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Brighton Dam) and Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus for Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’S Counties, Maryland FINAL Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus and Sediments for Triadelphia Reservoir (Brighton Dam) and Total Maximum Daily Loads of Phosphorus for Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland FINAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540 Baltimore, MD 21230-1718 Submitted to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III Water Protection Division 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 June 2008 EPA Submittal Date: September 26, 2007 EPA Approval Date: November 24, 2008 Patuxent Reservoirs Nutrients/Sediment TMDLs Document version: June 13, 2008 FINAL Table of Contents List of Figures...................................................................................................................iii List of Tables ....................................................................................................................iii List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... iv List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 2.0 SETTING AND WATER QUALITY DESCRIPTION........................................... 2 2.1 General Setting and Source Assessment..............................................................2 2.1.1 Land Use ........................................................................................................4 2.1.2 Geology and Soils ..........................................................................................7 2.1.3 Point Sources and Wastewater Treatment Plant Loads ...........................7 2.1.4 Nonpoint Source Loads and Urban Stormwater Loads............................8 2.2 Water Quality Characterization.........................................................................10 2.2.1 Water Quality Monitoring Programs .......................................................10 2.2.2 Temperature Stratification ........................................................................13 2.2.3 Dissolved Oxygen ........................................................................................15 2.2.4 Phosphorus ..................................................................................................17 2.2.5 Nitrogen .......................................................................................................18 2.2.6 Nutrient Limitation.....................................................................................19 2.2.7 Algae and Chlorophyll a.............................................................................19 2.2.8 Sedimentation..............................................................................................20 2.3 Water Quality Impairments................................................................................20 3.0 TARGETED WATER QUALITY GOALS ........................................................... 22 Patuxent Reservoirs Nutrients/Sediment TMDLs Document version: June 13, 2008 i FINAL 4.0 TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs) AND ALLOCATIONS.......... 22 4.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................22 4.2 Computer Modeling Framework........................................................................23 4.3 Scenario Descriptions and Results .....................................................................24 4.3.1 Scenario Descriptions .................................................................................24 4.3.2 Calibration Scenario Results .....................................................................25 4.3.3 TMDL Scenario Results .............................................................................26 4.3.4 All-Forest Scenario Results........................................................................26 4.4 TMDL Loading Caps...........................................................................................29 4.4.1 Phosphorus TMDL Loading Caps ............................................................29 4.4.2 Sediment TMDL Loading Caps for Triadelphia Reservoir....................29 4.5 Total Load Allocations Between Point Sources and Nonpoint Sources..........31 4.5.1 Phosphorus TMDL Allocations .................................................................31 4.5.2 Sediment Load Allocations for Triadelphia Reservoir............................32 4.6 Margins of Safety .................................................................................................33 4.7 Summary of Total Maximum Daily Loads........................................................35 5.0 ASSURANCE OF IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................. 36 REFERENCES................................................................................................................ 39 Appendix A..................................................................................................................... A1 Appendix B ......................................................................................................................B1 Appendix C..................................................................................................................... C1 Appendix D..................................................................................................................... D1 Appendix E ......................................................................................................................E1 Patuxent Reservoirs Nutrients/Sediment TMDLs Document version: June 13, 2008 ii FINAL List of Figures Figure 1: Location of Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs....................................... 3 Figure 2: Land Use in Patuxent River Watershed ............................................................. 5 Figure 3: Proportion of Land Use in the Triadelphia Reservoir Watershed...................... 6 Figure 4: Proportion of Land Use in the Rocky Gorge Reservoir Watershed................... 6 Figure 5: Percent Contribution of Sources to Total Phosphorus Loads to Triadelphia Reservoir..................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 6: Percent Contribution of Sources to Total Phosphorus Loads to Rocky Gorge Reservoir..................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 7: Percent Contribution of Sources to Sediment Loads to Triadelphia Reservoir 10 Figure 8: Sampling Locations in Triadelphia Reservoir.................................................. 12 Figure 9: Sampling Locations in Rocky Gorge Reservoir............................................... 13 Figure 10: Isothermal Contours, Triadelphia Reservoir just above Brighton Dam, TR1, 1998-2003 ................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 11: DO Contour, Triadelphia Reservoir just above Brighton Dam, TR1, 1998- 2003........................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 12: Surface Water Elevations in Triadelphia Reservoir, 1998-2003.................... 16 Figure 13: Observed and Simulated Average Bottom DO Concentrations, Station TR1, All-Forest Scenario, Triadelphia Reservoir .............................................................. 27 Figure 14: Observed and Simulated Average Bottom DO Concentrations, Station RG1, All-Forest Scenario, Rocky Gorge Reservoir ........................................................... 28 Figure 15: Percent of Sampling Dates on which DO < 2.0 mg/l as a function of proportion of All-Forest Scenario............................................................................. 28 List of Tables The Elements of Nutrient and Sediment TMDLs for Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs ................................................................................................................. vii Maximum Daily Loads By Flow Regime......................................................................... vii Table 1: Current Physical Characteristics of Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs... 4 Table 2: Annual Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Loads 1998-2003 .................... 7 Table 3: Characterization of Reservoir Monitoring Programs ........................................ 11 Table 4: Summary Statistics: TP Concentrations (mg/L) in Triadelphia Reservoir,1998- 2003........................................................................................................................... 17 Table 5: Summary Statistics: TP Concentrations (mg/L) in Rocky Gorge Reservoir, 1998-2003 ................................................................................................................. 17 Table 6: Sedimentation Rates in Triadelphia Reservoir .................................................. 20 Table 7: Total Phosphorus Allocations (lbs/yr) for Triadelphia and Rocky Gorge Reservoirs ................................................................................................................. 32 Table 8: Volumetric Preservation of Various Impoundments Under Sediment TMDL Conditions................................................................................................................
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