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Know Your Watershed is coordinated by Conservation Technology Information Center.

Contents

Introductory Letter from YSI

Forward

Executive Summary 

A Word on Best Management Practices (BMPs) 

TMDLs: What are they? 

Seven Components to a TMDL- According to EPA 

Objectives of TMDL Monitoring 

How are TMDLs Managed? 

TMDL Case Study: Tualatin River Watershed 

Stakeholder Involvement: As Critical as Valid Data

TMDL Parameters  

Assigning Load and Waste Load Allocations 

Selecting Sample Sites  

Monitoring Frequency 

Field Equipment – Sample Collection and Analysis 

Sample Data Analysis   

Role of Models

Summary