Total Maximum Daily Load and Implementation Plan for Gilleland Creek
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Watershed County: Travis Parameter: Bacteria River Basin: Colorado River Segment: 1428C |
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The TMDL examines the possible sources of pollution and determines a pollutant reduction target. The I-Plan outlines how stakeholders plan to reduce pollution to TMDL-specified levels and meet the State's standards for contact recreation.
Implementation Plan
TMDL I-Plans are developed by watershed stakeholders, generally for five-year terms. Stakeholders meet regularly throughout implementation of the plan to review their progress. If water quality goals have not been met by the time a plan is completed, stakeholders usually form a new committee to develop a revised plan covering another five-year term. The stakeholders welcome comments on the current I-Plan at any time; email tmdl@tceq.texas.gov with "Gilleland Creek" in the subject line.
Revised I-Plan, 2017
Stakeholders developed a revised I-Plan for activities for 2018 through 2022 and submitted it to TCEQ on November 16, 2017.
- Revised Implementation Plan for One TMDL for Bacteria in Gilleland Creek
Stakeholders will continue to meet to evaluate their progress.
Original I-Plan 2011
The Commission approved the original I-Plan on February 9, 2011.
- Implementation Plan for One TMDL for Bacteria in Gilleland Creek
- Response to Public Comment on the I-Plan
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The Commission adopted this TMDL on August 8, 2007. EPA approved the TMDL on April 21, 2009, at which time it became part of the state’s Water Quality Management Plan.
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One Total Maximum Daily Load for Bacteria in Gilleland Creek
Segment 1428C - Response to Public Comment on the TMDL
Updates to TMDLs
From time to time, it is necessary to revise TMDLs to account for changing conditions in the watershed, such as new or amended permits, or urban growth, or to correct oversights in the original TMDL report. Revisions to the load allocations in TMDLs are made via the state’s WQMP, which is updated quarterly.
The WQMP provides projected effluent limits for use in planning and permitting activities under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES). The TCEQ reviews all applications for new and amended permits for conformance with applicable portions of the WQMP, including adopted TMDLs.
Learn more about WQMP updates and about opportunities to comment on revisions to them.
Updates
- July 2019, Appendix II, pages 15-16
- July 2011, Appendix II, page 13
- October 2009, Appendix I, page 13
- April 2009, Appendix II, pages 16-17
- January 2008, pages 12-13
WQMP updates may be viewed in person at the TCEQ Library, Building A, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas. Electronic versions of updates published from 2014 through 2020 are available on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission website .
For WQMP updates prior to 2014, use the TRAIL Search engine as outlined below. The main search box on the page will only conduct a simple search with no exclusionary parameters and should not be used.
- First, limit your search to TCEQ only. Do this via the advanced search feature on the left of the page. To limit a search to TCEQ content, enter www.tceq.texas.gov or www.tceq.state.tx.us into the “From the Host” search box.
- Refine your search to narrow down results. The other search boxes on the left of the page allow for search terms to be included, excluded, or used in an exact phrase search. Date ranges can be used as well.
Contact the TMDL Program
Please email tmdl@tceq.texas.gov, and mention the Gilleland Creek bacteria project in the subject line. Or call us at 512-239-6682.
