Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
Water Protection Activities in Washtenaw County
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Monitor<strong>in</strong>g of po<strong>in</strong>t source discharges is performed by permit<br />
holders, and <strong>in</strong> isolated areas, sporadically by the MDEQ.<br />
There is no comprehensive ongo<strong>in</strong>g surface water quality<br />
monitor<strong>in</strong>g program. Without systematic and strategic water<br />
monitor<strong>in</strong>g a complete assessment is not possible.<br />
Next Steps:<br />
Successful programs like the NPDES permitt<strong>in</strong>g program<br />
should cont<strong>in</strong>ue to be implemented and enforced; however,<br />
given the difficulty of monitor<strong>in</strong>g and implement<strong>in</strong>g TMDLs<br />
an effort should be made to regulate new discharges and hold<br />
new use allocations to a more str<strong>in</strong>gent set of criteria than<br />
currently used.<br />
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