Report Suggests Congress Get More Information Before Implementing Total Maximum Daily Load Program.(Brief Article) From: Nation's Cities Weekly | Date: June 25, 2001| Author: Kocheisen, Carol | COPYRIGHT 2001 National League of Cities. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A recent study recommends that Congress authorize -- and finance, if necessary -- better science and more accurate information before requiring full implementation of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program in the 21,000 water bodies believed to not meet the "fishable/ swimable" standard of the Clean Water Act.

The study was commissioned by Congress on the controversial Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) rules promulgated in August 2000.

Congress prohibited E...

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