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1. Houston Ship Channel: Aquatic Life Use, Withdrawn

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A scientific report describing 14 total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for nickel in Houston Ship Channel System and the allowable loads assigned to each pollutant source category, which were withdrawn by the Commission in 2021. These TMDLs are used to determine allowable loadings in new or amended permits for discharges of nickel in wastewater or stormwater into the watershed.

Key facts in the TCEQ's proposal to EPA to withdraw the14 total maximum daily loads for nickel in the Houston Ship Channel System through an update to the Texas Water Quality Management Plan.