TMDL implementation planning
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation plan is a document that provides details of the actions needed to achieve pollutant load reductions, outlines a schedule of those actions and specifies monitoring needed to document actions and progress toward meeting water quality standards. TMDL analysis guides the implementation plan.
An implementation plan provides a framework for stakeholders to use to reach the goals established in the TMDL. Wisconsin's TMDL implementation planning process is still in development. Yet, at a minimum, the DNR expects TMDL implementation plans to meet U.S. EPA Section 319 Program's "nine key elements" for watershed-based plans.