Title: Explain how total maximum daily load (TMDL) is calculated and its effects on watersheds.
Course: Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (18504) > Section: Protecting Water Resources

Explanation could include

- defining TMDL, point, and non-point source pollution
- identifying sources of point and non-point source pollution
- identifying the effects of pollutants (e.g., nutrients, sediment) on a body of water and aquatic life
- defining eutrophication.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between point source and non-point source pollution?
- How is TMDL calculated?
- How does eutrophication negatively affect the ecosystem?
- Why were TMDLs imposed?
- What effect do pollutants have on aquatic life? On the environment?
- What state agency oversees TMDLs?
- What are the  EPA revisions to TMDL implementation frameworks and watershed-based adaptive management?