Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental Control
5000 - Division of Watershed Stewardship
7400 - Watershed Assessment Section
7420 - TMDLs for the Dragon Run Creek Watershed, Delaware
Section 7420-2.0 - Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Regulation for Dragon Run Creek

Universal Citation: 7 DE Admin Code 7420-2.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

Article 1. The nonpoint source nitrogen load in the entire Dragon Run Creek watershed shall be reduced by 40 percent from the 2002-2005 baseline level. This shall result in a yearly-average total nitrogen load of 79.7 pounds per day.

Article 2. The nonpoint source phosphorous load in the entire Dragon Run Creek watershed shall be reduced by 40 percent from the 2002-2005 baseline level. This shall result in a yearly-average total phosphorous load of 4.25 pounds per day.

Article 3. The overall enterococcus bacteria load in the entire Dragon Run Creek watershed shall be reduced by 15 percent from the 1997-2005 baseline level.

Article 4. Based upon water quality model runs and assuming implementation of reductions identified by Article 1 through Article 3 above, DNREC has determined that, with an adequate margin of safety, water quality standards will be met in the Dragon Run Creek.

Article 5. Implementation of this TMDLs Regulation shall be achieved through the development and implementation of a Pollution Control Strategy. The Strategy will be developed by DNREC in concert with the Tributary Action Teams, other stakeholders, and the public.

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