Spokane River Dissolved Metals Total Maximum Daily Load -- Submittal Report |
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