The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) works with county and city governments and local water and sewer authorities in the Coosa River Basin to develop plans for reducing pollutants of concern in order to meet water quality standards. ARC and its partner agencies draft the plans and submit them to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) for review and approval. Past plans are archived below by date. New plans will be added as they become available.
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has identified streams that do not support their designated use in the Coosa River Basin and has studied the maximum amount of pollution these streams can accommodate. These limits, or pollution budgets, are called Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL). The documents below explain the methodology used to develop the TMDLs. They also identify the water quality goal for each stream segment and the required percent load reduction.
Coosa River Basin TMDL Documents
Fecal Coliform
• Coosa River Basin TMDL for Fecal Coliform (PDF) January 2009
• Coosa River Basin TMDL for Fecal Coliform (PDF) January 2004
Chlorophyll a
• Coosa River Basin TMDL for Chlorophyll a (PDF) January 2004
TMDLs for Other Pollutants:
Fecal coliform and chlorophyll a are not the only pollutants of concern in area streams. GA EPD has established TMDLs for other pollutants and developed the plans to address those pollutants. Please contact Connie Gilliam with GA EPD's Water Protection Branch, if you have any questions regarding these other types of pollution.
For more information on specific Cleaner Streams Initiative projects, please contact us at 404.463.3100
Note: Prepared by the Atlanta Regional Commission with the support of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The preparation of this web site was funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.