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TMDL Document for UNION CREEK - LOWER BLACKFOOT TPA

TMDL ID: 38166 TMDL Name: UNION CREEK - LOWER BLACKFOOT TPA
State/Tribe: Montana TMDL Date: 12/23/2009
EPA Action: EPA Approved Comments: THE METALS TMDLS ARE PRESENTED FOR A CRITICAL LOW FLOW CONDITION OF 0.25 CFS.

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TMDL Pollutant: Iron

Total Waste Load Allocation: .8      Total Load Allocation: .4
Explicit Margin Of Safety:      Implicit Margin Of Safety: Y
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: LBS/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Point/Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: CHRONIC AQUATIC LIFE (UG/L) >1000

NPDES Allocation for Pollutant: Iron
NPDES ID Other Non PCS Identification Waste Load Allocation Units

Copper Cliff Abandoned Mine Area



Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Iron
Click on the underlined Waterbody ID for a Waterbody Report. Click on the underlined "Waterbody Map" literal for a map of the Assessment Unit.
Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
MT76F006_010 UNION CREEK Waterbody Map 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 Metals (other than Mercury)

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TMDL Pollutant: Sedimentation/Siltation

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 2971
Explicit Margin Of Safety:      Implicit Margin Of Safety: Y
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: TONS/YEAR      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: % RIFFLE SURFACE FINES <6MM (BY CHANNEL TYPE) <=37 POOL FREQUENCY (COUNT/MILE BY CHANNEL TYPE) >=50 RESIDUAL POOL DEPTH (IN FT BY CHANNEL TYPE) >=0.08


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Sedimentation/Siltation
Click on the underlined Waterbody ID for a Waterbody Report. Click on the underlined "Waterbody Map" literal for a map of the Assessment Unit.
Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
MT76F006_010 Union Creek Waterbody Map 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Suspended Solids

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TMDL Pollutant: Temperature

Total Waste Load Allocation:      Total Load Allocation: 73000000
Explicit Margin Of Safety:      Implicit Margin Of Safety: Y
Units for Total Waste Load Allocation and Total Load Allocation: KCAL/DAY      TMDL Pollutant Source Type: Nonpoint Source
TMDL End Point: % WOODY BANKLINE VEGETATION EXTENT >=76 % REDUCTION IN W:D RATIO (2 REACHES) >=16 % JULY-AUGUST FLOW AUGMENTATION >=15


Listed Water Causes of Impairment for Temperature
Click on the underlined Waterbody ID for a Waterbody Report. Click on the underlined "Waterbody Map" literal for a map of the Assessment Unit.
Waterbody ID Waterbody Name Map Cycles Listed Cause(s) of Impairment Addressed
MT76F006_010 Union Creek Waterbody Map 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Temperature

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