TMDL stands for Total Maximum Daily Load. It refers to the amount of a particular pollutant allowed in a stream or lake in a given day. Creeks and lakes with TMDLs are those identified by the State of North Carolina as not meeting minimum water quality standards.  Charlotte-Mecklenburg streams and lakes with TMDLs:

Pollutant:  Fecal Coliform

• Clear Creek
• Goose Creek
• Irwin Creek
• Little Sugar Creek
• McAlpine Creek
• McKee Creek
• Sugar Creek

Pollutant:  Turbidity

• Irwin Creek
• Little Sugar Creek
• Long Creek
• McAlpine Creek
• Sugar Creek

Pollutant:  Dissolved Oxygen

• Irwin Creek
• Little Sugar Creek
• McAlpine Creek

Pollutant:  Chlorophyll-a

• Lake Wylie

For more information about TMDLs and Water Quality Recovery Plans, contact: Daryl Hammock, P.E. City Water Quality Team Leader 704-336-2167 Meredith Moore County Senior Environmental Specialist 704-432-1383