Deschutes River TMDLs
Summary
On August 6, 2021, EPA transmitted revised final Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Deschutes River and its tributaries to the State of Washington.
The TMDLs were established on July 31, 2020, to replace portions of the state’s 2015 Deschutes River, Percival Creek, and Budd Inlet Tributaries TMDLs that EPA partially disapproved in June 2018. New TMDLs were developed for sediment, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature.
EPA’s TMDLs use the Washington Department of Ecology’s original water quality model and data, while calculating new loadings to ensure compliance with Clean Water Act requirements and protection of the water quality standards in Washington.
EPA accepted public comments on the TMDLs from August 7 through October 7, 2020. In response to comments received, EPA revised the TMDLs.
EPA's final TMDL report and supporting documents are available below.
For questions, contact Miranda Magdangal ([email protected]), 206-553-0692; or Lisa Kusnierz ([email protected]), 208-378-5626.
- Deschutes River TMDLs (pdf)
- Responses to Public Comments on Deschutes River TMDLs (pdf)
- Transmittal of Final Deschutes River TMDLs (pdf)
- Appendix A: Crosswalk Between Washington’s 2010 and 2012 303(d) Lists (pdf)
- Appendix B: Capitol Lake Designated Use Evaluation (pdf)
- Appendix C: Deschutes River Fine Sediment TMDL Technical Analysis (pdf)
- Appendix D: Deschutes River Bacteria TMDLs Technical Analysis (pdf)
- Appendix E: Deschutes River Mainstem Dissolved Oxygen TMDLs Technical Analysis (pdf)
- Appendix F: Deschutes River Tributaries TMDLs Technical Analysis (pdf)