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water quality standards. In other words, a TMDL is a pollution "budget." TMDLs must be created for each water body considered as “impaired” and are pollutant specific.
In 1998, two organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to comply with provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in Virginia (VA). In 1999, EPA signed a contract with the plaintiffs, which created a legally binding agreement that defines Virginia’s TMDL development schedule through 2010. The Commonwealth has agreed to abide by this contract and its provisions. Because of this, TMDLs are being written and implement
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