TMDL Useful Links

  • TMDL Comment Process: Montana DEQ Formal TMDL Public Review and Stakeholder Notification Procedure.
  • Clean Water Act Information Center2/2006 (replaces Environet)
    The Center conveys information about the quality of Montana's rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands in relation to Montana's Water Quality Standards. Specifically, it displays the results of water quality assessments made on the basis of available water monitoring data. This site is not intended as a means of accessing water quality monitoring field data.
  • EPA National TMDL home page: This site provides an overview of the  national TMDL program with links to pertinent information on state programs. It includes information on TMDL laws and regulations, policies, documents, examples of TMDLs, and more.
  • EPA Region 8 TMDL program: This site provides specific information on TMDL programs in EPA Region 8 (Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, and Utah).
  • Montana DEQ Nonpoint Source Program: The Montana Nonpoint Source Program protects and restores water quality through the management of nonpoint sources of pollution such as grazing, farming, mining, construction, logging, and many other activities.
  • Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) Water Information: The Water Information System is the starting point for locating water resources information in Montana, such as data on surface water, groundwater, water quality, riparian areas, water rights, climate data and more.
  • The Montana Water Center: The Montana Water Center at Montana State University advances water research, information, education, and problem-solving partnerships throughout the state and more widely. For more about what they do, visit their website.
  • The Montana Volunteer Water Monitoring Project: This organizations aim is to promote knowledge and stewardship of aquatic resources by teaching local citizen volunteers the skills needed to gather accurate, non-biased water quality information.
  • Montana Watershed Groups: This link provides detailed information about most of the watershed groups in the state including maps, history and background, and major issues.
  • Water Events and Meetings: This link takes you to a list of events in Montana happening right now or coming up in the near future.
  • Adopt Your Watershed: Learn about organizations active in your watershed!  Over 4,000 watershed groups are listed.  Also includes tools and resources to help new groups get started.  Visit EPA's Adopt Your Watershed.
  • Surf Your Watershed: This site provides multi-level water resource information.  Enter your zip code and learn the facts about your watershed and ways you can get involved.  Visit EPA's Surf Your Watershed site.
  • EPA- DEQ 2003 Coop Agreement  This agreement defines the roles and relationships between the State of Montana, Department of Environmental Quality and Region 8 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • TMDLs in the Flathead Presentation: This PowerPoint was presented at the June 14, 2007 meeting to key stakeholders in the Flathead Watershed. It gives a general overview of historic TMDL development, current TMDL development progress, and future plans.
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