Implementation plan for the lower Boise River total maximum daily load

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This Implementation Plan contains recommended elements as set forth by EPA under various rules. Although EPA issued an earlier watershed rule (EPA, 2000), the 2000 rule was withdrawn in March 2003 because it was viewed as too unwieldy by numerous groups. EPA released a new Draft Watershed Rule (EPA, 2003a), which is viewed as a replacement for the 2000 rule. This plan reflects elements identified by EPA in the 2003 Draft Watershed Rule that are applicable to the lower Boise River watershed and should be included in a watershed plan. These elements are summarized in Table 1, along with the name of the chapter in which the information can be found. This Implementation Plan will describe the necessary actions that are specific to the lower Boise River within a flexible and adaptive framework. To meet these required elements, this plan has been organized into four basic areas: 1). The Summary of Basin Assessment, TMDL, and Bacteria DNA Project provides the framework for the TMDL and this Implementation Plan and includes a summary of the DNA testing program conducted on bacteria sources in the lower Boise River watershed. 2). Specific pollution control efforts are identified in Point Source Pollution Control Efforts, Urban and Suburban Storm Drainage Pollution Control Efforts, Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Control Efforts, and Other Non-Point Source Pollution Control Efforts. 3). Additional Watershed Issues focuses on other watershed-specific issues related to this Implementation Plan such as reasonable assurance, effluent trading, land use changes, and other relevant TMDLs. 4). The final area of this plan deals with the remaining administrative pieces, which include implementation milestones/timelines (Watershed Implementation Schedule), monitoring goals and activities (Watershed Monitoring Program), possible funding sources (Implementation Funding Plan), and assessment and revision procedures (Future Management Measures).

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation (but with replaced URL to match the doc indicated):
[IDEQ] Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. 2003. Implementation plan for the lower Boise River total maximum daily load. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. [accessed 2016 Feb 13]. https://www.deq.idaho.gov/media/451449-_water_data_reports_surface_water....